We were invited to a Graduation luncheon For Colette. This took place at the Olive Garden. The food was yummy,..... but fatening.
Taken with a Canon XSi with the 18-55mm kit lens.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Colette and grandmother Ellie 2008
We were invited to a Graduation luncheon For Colette. This took place at the Olive Garden. The food was yummy,..... but fatening.
Taken with a Canon XSi with the 18-55mm kit lens.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Laura and Jezelle 2009
Our daughter in law and her new grand-daughter and, our great grand-daughter Jezelle. Taken at a spaghetti dinner for the Scouts.
Camera: Canon XSi with a Canon 50mm F1.8 lens using natural light
Our daughter Linda 2005
Our daughter Linda at Terra and Eric's Christmas Eve party at at their house
Camera Canon Powershot Pro1
A family group picture 2008
At the Olive Garden with Kelly, Judy, her father Bob and graduate Colette.
Taken with a Canon XSi with the kit lens at 1/60 -F/4.5 and built in flash.
Colette, Judy, Kelly 2007
My daughter in law Judy and two grandchildren, from left: Colette, Judy, Kelly and their dog Emily.
Taken with a Canon Powershot Pro1: 1/125 sec at F/4.
Our grand-daughter Kelly with her cat
Kelly is graduating High School this year. Wow does that make me an old man. We have pictures when she was a baby. We were over to see their new place and I saw this moment.
Taken with a Canon Powershot Pro1 at 1/60 - F3.2
My good friend Jim in his office 2005
Jim was the twin brother of Bob. I knew them since I was 14. We had lots of good times together. Jim had made up a book of poems. I took and made up the cover shot shown.
Taken with a Canon Powershot G1.
Ken's watching television
Our youngest son Ken in his younger years watching TV on a weekend afternoon.
Taken with a Nikon F2S and a Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm lens
Ken with a Guitar in the mid 70s
Ken at the guitar with his sister Linda in the foreground. Notice the ear plugs in Linda's ears, just kidding.
Taken with a Nikon F2S with a 50mm Nikor F/1.4 lens.
Kevin's Baptism
My sister Virginia with Mark, my son and his son, Kevin, at the church.
Taken with a Canon Powershot G1 with flash.
On our pond tour
We thought this bronz of the little girl reading a book looked interesting so I took this shot.
Shot with a Canon G1.
A water lilly
One of our many water Lilly's in our back yard Koy pond. Every year they multiply.
Taken with a Canon Powershot Pro 1 (no data).
The Primarflex II, one of my favorite cameras
The Primarflex II is a 2 1/4 X 2 1/4 single lens reflex with a Carl Zeiss Tessar 170mm lens. It used 120 roll film. I purchased it in Germany during my tour of duty there in 1951-53. I still have that camera but it's not in working order.
Scot, Tracy and my wife, Ellie, in the 1980s
The boys are building flying stick airplane models at the Du Page County Fairgrounds model airplane show. Their flights didn't win anything but they had fun.
Taken with a Nikon F2S and a 50mm Nikor 1.4 lens.
The great Tuba player
Our granddaughter Paige puckered up for me to use her picture in Adobe Photoshop. She really doesn't play the tuba but we had fun putting her behind the horn. the only part of her used was her head. That's her brother Michael's reflection in the horn.
Tracy and Beth 1991
Tracy and Beth fell in love and got married in 1992. At this time they have four of our grandchildren. Tracy is checking Beth's heart to see if he's exciting her.
Taken with a Nikon F2S with a Nikor 50mm F/1.4 lens at our house. Film was: Kodacolor.
My daughters Vickie and Laurel Date ?
We had a nice visit with my daughters, Vickie, from Florida and Laurel from Berwyn IL. Laurel was pregnant with one of our grand children. I can't remember which one, shame on me. Maybe some family member can help so I can give this shot a update.
Taken with a Nikon F2S with a 50mm F/1.4 lens.
Film: KodacolorII.
Kelly with the Hibiscus 1997
Our grand-daughter Kelly was visiting us one day and she looked so colorful with the Hibiscus, I just had to capture the moment.
Taken with a Nikon F2S 35mm film camera with a 50mm Nikor F/1.4 lens and Kodachrome film.
Violeta at our house 2008
We had one of the rare visits with our Great Grand-daughter Violeta. She's such a delight. A ham when she gets her picture taken. She is very photogenic though.
Taken with a Canon XSi, hand held at 1/15 sec - f/3.2 with the 18-55mm kit lens using natural light. ISO600.
Violeta's 4th Birthday party 2008
Wow! Violeta our great grandaughter is 4 already. How fast the time goes when you get old. Seems like yesterday she was a baby. Anyway, she had lots of fun on her special day.
Taken with a Canon Powershot Pro1: 1/60 - F/3.2 Natural light
The dummy and the beauty
Just horsing around in Photoshop. I liked the Charley McCarthy and Marylin Monroe Pic. I thought I would like to take Charley's place..... Well! I can dream can't I.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Some of the flowers from our back yard
Last year was a pretty good year for flowers. Another pleasure of God's creation that we can enjoy. Most were taken with a Canon XSi with a Canon 70-300mm IS USM zoom lens.
Opening of the garage door 2001
One morning opening our garage door I noticed the beautiful haze in the sky. I had to go in and grab my Canon G1 to take this shot. This camera is only a 3 megapixel but takes great pictures blown up to 8 1/2 x 11. My first Digital camera.
A visit From Violeta 2008
We were sitting for our great grand-daughter Violeta while her mother was at the hospital having a baby boy. We had lots of fun and Violeta is sure a ham when it comes to picture posing. She's such a delight. Taken with a Rebel XSi at 1/20-F/4: ISO1600.
Our niece Dana and her younger sister Robin 1991
We were invited to Robins birthday party. I liked what I saw so grabbed my trusty Nikon F2S and took this shot. Robin is about 23 now in 2013.
My lifetime friend Bob 2006
My lifelong friend Bob, visited us from Knoxville for a day or so and I wound up taking some portraits with my Canon Powershot Pro1. I liked this particular one and have a Salon copy hung on the wall by my computer. Bob passed away at the and of 2008. I will miss him.
Just a change of scenery
This Fungus was growing under our tree and I thought it was interesting. Taken with a Canon Powershot Pro1 using the macro setting. Exposure was 1/2 sec. at F/8 using a tripod.
A sweet little girl 2008
This young girl was at Violetta's birthday party, no relative. I liked what I saw and snapped the picture. Look at them long eyelashes. Taken with a Canon Powershot Pro1 at 1/60sec at F/3.5.
Our granddaughter Terra and great grandaughter Violeta
This picture was taken at a birthday party. The photo was worked over in Photoshop using Gaussian blur to bring out the subject more. Taken with a Canon Powershot Pro1 at F/2.8 - 1/60 sec.- ISO 100, using natural light.
Matt and Kendall
I took this during our visit with my Daughter and family in Texas. This is our grandson Matt and granddaghter Kendall.
Taken with a Canon Powershot Pro1
Pety on the chair
This was my friend Jim's cat, Pety. Pety was always sleeping. I shot the moment before one of his cat naps. Taken with a Canon G1.
Our Siamese cat, Sasha.
Our cat loved to sit on our kitchen window sill amongst the flowers. She lived to the ripe old age of almost 17.
Taken with a Nikon F2S - 50mm Nikor F/1.4 lens.
Film: Kodacolor II.
My son Mark on leave in the mid 70s
Mark decided to join the Navy and see the world and he did see some of it. It was nice to see him before he went sailing.
Taken with my Nikon F2S with a Nikor 50mm F/1.4 lens and kodacolor print film.
Granddaughter Terra
We had a hard time finding a Cabbage Patch doll for Terra but thanks to my wife Ellie, she purchased one from a acquaintance at a hospital. Terra was happy. Taken with a Nikon F2S.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Daughter and Granddaughter Terra 1977
Another shot,late afternoon of our Great Grandaughter and Daughter Laurel in earlier years on our back stoop in Midlothian IL.
Camera used was a Nikon F2S and a 50mm Nikor F/1.4 lens. film was Kodachrome II.
Little granddaughter Terra 1977
Our Daughter Laurel and Granddaughter Terra came to visit from California. Sweet Terra in our Back yard in Midlothian
taken with with my Nikon F2S
Laurel visit's from California 1976
Laurel loved our Siamese cat and would always find ways to aggravate it. The cat loved the attention. Taken with a Nikon F2S with a Nikor 50mm F/1.4 lens using Kodachrome II film.
Laurel at 17 in 1974
This picture was taken a short while before my daughter Laurel left for a new life in southern California. It was taken with my new Nikon F2S 35mm camera with a 70-210mm Vivitar series 1 lens using Kodak Ektachrome film.
A MacDonalds kids show 1972
Laurel and a friend put on a charity kids show for MacDonald's. About 12 children showed up on our front lawn in Midlothian patiently waiting for the show to start. One of the stars was our Siamese cat.
Taken with a 35mm Miranda SLR film camera with a 50mm Soligor lens.
Linda wants candy
This was a posed picture using a jet black felt cloth background and a large silver surface mirror to eliminate double reflections. Camera used was a Miranda 35mm SLR with a 50mm Solagore lens and Kodachrome film.
Linda asleep in the car in the 60s
We had taken the children to the Zoo or maybe Santa's Village, I can't remember. Anyway it sure wore out Linda. This is one of my favorite shots of her. It was taken with a 35mm Miranda with a 50mm Solagor lens using Kodachrome film.
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