Sunday, July 30, 2006

Mini-me and family...


Mini-me and family...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

Yup.. that's me.. front and center and terrified looking in my frilly white dress! This pic was actually taken with my Dad's old Voightlander... It had to be somewhere around 1966 cause little brother Eddies not in the picture yet...

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Motley Crew


Motley Crew
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

Just too much fun... I haven't laughed that hard in a long time just watching these 2 try and maneuver in the dingy... OH.. and Anita only looks like she's wearing one of those stupid "arrow thru the head" headbands.. actually that's Ed in the kayak behind her...

Bobber


Bobber
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

I spent a lovely Sunday afternoon bobbing along side sister Anita pictured here and sister Jeannette... 4 hours of bobbing to be exact... I'm a little burnt.. and a little water logged... but it was a great day...

Friday, July 28, 2006

No Worse for the Wear...


No Worse for the Wear...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

WOOHOO... yes... that's lovely Purina... back where she belongs... Unfortunately tho, I think she enjoyed her big adventure a bit too much... she seemed to be looking extra hard for a way out of the lightbox during today's photo shoot...

Thursday, July 27, 2006

REWARD


REWARD
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

A whole 5 bucks to anyone with any information that leads to the re-capture of Purina... *sigh** freakin' hamster!

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Ready to ride...


Ready to ride...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

Gretchen The Stupid Little Angry Dog™ give's her stamp of approval to the new truck... she not only saw it before I did but she also got to ride in it before me as well...

Monday, July 24, 2006

Pugsly...


Pugsly...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

being as cute as only Pugsly can be...

Kitty pictures make me crazy... Good Lord.. not ANOTHER cat pic... but then there's freakin' Pugsly... even when she's sound asleep she's adorable... I look out on the front porch, and there she is... doin' something just too cute again and I gotta run and get the camera... *sigh... it's a disease I tell you...

Later...

Pink Roses...


Pink Roses...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

The centerpieces at Chad & Catherine's wedding.

Such lovely flowers they had... they were everywhere... just beautiful!

Sunday, July 23, 2006

As soon as the lights went down...


As soon as the lights went down...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

Kathy crawled out of the bag and decided to help herself to a cup of coffee, courtesy of Dad...

Yes.. I took my toys to the wedding... What's your point? ;)

Dad


Dad
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

"Laura, I am your father, Laura"...

Yeah.. it was taken in really low light and it's blurry... but it's still one of the best pics of Dad that I've seen in a really long time! His expression just shows his personality perfectly!

Dude...


Dude...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

First Dance...


First Dance...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

Chad & Catherine - July 22, 2006

Friday, July 21, 2006

Thank you, Netflix!


Thank you, Netflix!
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

For sending me the BEST movie ever!

Robot Monster... Perhaps one of the finest pieces of cinematography ever shot...

Monday, July 17, 2006

Todays battle will be delayed...


Todays battle will be delayed...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

While the soldiers wait for the signal to cross the street.

Check out the July 23 edition of the Sunday Republican - Northampton area - Your Stories section... This pic has been selected for printing. This makes 4 or 5 that I've had published in this paper... still haven't gotten a single copy of any of them! *sigh**

Why no birds have used the bath!


Why no birds have used the bath!
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

So... I set up this lovely little display... A bird "Day Spa" of sorts... a plate of seed... a crystal cake stand as a lovely bird bath... and splash of red geranium for interest... and sat back and waited for the birds to visit hoping to get some great shots.... for 2 days I've waited... and not a single bird has taken me up on a nice spa day.... I think I may see the problem with my plan now...

( We'll call it an 'artsy blur' to the pic.. actually I was just laughing too hard to hold the camera steady...)

Get the wide angle lens...


Get the wide angle lens...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

Nothing says "get the wide angle lens" like photographing a ferret!

Saturday, July 15, 2006

His and Hers Hogs...


His and Hers Hogs...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

There's a new hog in the family... in the foreground is Elizabeth's (aka Dolly's) new 883! And in front of her's - Brother Mike's!

*blue*


*blue*
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

Raging Waters...


Raging Waters...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

The Ware River was raging after all that rain yesterday! I got to the bridge and realized it was too dark and I needed the tripod to do a long exposure. I headed back to the truck to get it and realized that my husband had locked the doors and was no where to be found... So this was the result of a long exposure that was handheld... I LOVE IT... Go Large and take a good look!

Friday, July 14, 2006

Dad's camera...


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Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

Another shot... if you wanna see them all from this first roll out of the classic camera... CLICK HERE!

Dad's Voigtlander...


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Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

I picked up the first set of prints from Dad's 1951 Voigtlander Vito II... and I'm REALLY pleased with them... They did a crappy job of printing them tho - when I look at them on the computer the color is so much better than what they printed! I'm just so happy it still works... and that even after 20 years of not shooting any manual photos that I was able to figure it out! All in all a great success!! Unfortunately, the roll that was in the camera came back with just one picture - one that I had taken to finish up the roll... OH well.. you can't have everything...

So now.. I've got a another roll down at the CVS one hour photo.. this time out of my 1981 Minolta XG-1... yes.. my first 'real' camera... that I thought was broken for the last 7 years (or more)... it's been resurrected and I hope the photo's from it will be as good as I remember... I'll be picking them up this afternoon.. so I suppose you'll see!

Later...

It's a dirty job...


It's a dirty job...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

but some bee's gotta do it...

Black Fog


Black Fog
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

Huzzah!

The fog rolls in at Quabbin Reservoir...

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

mystifing


mystifing
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

The rain was torrential yesterday evening. As we drove to sunset ridge we had to continually slow down cause we just couldn't see. It was coming down in sheets! Just as we got to the ridge the rain stopped and the sun began to set... it was awesome... After getting home I was reading the news and found out that this same line of storms had spawned 2 tornados out in Wendell yesterday afternoon!

Raging Waters...


Raging Waters...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

The Ware River was raging after all that rain yesterday! I got to the bridge and realized it was too dark and I needed the tripod to do a long exposure. I headed back to the truck to get it and realized that my husband had locked the doors and was no where to be found... So this was the result of a long exposure that was handheld... I LOVE IT... Go Large and take a good look!

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Dad's 1951 Voigtlander


Dad's 1951 Voigtlander
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

I just dropped off a couple of rolls - can't wait to see the results although I don't have very high hopes.. it's been SO long since I went fully manual... and focusing by the numbers rather than the view... ummm.. NEVER...

Voigtlander Vito II


Voigtlander Vito II
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

Dad's Vito II that he picked up in Germany while he was in the service in 1951... yes... photography, in this case, IS rocket science! ;)

You lookin at me?


You lookin at me?
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

We encountered this lady as we were out and about this weekend... she was NOT happy with me pointing my camera at her!

Sunday, July 09, 2006

300 years


300 years
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

of crusty goodness!

Todays battle will be delayed...


Todays battle will be delayed...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

While the soldiers wait for the signal to cross the street.

We stumbled upon Civil War Days on the Belchertown Common today... it was really cool!

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Captain Randy rides again...


Captain Randy rides again...
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

In an attempt to impress Candy, Captain Randy wrangles himself a giant rubber ducky!

After burying Captain Randy in the sand


After burying Captain Randy in the sand
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

at the beach a giant wave came in and swamped both him and Candy, knocking her shoe off her foot... They laughed and laughed... oh.. new love... even shorts full of sand and a lung full of sea water is cause for celebration!

This is the latest in The Adventures of Captain Randy... if your not familiar with Randy's story might I suggest you check out his set on Flickr... Click here

Thanks to big Sis Anita for use of the lake and the pose... I just wish Candy was a little darker so I may have to reshoot this one...

Monday, July 03, 2006

Hampden Egg Farm


Hampden Egg Farm
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

I'm not one to do double takes over antique trucks.. but this one just blew me away... WOW!

Catastrophe narrowly averted...

So.. if you read along, you know that the Man-Jeff is off driving to Oklahoma with his girlfriend for a couple of weeks... They made it... but narrowly averted disaster just 30 miles outside their destination... They were SO very lucky... see..

Bambi Damage

Just 5 hours after I reminded them to be careful driving at night because of deer on the highway... they hit one! SCARY!!! Luckily, other than some body damage, a mis-aligned headlight, and a broken directional, the car seems to be running fine with no damage to the frame... *sigh... Their just lucky it didn't end up IN the car with them... As if I'm not nervous enough about him driving all that way.. now I've got extra worries about them driving back! That is it.. I AM LOCKING HIM IN THE CELLAR TILL HE'S 65! Go ahead.. call DSS on me... I dont' CARE!

Later...

OH.. their gone.. their ALL gone!

The world's newest weapon of Mass Destruction... the Weed Whacker... when placed in the hands of little brother it just wipes out everything in site... now granted.. most (ok all) of my flowers are surrounded by weeds... but geez... in one hour-long foray around my yard with a portable chain saw he managed to wipe out: my Mums... my newly planted and about to flower Ranunculus... and today I discovered that all my lovely Morning Glories that climb up the lattice work around the side porch are all just wilted severed vines... DAMN! Their gone.. their all gone! The guy is more dangerous than Saddam I tell you! Ed's weapon of Mass Destruction not only exists but he used it very well... OH... Their GONE! Bummer...

Mass Pike Fireworks


Mass Pike Fireworks
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

A little fun with long exposures.. Not too bad considering this was a 15 second hand held exposure!

This one is a little different than what I normally shoot... The new little camera does all kinds of cool 'in-camera' tricks that I'm just now starting to play with... I went without the ability to do long exposures for like 20 years.. my old film SLR had a shutter override that I could use to hold the shutter open for as long as I liked... the digitals I've owned had NO capabilities for this at all... this one will at least let me do a 15 second exposure..

Saturday, July 01, 2006

Make your own


Make your own
Originally uploaded by BayRoadPhoto.

Crazy Daisy! or is that the Daisy making me crazy?

I probably should have put this together INSIDE the house... it's all in fun till the wind blows!