Tag: postaday 2013

Goldfinch Party

April 17, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

While out on my travels today, I stopped in my local grocery store to have some prescriptions filled. As I was there waiting, I meandered around and stumbled upon a Goldfinch Thistle Sock that happened to be on sale. I’d never seen such a thing, so I picked one up. We’ve had a few goldfinches in the yard this spring, so I thought they might find it interesting. Little did I know how popular this feeder would be! After only about […]

Categories: Birds • Tags: bird, feeder, Goldfinch, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, spring, thistle sock, tree, Virginia

Tagged O: On It

April 16, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

This spring season Cam returned to his roots as one of the goalies for his Clarke County Crew travel soccer team. A few years ago, he was the starting goalie for his Loudoun Lads team, but when he moved out West last fall he was tapped for his scoring ability. As a veteran soccer Mom, I was relieved that he was no longer in the goal. It was always so nerve-wracking watching much larger boys barreling toward him, knowing that Cam’s […]

Categories: Soccer • Tags: Clarke County Crew, goalie, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, soccer, Tagged, Virginia, Weekly Photo Challenge

Spring Reflection

April 14, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

Even though the spring flowers are providing lots of colorful inspiration, I’ve thought in black-and-white lately for a variety of reasons. So, as Peppermint and I explored the State Arboretum of Virginia this week, I paused to work on this image. As I walked by this area I noticed a plein air painter set up underneath a tree and focused on this general vicinity. It did look lovely, with hints of green against a bright blue sky, reflections of subtle […]

Categories: Nature, Scenic • Tags: artistic, black and white, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, reflection, spring, State Arboretum of Virginia, trees, Virginia

Birthday Photographer

April 11, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

I want to thank everyone for the very special birthday wishes and likes that you all provided to Cam on his guest blog yesterday. He was thrilled with the responses and eagerly listened for my phone to ping last night after he published his post. He arrived home from school and immediately went to the computer to check the new comments. Unfortunately, we were short on time with soccer practice after school, homework and now bed time, so he wasn’t […]

Categories: Family, Nature • Tags: birthday, iPhone, photography, postaday 2013, Virginia

Birthday Hike

April 10, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

It is my 13th birthday, and I am a full-fledged teenager. Yay! My dad isn’t as excited as I am. Today my Mom and I went on a hike down the Appalachian Trail to celebrate my birthday. So I took the 13 best photos of my 203 photos that I took today (It was not easy) for this guest blog. I had fun today. I know this blog is short compared to my mother’s posts, but I’m tired and I’m […]

Categories: Nature • Tags: artistic, dog, flower, green, Jack Russell, mushroom, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday 2013, spring, Virginia

Peppermint Mellow

April 9, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

It was the first warm spring day of the year on the mountain, so during a quick lunch break I took Peppermint out for a walk around the yard and to check for emerging flowers. We didn’t make it far. While I paused to search for the daffodils along the driveway, she sat down and could barely keep her eyes open. So, I joined her to see what it felt like, and it was pretty darn comfortable, with the sun […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: 50mm, cute, dog, Jack Russell, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, spring

Tagged N: National Mall

April 8, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

I had hoped to travel down to the National Mall to visit the cherry blossoms this year, but due their late arrival and an impending deadline this week, I don’t think I’m going to make it. Therefore, as a fill-in image for the A-Z Archive Challenge Letter N, I selected a photograph from a trip to Washington, D.C. last summer. This is a photo of the National World War II Memorial, “which honors the 16 million men and women who served […]

Categories: Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: A-Z Archive, artistic, National Mall, National World War II Memorial, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday 2013, Tagged, Weekly Photo Challenge

Annapolis Gallery

April 7, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

A glimpse of Annapolis, Maryland, through my 50mm lens during the Blue Ridge Photography Workshops Single Focal Length challenge. Editing in Lightroom 4, Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro.

Categories: Travel • Tags: 50mm, Annapolis, artistic, blue, Blue Ridge Photography Workshops, boats, Maryland, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, water

A Day In Annapolis

April 6, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

I awoke at 3:30 a.m. and drove to Annapolis, Maryland to meet Elliot Stern, who owns and operates the Blue Ridge Photography Workshops. We had a wonderful morning of shooting on a crisp, April Saturday with eight students who chose just one focal length lens to use on their cameras. For many, it was a challenge to be without a zoom lens, but the assignment offered photographers an opportunity to use their feet to zoom and provided them with the […]

Categories: Scenic, Travel • Tags: Annapolis, artistic, birds, Blue Ridge Photography Workshops, Maryland, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, sunrise, water

Soccer Scrimmage

April 5, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

What a difference a firmware update makes! When I purchased the Nikon D800e last year, I was so excited about having a camera that I could use for landscapes, nature, portraits and birding. I have always loved my D3s for sports and low light shoots, but I knew it wasn’t quite the right tool for some of my new explorations outside the horse shows. While the D800e worked wonderfully in some capacities, especially on the tripod for landscapes and macro photos, […]

Categories: Soccer • Tags: Firmware, Nikon, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, soccer, spring, upgrade, Virginia

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Peppermint Shake

April 4, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

I took a few minutes today to update my D800e body with the new Nikon firmware released this week. To be honest, I haven’t fallen in love with this camera yet, so I hoped that the tweaks Nikon made would help me better appreciate this body. I know it has a huge following and many wonderful features, but so far for my needs it hasn’t quite hit the mark. I didn’t purchase it for its speed, but I’d expected it […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: artistic, cute, dog, Firmware, Jack Russell, Nikon, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, shake, update

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Civic Duty

April 3, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

For the first time today, I visited the Clarke County Courthouse as a juror of my peers. Even though being called for jury duty came at an inopportune time as I have a major deadline this week, it was something I was looking forward to experiencing. As it turned out, this criminal case was settled while the assembled potential jurors sat in a comfortable waiting room just outside the courtroom drinking coffee, reading and chatting about the local high school […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Camera+, Clarke County, courthouse, iPhone, jury duty, photography, postaday 2013, Virginia

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Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day In My Life

April 1, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge asked us to document a typical day in our lives visually. So, today I decided to focus on some of the small moments of my life that constitute the routine. After getting started this morning, I realized that capturing some of these often unrecognized tasks is really more of what life is all about than special occasions that always seem to be what we find when we open scrapbooks and photo albums. For me, […]

Categories: Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, Camera+, iPhone, life, photography, postaday 2013, routine, Virginia, Weekly Photo Challenge

Tagged M: Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

March 31, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

This week’s A-Z Archive Challenge is the letter M, and that worked out perfectly for me to use an image I shot while visiting the Magnolia Plantation & Gardens. Unfortunately, with unseasonably cool weather and no cloud cover, the photography opportunities during my Spring Break trip to Charleston, South Carolina weren’t quite as rich or varied as I’d hoped. My mother, an established oil painter in Charleston, joined me on this photographic adventure, and we arrived shortly after the 8 a.m. […]

Categories: Nature, Scenic, Travel • Tags: A-Z Archive, artistic, Charleston, Magnolia Plantation, nature, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, South Carolina, Tagged

Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense

March 25, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge was Future Tense. At first, I think I took the definition too literally when I read the description on Friday. All that came to mind were the buds on a tree or flower primed and ready to emerge or a newborn foal or an untouched meal ready and waiting for that first bite. As it turns out, I didn’t return to the challenge until this afternoon, and over the weekend among other chores and […]

Categories: Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: alley, artistic, Charleston, Future Tense, gate, HDR, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, South Carolina, Weekly Photo Challenge

More March Snow

March 24, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

I noticed in my recent posts I’ve highlighted most of the birds who visit our feeders, however, I’ve left out the sparrows. Today, I focused on these plain but cute birds that generally travel in a flock and are usually the ones that clean up the spilled feed on the ground. A few of the braver sparrows do take their turns at the seed bell, and that’s what this one was up to when I caught him waiting for an […]

Categories: Birds, Nature • Tags: artistic, bird, house sparrow, nature, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, snow, spring, Virginia

New Lens

March 22, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

When I started to learn photography, my high school teacher had us purchase a Pentax K1000 camera and a 50mm lens. Even though that trip to the local photography store was nearly 30 years ago, I still remember that day vividly. I was so excited to finally have an SLR of my very own after many years of plastic compact point-and-shoot cameras. It was daunting to see all of the dials on that camera, but I was determined to figure […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: 50mm, artistic, dog, Jack Russel, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013

Fun Photo Challenge: Circles and Curves

March 20, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

This week’s Fun Photo Challenge is Circles and Curves, and I found just the image for this challenge in my collection from Indianapolis. The Circle Centre mall is one of our favorite stops when we stay downtown. The interior of the mall is filled with shops, of course, but also various walkways and courts that incorporate natural light and bridges built over the streets. You can stroll from the mall to seven hotels and many cultural attractions without ever stepping […]

Categories: Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, Circle Centre, Color Efex Pro, Fun Photo Challenge, Indianapolis, photography, postaday 2013, Sony RX100, Weekly Photo Challenge

iPhone Challenge: Black and White

March 18, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

I hate to admit how long it took me to clean my office over the weekend, but let’s just say it was way, way overdue. The result, however, made me so happy this morning when I finally sat down at my desk. In addition to cleaning and decluttering, I reorganized and primed and painted an old bookshelf that now beautifully displays some of my favorite photographs, books and magazines. Among the stored items I uncovered was this large pine cone […]

Categories: Nature, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, black and white, iPhone, iPhone Challenge, photography, pine cone, postaday 2013, symmetry, Weekly Photo Challenge

Irish Beat

March 17, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

We had a lovely surprise last night while having a Saint Patrick’s Day dinner at the Cork Street Tavern in Winchester when the City of Winchester Pipes and Drums stopped by on their annual Pub Tour. They played for about 15 minutes in the pub area of the restaurant, and we were able hear a variety of different instruments and watch the members, from teenagers to senior citizens, bring Saint Patrick’s Day to life. I checked out their website today […]

Categories: Food • Tags: artistic, Color Efex Pro, drums, green, Irish, kilt, photography, postaday 2013, Saint Patrick's Day, Sony RX100

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