Man's Best Friend

Meet Raleigh!  He is our brand new Yorkie puppy.

Yep, we love him!

Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made

Annual family trip to New York City.  I'm not going to lie.  It can be a challenge to carry around my large camera in such a busy city while all bundled up in the cold weather.    Here are some of my favorites before the downpour started...

Life in the Fast Lane

Dreaming of the Big City

It's All Relative

Through the Lens

This last one I am really disappointed with.  It had the potential to be such a great shot, but I didn't quite get it.  Can I blame the overcrowded elevator?

I'm on a Boat!

As a Rhode Islander, I tend to not explore the state as a tourist would. However, we went on a Sunset Lighthouse Cruise out of Quonset. Unfortunately, standing on the top deck of the boat provided the same experience as standing in hurricane-like winds. This made it very difficult to use a camera with a 55-200mm lens. I gave it a go anyways.

The sky interested me way more than the lighthouses did.

Sailboat with the Newport Bridge in the background.

There's that sky again...

Beavertail Lighthouse under the rays of the sun.

So despite the wind, it was a beautiful night!

New Beginnings

As of recently, photography seems to have piqued my interest. I thought I would start a blog to track my progress. At least, I hope it will be progress.

I'll start with my most recent photo op, Chris's birthday. Josh went all out to surprise Chris with a fancy dinner for his birthday, complete with homemade decorations. Josh asked me to record the creation of the dinner ambiance with photos, as he created it.

Here is the dinner setting BEFORE...

And AFTER...

How awesome is that?!?

Here are some in betweens...

Rain threatened the dinner but, luckily, it quickly disappeared.

The making of the simple, yet elegant, centerpiece.

Hard at work, hanging the lanterns.

So much fun! Thanks Josh for letting me photograph your special night.