I have decided to take my photoblog over to another web hoster.  The new site is much cleaner looking, as well as much easier to use.  Along with that it also is a photoblog specific provider, focusing strictly on photography, unlike wordpress.  So please update your bookmarks and favorites to my new site. 

http://bbouwsema.aminus3.com/

I will try over the next couple months to transfer all images from this site to the new one, so bear with me as I do that.  Soon I will also have a nice portfolio page in which all my photos will be presented in a thumbnail format, and they can all be viewed quickly.

With all the anticipation of the Christmas season it seems to have flown by, feels like we almost missed it.  The memories will continue to last for a long time despite the shortness of our visit back home.

I’m trying to better my “details” photography, and this photo is of an arrangement at my wife’s parents place, adding festive cheer to their dining space.

• Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
• Focal Length: 45mm
• Aperture: F/5.6
• Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec
• ISO Speed: ISO-800

We have had a fair amount of snow so far this December, and our poor little car doesn’t get driven enough that we keep it cleaned off during the snow that comes.

• Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
• Focal Length: 43mm
• Aperture: F/8
• Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
• ISO Speed: ISO-100

• Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
• Focal Length: 55mm
• Aperture: F/8
• Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
• ISO Speed: ISO-800

It has started to snow around here again, we are going to have to hunker down for the weekend!

We finally received so snow in the past couple days, question is, will it last till Christmas?

• Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
• Focal Length: 39mm
• Aperture: F/8
• Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec
• ISO Speed: ISO-800

Yesterday being the first day of Decemeber we lit our Danish Advent candle.

• Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
• Focal Length: 48mm
• Aperture: F/8
• Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec
• ISO Speed: ISO-800

This photo comes from this past weekend at my parent’s annual craft sale.  These ornaments were by far the post popular item on the table.

• Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
• Focal Length: 48mm
• Aperture: F/14
• Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec
• ISO Speed: ISO-1600

It is the time of year again to start decorating for Christmas.  This year it is going to be harder since we have no snow!  A rare occurrence really.  Only good thing it means is the lakes might freeze over without being covered in snow, making infinitely large skating rinks!

• Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
• Focal Length: 34mm
• Aperture: F/8
• Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec
• ISO Speed: ISO-800