Cemetaries and Balloons

One of my favorite traditions that my in-laws have happened Saturday. My wife's mother, Dorothy, died when Lori was 12. Her birthday was May 10 so every year the Saturday before Mother's Day the Lindsays meet at the cemetary where Dorothy is buried. They pass out dozens of helium balloons and each member of the family writes down a note to Grandma Dorothy for this year. All at once they let the balloons go and watch their messages take flight to deliver their messages to their beloved wife/mother/grandmother. I really enjoy the tradition and have taken it upon myself to document it every year. This year I took about 250 photos.

So in honor of Dorothy, today gets three photos.

Feeling the Baby

There have been a lot of images of Hannah lately since I've been home a lot more the last few weeks. Lori is 6 months pregnant and we're trying to get her used to the idea that the baby inside there is actually a person. It's been fun to see the curiosity as she feels Lori's belly and talks to "Baby Girl" as she's named her. (Hopefully she gets more creative as she grows up. ;))

Tree Shadows

Sometimes to relax and think I take a walk and just look for interesting things to photograph. I can't tell you how much I love having a phone that actually makes decent photos. I don't have to take anything else. I liked how the trees cast their shadows on the road near my home.

Spinning for Fun

I worked all day yesterday. Hannah came down in one of her pretty dresses and we spun in the chair for a little while before getting back to work. I love that kid.
The timing is really tough with the delay from the camera. You just don't know when it's actually going to take the photo.
Shot in Vignette.

Portrait of a Photographer

I had lunch with Raji Barbir, another photographer and filmmaker. I appreciate him letting me pick his brain and we had a good time. This is Raji. Check out his website at www.tinycomet.com.
I shot this in Vignette but then toned the black and white in PicSayPro.