Apr. 1, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Blessedw4mom

WOW! What a gorgeous sunset and I just love those throwing the toddler pictures! What a memory captured! Great Job! Thanks for sharing those. Blessings ~ Heather at http://growing-in-rejoicing.blogspot.com/

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Apr. 2, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by pottershand

Those are awesome pictures. What a great memory.

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Apr. 2, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Christina L.

Those pictures are GORGEOUS! I'm officially jealous of your knack for taking photographs :)

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Apr. 2, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by sarasusen

Alyssa, What a beautiful evening! Those are very impressive SOOC pixs! What were you're settings? You MUST frame some of those and give them away as presents. Perhaps enter one into the fair this year?? You nailed em'! From one photographer to another- I give you "props"!!!!! God Bless! Sara in Maine (where the sunsets are just stating to get pretty again as Spring is setting in)

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Apr. 2, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Juliestew

oh my word, those are FABULOUS. i'm so jealous of your sunsets. they are my absolute favorite. such great shots. would you mind sending a jpeg my way. i'd love to have one. i keep a collection on my desktop and use them for screensavers. i have some from Alaska too! my favorite is 4th one in the succession. thanks!!! julie

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Apr. 2, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by TroopersForChrist

Hi! I love your gorgeous sunset silhouette pictures! Congratulations about Baby Girl AND passing the glucose tolerance test. I remember that with both of ours. I some how found you family slide show. What awesome photos of your gorgeous family. It's such a lovely day here. Our daughter was out taking flower pictures. I think we need a better camera with higherr resolution. I'm glad she's starting to be interested in photography. In Him, Marie

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Apr. 2, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by homeforgood

Beautiful photos and what a moment to capture with the "sunset throw." What type of camera do you use? Your photos are always so good. Janet

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Apr. 2, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by mojmommy

Those are awesome. Love the pics. Chasity

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Apr. 2, 2008 - Hey there.

Posted by ltjewel

thanks for stopping by. Kefir is a probiotic, eight strands of probiotic in one ancient drink. Kefir can be dairy or water based, and the dairy based is sour like sour cream or yogurt and is great in smoothies. The water based has alcohol content, we don't use it here; but it is very healthy for you. You can make your own of each. I believe there is a yahoo group. I love your photos. You did a great job capturing that moment. I love it!

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Apr. 2, 2008 - WW

Posted by Shari

Just beautiful. You must be a professional or very lucky to get such good shots of the sunset and the great silhouettes. http://onwardchristianwoman.blogspot.com/

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Apr. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Canadagirl

Girl, All I can say is............WOW !!!! Is this something you went to school for ? Or are you self taught. Either way you have a "eye" for photography. I just love what you have done !!! I thought that was neat what you said about taking a double glance at my mountain pics. I am origianlly from Kirkland Wa. ( I think I told you that) And I got to see the Mt. Rainer from my the kitchen window growing up. I also got to see the Olympic Mountains all the time. I guess that has been God's grace moving away from the coast. I still get to see mountains. Thank you for giving me that insite. I just love mt's and oceans. [0= Sending you blessings and ((hugs)) my SSiC In Him<>< -Mary PS: I am glad you passed your test [0=

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Apr. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Leigharev2

I am embarrassed to realize how long it has been since I visited your blog! Love the pictures (as always). I am excited to see you in a couple of weeks!

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Apr. 4, 2008 - Wow!

Posted by mamabear2003

Those are awesome pictures! What a beautiful sunset!

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Apr. 5, 2008 - Wow

Posted by Kirstin

Wow Alyssa, those are beautiful! I saw a few people asking what settings you used. I'm curious too. I have a Nikon D50, but I've yet to master those SOOC shots like you got.

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Apr. 9, 2008 - wow

Posted by Beckyg

what gorgeous photos!! you have beautiful children!

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Apr. 9, 2008 - WOW!

Posted by lifelongalaskan

Those are award-winning shots!! Seriously, you could make money with these pics. What a wonderful job! I'm also curious as to what settings you use. I have a Nikon D80, but I know SO LITTLE about it. I have the hardest time trying to get a quick shot taken (like you caught with the toddler throw pics) when the lighting is low. HELP! :) Please?? :) ~Leah in Alaska~ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lifelongalaskan/

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May. 21, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by crazybusy

Thanks so much, ladies! Sara- I shot in manual, SS 1/160, f/4.5, ISO 800 with my 85mm lens. :) Julie- thanks! :) We don't always have beautiful sunsets like those. But I definitely like to capture them when we do! Janet- I have the Canon 40D. ltjewel- Thank you for explaining that! I really need to be a little more adventurous with our diet. Mary- You're TOO sweet! :) I pretty much learned on my own with the help of some great books, online tutorials and forums. Leah- My best advice is to watch your shutter speed. Make sure it doesn't go below 1/100, especially if your subject is moving. Get more light to your camera by increasing the camera's ISO and opening up the aperture a little at a time. Hope that helps! Love, Alyssa

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