Major Fail

Wow, I was organizing my photography folder on my external hard drive and I found this.

Oops. Guess that should have been posted quite a few weeks back. It was super cloudy and we didn't even get to see the moon when it was super big.

You and Me Together....

The McCracken wedding was a lot of fun. Did you miss the sneak peek??? See it here.

Check out the rest of these images...

Sneak Peek! McCracken Wedding!

Last weekend I got to tag along with a good photographer friend of mine once again. If you don't know who Jenn Hafelfinger of Cherished Snapshots Photography then go check her out.

This wedding was truly unique for me. It was a small town wedding where the bride & groom actually saw each other before the wedding. It was neat to see such large families come together.

Here is a little taste of whats to come.

Little Handsome

Yesterday I showed you a sneak peek of such a handsome little guy. I went to high school with his mamma and it sure was great to catch up and see their new home. Can't wait to watch Carson grow.

Sneak Peek! Baby Carson!

Never have I ever met a happier baby, well until we had a little mishap in the basket, but ignoring that Carson was SOOO happy front start to finish. Such a sweet baby, he smiled and giggled and was super excited to be in front of the camera. Which, let me tell you, was a breath of fresh air considering not all of the babies I have had the privilege of shooting have been happy.

Here is a little sneak peek. More to come tomorrow.

Contest Prize

A few months ago I entered a photo contest, here, and won, here, and was even mentioned on their website, here.

I had until 12/31/10 to order my prize and of course I hem hawed around with it and never picked one and then had to go out on Friday morning and try to capture an image I wanted in a huge poster.

I am not 100% in love but this is what I ended up ordering:

Cardinal Charolais

Yesterday I shared a sneak peek of a very special piece of my heart. I'm going to do something I don't normally do and that's narrate pictures in my blog. So here goes. Hold on tight, theres a lot.

This year was the first year we saw another color at the Cardinal sale. Sean and Pat had Angus and Red Angus heifers. So there were "pink" cows. 

The bulls are penned by sire groups so buyers can see bulls that are half brothers and compare them.

Lance MacLennan worked at the sale. Great new addition to the team.

The auctioneer Dennis Metzger with two of ring helpers, Lance MacLennan and a gentlemen from California.

Most of Pat's day is spent on the phone.

The sale runs like a well oiled machine. Here are some of the men who worked the back pens to keep things running smoothly.

After bulls go through the ring they are put into large groups and separated later.

Part of Pat & Luan's ranch backs up directly to the Prewitt Reservoir. This body of water was hand made and dug out by horses and mules.

I snuck away and went and found the cow-calf pairs in a far corner of the ranch. This is why I love spring.

Northeastern Colorado is fairly sandy and has been overly dry this year. But there was a small oasis out there.

When the cows heard Darren's pickup they came running thinking we were the feed truck. Unfortunately we didn't have any feed for these girls but it made for a neat shot with them coming over the hill.

This was the first year they offered heifers at the bull sale. They had a wonderful average and really made the sale a success.

Can't wait for next year.