Cruise Photos are Here!

Hard at Work... Really

Just letting all my readers know I'm hard at work editing all these Alaska photos... can't you tell? I really do have the computer in front of me while enjoying that cigar :0)

Back on Shore

We're back on land after a week of being busy and eating... alot. We're at Shawn's folks in Granite Falls waiting a day before we head home. There will actually be a one night detour to the cabin on Lake Chelan because we have to drop his dad off.

Well, among the 1500+ photos I'll give you a small sample and it wasn't even from my camera. As soon as I get a chance to look through and edit the photos a bit more you'll be getting a small tour of Juneau, Skagway and Prince Rupert, BC.

Cruising in Endicott arm with Dawes Glacier in the background.

Off to Alaska!

We're off to Alaska, actually slight detour to Granite Falls and then on to Alaska. We'll head to Shawn's folks tomorrow after dropping the kitty off at the vet and then the cruise ship leaves Friday night. I'm really looking forward to all the great food and no dishes.

There are plans for tons of photos and I hope to actually do some updating while cruising when we stop in Skagway and Juneau, but no guarantees.

I'll leave the loyal readers with one more wedding shot, since I guess technically we are leaving for our honeymoon. This wonderful shot is from Stephanie.

More Wedding Photos

Expect to see lots of these in the next few months as I get my favorite ones. Stephanie is one of my photo friends who made it out to the wedding and did some photography for me. She just posted a preview on her site. What great photos! I'm so excited to see what else she captured.

Pond Path

Pond Path
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Cow Pond

Cow Pond
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

The pond the cows are drawn to on the property.

Pink Weed Flowers

LEDSC_5810
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

It may be just a weed, but it looks pretty with funky focus.

Building Fences

Building Fences
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Helping Scott and Denise put up some fence to keep the cows off their property.

Preview From Tim

I got an email from Tim Patrick today giving me an update on photos and he sent me one I really liked. There's an old barn on Amy's Manor property that we did some photos in:

Bridezilla!

The horror stories abound about bridezilla. You know the women who have to control everything and they are not above being nasty to anyone and everyone. Well I feel I got the ultimate compliment from one of the staff members at Amy's Manor. They told my sister-in-law that I was one of the most laid back brides they had ever dealt with.

But.... in tradition with brides morphing into bridezilla I do have a picture of The Other Side. Although it could be considered quite the embarrassing photo, I love it!

The girls had so much fun teasing me about being demanding we couldn't resist. I think my only demand that they reluctantly agreed to (albeit not very hard) was my lunch trip to McDonalds :0) Although somehow the toy that Caroline got in her Happy Meal ended up having a prominent seat for the wedding hiding among the flowers.

Wedding Photos

Alright in between having to say goodbye to everybody and having the hillside across from us burn down I've finally got the pictures my brother took all edited and happy. Here's a quick sample, but the rest can be viewed on my website. There will be more to come as I haven't gotten photos from Tim or Stephanie yet and I'm eager to see what photos they took.

Our first look at one another

Cake Kissing

First Dance

Mother & Son Dance

Some amazing girls who did a ton for us.

Near Town

Near Town
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Flames reach up the hillside behind the Okanogan Courthouse tower.

Hot Bingo

Hot Bingo
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

The bingo casino and hotel by hwy 97 were evacuated because the fire jumped the highway.

Burning Hillside

Burning Hillside
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Threatening Fire

Threatening Fire
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

There will be more coming. The fire has now swept over the entire hillside that you can view from my living room window. We spent quite a bit of the time up on the hill behind us with Amy and Jeff. I've taken over 350 pictures, but bedtime for me tonight. Check back tomorrow for more photos of the fire and its aftermath.

Wildfire Excitement

Our first wildfires of Okanogan. It really seems like we are surrounded right now. The fire siren went went off three times in about 30 minutes starting around 7pm. There is one fire south near Malott on Rattlesnake Butte, one just up the hill from us near Glover Lane and two on the reservation, apparently all from lightening strikes. From our back porch we watched one of them crest the hill. It's now so smoky that you can't even see the hillside. The fires are just a bit of encouragement to buy a house in town.

Reservation Fire

Reservation Fire
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Reservation Fire

Reservation Fire
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

My Wedding

My Wedding
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Here's the first wedding photo to post from the big day. My brother, Jason, borrowed my camera and snapped away for me and it is so nice to get a little preview as to what the two pros, Tim and Stephanie, captured. There will be lots more to come and probably a link to all of them soon, so keep checking back. I'll also have to do the run down on the whole day. It was so wonderful!

Oak in Sepia

Oak in Sepia
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Since I have at least one very close watcher of my blog who has been eagerly awaiting a new post (and I appreciate it very much) I dug around in my picture file and found one from last May. I took a trip to South Carolina and ultimately Virginia for a friend's graduation. I used to live in Aiken, SC and went to one of the most picturesque places around, Hopeland Gardens. This oak sure is the epitome of the south to me.

Travels

Stateside Travels

I had to copy Lisa and at least show off my stateside travels. The world map was a bit sparse as all the countries I've been to are dots, but the US is impressive huh? I've lived in 3 of those states too :0)
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Engagement Photo

Engagement Photo
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

So I have had the idea for this photo in my head for a while. I wish I had a bit better of a setup to do it, but I think it turned out super cute. Kind of an abstract way to show off the ring.

Birds Gone Wild

While at Lake Chelan over Memorial Day weekend I found a comfy rock to sit on right in front of a creek and snapped photos of birds for probably a couple hours. It was pretty fun and I saw a lot of cool birds. The ones below are just a sample, but there were goldfinches, osprey and even a lazuli bunting which I thought was a bluebird. You can see all of them in my portfolio. I even created an all new Bird section because of all the photos I took. Shawn and I have decided that bird watching is kind of fun. Maybe it's the hunt for them with the camera too.

Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Thanks to Amy for the ID on this little birdy. The red eyes sure are intriguing.

Two Birds in a Storm

Two Birds in a Storm
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

The depth of field in this photo really turned out cool. All the colors mesh and I just really like this photo of the two swallows hanging out on the end of the dock at Chelan.

Rufous Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Can you see the hummingbird? I have never seen one taking a bath. This little guy landed right in front of me in a creek at the cabin on Chelan. I snapped away photos of the little guy drinking and playing.

Pale Swallowtail Butterfly

Pale Swallowtail Butterfly
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

The markings don't even look real on the full size photo. It was fun to snap away photos of all the butterflies trying to get drinks of water from the wet rocks.

Track and Field

I'm a little bummed I'm not sitting on the track in West Spokane watching my track kids compete in regionals, but alas, it's going to be almost 100 today so I'm pretty thankful for the a/c :0) Not going also gave me time to get some photos edited from last Friday's Districts. I tried to get photos of more then just the throwers, but since I coach the throwers I'm in a different part of the track for the most part.

My photography goals really seem to be changing as I try various things and I'm really starting to enjoy photographing the kids in sports. I enjoy being able to freeze that moment that catches something, whether it is concentration, pain or just being purely athletic. I even put together a slide show for the baseball banquet and I think the kids really enjoyed seeing themselves in action.

In other news our honeymoon has been set and I'm thrilled to be taking my camera to Alaska. We are going to take a 7 day cruise leaving Seattle and going to Sitka, Juneau and Prince Rupert. Hopefully I can get a photo of a bear :0)

Shotput

Shotput
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Relay Start

Relay Start
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Triple Jump

Triple Jump
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

"Wild" Horses

Protecting Baby
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Alright not really wild, hence the quotes, but probably as close as you'll get around here. We were headed up to Camp Progress, the 6th grade outdoor camp, for clean up and saw these guys hanging out on the side of the road. A lot of the reservation is range land, so no fences, and this little herd had two brand new babies. They were pretty protective and got the babies behind them pretty quick which was disappointing for my camera.

I'm also trying out a new watermark. What do you think? Does it take too much away from viewing the photo? Suggestions?

Prom Photos

Oh man, prom was so much fun! My date didn't want to come with me, instead he stayed home and graded papers, but I was turned loose with a big flash unit on my camera. I came away with over 400 candid photos. Edited that down to 127 and they are all posted and can be purchased through Tim Patrick Photography. Check on the event page and you'll see a big fat link for "Kendal's Candids." It was a lot of fun and I hope Tim will invite me back to help him out with events.

First Doubleheader

OKHS Baseball
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

The first of the doubleheader against Omak is posted in my portfolio. I'm kind of wearing out the artistic photos now and just hope for some action when I go to the games. I'm going to go back and post more of the previous games so the kids can all have a look at themselves. I think I've gotten at least one good photo of everyone batting by now. It's only been over 300 pictures :0)

I still have to edit the game from today against Omak, but will have to save that for another time. I'll be helping out with prom photos tonight. Tim will be loaning me a flash and I'll get the kids coming down the red carpet. Should be fun.

Sign of Spring

Sign of Spring
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

A honey bee greets the first flowers of spring in Leavenworth.

Track & Field

I made it out to my first track meet yesterday afternoon. Boy was it cold up in Tonasket. Did I mention it snowed this morning and we are going to be under a winter storm watch starting tomorrow night? Goodness... okay back to subject.

Going to the track meet was great. I had a blast watching the kids and they seemed like they enjoyed my "coaching." Of course I feel like I'm getting the hang of looking for the technical aspects of throwing and I may actually be helping them now. There is another track meet on Tuesday at Cascade, but may be a bit far for me to venture.

I did get about 100 pictures in before my camera battery started telling me it was too cold to be taking photos. My hands agreed. It was interesting to me, that although I don't think most of the photos turned out very good, they show the kids' techniques pretty well. They kind of helped me to see what they are doing right or wrong.

Javalin

Javalin
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Javalin
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Shotput

Shotput
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Shotput
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Double Play

Double Play
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

I have more baseball pictures from the last game, but since I've already entertained you with many, I just decided to post my favorite. There are some more new ones in my portfolio.

It's amazing to me how the "mistakes" can turn into such great shots when viewed on the computer. The focus on the ball is phenomenal. I do wish I could have gotten the players at 2nd base, but it still seems to balance out.

Speed Scrapping

I knew the laptop would be a bit better then my desktop, but I never expected so much speed! Although I probably took the longest on a page it went the quickest. Confused? Between watching a silly movie on the Sci-Fi channel and the speed transformations took affect on Photoshop, I've had a great time creating my first scrapbook page on my laptop. I haven't transferred my scrapbook folder to the computer yet, so I just decided to download a new kit for the page. I like it a lot and being able to sit here and veg from the page is actually kind of nice. Hopefully this means there will be more to come soon.

Beach Dogs

The water is so low at Lake Chelan, we actually had a beach to play with the dogs on. I snapped a photo of Buddy, Shawn's parents' Great Pyrenees puppy. I did say puppy, he is only 8 months old and weighs a 100lbs. He's going to be one big doggy.


Buddy with no Color
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Amber

Our friends' Golden, Amber, posing for a nice head shot. She has a few more years of experience and was actually willing to hold still for a photo, unlike the other two puppies.


Amber
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Marmot

Marmot
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

I've never seen so many marmots running around Lake Chelan. While the others in our party searched for a geocache, I ran around with the camera chasing this little marmot.

Chelan Snow

Snow in Chelan! This is supposed to be our summer cabin. Who would have guessed that when we arrived to open the cabin for the season we'd have 3" of snow everywhere and we would have snow flurries for the first three days we were there. I guess there is a first for everything. Shawn's folks made it over, but our friends weren't too sure of the pass so they chose not to come.


Chelan Snow
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos

Chelan Snow
Originally uploaded by Kendal Jean Photos