Phin

Phin, a photo by jtobiason08 on Flickr.

Kids are so expressive. It is just something that I can't get over. I was just amazed to see how just hanging out on the front lawn can bring out smiles that will continue to blow my mind. Phin just loves my friend Tim and it really came out in his face of awe. I do enjoy the blurry effect of Phin's mom in the background watching her son be enthralled with the big people.

Family Ties

Family Ties, a photo by jtobiason08 on Flickr.

I was taking photos and some video for the Spilling Hope campaign at Bethany Community Church and was just taking some portraits too. I really like the way that this couple interacted with each other and with me too. I just feel like his striking lines with her smile just really speak bounds about how they interact and the love they share.

Also, I'm really going to try to step up the posts on this blog. I have been posting every other week or so, but I share photos on Flickr almost daily. So, I'll try to put the best of my daily updloads onto this site too.

Laughter wrings

Laughter wrings, a photo by jtobiason08 on Flickr.

As part of the Bethany Community Church's Spilling Hope campaign, people were invited to enter into the way that water is used in partner communities in Uganda. After pumping water from a hand pump, clothes were washed by hand with soap and water and then hung out to dry. This little guy really got into the process and his mom really got into washing clothes by hand. She was hoping that this interest would carry over back home (my bet is that didn't happen).

For more information on the project, see the link below:
www.spillinghope.org

This photo was also featured on the Seattlest blog as the photo of the day. Always fun to see my work going out in other places!

Washing

Washing, a photo by jtobiason08 on Flickr.

During the last few weeks, since Easter, Bethany Community Church has been participating in the Spiling Hope campaign. This encourages everyone to learn, participate and give in regards to water needs in Africa. This boy is washing his hands in lifegiving water and is diving into Spilling Hope. For more information, see SpillingHope.org.

Hiking the Oregon Coast Trail

A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to hike along the Oregon Coast Trail with Erika and we (obviously) took lots of photos and video. I finally got around to putting it together into this little video.

Spring afternoons need to be shared

Spring afternoons need to be shared, originally uploaded by jtobiason08.

Spring always brings me back to waters. It was sunny and we headed down to Greenlake. Though it was far from warm enough to swim, it was good to feel the rock of the dock as we sat on it and to feel the breeze.

Cherry blossoms spilled spring over the pond

Cherry blossoms spilled spring over the pond, originally uploaded by jtobiason08.

The cherry blossoms have exploded all over Seattle and now are even on their decline. These were some petals from a tree in Erika's yard that had fallen into her pond. I love the intricacies of each of these petals as they sit on top of the water and am really happy with how this lens captured it.

I'm also happy to now own a brand new Canon 50mm 1.8 aperture lens as well. This was taken with my old manual focus Minolta one. The new lens does basically the same thing, but it will add a autofocus to my bag of tricks. Yay!