KODAK MOMENT of the Day

This picture was taken during my daughter's pre-k graduation ceremony while the children were being led onto the stage. I was able to capture one of her classmates intently searching the crowd for her mother. Her natural beauty and innocence was captivating.

I am one to take a lot of pictures because I believe there is no memory more special than a picture. When I gave a copy to her teacher she commented that she was sure her family would love it because she was not sure they had a camera.

I wanted to capture the famous St. Basil's Cathedral at night, so I set up my tripod and waited patiently. This photo proved to me that good things come to those who wait.

Wait, I have to smell the daffodils.

This photo shows the Milky Way over Double Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. Night photography is addictive. The stars were vivid on this night, and we decided to light the arch with a handheld flashlight to give the sky even more perspective.

A self-portrait taken at sunset in Clovis, NM

I'm in awe of the Spring flowers this year!

I shot this photo of a proud Cuban Man smoking his cigar. Taken recently in Trinidad, Cuba with my Nikon D300s.

My four year old grandson was in total awe as he examined his very first caterpillar.

Taken at a recent festival.

Great Blue Heron's nest building is nature at its best. The male gathers branches, gives them to the female who constructs the nest.

I like the contrasts of shapes of pole vaulting. I took it at a recent meet from my son's school.
This athlete set the school record.

Brings back youthful memories. Aiming to capture the beauty and awe in the job of the balloon vendor. Do you ever wonder how they manage to retrieve the exact balloon the child selects from this slew of strings? Taken at a local Sesquicentennial Parade May 16, 2009

I took my daughter to Coney Island last week and took a few shots of the boardwalk. I like this one because I get a sense of the fun waiting to be had in the summer when the gate opens up.

One of the last buds from my garden last fall.

Editor's Note: June is Rose Month! I hope you enjoy this virtual beauty :)

I took this image as the little fairy was about to blow her dust! Color tone and grain effects were added.

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I just received my new camera as a Mother's Day gift, and this was one of the first photos I took. It was taken without a tripod...guess I must have been 'super steady' that day.
The dandelions had not been rained on yet and were quite full--and the morning dew had them looking like diamonds in a jewelry shop window.
When I blew this image up, I thought it had an outer space look to it.

The simplicity of daisies lure me. They were loved by my grandmother and have always been special to me, and planted in any garden I've ever had. This particular group came into bloom on the day my daughter assembled her friends by my garden to take photos before going to their Junior Semi-Formal.

This picture was taken in the Summer of 2009. These two brave young souls are enjoying the beauty of Grand Canyon, South Rim.

Editor's Note: Today is World Environment Day. Be sure to go out and enjoy what the planet has to offer.

These ferns are abundant in the Cathedral Grove, which is a wonderful forest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

I was at my niece's ballet recital. This is the youngest class of the ballet company. I love how they are all doing something different. Just too cute.

I found these stones along the edge of a field in Iowa. I love the fact that the farmer took the time to create something of beauty from what would normally be thrown aside.

This photograph was taken in northern Tanzania while I was studying abroad during my junior year of college. For two weeks, each student from our group lived with a Maasai family in the plains just south of Arusha, Tanzania. Our group was present during a day-long wedding ceremony that brought together Maasai families from all over the region. Upon arriving at the ceremony and discovering another student's digital camera, my host brother became the de facto photographer.

Editor's Note: Enjoy today's International Picture of the Day selection: "Love is..."

These plastic soccer balls being held in a net were the prizes for one of the games at a local carnival.

Editor's Note: And the world catches soccer fever. Go World Cup Teams!

While vacationing on Hilton Head Island I came across this man fishing in the ocean.

Who can resist the merry go round. My husband & I went last night because we hadn't been in a long time.

Our Country's Flag never fails to stir me. While vacationing in Cincinnati in June 2009, I went to the Union Terminal to shoot this architectural gem. The huge Flag was an unexpected treasure.

This is very special to me because it was taken on our last visit to Pensacola Beach, FL before we moved from there in Feb 2010. Now I hear that the beach is getting oil from the Gulf disaster and that it may get worse. I hope that the sea life don't despair, and the beach can remain as beautiful as the day my son found this delicate starfish.

Brood parasitism. I was holding my camera above my head and didn't notice the size difference until I reviewed all of my photos. Taken 6-4-10 in Kingsville, OH.

Leilani loves her Ed Hardy shoes, and I love the way Robert captured them.

The corn is growing very fast these days, almost reaching the sky.
Photo was taken in Diever in Holland.

This picture was taken after the birth of our first child, by our student nurse, John Paul. My husband Joe was admiring our new son, Drew.

My first wedding photography! The picture was taken on May 15th on the beach in Noordwijk, Netherlands. My eye was drawn to their feet. The bride changed shoes, so her shoes wouldn't get dirty!
The picture is different than the 'standard' wedding picture, that's why it relates to the theme: creative!

This is called boron. After putting sindur on the goddesses, married women smear each other with it. The tradition comes from the Bengali custom where married women would apply sindur on each other when one of them was leaving home.

I loved how demure the bride looked in this shot. She was a real little sweetheart and a pleasure to work with.

My daughter Lena has just got married. She is happy. And me, too.

A lovely moment of the bridesmaids and the bride.

This picture was taken on my wedding day on July 25th 2009, in Saskatoon, SK. This was a great shot by our friend Rachel Malena.

Portrait session celebrating their wedding anniversary!

The Milton-bound train on platform 27, Union Station in Toronto.
This train is part of my daily commute, but the sight still captures my attention each and every day.
Taken on Feb 5, 2010 with a Canon Rebel XS, ISO 100, F22, a 30 sec exposure. The colour effect was achieved by changing the colour levels using GIMP (www.gimp.org).

My niece, Melanie, enjoying a beautiful summer day outdoors. :)

As part of a local spring festival, a town near me had a day of bicycle races.

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The early summer is always my favorite because we get to go out and pick all the strawberries that have ripened in our garden. My younger brother and I were out picking and I saw a photo opportunity and seized it - he was kind enough to be my hand model for this photo. Taken June 14, 2010.

I captured this photo of a bald eagle in mid May 2009. I think the image of the American flag in the background completes this photo nicely.

Macy Fireworks On The Hudson ~ July 4, 2009

You can't help but feel the emotions when one see's the fireworks and the reason behind the celebration of July 4th! Thank you to all the men and women in the armed forces to make this possible and allow us to be free!

Editor's Note: Happy Birthday America Day!

This was the first time I went to the Del Mar Fair and also my first time on the Ferris wheel. It was incredibly tall - and I'm afraid of heights - so I just had to remember it!

Nature's depiction of mini-sun in the shape of a Gazania flower. The spring has Sprung here in Islamabad!

The colours and the detail of this picture bring back fond memories of a great Safari at the Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya. The Masai tribes have been exposed to a tremendous amount of ?westernization? but have managed to retain many of their traditions. They provide a great example of the importance of maintaining your cultural and religious values in a world that is rapidly changing.

Colorado has beautiful fences that photographers can use as leading lines. This one is in the San Juan Mountains, near Ridgway, Colorado. I like the zig-zag effect of the fence leading to Mount Sneffels.

My middle guy, JT, playing goalie at his 2nd soccer practice!

While on a tour of Jantar Mantar (sun observatory) in Delhi,India, I noticed these stairs beautifully framed through a window. The centuries old Rajput architecture did not allow me to move on till I clicked this picture.

Lighthouses have special appeal, blending nature with the hand of man. Bass Harbor Lighthouse is in Acadia National Park, Maine. I took this moody photo after the sun had set.

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This was taken by my nephew at Angkor Wat in Cambodia in 2006, where he captured this monk entering the temple. His family (my sister) were living in Chengdu, China for a year. They went on vacation to southeast Asia, and he was always borrowing his Dad's camera. He was 11 at the time.

Two of my children were picking tomatoes in their grandparents' garden in the most beautiful, golden light.

These elevators use to dot the landscape in western Canada and every small town had one. Now with the advent of super terminals, they are slowly being closed and torn down. This shot was taken in Sedley Saskatchewan Canada. Anyone who has driven through western Canada has seen these, and they have some meaning to people who live near them. They are certainly worth documenting through photography.