KODAK MOMENT of the Day

I was playing around with the camera manual settings and this was the result. Enjoy!

My baby girl digging into watermelon in the backyard on a hot day. :)

I enjoyed the water coming from all angles. It was taken in Arizona on a vacation, and was mesmerized by the sound and site of it.

This is a picture of my daughter, and it is so her. She loves taking pictures as much as I do.

This little puppy is Milly and she's beautiful. She was searching through the next door neighbours lawn when I caught her, and this photo at the perfect time.

I love the magical feel this image gives off....

A wild monkey lost in thoughts.

This photo is my one year old nephew, Caden. I took it during the summer of 2010, on a hot day where we rolled out the round, tin tub, filled it with cool water, stripped him naked, and put him in. This simple tub of water entertains him for hours. The reason I chose to place this photo under the "People/Family/Friends" category is because when I look at this photo, I see the simplicity of a child, so content with such a small thing as water, and how completely comfortable he is with being nude in front of Aunt Camille and the surrounding family members. No self consciousness here. And of course, those big blue eyes just get me every time!

I was sitting on a bench in a bike shop and looked up to discover this view through the wheels of a long line of bikes.

We all enjoy the color, fun, food, arts, dance and music as the many ethnic groups in Los Angeles each celebrate their own culture. The Japanese community tradition features an annual festival in mid-August. These women are part of a large ondo traditional dance group awaiting their turn to join in the L.A. street parade.

This image shows recursive reflections between two buildings (one flat, one circular) covered with glass. Taken in downtown Atlanta, the image looks unreal - but I have not edited it.

This couple had their reception at an art museum :) I love this image in their wedding clothes with all the paintings around them.

Taken at a small church near my house. This tower looks up into the sky and I just love all the windows it has.

Taken at the fountain near the Bean in Chicago!!

This is my 4 year old Lab, Zoey and her favorite chewed up tennis ball. It was taken outside my home in Mountain View, CA.

Civil War reenactment. This is one of the participants. He looked so tense, I could not help but take his picture.

Just driving along one afternoon and had to stop for this train, so I took advantage of the "photo" opportunity!

I was taking photos of my son playing in the yard, he fell and hurt his lip and began to cry. After I put ice on his "bo bo" I got my favorite photo of the day. His sad face with that one tear left on it..and his fat lip!

This photo was taken in Golden Gate Park at Stow Lake, while my brother was visiting from Pennsylvania. He hadn't been to San Francisco in 25 years.
When we saw the light coming thru the trees it just made you stop and say, "Oh my God."

This is a picture of my 4 year old grandson. The picture really captures the deep intensity and strong will between the flamingo and my grandson. I find it such a captivating picture. The picture was taken in February 2011 at a park in Florida. I could not decide between animals--humor--nature-family...I chose family.

My 10-year-old son, hiking the Narrows of the Virgin River in Zion National Park. He says this is his favorite thing he's ever done.
It's pretty high on my list too.

Waiting in line for the ferris wheel, seeing the reflection in the glasses made me think of seeing a goal, and waiting for it.

The evening clouds make a nice background for this century old attraction in Vienna.

This picture was taken in Granger, Texas, at a wheat field my dad and I stopped at while out driving. He had to convince me to get into the field, and after several shots, this "first" picture turned out to be the best shot that day. It is an artistic shot to me, because the wheat field looks like an endless sea.

A butterfly showing off it's colors in the dawn hours of Tampa, Florida.

Emerald Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Taken while on vacation in the Canadian Rockies last summer.

Here in the sub-continent, hands of a farmer are used in much of the countryside to harvest the golden crop.

This is one of the many beautiful churches found in Chicago!

Taken at the shore in Ocean City, NJ while I was back East visiting with family. It was a wonderful time full of many Kodak moments.

These are my kiddos. This is just one picture from a series I did of them for there up coming Father's Day gift to their dad.

I love to play tennis and waiting for US Open.

After taking a shift "shot" of our City Fire Department, I said, "all finished" and this was the next shot I took! It was too funny to watch as they all assumed different positions descending from the fire truck. I could not resist this one.

The picture is taken in Frederikssund, DK - July 5th.

This was our first solo vacation in Cancun, Mexico. It was taken last September.

This picture was shot at our Shakespeare Park, September 2010.

This is my wee son Owen. Last summer we had the opportunity to get away for the week and enjoy the relaxing beach at the cottage. Well, Owen is not so fond of being away from his environment so I thought I would hang him out to dry.lol. Just kidding! He was grumpy but was a real trooper for this staged shot.

This is Patches. I adopted her in August 2010 and came right home and did her 1st photo shoot. I love this shot!

This picture was taken during a Memorial Day parade in my small town. The concentration in this musicians face was a delight to see.

I enjoyed the way the shapes combined on this custom car at a local car show.

Close-up of a peacock from our local zoo.

The Red Mill in Clinton, NJ is one of the most photographed places in NJ. It is said to be haunted and was featured on Ghost Hunters and other paranormal shows.

A World Trade Center tower replica of 9/11 is on display in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The names of victims are engraved on the granite base of this memorial and a 34 inch chunk of an actual WTC girder is mounted on the front.

As a resident of New York City, I continually venture out on the anniversary of 9/11 and photograph the twin beams that shine toward heaven to remind us of that day... a day that most of us will never forget. This shot was taken in front of the New York Stock Exchange, another symbol of the strength and ingenuity of the American people.

This is a picture of my grandson and granddaughter taking a stroll down the road to our house.

I love the vivid colors of the monarch butterfly and the pink cornflower. Taken in July 2011 at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Sleepy Hollow, NY

My new niece, the day after her baptism. She's just shy of four weeks old in this photo, quietly observing the entire world around her.

I had to crawl on my stomach for about 20 meters to get this photo. We rarely see hares as close as this here in the Highlands of Scotland, so this was special for me.

I took this image during a photography workshop in a cafe in Dusseldorf.

I was sitting in my parked car talking to a friend when I realized the rain on my windshield was creating multiple inverted images of the large tree in front of me. I immediately began snapping pictures. Once they'd been loaded onto the computer, I decided to turn one of the pictures upside down, and this is how it turned out! I don't think I'd ever noticed the images contained in rain drops before this, so it was a unique discovery for me.

My sister often poses for pictures, this being one of those times. I tried to capture the thought and emotion written on her face.

A beautiful Autumn scene taken in Cheesequake State Park, New Jersey. It's located only 30 miles from metropolitan New York.

This was captured during a post marriage photo shoot. The train was passing by at 120 Kmph. It was really hard to maintain a romantic feeling while standing just 3-4 feet away from the fast moving train.

Autumn Pears. Photographed in October 2010.

Editor's Choice: Comment on this picture in Kodak's "A Thousand Words" blog.

Driving home trying to stay ahead of a big lighting storm, I noticed the sun gleaming on some wheat fields near the foothills. I stopped to take a picture of the wheat blowing in the wind, and as I was leaving I took a picture of the road. I was pleasantly surprised of how dramatic a road through the wheat can be.
Location: Teton Valley, Idaho.

A picture of my cat Stanley taken in my home in Las Vegas, NV. Don't you just love his eyes.

This photo was taken on a visit to Talaltal Ghar in Sibsagar, Assam, India. The caretaker was going through his daily job, not even bothered by what we were doing.

After several days of heavy rain, the sun finally came out to shine one the beautiful fall trees! Taken in Saratoga Springs, NY. October 2010.

Having a super day with my grandbabies. We have so much fun "just crackin' up!

This picture is special to me because I had my niece with me and I was teaching her how to take waterfall pictures.
It was cold but she stuck it out with me like a real trooper. The picture was taken in Pigeon Forge, TN. November 2010.

I took this picture because of the beautiful warm light shinning on this handsome turtle. I loved the way it turned out, because the turtle seemed to be posing for me.