Announcing King Zeus

This last weekend I was in Chicago visiting my sister and her new puppy. Her and her boyfriend just rescued a puppy from their local shelter, his name is Zeus and they believe he is nine months old. Zeus is a manchester terrier and border collie mix, so he doesn't sit still for anyone. As much fun as I had playing with Zeus, I found it almost impossible to capture a quality photo of him. In fact, I actually think the photos I took on my phone are better than the ones I was able to capture with my camera. One of the problems I ran into while taking photos outside, was weather. Chicago is known for not having the best weather and being the "Windy City"....well, that held true on Sunday when we walked to the park to take some photos. Colleen and her boyfriend Matt live about two blocks from a park in Chicago that over looks the entire skyline...it is so cool! The weather was sunny and windy, so it didn't make great photos come easy! Not to mention the temps were in single digits! So, we braved the cold and managed to get a couple good photos---my favorite of the bunch is actually the one of just the skyline... Anyway, we headed back to the apartment and fooled around taking some photos in there. However, the sun was producing just enough glare to make the photos look grainy....UGH! Luckily, I was able to capture some photos and be able to share them.

One of the things I told myself that I really wanted to start doing, was to take my camera with me where ever I went, so I could capture quality photos instead of just using the I-phone. Sadly, Colleen and I went to the bean in Chicago and I forgot to take my camera with me! UGH! Those would have been some cool cool photos! I did get some on my i-phone and shared them via instagram-where I am trying to make a conscious effort to show my photography on (you can follow me on there to see more i-phone quality photos from the trip (and some camera quality pics too). Username-emfk).

So envious of the skyline they have!

Meet King Zeus!

Best Skyline ever!