Captured by the Canon

This weekend has been awesome! Great weather, good company, fun games, yummy food, and time outdoors. Spending time at our trailer by the Provo River with my family is one of my favorite things about this time of year. One of the reasons I love living in Utah is the fact that in less than 30 minutes I can be up in the mountains completely separated from reality and all of the day to day chaos. It's so peaceful and calming. The scenery, the wildlife, and my family (who I absolutely love of course)! Here is a little preview of what I am referring to (view from our deck)...

Another great thing about this weekend is that it has gotten me super excited about my camera (Canon Rebel T2i that I am still figuring out how to use). Not that I wasn't excited before, but I am not going to lie that it was a little intimidating at first. The more I know, the more I want to take pictures! I practiced all weekend long and figured out some more settings and tricks. Here are some pictures that I thought turned out pretty good.

Action shot (playing fetch with Barkley)

The cool thing about these next few pictures is that we were sitting far away on a lawn chair. I used my telephoto lens so I could get a picture without scaring them away.

Hummingbird

This Yellow Warbler was singing to me haha

This picture was from last weekend, but I had to share. Kennedy's new puppy, Bella. Isn't she adorable!?