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The ridge in Barnard, Late Fall

November 15, 2007 | Photo Contests, Vermont

We went up to the house in Barnard Vermont for Veteran’s Day weekend. We didn’t do much, but it was nice to get a change of scenery. And I was able to get some shots of the ridge behind the house in late Fall for my series. See the earlier shots on Flickr.

New interviews have been posted in the Photographic Memories series, and don’t forget to checkout my sidebar for the latest HP Photo Books giveaways and contests from the mom bloggers. New this week:

• Due to a shipping error, Maya at The Laurent Files got an extra Photosmart A626 compact photo printer which she is giving away in her contest.
• Mir over at WantNot.net is also giving away some HP Photo Books this week. Entries for her random drawing end tomorrow.

Finally, if you are struggling over what to get your favorite child or Mum this holiday season, checkout the Cool Mom Picks Holiday Gift Guide.

Tags: HP Photo Books, Photographic Memories, photography, mommy bloggers

Photographic Memories Update

November 9, 2007 | Parent bloggers, Photo Contests, Products

We’ve created a badge for the Photographic Memories interviews that links directly to the page on the HP site with all the interviews. If you would like to use it on your blog or website, you can download the graphic or, even easier, you can link to it here using the code on this page.

Don’t forget to check out the HP Photo Books contests and giveaways, listed in my sidebar, and the 20% discount on the HP Photo Books at the HP Store until December 31st. Get the code for the discount here.

Thanks to Tracey for the suggestion to do the badge and Kristen for requesting the code version. I now know how to do something I didn’t know how to do yesterday !

Photo Contests

October 29, 2007 | Photo Contests

Don’t miss out on two photo contests that end this week: Mocha Momma’s Autumn Photo Contest and the HP/WWF Pumpkin Photo Contest. Both end today, October 29th.
And for November -

Tracey at Picture This and the women from Mamazine are hosting a contest called Mama Focus. The catch: you have to get over your fear of being IN the picture because that’s the theme: photos OF moms!

Applefest, Fall photo tips and pumpkins

October 15, 2007 | Douglas, Photo Contests, Photo Walks, Projects, Travel

Yesterday we went to the AppleFest at Mount Wachusett. The highlight was the chair lift ride to the top of the mountain. It was a gorgeous, cold fall day — clear enough to see Boston in the distance.

Here are some pictures I took on the ride back down the mountain. More on Flickr.

More fall photo fun:

Great fall photo tips from the folks at Photojojo

Jack-o-lantern carving stencils and a pumpkin photo contest from HP and the World Wildlife Fund. The carving stencils feature endangered species and wildlife scenes, and are available at www.worldwildlife.org/pumpkins and the HP Activity Center.

To enter the contest, upload a photo of your carved pumpkin to www.snapfish.com/goingwildwithpumpkins by October 29.

(Disclosure: HP is a client, although I did not work on this project.)

Home again, home again, jiggity jig

September 5, 2007 | Photo Contests, Travel, Vermont

So, we are back from two weeks in Vermont, school has started and there is a decidedly fall-ish nip in the air in the evenings. I ended up working a wee bit more than I wanted, but at least I wasn’t paying some outrageous hotel bill for the privilege.

Before I forget, I want to once again thank the great folks at Photojojo for their prize donations for A Little Perspective. We wanted a little something extra for our second prizes and Photojojo donated mailable photo frames. So, if you haven’t already checked out Photojojo, do it today. They have neat photo accessories and a great newsletter.

I won’t bore you with every single detail of our vacation. You can see all 200 or so photos I took on Flickr if you are so inclined.

But here are some of the highlights.

The Annual Scottish Festival in Quechee.

You can’t be Scottish and not tear up a bit when you hear the pipes. Especially Scotland the Brave.

Shelburne Museum, just outside Burlington. Be sure to check out the new green exhibit.

VINS, the Vermont Institute for Natural Science. Don’t miss the live raptor shows. Here, Doug is experiencing how hard it is to fly.

Billings Farm, one of Doug’s favorites, but I suspect it is for the picnic lunch of cheese, crackers and apples that you can buy as much as for the exhibits. Here, he is helping build a split rail fence.

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. Especially the tour of the house and the walk to the Pogue from Prosper Road.

The “house”

The Pogue

Cheese and maple syrup tasting at Sugarbush Farm in Woodstock.

The views from Mount Peg and Mount Tom. Here the view from the top of Mount Peg, a short hike that Dave and I did with two of our scotties, Reva and Sabrina.

The Alpine Slide at Pico, but don’t feel bad if you don’t feel like going down the slide. I didn’t and neither did my mom. Instead we rode the chairlift back down and got a most interesting perspective on the view.

Tags: A Little Perspective, Vermont, Billings Farm, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Pico, VINS, Sugarbush, Scotland, Scottish Festival, bagpipes,

A Little Perspective Winners

August 24, 2007 | Photo Contests

(updated September 5th with some additional prizes)

Thank you to everyone who submitted their pictures to A Little Perspective, the kids photo contest sponsored by Picture This, The Little Zygote That Could and Snapshot Chronicles. The entries were great, and it was hard to make our decisions. But we did

Here are the winners of our great prizes donated by Photojojo, HP, ClubMom and Fruity Cheerios. A complete list of prizes is posted below.

Under 6

First Place: What is This by Kerian

Second Place: Day at the Park by Faith

Third Place: Here Comes the Curl by Eve

Honorable Mentions: Green Swing by Olivia, Self-portrait by Marielle (6 months old), My Brother by Melody

Under 9

First Place: The dog by N (Natalya)

Second Place (tie): Lake Tahoe through the Trees by Alana and Snow from the Back Window by Delilah

Honorable Mentions: Alyssum by Celie, Hungry Gators by Matthew and Princess Leia by Vincent
Under 13

First Place: Overboard by Dakota

Second Place: Luna Moth by Caleb

Third Place: Spiral by Lil Zoot

Honorable Mentions: Turtle by Ryan and UIL from the 2d Floor by J

Be sure to check out the pool on Flickr to see all the other great entries. Tracey is going to keep the group open, and we hope everyone will continue to submit photos to the pool so we can see how these budding talents blossom*.

Prizes

First
Photojojo Camera Case
HP Pen
Club Mom Water Bottle

Second
HP Notebook with pen
Photojojo Mailable Picture Frame
Club Mom Water Bottle
HP Bomba Pen (one)

Third
HP Ball Cap (pink or blue)
Club Mom Water Bottle
HP Bomba Pen (one)

Honorable Mention
Fruity Cheerios
Club Mom Water Bottle

* Yeah, sorry about the flower thing, couldn’t help myself.

Tags: A Little Perspective, kids, photo contest, photography

If this is Tuesday, it must be….

August 20, 2007 | Photo Contests, Travel, Vermont

In the last week, I have been in Massachusetts, Vermont, and California, with two one-hour layovers in Cleveland Ohio and multiple drive-throughs of New Hampshire. How does the joke go? “I just flew in from the Coast, and boy, are my arms tired.”

We are back in Vermont until Labor Day. Douglas is enrolled in day camp at the Vermont Institute for Natural Science this week, and next week my mom joins us and I will be taking some time off.

Some good opportunities for photos though. Check out my Flickr sets to see Douglas swimming at Silver Lake in Barnard VT near our house, some views of San Francisco, Sausalito and Petaluma California that I took on last week’s business trip and the Billings Farm Antique Tractor Parade last Sunday, my perspective and Doug’s.

The winners of A Little Perspective, the photo contest I am doing with Tracey Clark and Sheri Reed, will be announced on the 24th. Stay tuned to hear who has won the neat PhotoJojo camera cases, HP ballcaps, pens and notebooks, Fruity Cheerios and ClubMom water bottles.

Enter, donate, vote

July 23, 2007 | Charity, Photo Contests

Just a few reminders.

Enter: Don’t forget to enter A Little Perspective, the photo contest for kids sponsored by Picture This, The Little Zygote That Could and Snapshot Chronicles. Contest starts tomorrow!

Donate: Please check out Love for Parker, a online fundraising effort and raffle to help a seriously ill little boy organized by Melody from Slurping Life.

Vote: I entered this picture of Douglas in a photo contest over at The Twinkies blog. Voting ends sometime this Friday or Saturday. If you feel like it, pop on over and vote for us. You can vote once per day, so please feel free to vote early and often.

Announcing A Little Perspective, a Kids Photo Contest

July 16, 2007 | Photo Contests

I am thrilled to be collaborating with Tracey Clark of Picture This and Sheri Reed of The Little Zygote That Could on A Little Perspective, a photo contest for kids.

The contest starts next Tuesday, July 24th. Submissions end on August 10th and we’ll announce the winners on August 24th.

A huge thank you to Photojojo and HP for donating contest prizes.

Read all the contest details here.

Tags: A Little Perspective, photo contest

Cool Mom Picks BlogHer Scavenger Hunt/Photo Contest

July 13, 2007 | BlogHer, Photo Contests

The women at Cool Mom Picks have put together a neat “scavenger hunt” photo contest for the upcoming BlogHer Conference. If you are going to BlogHer, check it out.

Even if you don’t play, you’re bound to be in a photo or two or more….

Tags: BlogHer, Cool Mom Picks, photo contest