Spring Tease..

If you're from Iowa, you know what I'm talking about! Last week it was beautiful out.. I'm talking high 50s to 60 degree weather. It was amazing! That kind of weather really gets you motivated to go out and do something! So what do I decide to do?.. Go take pictures, of course :). My usual drive around the country side wasn't as successful as I would have liked, but it was still fun and took my mind off of school.
Here's some of my favorites..

I wasn't quite sure this was a dirt road until we got there, but it was so pretty!

 Full Moon!

The Sunset is my favorite part of the day :)

Hopefully this week and next I'll start posting some of my past pictures I've taken during the summer and last fall! School has been too hectic lately, but I am taking a photography class on Mondays now, so I'm constantly learning new things :)

More to come soon!

Bailey Rae 

Winter Adventures

Hey guys!
I've been kind of nervous about doing my first post, more like really nervous. As my bio says, my name is Bailey and I am a freshman at Iowa State University where I am majoring in advertising. I ultimately want to get into web design and/or photography. 
Where to start..

I've been taking pictures for a while now. I received my Nikon D80 from my aunt Lisa and her friend Laurie I think my last birthday so I've only been shooting with it for about 7 months now. I'm starting to get the hang of it. I love going on, what my boyfriend and I call "picture drives" when we drive around the countryside and he stops whenever I say so I can snap a picture :). I really enjoy shooting scenery, but I guess that's just my starting point while I'm still learning how to use my camera. I would like to get into portraits in the future and anything else I can mess around with. 
Sunday drive.
Last Sunday we drove to Ledges State Park in central Iowa to get some winter shots since I hadn't had the chance to go out and shoot any yet. What a day.. I got into the car and as we started on our drive I realized my camera was almost dead.. it was too late to turn around, so I had to suck it up and hope it lasted for a while! It wasn't the best kind of weather, but sometimes you just have to go with it, especially if you're a busy college student. So i did. I have to say they aren't my best work, but there will be other snowy days, especially in Iowa :). Here's a taste of what I got.

[Drive way entrance with a beautiful background behind]

[Wintry Path]

[You'll notice that I absolutely love fences, I'm not sure why. I just love the look of barbed wire. This was one of those "Noah! STOP!" sort of pictures.]

[This picture doesn't do justice to how steep this hill was. I was honestly scared to even attempt to try to get up it. I can't imagine how the people who have to travel this road everyday do it in the winter time!]

That's all I have edited for now, but definitely more to come soon! Thanks for stopping!

Bailey Rae