Barefoot Everyday

New Locale

2007-06-05T15:08:00.000-07:00

Ray of Light

2007-05-25T12:06:00.001-07:00

Ray of Light, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Available on Etsy

I'm going to fire up this photo-a-day weblog again. It's been getting a little rusty (okay, okay, a lot rusty) and I love the concept of it, and the photo-a-day community.

Etsy!

2007-02-25T09:01:00.001-08:00

etsyscreen, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

I just noticed that my Inquisitive Sanchez print is in the "hand-picked items" section of Etsy's homepage. 98% of my photographic concentration has gone into BeeTour lately, it's nice to get little surprises from my BarefootPhotos endeavor. You can check out my shop on Etsy here

G and Leo

2006-11-06T12:14:00.000-08:00

G and Leo, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Kaki King

2006-10-28T06:53:00.000-07:00

Kaki King, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Kaki King @ The Varsity

Flugelhorn

2006-10-13T22:51:00.000-07:00

Flugelhorn, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

I'm really bad about this one-photo-per-day thing, and that's unfortunate. Hopefully I'll get better soon. I'll try!

Kiki

2006-10-01T19:52:00.000-07:00

Kiki, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Lovin' Summer

2006-08-31T17:41:00.000-07:00

Lovin' Summer, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Spoonbridge Field Goal

2006-08-27T22:55:00.000-07:00

Spoonbridge Field Goal, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Scampolicious

2006-08-24T23:10:00.000-07:00

Scampolicious, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

As far as photo-a-day sites go, photos of your pets are pretty lame, but come on. She's way too cute.

Crazy Eagle

2006-08-19T19:00:00.000-07:00

Crazy Eagle, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Having grown up in Minnesota, bald eagle sightings aren't really a rare occurance, though the bird is so amazing that it's always fun to see. Anyone here can tell instantly whether a bird is a bald eagle or not because they fly in a very distinct way, and nothing about them is really like any other bird. This is why when I went backpacking in the Boundary Waters I was amazed to see a crazy eagle sighting. The bird took off majestically from a tree and dove to catch a fish, but missed it (a rare occurance in and of itself) and then landed on the water and sat there for about 5 minutes as though it had confused itself with a sea gull. It was most definitely a strange sight.

Xavier Rudd

2006-07-30T20:28:00.000-07:00

Xavier Rudd, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Clearwater Lake

2006-07-29T18:38:00.000-07:00

Clearwater Lake, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Bruce Cockburn

2006-07-19T04:55:00.000-07:00

Bruce Cockburn, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Alan Sparhawk

2006-07-16T16:54:00.000-07:00

Alan Sparhawk, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Happy 4th!

2006-07-06T07:26:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th!, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Blue Fish

2006-06-27T19:26:00.000-07:00

Fish, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

My life has been pretty crazy lately, so unfortunately I haven't had much time to do photography. I'm hoping that it'll get better soon, though.

Daisy

2006-06-16T14:04:00.000-07:00

Daisy, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Sheba!

2006-06-13T15:47:00.000-07:00

Sheba!, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Fire Dancer | 2241

2006-06-08T20:24:00.000-07:00

Fire Dancer | 2241, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Great Blue Heron

2006-05-20T13:46:00.000-07:00

Great Blue Heron, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Color select, indeed

2006-05-18T20:00:00.000-07:00

Color select, indeed, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Lemur Nap

2006-05-14T20:35:00.000-07:00

Lemur Nap, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Evolution

2006-05-13T17:58:00.000-07:00

Evolution, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Tiger

2006-05-12T20:11:00.001-07:00

Tiger, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Tiger

2006-05-12T20:11:00.000-07:00

Tiger, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Lifelines

2006-05-11T15:29:00.000-07:00

Lifelines, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Presidents

2006-05-07T15:55:00.000-07:00

Presidents, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Crabapple Trees

2006-05-02T16:10:00.000-07:00

Crabapple Trees, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Red

2006-05-01T16:27:00.000-07:00

Red, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Sleepy Spider Monkey

2006-04-30T13:00:00.000-07:00

Sleepy Spider Monkey, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Tree Roots

2006-04-28T12:26:00.000-07:00

Tree Roots, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Contemplative

2006-04-27T20:59:00.000-07:00

Contemplative, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Melismatics

2006-04-23T21:05:00.000-07:00

Melismatics, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Melismatics @ The Triple Rock

Meerkat

2006-04-22T22:20:00.000-07:00

Meerkat, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

Pissed-Off Mama Goose

2006-04-20T09:34:00.000-07:00

Pissed-Off Mama Goose, originally uploaded by b4refo0tmu5ic.

I was walking around by the pond with my camera up to my eye, trying to capture a picture of this super cool looking heron. Once I got to the edge of the water the heron flew away and I missed the shot. As I put my camera down I looked to the left of me, and about 3.5 feet away I saw this goose. It startled me a little bit because they're giant, but I didn't think much of it because I figured that if I upset it too much it would just go in the water and be fine. It started getting noticably pissed, and it was then that I realized it was actually sitting on eggs. It started hissing at me and then I noticed that another goose was in the water, swimming towards the shore at full force.

What's a girl to do, huh? Run away fast, of course. Welllll, after adjusting my camera settings, pulling back the zoom, and taking a photo, of course.

Reflected

2006-04-14T18:17:00.000-07:00

I've been in a colossal-sized photo-funk lately and it's been kind of rough. Luckily, through tonight's photos, I think I'm slowly crawling out of it and starting to not hate everything I shoot.

Thanks for stopping by, and hopefully the funk will disappear for real and I'll actually want to post more photos.

Chris Koza Band

2006-04-02T19:43:00.000-07:00

Chris Koza had his CD release party at the Turf Club in St. Paul, MN last night and it was the best local show I've seen in a long time. The Turf Club was packed with many superb people and the bands rocked it out.

Fire Dancers at the spotArt show

2006-03-26T16:07:00.000-08:00

Some of my photographs are currently at spotArt's "SpotSpring" show and there were fire dancers at the opening reception on Friday. A good time was had by all.

Hanging On To Winter

2006-03-24T09:54:00.000-08:00

Celtic Stone

2006-03-21T16:03:00.000-08:00

Rachel

2006-03-19T17:21:00.000-08:00

Tilt Shift

2006-03-15T09:43:00.000-08:00

The photography world goes through it's cycles and crazes. The latest one is the fake tilt shift and I decided to jump on the bandwagon and try it out. This is an old photo from Ireland.

I recommend clicking on it so you can view the full-size version.

Snow

2006-03-13T14:58:00.000-08:00

There was no snow on the ground yesterday, and now; lots.

Green Iguana

2006-03-11T11:00:00.000-08:00

Christmas in March

2006-03-09T18:17:00.000-08:00

Nap Time

2006-03-08T08:38:00.000-08:00

Down and Above

2006-03-03T15:29:00.000-08:00

Down and Above
Late Night Kirby
Duluth, MN
03.01.06

Alexis

2006-02-28T14:25:00.000-08:00

Angular Free Throw

2006-02-25T18:30:00.000-08:00

Basketball Tournament Number 3 went down today and I'm a tired, tired girl. Over 1,500 photos were taken.

Train

2006-02-23T15:09:00.000-08:00

I'm a secret train dork. A lot of people get frustrated when they have to wait for a train to cross the road, and I've always found it a little magical. I want to know where it's going and where it's been; one train has to hold millions of stories.

Feist

2006-02-22T14:24:00.000-08:00

So "Photo-A-Day" means a photo EVERY day, huh? Interesting...

Cyrus 3/4

2006-02-15T15:00:00.000-08:00

Basketball

2006-02-13T17:19:00.000-08:00

Abstract Macro

2006-02-09T13:00:00.000-08:00

Boston Terrier

2006-02-08T17:18:00.000-08:00

I've missed a few days, which is unfortunate given that this is a "photo-a-day" site, leading one to believe that there will be a photo a day. I promise it'll be more consistent starting now.

Bridge Over The Liffey | Reflected

2006-02-05T20:58:00.000-08:00

Photographers are Bad Ass

2006-02-03T19:02:00.000-08:00

Ya know, sometimes you just need to do what it takes to get the shot.

Karli

2006-02-02T17:25:00.000-08:00

First photo shoot today with Karli; more photos here.

Tiny Fingers

2006-02-01T19:12:00.000-08:00

February is shaping up to be a far better month than January. I now have 2 jobs and a photography passion that's continually growing and creating a name for itself. I've recently started taking more pictures of people, and I've realized that I tend to go for the more artistic shot as opposed to the classic one, and probably the one that does the subject more justice. I don't think this has to be a bad thing as long as I keep it in mind and am aware of it. I'm taking some portraits tomorrow, so we'll see if I can find a compromise somewhere in between.

Sleepy Baby

2006-01-31T20:24:00.000-08:00

Bonsai

2006-01-30T17:21:00.000-08:00

It was kind of a trying day today and I got home and immediately sought refuge in my camera. I didn't know what to take pictures of, but I knew that would help take my mind off of things; what I didn't know was that I'd find a little piece of zen right in my house.

Feist

2006-01-28T22:47:00.000-08:00

Tonight's photo comes a little late because I went to the Feist show at The Fine Line, which was superb. Unfortunately my batteries died early in the show, too early for me to get the settings perfect so the quality isn't mind blowing, but at least I captured some of it.

I was really surprised by how great of a show she put on. I expected wonderful music, of course, but I thought that it would be more chill and relaxed, and I was presently surprised when she came on stage and jumped around like a rockstar. I saw her at the Winnipeg Folk Festival this past summer, but there were a million people there and I was a long way away, so was never really able to partake in the whole community of the show.

Live music is one of the biggest reasons that I moved to Minneapolis and that's proving to be a great decision-maker.

Jump Shot

2006-01-28T17:01:00.000-08:00

I've been photographing some high school basketball games lately, so if anyone has any tips on shooting in low-light, that would be great. I'm using a Fuji S7000, so at this time I don't have the possibility of using faster lenses, etc., which would obviously help.

Eye Macro

2006-01-27T11:41:00.000-08:00

I always had kind of a phobia of photographing people, but that's starting to go away as I get more comfortable with taking photos in general, and I'm starting to love it. If you're in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area and are interested in doing some TFP shoots, feel free to send me an email (barefootphotos AT gmail DOT com) and I'd love to work together to come up with something fabulous.

Duck Underwater

2006-01-26T12:03:00.000-08:00

I recently moved to St. Paul, MN and decided to walk around the Como Zoo one day. It was in the middle of winter, so there were very few people at the zoo, and it felt kind of surreal; as though you were visiting on the animals' day off.