Frito Fire | Jan. 03, 2013 | 7:23 pm | San Juan, TX | f/5.6 | 1/50 | Canon EOS Rebel T3 1100D
Did you know Fritos make excellent kindling? I did! The light from the fire was bright enough that I didn’t have to use the flash. I had to breathe a lot of smoke for this shot, but I think it was worth it.
Marshmallow | Jan. 03, 2013 | 7:16 pm | San Juan, TX | f/5.0 | 1/12 | Canon EOS Rebel T3 1100D
My family and I found the perfect way to roast marshmallows without burning them. You simply heat up the skewer, and then stick it into your marshmallow. Not only does it cook perfectly inside, it doesn’t get sticky on the outside and it releases the neatest plume of smoke. I took a few shots of this, but only this one turned out well.
Blackberry | Dec 29, 2012 | 8:13 pm | San Juan, TX | f/4.0 | 1/40 | Canon EOS Rebel T3 1100D
I shot this in automatic mode, I pointed my camera at mom, told her to smile, and she pulled this weird face and showed of the blackberry she had been about to eat. I like how sharp the focus turned out in this pic, so unfortunately for Mom, her silly face will live forever in infamy on this blog.
Sweet Potato Muffins | Dec. 31, 2012 | 7:18 pm | San Juan, TX | f/4.0 | 1/40 | Canon EOS Rebel T3 1100D
My brother Brandon made these awesome sweet potato buttermilk muffins. Again, this was shot in automatic mode and I can’t take any credit for the quality, because I had no idea what I was doing. I basically just got lucky.
Quintessence and Kitsch | Dec. 27, 2012 | 5:21 pm | San Juan, TX | f/4.5 | 1/60 | Canon EOS Rebel T3 1100D
My Mom keeps a big cabinet in the living room full of all sorts of dolls and figurines. Among them I found this tiny copper nativity. I actually wanted to focus on the Christ child, but the automatic focus grabbed the Mother Mary instead. It ultimately made for a more interesting photo.