Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Scavenger Hunt Sunday, I have missed you....

October has been an especially busy month at my house, between football,

being sick, and a one parent household for much of the month.

But I have to warn you, I'm really stre---t---chi-----ing the prompts this week!

Last week, I was given a challenge and loaned a 300mm f2.8 D II Nikkor lens by a photographer

who photographs all of the sports at my kids high school. I met him last year, and this year we have

gotten to know each other standing on the sidelines at the varsity football games. He was going to be

out of town and wanted me to fill in for him.....I was a little nervous as I had never shot with a lens with

this kind of reach before (or price tag). On my crop sensor camera the 300mm (in 35 mm terms) is 450mm!

I literally had to stand in the end zone of the opposite side of the plays!

I have fallen in love with this lens.

Going back to my 70-300 4.5-5.6 is just never going to be the same.

So, here are my prompt interpretations:

{ patterns }

At half time, the band and color guard perform while walking in patterns on the field.

{ machine }

This one I took the day before at my son's freshman game, being a tackling machine.

{ signs or logos }

This is the sign you get from #28 after he sacks the quarterback!

{ rocks or stones }

No, no rocks or stones, just a fumbled football . . . however when you get the little recycled tire pellets from the astroturf in your shoes, they sure feel like rocks!

{ sparkle }

And what would a football game be without the lovely drill team in all their sparkles?

And that's my story and I'm stickin' to it . . .

Have a great weekend y'all!

Love, Kim

XO