Due West Photography

A Little Rusty

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:47:00 +0000

Flora

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:58:00 +0000

Pink Season

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:42:00 +0000

Party Crashing

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:02:00 +0000

Today, I stumbled onto a fairy picnic.

It was pretty awesome.

Ruin

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:36:00 +0000

Black and White and Frozen

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:33:00 +0000

Wishing for a Winter Wonderland

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:02:00 +0000

This winter has been more than a little underwhelming if you're a snow lover like me. Just too warm. But last weekend we took a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway and the ice from the springs on the rock faces was beautiful. Now if it would only snow!

Project 366

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Midway through last year, I started a Project 365. I didn't make it more than a couple of months, but I enjoyed it and it led to some photos that I really like. So I thought New Years Day would be a good time to restart a Project 366 for the leap year. Here are a couple of my favorites so far.

A Year Blogged II

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:24:00 +0000

Like last year, I picked one favorite shot from each month of the past year. Here's a look back at 2011 through my lens:

January: Crossing, Crozet, VA

February: February Freeze, Crozet, VA

March: Almost Spring, Crozet, VA

April: Grazing, White Hall, VA

May: Peony II, Crozet, VA

June: Pump, Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards

July: Landing Gear, Crozet, VA

August: In Formation, Rodanthe, NC

September: Slice, Crozet, VA

October: Late Bloomer I, Virginia Beach, Virginia

November: Creeper, Charlottesville, VA

December: Sentinel, Crozet, VA

Direction

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:55:00 +0000

Hope you chart a course in the New Year that brings you success and health, helps you find the place you're meant to be, and gives you the strength to change direction if that's what's needed to get there.

Local Brews

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:06:00 +0000

If there's something better than sneaking away to share a hot chocolate at a local coffee spot with your favorite toddler, I don't know what it is.

Thank you, Crozet Mudhouse for giving us a place to make it happen.

and I Can Breathe In A Small Town

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:28:00 +0000

Scenes from the 2011 Crozet Christmas Parade. Many thanks to the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department for doing what they do, and for continuously being the heart of our community.

Calm before the storm.

Solitude

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:56:00 +0000

Horizons

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:41:00 +0000

Each year, after Thanksgiving, our family takes a trek down to the OBX for some R&R. Every day we're there, we make it a point to watch the sunset. My oldest is just getting to the age where I try to reiterate to her an appreciation that every sunset is a gift, every horizon a possibility.

Creeper

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:30:00 +0000

Make a Wish

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:53:00 +0000

Fallen

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:31:00 +0000

Late Bloomers

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:20:00 +0000

Webs and Water

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:31:00 +0000

Cooler mornings bring a good warning system to avoid walking face first into your favorite garden dweller.

Sundrenched

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:17:00 +0000

Summer Sun

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:13:00 +0000

Schools are in session, and Labor Day brings the unofficial end to Summer in a few short weeks. This one flew by. Though I always look forward to Fall, its less hectic pace and milder temperatures, saying goodbye to Summer and all of its perks can be bittersweet. My next few blog posts will be an homage to the season of sun.

In Formation

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:53:00 +0000

Rodanthe, NC
A bamboo box mounted version of this print is part of the work currently on exhibit at Mountfair Vineyards.

The Benefits of a Cloudy Day

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:59:00 +0000

I love an overcast day for taking pictures. Some might consider cloudy days dreary, but they can be great for lighting in portraits, and I'd take clouds over a clear sky any day for landscape shots.
Whether it's a sky dotted with big, puffy clouds that add visual interest . . .

Or a completely grey sky that makes greens really pop. . .

There is a bright side to a cloudy day.

Project 365

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:58:00 +0000

I'm six days into my Project 365, where I take a photo every day for a year. I think it will be a good chance to look at things around me a little differently, and chronicle a time in my life. I've decided to take all of my 365 photos on my iPhone using Instagram. I love Instagram as a community of photo sharing. Are you on Instagram too? I'm duewestphoto there - find me!

Landing Gear

noreply@blogger.com (Stacey) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:26:00 +0000