First Days of Summer

The Last Days of October

 

In the last days of October we ventured out to the local pumpkin patch. We wandered through the corn maze then collected some pumpkins for Halloween. It was the perfect fall day, and since we went in the late afternoon, the sun was starting to dip down in the sky. This produced a lovely back light, but also some harsh shadows. Overall, it was the perfect seasonal outing.

Black and White Summer Hike

In the middle of the summer when visiting our family's cottage, the "kids" of the family decided to head out and go on a hike. It was supposed to be a light hike, but it ended up being an intensive, wading through knee-deep water and making a detour to find a geocache, kind of hike. Luckily, the camera and I survived. These photos are the result of that summer afternoon.

Up the Hill (and Down Again)

Tree Fungus

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I recently bought a new computer and while I was transferring pictures over to my new hard drive I found this little series of photos. At the time, I had just bought a Lensbaby fisheye lens and was testing it out on everything and anything. These picture (and a hundred others that I deleted) are the results of the test drive. I thought it was a shame that I never shared them, so here they are, rescued from the depths of my hard drive.

Ruins

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After some internet digging, my sister (always a willing model) and I found these ruins in our region. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon then a photo shoot at a cool location?

You'll notice in shots one and five, I played around with intention blurring of the subject. I'm beginning to learn that the subject doesn't always need to be pin sharp to make a good image.