Blue Sky Saturday

“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.”

Thich Nhat Hanh - Vietnamese monk

A week of snow, ice and single digit temperatures gave way to a miraculous blue sky Saturday. I threw my gear bag over my shoulder and snuck out of the house while the family slept. My first stop was Rocky Point at Concord Park.

The only photoshop work was resizing all of them and I cropped three of them. Nothing else was altered.

Arriving Flights

I made a friend, although he didn't look so friendly as he charged towards me. I've had two Weimeraners and I swear all other Weimies know it because they always come running to me. I gave him a friendly pet and his owner called him back. A few minutes later something nudged me in the back as I was squatting, taking pictures of the geese. He just had to have my attention. He kept coming back every few minutes as if to say, "What are you doing? Doncha wanna play?"

Sticks and Stones

Camera Shy

Marina Mania

In class, we have been focusing on (camera puns kill me) using aperture and shutter speed to achieve a neutral light meter just for mechanics but Tom has kept emphasizing that is just for now for learning purposes. There are times where that is NOT what you want. I think I stumbled onto one of those times this morning. There was some haze early on.

"Properly exposed" subject:
"Purposed underexposed by 2/3rds stop" subject (I think 1/3rd stop might have been perfect):
Other shots from the marina

Oh Bouy!

Trevor and I went back to the park later today but the conditions had changed and most of the shots were for our family albums. However, I liked this one.

I Think We've Been Disconnected...

I snapped this shot of Trevor through a 12" long drain pipe that was stacked by the side of the road, waiting to be installed.

I thought I'd end with the last shot of the morning session. What a great morning. Hope yours rocked too.

Peace !