Silhouettes and Garden Tools

Silhouetted Lake Side

7/26 Photograph In a Line

Shapes / Kids / Silhouetted

Garden Tools

7/27 Photograph the Right Tool

Hand Tool / Device / Gizmo

This weekend's prompts were easy enough to do on our trip to visit my aunt in Maine. Of course once I had my husband and aunt posing for the silhouette, they had to become dramatic. Marc had changed out the flag and I liked the silhouette from where I sat and from there it was easy to get the two of them posing. We had beautiful weather on Saturday with cool nights. There was a haze in the sky during the day that we think are from wildfires in other parts of the country, though nothing was said in the news. It made for an interesting sun set on the ride up.

I debated on whether or not to go with the poison Ivy/ cellulitis on my arm. After 24 hours of antibiotics it was angry looking on Friday and I wasn't sure if it was a good idea to leave that night or wait. But then I thought that the drive would be better on Friday then to get in with the big Saturday morning cottage change-over traffic. Yes, there is such a thing here in NH, especially in the Lakes region. We got up to Maine about 8 PM and was able to begin playing cards. It was nice to be computer free and we never put on the television. We played Kings in the Middle, Skipbo and taught my Aunt how to play the Golf Card game. 

Saturday morning, my husband went out early for a quick Kayak paddle and then I went out later in the morning. It was rough and we did not stay out long, with the tricky entry into the kayak and favoring my right arm, I tweaked my back. ( Or as the doctor said today, being a weekend warrior minus the stretching) No floating for me because I didn't want to get the arm wet and we just read all afternoon by the lake. It was very relaxing. More card games at night after sitting by the lake during sunset. The next morning, my husband went for a very long kayak paddle early since we had a line of storms heading our way. No boat traffic which made it easy for him. 

It was interesting being back in a place where I have taken so many photos after 7 months of a daily project, taking an online class, putting together an introduction class and just taking more pictures. It's easy on some levels, but then I know what it takes for a really good picture and it is frustrating! For example, Loons do not come close to people and without a longer lens, I wasn't happy with the shots I did get. But then I know that when I am kayaking and taking pictures that I have the ability to fix crooked horizons/land lines with Lightroom 5. Something that I figured out was that I need to work on exposure when there is lighter sky, I just don't get a lot of sky in my photos at home. 

I was able to get a beautiful picture of a hummingbird, unfortunately, even with an iso of 400 and shutter speed of 1/800 sec, the wings aren't "motionless". 

And because one of my two readers has requested more people photos, here are some more shots from our weekend in Maine.

Within the small islands, the water was calmer.

Photos around the Lake. Me with a new friend, a natural pin.