11/8 Give Thanks for A Day on the Water

Great Light and Wind for Sailing

11/8 Give Thanks for Interesting Light

Shadows / Highlights / With a Flash

After looking at the forecast, my friend thought that today would be the day for renting a sailboat. We went over to Cape Canaveral and rented what we have nicknamed the "Ghetto" Bird, it wasn't the Free Bird that K had in NH, but it worked out well for our afternoon sail. After making sandwiches and a stop for some refreshments we went over to the marina where we took out a sail boat. The marina guy warned us about not sailing close to the shore to avoid going ashore and then told us that everyone gets stuck. If you do, the instructions were to just get out of the boat and push, that's how shallow the river can be. 

It was warm and we brought along the bluetooth speaker so we could l listen to sailing music, think Christopher Cross and similar soft rock music from the 70's. K has a go pro camera which takes fun videos and at some point when I get a lot of time, I hope to figure out iMovie to make a film of the day. It's a shame that the card was full on our way back in when I was motoring in while K was up front, where she was up close to a group of dolphins swimming in front of the boat alongside of us. 

Here is a short video taken while we were sailing.

11/4 to 11/6 Capture Your365 Catch up

Jumping Dolphin- November Catch

11/4 Give Thanks for Movement

Exercise / Journey / Act

The dolphins were "frisky" this morning and I wish I had more time to just sit outside to take pictures. This was the best shot, taken with a zoom/telephoto lens, 250 mm, f/7.1, 1/250 sec. It was overcast so I had to set the iso to 400. Hoping that there will be some sunnier days for more action shots. 

It was funny that the prompt instructions were for running pictures since those days are gone for me. I think that having a DSLR camera when my youngest was running cross country would have driven him crazy. Easier now to get animals in action.

Where I Stand, Florida Style

11/5 Give Thanks For Where I Stand

This Day / The Present / Today

I love this prompt, always fun to see where everyone is standing. This was my "stance" this morning with my cup of coffee looking out over the river at our condo in Florida. Company left yesterday and I was off to visit my parents for the day, quick relaxation time, but no dolphins jumping. Thankful for my little spot of heaven and will miss it while it is rented this winter. Back to boots standing in snow!

Sea Shell at The Beach

11/ 6 Give Thanks for Mother Nature

Seasons / Scenery / Your Backyard

 I brought the macro lens to the beach today and took a lot of pictures, but I like all the textures in this shot. Not a scenic picture, but a close up of nature on the beach. In the evening we took a walk down to the beach in while the full moon was rising, we definitely enjoyed what Mother Nature provided today.

I love using the time-lapse option in the iPhone camera settings. This is of the sunrise in the morning. Some days are better than others. 

Caring

Caring: Father and Son posing 

1/25 Photograph Caring

Connection / Friendship / Family

Today's prompt required me to wait until the afternoon for my son to awaken after going to bed very late. It looks cold, but it was a balmy 24 degrees outside. I love this shot because of the way my husband is looking at S with a smile on his face. This was not the first shot, but one of many.

When we came inside, there was demand for modeling fees, then finger pointing at father for allowing mother to have a camera. It really can be tough to have a parent with a camera pointed at you all the time.  But as you can see, they did have fun outside. 

After the group shots, I then tried to recreate some of the photos that I took of my youngest last week. 

Even without the snow, I think I got some keepers.  

Today was a productive day for me computer wise as I backed up my Mac and then downloaded Photoshop Elements onto the PC laptop to be able to use the slideshow function for my photoshop class.  Here is a version of the slideshow without the music since I don't think it's legal for me to have a copyrighted song on my blog without the artist's permission. The version that I did for class has James Taylor's version of The River and I think viewing it small is better than large. All of the pictures on the slideshow were taken within 2 miles of our condo in Florida. It's a shame that I can't name all of them. (When viewing this blogpost on Ipad, the video does not appear)