I’m Back – Six Days Worth!

Hello out there in blog world!  Thank you for your patience while I was on vacation in SW Florida.  I did my best to keep blogging, but the beautiful sunny weather and companionship with family got in the way :)

Here we go with SIX days worth :

Sorry no exif data!  I downloaded the free Beta version of Lightroom 3,  and used it to process this photo.   Not sure where the data is… one step at a time, right?!

This photo was taken on the small boat to our private beach (well, private for a large community and the Marriot!).  We love the private beach.  Twice a week they run the boat for sunset.  My Dad and I took my 3 and one of our nephews.  We had so much fun – and of course it was a stunning sunset! 

Sunset light makes me very, very happy.

 

 

 

Not so much orange sunset glow left, but I’m still mesmerized by this shot.  I’m so glad she’s growing her hair long!

 

 

 

f/5.6  1/640  ISO100

Fort Myers beach.  My parents and all grandchildren besides one (Hi baby Rex ~ next year, okay?).

Learned a lot from taking this photo, especially to make sure to tell everyone to not look down! I took 20+ shots of this (I only asked for one try), and in NOT ONE shot is everyone looking ahead or sideways.  Always someone looking down.  Note to self for future!

 

 

 

f/5.6  1/640  ISO100

Yes, Willis got to go to the beach too.  He is definitely NOT a water dog, but that’s okay :)

 

 

 

f/4.5  1/500  ISO100

My oldest girl loves to take photos too (I’m happy!).  I put it in Aperture mode for her, and let her go.  I love to see what she sees – most of the time  it is completely different than I.  And I enjoy that very much.

I’ve been meaning to take a self-portrait for a while now.  Although this isn’t quite a self portrait, I like it.  (Strategic  positioning of my son!)

 

 

 

f/8 (wanted to have the cows mostly in focus)  1/200  ISO100

The drive home.  Somewhere in Florida we stopped, and happened upon this wonderful field of cows & calves. 

The drive home.  Normally around 12 hours.  Almost 14 on Easter Sunday.  Me oh MY!

 

 

 

f/2.8  1/250  ISO200

Home.  Happy to be home. 

Grilling, chilling & laughing on the deck.

 

 

 

f3.2  1/400 ISO400

Yup, we got dandelions in our yard!  Oh, and more pollen than you can EVEN imagine.

  I was hoping to capture  a nice flow of white fluffies after she blew, but it was a tough little dandelion to work with!

 

Until tomorrow…

 

~Kathy~