Dis Photo Board Assigment, July, 09: Summer and Patriotism

[cdfl30]

 

[skbachand]

My baby having corn on the cob for the fourth! SUMMER!
Canon 50mm
AV mode
f/1.8
SS: 1/320
ISO:100

Kelliann

 

[skbachand]

Love those castaway cay photos!

 

[pednurse]

Due to rain, we had to set off our fireworks Friday instead of Saturday....kids had a "blast" though.

f/5.6, 1/500sec, ISO 1100

f/5.6, 1/100sec, ISO 200

f/4.8, 1/100sec, ISO 200

f/4.8, 1/100sec, ISO 200

 

[Tuffcookie]

Apologizing in advance for not submitting a NEW picture...This is an old picture of youngest DS with the American flag that was at the Twin Towers on 9-1-1.

TC

 

[Suburbanmom]

Nikon D300
1/100; f/11; ISO 200
lens: 70-200mm at 105mm
I knew I couldn't hold it steady at 1/100 so I rested the camera on a picnic table
that's Cedar Point left of center

 

[oregondaddyof2]

Taken on the 4th of July...

 

[ColleenG]

I just got a DSLR and had a lot of fun with it today on our trip to the waterfalls.

Here are a few.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Congrats, Colleen! Nice shots.

 

[dcg0317]

From yesterday, wild red Raspberries and my son picking some.

 

[KSchwagg86]

a little girl and her father enjoying the parade on the 4th!

 

[ColleenG]

Congrats, Colleen! Nice shots.

Thanks Pea-n-Me! I can't wait to try to shoot some fireworks with my new toy. That's if DH will let it get near the beach!

 

[Groucho]

Most of my patriotic/summer pics for July were posted in my Sampson State Pk thread, but I'll put a few different ones in here...

Summer sky... this was taken with a Sears 60-300mm F4-F5.6 (K-mount, auto-aperture) that I picked up locally a few months ago for $30. My initial reaction was that it was a waste even at that price, but I tried it a little more on this trip and was surprised that I actually got some pretty sharp photos with it. The contrast is a bit flat but that can be tweaked pretty easily in Lightroom. I guess it'll do until I get a 300mm F4 prime.

Some military music...

Icy drinks while waiting for the rain to stop...

I'll try to get some new pics done specifically for the assignment!

 

[Miller1412]

A few "summer" shots from today at the pool...

Even the dog got in on the action...

 

[pdmedic]

Is it okay to post more then one set of photos? If so great if not disregard these images.

From a float trip on the elk river in Missouri nothing says summer quite like floating down the river.

You can see the canoes on the beach while my son plays with grandma behind them.

Pulled up on the beach for some fun.

Just a view from the shore. We picked up the can that someone had left.

No pictures from the trip I wasn't comfortable taking the camera on the river.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

pmedic, post as many as you like!

Enjoying everyone's photos, great ideas. Keep em coming!

 

[spinetnglr]

Finally got around to processing and converting from RAW my fireworks shots. Taken July 5, 2009 from Negley Park overlooking the Susquehanna River and City Island, location of the Harrisburg PA fireworks display. It was a reasonably calm night with not alot of air moving to clear the smoke from previous fireworks.

Harvey Taylor Bridge and the Susquehanna River after the fireworks

 

[wdwgirl03]

Hi everyone, I just found this thread and thought I'd share a few pictures from the Great Circus Parade. It's an old Milwaukee tradition that finally returned after a six-year hiatus. It's such an amazing parade and is just as grand as the Rose Parade and Macy's Parade. There was one part of the parade that was called the Patriotic section so I thought I'd share a couple of those. Hope you enjoy!

Have you ever seen the movie Toby Tyler? This wagon was featured in the beginning scenes!

 

[ColleenG]

I love when the lilys bloom. They are right out my back kitchen window and you can smell them in the whole down stairs of the house.

ISO 400, 50mm, f/1.8 1/400

Taken with my new 50mm f/1.8

 

[klmall]

I actually celebrated the 4th on July 6th since that is when the local Fire Chief who works at camp was available to shoot the fireworks off! Yes, I was at Goshen Boy Scout Reservation, Goshen, VA last week and loved it!

We walked almost the entire camp over to a hill above the lake and some local residents came in for a beautiful fireworks display. Here are a few traditional, but very patriotic fireworks shots.