Photo Assignment July '07: Water

[handicap18]

At the VERY last minute DW and I went to Michigan for the weekend. Just outside Detroit. DW was scheduled to go for a wedding, but at the VERY last minute she realized she forgot to book her flight. When I say last minute, I mean after 8pm on Thurs for a flight scheduled for 7am Fri. Anyway, we figured what the heck,,, I'll call in sick for 2 days, my mother can keep the kids for the extra time and the Red Sox are playing IN Detroit, so an extra bonus for me to go. (I'll post those pics on the baseball thread in a few days).

Anyway, the place we stayed at had a little stream running though the property with a little waterfall....

ISO 200, f/25, 1/4 shutter.

It also had a nice little pond, though not great for swimming. The morning light was nice, but gave some harsh shadows:

ISO 200, f/22, 1/15 shutter

 

[Lizziejane]

ISO 200, f/25, 1/4 shutter.

Just beautiful!

 

[AndrewWG]

... and the Red Sox are playing IN Detroit, so an extra bonus for me to go. (I'll post those pics on the baseball thread in a few days).

Well, so that's where you were? Nah, just kidding, I got your message.

Anyways, those are great pics! I'm hoping to get out and try to get some water pics in the next week.

Andy

 

[DVC Jen]

ISO 200, f/25, 1/4 shutter.

ISO 200, f/22, 1/15 shutter

VERY pretty Michigan is a lovely state - spend a lot of summers there when I was a kid.

 

[Suburbanmom]

This has been a wonderful assignment for me as I am enjoying some extra time at Lake Erie this summer:

Nikon D50; ISO 200, 1/60, f/18, 18-55@ 55mm

Nikon D50; ISO 400, 1/400, f/10, 18-55@20mm

Nikon D50; ISO 200, 1/125, f/13, 18-55@31mm

 

[dcg0317]

Here's a couple from yesterday of a very foggy Portsmouth NH harbor.

Canon 20d, 50mm f/4.5, ISO 100, AV mode WB set to cloudy, 1/2000 sec, exp. lock off of bridge and fog.

Canon 20d, 50mm f/4.5, ISO 100, AV mode, WB set to cloudy, 1/1000 sec, exp. locked off of fog.

 

[Metallicat]

Sea World Orlando

 

[jann1033]

At the VERY last minute DW and I went to Michigan for the weekend. Just outside Detroit. DW was scheduled to go for a wedding, but at the VERY last minute she realized she forgot to book her flight. When I say last minute, I mean after 8pm on Thurs for a flight scheduled for 7am Fri. Anyway, we figured what the heck,,, I'll call in sick for 2 days, my mother can keep the kids for the extra time and the Red Sox are playing IN Detroit, so an extra bonus for me to go. (I'll post those pics on the baseball thread in a few days).

Anyway, the place we stayed at had a little stream running though the property with a little waterfall....

ISO 200, f/25, 1/4 shutter.

It also had a nice little pond, though not great for swimming. The morning light was nice, but gave some harsh shadows:

ISO 200, f/22, 1/15 shutter

very nice photos but my totally ot ulterior motive question... is this a hotel, b&b, campground? We want to go to the Detroit zoo and wondering where and what it is to maybe stay there. Thanks

 

[handicap18]

Thanks for the compliments everyone.

Jann, the place we stayed is a privately owned property. Its about 50 miles south/southwest of Detroit and about 1/2 hour south of Ann Arbor. The woman who own's it uses it at a teaching facility. For many years it was used as a music based summer retreat for teen's. Now its used during the summer for mostly teachers, more specific music and other arts teachers. They do a very intense 2 week course on different teaching techniques and learning folk dancing and how it has effected music and movement throught the years. The people who go speak VERY highly of it. My DW absolutly loves it. Teachers from all over the US as well as around the world will attend. After attenting 3 years they become certified to do teaching in their home towns.

The couple who got married, met there last year and wanted to have their wedding there. Many of the people who attend this seminar speak of the experience almost in a spiritual manner. Its kind of hard to explain. But thats why they wanted it there. It was the most UN-traditional wedding I've attended, yet it was also one of the best. Very moving. They both have taken to folk music and had incorperated different dances into the ceremony that involves everyone who attended. I forget which country they used the music from, but it was very very cool to be a part of. The couple, are actually taking part in the current 2 week course, before the go back home to Oregon. I believe it is the brides 2nd year and the groom's 4th or 5th. He is one of the instructors for the course now. They are both music teachers, elementary school level I believe.

 

[Amy]

These were taken along Lake Erie (Presque Isle Bay) this afternoon. Pretty harsh sunlight; all were taken on a Canon S3 IS:

ISO 100, Shutter 1/1600, Aperture 5.o, exposure comp. -1 (I was shooting some other stuff a couple of days ago and changed the exposure comp. and forgot to change it back until halfway thru taking my shots today. Actually, I think under-exposing was a good thing, maybe not a full stop like this, but maybe 1/2 or 1/3 would have been better.)

ISO 100, Shutter 1/100, Aperture 4.0, no exposure comp.

Not a picture of water, but it IS water-related:

ISO 100, Shutter 1/640, Aperture 4.0

 

[jann1033]

ot again but thanks for the info about the place but guess we won't be staying there

 

[DVC Jen]

These were taken along Lake Erie (Presque Isle Bay) this afternoon. Pretty harsh sunlight; all were taken on a Canon S3 IS:

ISO 100, Shutter 1/1600, Aperture 5.o, exposure comp. -1 (I was shooting some other stuff a couple of days ago and changed the exposure comp. and forgot to change it back until halfway thru taking my shots today. Actually, I think under-exposing was a good thing, maybe not a full stop like this, but maybe 1/2 or 1/3 would have been better.)

ISO 100, Shutter 1/100, Aperture 4.0, no exposure comp.

Not a picture of water, but it IS water-related:

ISO 100, Shutter 1/640, Aperture 4.0

Amy - my husband grew up in Erie - he used to ride his bike around Presque Isle almost daily. I had to show these to him. Brought back some great memories for him. Thanks for posting them.

 

[Gdad]

A few from Friday...

 

[Amy]

Amy - my husband grew up in Erie - he used to ride his bike around Presque Isle almost daily. I had to show these to him. Brought back some great memories for him. Thanks for posting them.

Jen, this was my first ever trip to Erie - we took DS17 up to Gannon Univ. for Engineering Summer Camp this week. Pretty nice school - I was kind of worried when I heard that Gannon is right IN the city of Erie, but Erie is nothing like Pittsburgh, at least from the little we saw yesterday. I hope this camp helps DS a little with his college decisions.

We were heading home along the lake late afternoon and I just pulled into one of the marinas along the road to check out the sights (and get some pix, too). We're picking DS up Friday afternoon, so I'm hoping to head up there earlier in the day and check out some of the other sights - there's supposed to be an old battleship docked somewhere near Erie that sounds kind of neat.

Sorry....I went way off topic. Back to water........

 

[handicap18]

Here's a few of DS playing in the pool:

ISO 400, 1/200, f/5.6, center weight metering, diffused bounce flash used.

ISO 400, 1/500, f/5.6, center weight metering, diffused bounce flash used.

 

[graeme1299]

So many water pics to post from where I live. Here's a few:
Sunset on the River

Same river as before

It's a dolphin

 

[HeyIt'sMe]

The emerald green waters of Destin, FL (June 2007)

 

[AndrewWG]

I'm just not getting overly creative this month. Trying to reach down deep and get those creative juices flowing, but I'm just not "seeing" the pics right now. Here is one from tonight that I thought was "ok".

Andy

Taken with the Canon S2 IS
ISO 100
f4.0
1/400 sec.

 

[klmall]

6:30 am on Lake Merriweather, southwestern Virginia, July 10th

 

[jann1033]

Jen, this was my first ever trip to Erie - we took DS17 up to Gannon Univ. for Engineering Summer Camp this week. Pretty nice school - I was kind of worried when I heard that Gannon is right IN the city of Erie, but Erie is nothing like Pittsburgh, at least from the little we saw yesterday. I hope this camp helps DS a little with his college decisions.

We were heading home along the lake late afternoon and I just pulled into one of the marinas along the road to check out the sights (and get some pix, too). We're picking DS up Friday afternoon, so I'm hoping to head up there earlier in the day and check out some of the other sights - there's supposed to be an old battleship docked somewhere near Erie that sounds kind of neat.

Sorry....I went way off topic. Back to water........

this might be the boat you are thinking of.
http://www.brigniagara.org/niagara.htm
my father lived in Erie and when we visited him in the nursing home he liked to go for a ride to presque isle(but never wanted to stop ) they have tons of birds there if you like that and the zoo in erie is nice as well( smallish)