The Birthday Boys

Jay and his very good friend Gregory both turned 18 years old today! Greg spent the night at our house last night, while a surprise party was being put together for today at Greg's house. It was a fun time today.......and Jay really enjoyed it...........until it was time for the birthday boys to get thrown into the pool.......fully clothed. The good news is the kids made sure their wallets and cell phones etc were emptied from their pockets, before they picked them up and literally carried them to the pool to face the inevitable. :-)

One final push...........

And he was a goner:

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Happy birthday guys!!!!!!!

The Specs:

All Nikon D90, 18-200 mm lens, ISO 200, 1/320, f7.1, -1/3 ev

Wow, it's your 18th birthday. In most parts of the world, you are now regarded as an adult. Flaunt your driving license, and exercise your right to vote. But, as Peter Parker said in Spiderman, "With great power, comes great responsibility." So exercise your freedom with maturity.

What's behind the dunes?

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A BEAUTIFUL day at Nantasket Beach in Hull today. I had the folks with me.....we found a couple of hidden off the beaten path handicap parking spots down by the residential area of the beach. It's much quieter down that end as well. I also really like the dunes and fence lined paths down that end.....they make for some nice photo compositions.

The Specs:

Nikon D90, 18-200 mm lens, ISO 200

number one: 1/200, f16, -1/3 ev

number two: 1/250, f14, -1/3 ev

number three: 1/320, f13, -1/3 ev

The Enchanted Forest

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Carol with a friend named Nancy I. Carol was excited because there were some late afternoon thundershowers. She was hoping that the Enchanted Forest would turn magical, which it sometimes does after summer thunderstorms. She invited Nancy I to come along on this trip to the Enchanted Forest.

Nancy I was so excited to see all of the magic! She had never seen the forest look so beautiful!!

The magic also brought some of the beautiful wildlife out of hiding.........even the youngsters came out to play!!!!!

But of course, Mama was not far behind!!

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It turned out to be a beautiful evening in the Enchanted Forest. Fairytales do come true!! *wink wink*

The Specs:

All taken with the Nikon D90, 18-200 mm lens, various exposures

Olde Abington Country Store

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A true step back in time!

Located on Rte 18 in Abington, this shop is filled with antiques and collectibles.

The Specs:

Panasonic LX3, ISO 400, 1/80, f2.6

Street Scene

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Not feeling well today. Knowing I would not feel like getting out shooting today, I took this shot when I went to the pharmacy to fill a prescription. Do you see the stone square on the front lefthand side of the shot? Well, that is the base for a clock tower that is going to be put up in this little center of my hometown. I will take a shot of the clocktower after it's built to show you.

The Specs:

Panasonic LX3, ISO 100, 1/160, f7.1 Taken in dynamic black and white mode

Omelette Making 101

I see the cooks at work making omelettes in the morning, and I am always fascinated by "the flip". If it were me doing this, I know there would be egg spattered all over the stove. It's a special talent as far as I'm concerned. :-) I got the idea to photograph the omelette making a few weeks ago and Katie was a willing model for me this morning. Thanks Katie!! :-)

The final result???????......................

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Delicious, colorful, and nutritious!!! Yummy!!!!!!! :-)

“No clever arrangement of bad eggs ever made a good omelet”

CS Lewis

The Specs:

Photo one: Panasonic LX3, ISO 400, 1/50, f2

Photo two: Panasonic LX3, ISO 400, 1/50, f2

Panasonic LX3, ISO 400, 1/30, f2

                                                                             

Siblings

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Went to dinner at my sister's this afternoon, after I got out of work. We had a lovely time, and when we were getting ready to go home, I realized I had forgotten to take today's photo. So, I took just a few quick shots. It was either going to be the fish, or my niece and nephews.

Sorry Mr Fishy........maybe next time. :-)

EDIT: I posted a black and white/sepia tone of this photo, thinking it was a bit creative last night. When I look at it today, I realized I made my niece and nephews look a bit "green". Oops. What the heck was I thinking?? :-) I saw the error of my ways and have now posted the original color version, with a slight white vignette. Looks a lot better to me.