Shore Acres Christmas lights, 2010

This time, we came right at dusk, with a little ambient light to make things look a little different. I also brought a tripod along, and that helped out a little bit in sharpness.

The lights look extra bright with this exposure, not using the flash. I had to hold the pop-up flash closed with one finger and pressing the shutter with another one. Once again, the wide angle lens excels with something in the foreground.

With the slow shutter speed, I was able to capture both the frog and the splash in one exposure. I like having a little bit of light in the sky on this one.

If I were to use the flash in this scene, the faster shutter speed would light the foreground but make the background very dark.

Before Thanksgiving dinner, Mom and I went out to the Shore Acres vicinity, including Cape Arago, for a shooting session. She wanted to see if the waves were big at Shore Acres, and this is what we saw.


It did snow in Mom's backyard, just a few blocks from the bay. We made a snowman, and then it snowed some more. Rhododendron leaves for the ears, peanuts for the teeth, moss for a mustasche, and a cedar twig and fuschia flower to top it off.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!