Bonds Falls

We went to see a couple falls today, the one was a complete bust but Bonds Falls was pretty awesome.  I used my 8 stop ND + Polarizer with a 4 seconds exposure.  We had such a great time there and met lots of  really nice, friendly people. Today we are headed to a copper mine, should be interesting.

Red Wing, MN

Yesterday we just drove to Red Wing, MN, by the time we got there it was dark so we grabbed some supper and headed to the hotel.  This morning we went and checked out the Red Wing Pottery store and the Red Wing shoe store.  Will have more pictures to post of them but for now I only download the 7D.  We left there about 11 and headed to Ironwood, MI.  Beautiful drive, cloudy with some rain.  We spent time driving through a forest on some rustic roads but didn't see much for wildlife except as we were headed down a road there were turkeys on the side and all of a sudden an eagle swooped through and was head straight for us before it pulled up.  Wasn't able to get the camera up in time but what a sight to see.   There was snow on the ground and the temperature when we got to Ironwood was 35 and there was slush on the windshield.  Tomorrows high is suppose to be 45 but then the rest of the week in the upper 50's to low 60's perfect!  These photos were from around the Red Wing Pottery building, I love the old bricks and grungy feel.  The barn was only lit for a few seconds when the sun peeked out from the clouds.

More Photogene Fun

Just playing with the post with pp and different filters. Also learning to blog from my iPad when we go on vacation.

Fun with Photogene

Psyedelic Baby

Kris and I went to the Sunken Gardens and she was helping me with the techniques and tools to use when  photographing the waterfalls when we go to Michigan in a couple of weeks.  I was using a polarizer and 8 stop ND filter stacked.  What a fun time practicing on the fish, makes for some neat abstract photos.  I was able to get the silky water effect I wanted on the waterfall also, I hope I am will be able to remember everything and have success on vacation!

Pelicans

  I love the pelicans, they look like prehistoric clowns.  Will be looking forward to seeing more as fall is approaching.

Wildlife Prairie Park

They went that way!

Advanced Yoga Class
 

  I went with Jen to the park yesterday, it was her first visit.  Things were so dry, there were very few flowers, the ponds were really low and we only saw one butterfly.  There is a new lookout that has a deck you can go out on on one of the ponds and they had two eagles in the aviary.  Still was a nice day but will be looking forward to next spring, hopefully we will recover from this years drought.