Sunset Rising

Today was the last day of my summer break.  I cannot believe that my time off is over already.  I do have this weekend, but I must be back at work full time on Monday.  I am actually looking forward to this year.  I am excited about having a classroom with windows and all the cool technology we have now.  I am a bit nervous about all the new curriculum we are going to be using, but I keep telling myself that I have been through all that before.  I really have a good feeling about this school year.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0017 sec  (10/6000)
Aperture:	f/7.1
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	14.3 mm

Elegance

This was taken at a lake in a local cemetery. The waterfowl there are very friendly. I suspect people feed them a lot as they let a person get very close to them.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0067 sec  (10/1500)
Aperture:	f/3.6
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	11.3 mm

Sunset Angel

I went to one of our local cemeteries to shoot some photos and found this sweet angel sitting on a head stone with the sun setting behind her.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0011 sec  (10/9000)
Aperture:	f/6.4
ISO Speed:	400
Focal Length:	4.2 mm

A Veiw From Behind

I just love straw flowers.  We put yellow, white and orange/red ones in our flower garden this year and they have just really brought me a lot of joy.  Here is a shot of one from the back of the bloom.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0031 sec  (10/3200)
Aperture:	f/3.2
ISO Speed:	320
Focal Length:	5.8 mm

Flash of Pink

Another floral picture:

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0013 sec  (10/8000)
Aperture:	f/4.0
ISO Speed:	200
Focal Length:	4.2 mm

♥ Flower

I took this picture in my flower garden. I did not realize the pistols made the shape of a heart until I was looking at my pictures on my computer screen.

 Here are some more views of "this" flower.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.002 sec  (10/5000)
Aperture:	f/3.2
ISO Speed:	400
Focal Length:	5.8 mm

Slip Slidin' Away

Today, my kids, my mom and I went to Aquaport.  It's a small water park about 20 minutes from our house.  We had so much fun.  Here is a picture of my son going down one of the slides.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0018 sec  (10/5500)
Aperture:	f/4.0
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	4.2 mm

Royal Orneriness

Here is a sweet picture of my puppies resting.  Don't let those innocent faces fool you.  They had just finished a two hour session of lets see how many times we can get our humans to say "NO!"  :-P

A few more shots of my mischief makers.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0167 sec  (10/600)
Aperture:	f/3.6
ISO Speed:	800
Focal Length:	7.3 mm

Serenity

The softness of the color of this flower along with the water droplet on it have a very calming effect on me.  I am so lucky to have these growing in my own back yard.

Here are some more photos of flowers in my flower garden.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0045 sec  (10/2200)
Aperture:	f/2.8
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	4.8 mm

A Cucumber in the Making

The bloom of a cucumber plant in my garden:

More garden pictures:

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S1800
Exposure:	0.0125 sec  (10/800)
Aperture:	f/3.1
ISO Speed:	64
Focal Length:	5 mm