Gone Boatin'

We took our boat out for the first time this year.  We like to go to Raystown Lake, which is in Huntingdon County, PA, but that's a bit far for days when you are only able to leave at noon.  We instead went to the Susquehanna River, only about an hour away, and rode around on the river, tubed, water skied, and rope ...swung? ...it was a quite enjoyable day.

Riding the Wake

Rather capable on the snow covered mountains, my brother attempted water skiing.  Once he got up he did quite well.  The shot isn't that great because I was frightened about the possibility of getting my wife's new camera wet...I wanted to get the picture as quickly as possible and return the camera to the waterproof bag.

Citrus Model

This is that same brother of mine.  Words are not necessary for this photo.

The Fall

This was where we were rope swinging.  Creating this image was fun, but I wish I got the whole process, not just the part where the swinger reached the end of the arc and fell.

Another Assignment

One of my assignments for my current photo project with New York Institute of Photography is an action shot at a team event.  Today, through the open windows in my house, I could hear the sounds of people shouting out numbers and names, and other people cheering and clapping.  I assumed there was some sporting event going on at the park that is about a mile from my house, so I grabbed my camera, got on my bike, and rode...hoping I'd find something that would suffice for the project.

Through the Water

The event was a swimming tournament.  There were a few different types of races...this one having the next team member dive and swim across the pool as soon as the current swimmer reaches the other's location. 

Watering a Garden

My sister and her husband went somewhere for a week.  This means I was contacted with the hopes that I could feed their cats and water their garden.  I told them I could and when I went over today, I brought my camera.  I decided to try an "action shot" with my wife watering the garden.  The action was just the drops of water being sprayed over some tomatoes.

Watering the Green Tomatoes

Though it might not appear green at all in the final image, the tomato was a very light green in real life, leaning towards the white that you see here.  I like how the blurred lines created by the poured water act as leading lines that draw the attention back to the tomato.