It has been several years since my schedule has allowed me to make it to the Allatoona Yacht Club fireworks display. I made it to the shore of the lake a little later than I wanted and had to settle for a view further from the parking lot. However, I was still able to get a good angle to watch the show and get a few good shots as well.
The Pacific Northwest has to be one of the prettiest places that I have visited. Since I am not from that area, I lump Idaho into the Pacific Northwest. If I offend anyone… Sorry. That does not take away from it’s beauty though. This shot is from just outside Idaho City, Idaho. I took a quick drive there one afternoon. I know I should not have been, but I was surprised by how fast you go from urban to rural. I guess being from near one of the largest cities in the United States, I have a sort of twisted perspective. When we go from downtown and travel an hour, you are still in a major suburban setting with very few pockets of rural.
The past few weeks I have been working diligently on a project for my Raspberry PI computer. I have been setting it up as a web server to operate a switch which can be used for anything that you want to turn on and off. Finally, I have finished and it is operational. My next projects for it are to make a stepper motor and camera controller for time-lapses. Maybe I won’t pursue it in such an all encompassing way.
This little house sits on a small lake near the edge of Calhoun Georgia. I was surprised when I saw it the other day. It is along a road that I had driven hundreds of times before. It reminds me of a little cabin in the middle of nowhere and many summer nights sitting on the porch watching the rain.
When snowed in, what does a photographer, frozen lake and steel wool have in common? A nice setting for a little light painting. I was not sure how the ice would hold up when I started walking on the dock, but it held rather well. I only heard it crack a couple times. I guess the cold weather was good for something.
In the words of my oldest child, “OMG!!!” This was such a hit with the family. No need for fireworks here when we have real fire to play with. I have always admired fire dancers, but never had the desire to try it. I don’t really know why because I have an affinity for fire. So, this was really neat and a great way to end 2013 and ring in 2014. SAFETY is a must with this and I am so glad to have had such a perfect place for this to be done safely.
Last week it rained something fierce. In the end, we had around 5 inches of rain in about 24 hours. I was watching the lake and something just did not looks right. I went to investigate and thought that it was high enough that I believed it should be draining, but was not. I turned off the aerator and shortly after, the lake started draining. I forgot to turn it on and the calm following the storm made the lake almost perfectly still.
I drove out Tennessee 62 a couple times from Oak Ridge to Wartburg. I was timed it just right once to make it by this little lake near sunset. I found a little drive into the field, parked and run up the road. I was hoping no one would challenge me for stopping where I did. I was not comfortable with where I stopped, so I made just a few quick shots.
One of the best parts of living in the country is the lake. During the summer, I can go swimming when I want. Sometimes during the winter it will freeze over and get snow on it. I haven’t tried ice skating. I’m pretty sure I would fall through. The fall happens to be the prettiest though. Almost the entire property is hardwood trees, so the colors are gorgeous during the fall. I stopped for this shot on the lake a couple weeks ago.
This has been the first year in many that we have had a true spring. Most years it goes straight from winter to summer. This gradual change has given me an opportunity to capture a local cabin for three seasons now. I have Fall, Winter and Spring. Hopefully, Summer this year will lend itself to making the last photo.
This little lake drains into Sope Creek. The sun was just getting above the trees and the water was very calm. It was a very peaceful morning. I only saw one other person the whole time I was out. It may have had something to do with the cold. This shot does not capture that very well. Too bad I couldn’t get the lake with some snow on it.
