65 years ago, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
CBC asks “What does Remembrance Day mean to you?”
This a poem I never get tired of reading.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
– Lt. Col. John McRae (1872-1918)
Take a few moments to think about those who fought and died, and those who are still fighting.
Day old full moon
At the Fair
Had a good time at the fair Saturday with some of my fellow photographer friends. There were a total of 8 of us that showed up (at last that showed up at the right meeting spot anyway). Pretty good turnout I’d say.
For Halloween, there weren’t quite as many people dressed up as I thought there might be.
Wandered around and checked out the barrel racing and petting zoo to start off with.
What we were all waiting for though, was the sun to go down though so we could have some fun playing with long exposures and getting pictures of all the lights. Once it got dark, that’s when all the real photography fun started.
This is one of those shots where you set a long exposure and zoom during the exposure. Gets you some interesting effects.
After the show in the big amphitheater, there were fireworks that we just had to photograph. I don’t think there’s a photographer in the world that can resist photographing fireworks.
After the fireworks, it was more midway wandering and playing with lights. For some reason, people kept asking if we were with the newspaper. Can’t imagine why.
There’s supposed to be some bull riding action tomorrow evening, so I think I might be heading back to the fair for some more photos.
Fair photowalking
In the 10 years I’ve been in Charleston, I have never gone to the Coastal Carolina Fair.
This year I’ll be going for the first time, and meeting some fellow photographers there for some photowalking action through the fair on Hallowe’en. It’s bound to be an interesting time and I’m sure there will be lots of things to photograph.
Looking forward to having some fun out there and playing with some long exposure shots. Just need to remember to take my tripod with me.
If you’re interested in joining, meet me at the main gate (or just inside the gate) around 5PM Saturday (Hallowe’en). It’ll be fun!
How do I get off this ride?
This combination of work, school, research and regular life is starting to seriously kick my butt.
I think I’ve reached the point where I go “What the h*** was I thinking?!”
There are too many things going on. It’s tough trying to keep track of it all.
I have a tendency for being absent minded and having tunnel vision when I work on things. Normally it helps me focus on the task front of me and get things done. Lately it’s been getting me into trouble.
I’m involved in too many activities. The introvert in me is off in the corner whimpering.
To be fair, much of it is self-induced. I know I’m not working as efficiently as I can, and I’m not using the tools I have the way I should be to stay organized.
I have no plans on quitting anything. I have however reached the stage where the need to do things differently is finally hitting home. It’s one of those things that I knew I’d have to do, but was like “I can handle it. I’ll see how things go for now”.
“If you knew you’d have to do things differently, why didn’t you do it from the beginning?” Yeah, I’m dumb like that.
I need simple again.