Hiking in VT

These are a couple of my favorite shots from my last hike up Mount Monadnock in Vermont. I love the shot of the overcast clouds - you can't see the movement, but it's more of a sense. And the second shot, believe it or not, was just about 30 minutes later and it was absolutely beautiful.

These photos represent a very nice spring day.
Yesterday while on a hike, the I was able to capture
more trees as they continue the blooming process.
The bottom photo gave me an opportunity to show
depth. The middle photo shows various colors (subtly) of buds
on trees (a goal of mine is to try and capture moments as
the trees bud until they fully bloom, but also to show color.
The top photo was compelling to take because of how
these trees really stand out againt their surroundings.
The sun was directly above too as you can see the
shadows are nicely placed at the base of these trees.
Hurray for Spring!

This week I decided to take pictures of a few smaller towns opposed to New Haven. I was looking for more of a quaint setting for my pictures. I spent some time taking pictures of some older cemeteries and churches. I found this to be a nice change of scenery from the larger cities. Next week I plan to drive up to Hartford for my photos.

Hi Everyone, I've downloaded Picasa and have begun playing with the photos I am taking. I went back and edited some of the previous pictures I took that I liked. This week I tried for a more modern industrial take on architecture. It's very stark but interesting. I liked playing with the different features Picasa has and found that I ended up cropping, straightening, and sharpening all the pictures before I tinkered with the saturation and other effects. You can see my other photos on http://www.fotothing.com/rhonda4313/.

Opening day at the EHLL today. The ceremonial raising of the flag during the National Anthem. A new dedicated fence by the Scalia family was much appreciated! I chose to do these in black and white with a touch of color effect. The fence coloring of the flowers is very subtle, but I like it. The flag is just great - I thought!

These two photos represent spring with trees on

the brink of budding and logs being challenged by

heavy flowing mountain waters.

I am trying to re-post the pictures. They did not show the first time.