Threw my back out this morning, spent a boring day resting on my tush waiting for my back to feel better.  Decided to do some low stress photography for the contest.  

My porch is enclosed with screen so I'm stretching it a bit and calling it a room.

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Being a poor photographer I tend to search for subjects close to home.  Tonight however I found out just how rich I can be.  I hope that these images convey just how amazing this night started out.

I was doubly lucky, not only was the night amazing, it was incredibly curvaceous too!

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The lighting in these images changes color some, I was using my simple point and shoot and was altering the white balance to change the look of the scenes.  

The moon was full and the inlet was awash with gentle waves.  The boats rocked gently in the light as the clouds sailed over them.  The moon was a beacon to weary sailors and romantics, warning of rocky shoals and treacherous passages.  The moon sailed through the night, oblivious to us all.

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Go soft into that gentle night, dreamers and lovers, sail into the misty clouds of imagination.

My wife and I celebrated our first anniversary almost a year ago.  As we get into that season again I wanted to share the photos I took on the trip we made to visit family and friends in North Carolina and Tennessee.  

Of course, the family.

We visited a christmas tree auction with her brother and his family, there was a beautiful carousel.

They took us on a beautiful trip through the mountains and several small towns around Knoxville, this is what they showed us.  Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.  Since it was the holiday season the lights were beautiful.

That trip we watched the seasons turn, being in Florida we don't get to see a lot of this or this.  

Since I came from cold country I really miss the winter seasons, hopefully I'll get back to them someday.  

I started out a film photographer the most famous door in St. Augustine and have enjoyed amateur photography for several years.  Recently though I took up a small digital point and shoot and have been putting it through its paces.  I think I found its limits, but I am satisfied with the results.  A1A Alehouse I started taking some night shots around St. Augustine, Fl, testing what I could do.  spanish fort #1  I shot a lot of the popular tourist spots by night, trying to get more original shots of the local tourist sites.  holiest acre This cross marks the spot of the first Christian consecrated land in America.  Episcopal church I loved the abstract appearance of this steeple by night.

My wife and I spent the evening of July 4th sitting on the deck of a local restaurant where we had a good view of the fireworks.  I shot several photos there, both the daylight scenery and after dark.  pier next to the restaurant pier after dark   freeway and dock

Last photo is a shot I used in sepia mode of the walkway of our temporary draw bridge.  night walk

I think I get my money's worth out of the camera.  My instructors at college always encouraged us to look at things with a new eye, and this camera has helped me do that.