I have been tasked by my oldest child, the Sweet and Lovely Amanda to take her Senior Pictures! Ouch, okay I have been purchasing books on the subject and purchased the 85mm telephoto from Canon. (Ritz Camera has an Express Lane for me now) So on the Sunday before the 4th of July I packed all the kids plus one into the Subaru and headed to of all places, BOSTON. Ugh, no offense to the city dwellers here, but give me the sticks anyday! LOL We had a great day though even though I had a sprained ankle and walked 10 miles at least. (ouch....any doctors here? LOL) Continuing on, I found a beautiful spot in the Boston Public Gardens and saw this limb leaning over a fountain pool. So I asked the Sweet and Lovely Amanda to lean slightly on it, she is easy to take pictures of. Then I decided that The Dashing Preston and the Handsome Donovan step over and I would take a  group shot. Well, the boys and their plus one had come along to impress the natives of Boston with the skateboarding skills, so here is the  motley crew posing for me. Well it had been a long enough day and dad was in pain (ankle remember?) so we took the subway back to the car and I took this photo of  The Sweet and Lovely Amanda in the Subway This was my first attempt at portraits and I welcome ALL COMMENTS. I am nervous about the Senior Photos deal. Well next post I will show my first attempt at Fireworks. Take care All, Jamey