It's Fall....

Just Another Day At the Park... 8/12

My son looking very tired and serious. I'm still not sure why... I took this earlier today (8/12) at the park. He was taking a break from the monkey bars so I took a quick pic. It's odd that he looks so serious because not even a second after I had taken this, he was laughing hysterically at something some kid was saying... Hmm... Definitely time for another haircut. :-)

Another picture with no rhyme or reason behind it...

This picture was not one I intended to post. There was a bed of flowers right next to where I was sitting, and I thought they looked pretty and vibrant enough to photograph. When I downloaded the pictures onto my laptop after I got home, I found myself fascinated by the folds on this particular bud (for lack of a better word...I'm not a plant person). The more I stared at it, the more fascinated I got so, I cropped the rest of the flowers out and posted just the bud... lol. Bright colors though, no? Wow.

The sun was setting and it cast this warm, bright glow on the trees around me. I thought it looked nice and 'happy', so I took a picture. :-)

It's Just Another Day..

The kids in my neighborhood are big on skateboarding. They're always out there, practicing moves, falling, screaming, trying daring stunts... that kind of thing. Anyway, I'm not sure why I took this picture... I think it was because they were just sitting there exhausted (not a common sight.. they're annoyingly diligent when it comes to practicing their dumb moves)... The one in the middle had just taken a huge fall.. I'm surprised he's not bawling. God knows I would be.

More of the skateboarding kids.. He was talking on his cell phone and had been standing there for a while...I liked his stance...


My friend Annie's twin sons... They were staring at Jacob who was showing them some 'karate moves'... Not only were they obviously unimpressed, they were looking at him like he'd lost his mind! lol.

Boredom...

This was on the 4th when Jacob and I were headed to see Transformers. The light was red, and even though the sides were blocked from my view by buildings, poles, and people, the State House still looked (in my opinion) very regal... So I took a picture...

Then I got bored..

And even more bored....

We went to the park...

They've been weird... These past three weeks... A little too intense for me... Anyway, I went to the Park to unwind with Jacob today... Took a couple of pictures... I didn't process them much... Not only did I not feel like it, but I didn't think they really needed a lot of processing... It was a gorgeous day... Driving through the park, I couldn't help but think how I hadn't seen such vibrant, warm colors in such a long time... Literally vibrant enough to lift ones spirits... Although these pictures (in my opinion) do the day no real justice, I'm still posting some pictures I took...

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It was just such a picture perfect day... Very beautiful... I felt almost privileged to be in the park... Everything seemed to be glowing... Everything... Really nice...


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I love this picture. From where I was standing, it was almost as if the duck was swimming in water colors... It was literally breathtaking... I was quite disappointed with the picture though... It underplays the intensity of the scene.... The colors were much more vibrant... Still though..

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A man and his dog... They were entertaining to watch for a while... It was cool to watch them play.. that whole 'Man's Best Friend' bond thing was more than obvious with these two...

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The Original... Before I got bored and messed with Sepia.

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This picture...I felt like I stumbled back in time. It was freaking surreal. This was an empty part of the park... Everything was really still and quiet... That bench was just sitting there all alone, no one sitting on it. Unlike the rest of the park, there were no screaming, running kids, or wildly barking dogs... No lovers, no families, nothing. Even the warm glow of the sun seemed to abandon it on this fine day... After a while, it just felt creepy around there, so I left.


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I was driving down one of the roads in the park when I noticed a bunch of people all parked in one area, aiming their phones/cameras high up in a tree. Not to be outdone, I too parked my vehicle, and wandered over with Jacob to see what everyone was looking at. Turns out there were three baby eagles (For some strange reason, I feel the need to call them 'eaglets'... I know its wrong... I still want to though) high up in one of the trees. They were really high up, and I had to zoom in all the way (12x) to get these pictures... Still, I was hoping for a little more action from them. They mostly just sat there making loud bird sounds... Finally one of them took off in the air, but it was gone way too fast for me to get a good picture... I got an okay one though...

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Okay One.
I did nothing to this picture but crop it... The sky was really that blue and cloudless... I hesitated posting this picture 'cause I felt it looks like I pasted the image of the bird on a blue background... I didn't. I wish I'd taken it from an angle we could see it full wing span... Now 'that' would have been cool.

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I was at a red light when these buildings caught my eye. Usually with old buildings, I tend to focus on their structure or size, but seeing these two buildings, all I could think was how 'bold' the colors seemed... It was a dreary day and these colors just seemed to scream out at everything... You couldn't help but notice... I noticed that a lot of people also stopped to stare... Possibly something to do with the lighting of the sun that day...

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Sequioya. My friend Lisa's four year old daughter... I thought she was plain adorable... You'd never know by looking at her though, what a tom boy she is... Oh.My.God... I took these pictures at a party about a month ago, and she must have gotten into fights with EVERY little boy that day.... It was quite fascinating to watch really... Horrifyingly so. lol.

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Last but not least... I was driving home tonight when this car zoomed by me. When it got in front of me, I noticed something dangling from the back bumper, so I sped up to see what it was... Get this: I don't know 'where' this dude got it, but he had a large set of metal balls (as in 'nut sack') hanging from his car... LOL. They swung about as he drove too... It was THE funniest thing to watch... lol. The picture is a little blurry 'cause I took it while driving... I thought I'd catch him at a light, but dude was driving like a mad man and I lost him very quickly...

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Random girl... I thought she was very pretty (I liked her hair) and asked if I could take her picture... She obliged.



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A building by my home... I couldn't stop staring at it... I was VERY bored.

First Post

Its summer again.. This means I'm about to go through a 'photography' phase... It's fun, I guess... Anyway, I'm posting some of my favorite pics from last year... I'm putting my camera in my car tomorrow so the seasonal hobby of photography officially begins. :-)

I took this one off a highway near my old apartment... I was standing on the bridge above it... It was on Route 99 in RI. It reminds me of the movie 'Without a Paddle'.


This bug was in my yard... I had nothing better to do.

I like the way leaves look after rain... I don't know why; I just do. In the spring, I take TONS of wet leaf pictures...

It wasn't the wetness of this leaf that got to me... It was the color... It just looked so... 'green' and clean...

Same thing with this one... Almost like its glowing, no?

My friend's old guitar... It was just laying there.

Some dude downtown Providence.

This couple were at Lincoln woods hanging out one day like that. I wouldn't have taken their picture, but they just looked happy... They laid there for about four or five hours and all you heard was laughter and conversation... It was really nice.

I forget what its called... My old Landlord's parents have this in their yard... Slow day for me..

Slower Day...

I was driving by when I saw this fence... I loved the way all the chains linked... I pulled over and just looked at it for like 10 minutes straight... Just miles of linked metal.

The Providence Train Station... I was there to pick someone up and I got bored waiting so I took some pictures..

This is Slater Park in Pawtucket... I loved that it looked so scenic.

That same highway off Route '99. I didn't even pull over to take this one...

I thought this tree was dead till I saw the leaf poking out of it..

A bridge of Highway 95 in Providence...

Off that same bridge on Route 99...I took this on the same day I was taking the picture of that lake/body of water. They're doing some construction down there, and I just fell in love with the way the trees were next to all their materials and other stuff...

Some random dude fast asleep on a bench in Providence.

I have no clue... It just sits downtown Providence...Next to the Biltmore... I was bored and sitting in traffic.

I don't know if it has to do with my dad being an engineer, but I LOVE buildings... especially old ones. I could photograph buildings all day if you'd let me... Old building are gorgeous!