Air Show

This past weekend there was an air show at the local Air Force Base. I'd been looking forward to it all week, knowing that I'd be able practice taking different types of photos.



From this experience, I learned that planning what type of photos you want to take is crucial. I used up quite a bit of time tweaking the settings and even changing lenses more than I wanted to, because of the different scenarios we encountered.

Walking through one of the cargo planes, meant opening up the aperture, slowing down the shutter speed...Shortly afterwards, not thinking, and just clicking away, I took the next few photos (outdoors & super-sunny) with those same settings, and came away with WAY overexposed photos, which will not make it on the blog.

I did end up with some really cool photos though, and learned a few things about the history of some of these planes.

Gruene Morning

Every now and then, it's a good idea to "stop and smell the roses".

This morning, I stopped my car in Gruene, TX and took in this view. I walked on the newly built bridge's sidewalk and just stood there. For about a minute or so, I was just listening and watching the water rush by, going under the bridge. A few drivers in their cars drove on by, oblivious or immune to the beautiful view before them.

I've also been like that... too busy to notice my surroundings. It shouldn't be that difficult to stop and really see the world around you. I'm glad I was able to...even if it was just for a moment.