Potpourri

No theme today. Just a few photos I've taken the last few weeks I just wanted to share with you.

The first is the Mint Springs photo I took Saturday. Look closely and you will notice some of the icicles I talked about in an earlier post. I hope to catch bigger ice if if ever gets real cold again and I am able to get out to the springs and shoot.

The other two pictures are of a bus located in the woods near Kings Point Ferry. Look how the tree has grown around the front left bumper. I have taken several folks to photograph this old bus because it is just not something you expect to find. I enjoy seeing how different people compose their photos and have to confess that many of them have been quite more imaginative than I have been. That just makes me try harder in working on my composition of any photo I take.

Setting the mood...

Every once in a while, I will come across a photo opportunity that I believe will make a good black-and-white photo. Such is the case with this scene above. These photos were shot at Kings Point Ferry this past weekend. I like the photo for its simplicity, but also for the emotional response I have to the scene. This takes me back to my childhood and all the swings I played on as a child. The photo is rather forlorn to me, also, for I see in my mind the children who spent their hours on this tire swing. There used to be some homes at Kings Point Ferry, but the only reminder of them now is this swing. But which photo works best? The color one? The black-and-white? Or the sepia tone? I'm torn between each. Any opinions?