THIS IS WHAT I THINK OF YOUR PHOTO SESSION!

I am trying to do more pet photography, and with the gracious consent of (almost) all concerned, I have been adding to my dog portfolio. This little lady was not particularly impressed:

SACO HEATH

What a neat little place! The heath is a bog, actually, and the Nature Conservancy has thoughtfully put up a boardwalk so that we can walk across. That's a good thing, because one step off the boardwalk means you're knee-deep in mud:

There is color everywhere, including lots of wild blueberry bushes:

  

Even in the deep woods approaching the bog:

For more information about Saco Heath, go to the Nature Conservancy website.

PHOTOGRAPHING AT HIGH NOON

It's a well-known axiom that photographers shouldn't photograph in the middle of the day: the light is too harsh, the sun casts dark shadows, etc. However, there are times when this works out  to your advantage, such as when the subject is lit from straight above and slightly behind.....

WALKING AROUND PORTLAND, MAINE

I thought I'd take an early morning walk around Portland, starting at Commercial Street on the waterfront, where I found more pleasure boats than I expected to see:

 

The resident sea gulls were out enjoying the sun and planning which fishing boats to attack next:

And when I got back to the parking lot where I'd left my car, I found one of my favorite subjects: fall foliage -

MORE ABSTRACTS

Fun with macro - this one could be turned any which-way and still look intriguing:

Any guesses as to what this is?

Well, since to post the pullback later would be to spoil the whole thing, here it is:

Some Post-It notes taped into position, light shining through a colored glass (I used several different colors, but liked the blue best).