Ken busted out the slack line to test everyone’s balance.

Abe found a pair of “Antlers.”

Interesting findings along the nature trail.

After patiently waiting for them to align at the right moments, these random kids made decent subjects.

I needed a foreground object to place against the sky colors.  Unfortunately it was chow time and the sun was setting fast.  Ben and Abe became victims of chow face syndrom.

We went camping somewhere other than the Saylorville area this time.  Island Park in Adel Iowa was a great alternative and just as close to Des Moines.  Not to mention it’s right beside Adel, providing easy access to necessities.

Bonnie and Josh’s combined children show their superhero strength.

Richard got the rest of us in trouble with our significant others.

In case anyone wonders, my camera takes some good pictures.  Luckily there’s no human intervention needed, it does it’s job then lets me know when it’s done.  Now if I can only teach it to cook for me.  But then again, my pans cook some really tasty food anyway.

We met this assumably remotely rural lad while he walked through our camp to get to the Raccoon river.  He stood at our camp for a little while, telling us stories about his pa, ma, and other family members.  After we couldn’t stand to hear any more we had to tell him to “run along now.”  Nice kid, if not tear jerkingly boring.  They must not have any neighbors or schools in his area.  The kid sure can hold a fishing pole for a 8-hour shift, let me tell ya.

Island Park Adel, Electric Sites

The gals played the game telephone with the kids.  Amusing.

Not only does it give me better reach for when I can’t get up close, but also it adds the ability to compose images differently because your angle changes.

I can better capture people without them knowing or being anywhere near them, great for street photography when I don’t feel like getting caught.

Nice bokeh.  Notice how the background is soft and out of focus.  Using a wide aperture with a longer lens will result in this narrow depth of field which can be placed at your preferred distance to add bokeh where you want it.

? Came back for more shots of the bridge at Gray’s Lake.

The? tallest of the downtown buildings can be? seen in the background.

? Went to Gray’s Lake in the evening, to check out the fireworks from Principal Park, Following the Icubs game.? I’ll have to find a better spot next time.

The angle prevented me from capturing all? the colored lenses on the lights of the Grays Lake bridge.