Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Time to post our hunt finds!  I think know I'm fudging some of my photos, and some of these I took last Saturday (before I knew the theme); look at me becoming a rule breaker!  But while some of these came really easily--so much that choosing one was difficult--a few of them eluded me.  Who knew the only cool statues I'd see this week were at the Fair--and they apparently are someone's art, so not allowed to be photographed!

Bokeh:

Remember:

All week I was thinking about the past, so this is Sunflower with her grandmother who passed last November.  But of course, it is also the 10 year anniversary of 9-11.  How to honor those whose lives were lost or experienced a personal lost?  This grange at the fair tried.

Statues:

All wood, all natural statue?  No?

Process of Elimination:

I took a ton pictures of swings and ferris wheels, etc. trying to capture "flying high."  Then I actually got a vision for what I wanted!  I thought if I could add the sunflare to the photo, it would give it the context of height--making it more obvious that is was "high."  I had to run around to the other side of the swing from where we were meandering, stopping down my aperture as I ran.  I only had a moment to snap two shots before I ran back to my family (I'm not sure they knew where I went.)  The flare was there, and when I got home it was my favorite shot from the day for capturing flying high.  I did take the process of elimination a little further.  I cropped to a square, straightened a little so angle less distracting, and lowered the exposure on the people a little so they were more of a silhouette.  (I also had to clone out a few spots; I need to get my camera cleaned.)  All of those things were done to eliminate what took away from the image and left me with an image I loved.

Then I did the normal brighten, etc.  Couldn't decide which edit I liked best, so you get another collage for...

Flying High:

Have a Happy Sunday and Happy Hunting!