Herons and Gulls at Fay Bainbridge State Park Beach

One day while visiting Jeff’s sister, we took a ride to look for photo ops for me.  We ended up at Fay Bainbridge State Park, where there was a lovely beach with a heron and seagulls on the shore.  I had fun following them up and down the shore to capture them while they busily worked at getting food!

 

 

This lovely heron stayed pretty much in one place, just looking for food, and every so often snatching some food tidbit from under the water.  I love the free flowing reflection of his body in the barely moving water.

 

I love this image of both the heron and a seagull.  I couldn’t believe that I actually captured the seagull with a clam shell in his beak!  The heron just keeps doing his thing in the background.

 

I think I like this image the best of all of the bird photos.  The heron was so still, and the water pretty much matched his stance.  It’s flowing, but peaceful at the same time.  I converted this to a black & white image, just to keep with the mood.

Enjoy!

Photo Paintings

 

I found a couple of good images that I converted into photo paintings.  The subjects are very different, but hopefully, you’ll find the outcomes equally nice!

 

A mom and her kids were digging in the sand.  I’m not sure if they were digging for clams, but it’s possible.  Jeff said he thought the clam digging season was over, but I doubt that this mom and her kids would get in trouble – heck, who knows if they’ll even find any!

 

I loved the tiny yellow blooms growing out of this pile of old driftwood.  Altho the photo image was nice, I thought it would really sing as a photo painting.

Enjoy!

 

Treasures on the Beach

When I would turn back from the beach or would look down, there were treasures to be had.  It’s getting to be later in the summer, but blooms can still be found……and a touch of fall.

 

I love the brightness of these flowers – 2 different types, altho I don’t know either for sure.  It was a bit of a cloudy day, so the bright sunny flowers were welcome!

 

A touch of autumn among the beach rocks.  The color of the leaf really brightens up the rocks, altho I love the variation of blues, greys and a touch of purple in them.

 

One more shot of the bright summery colors – this was a little patch of color, altho from the image it looks like a field!  Summer’s last hurrah….almost!!

Enjoy!