It's Friday, and for many photo bloggers, that means it's time to post photographs of their sky. Visit the
Skywatch Friday web page to see all the wonderful photographs from round the world.
We've had a very wet summer here. If it doesn't rain all day, a storm is sure to move through and dump an inch (25mm) of rain on us in an hour. This is the aftermath of just such a storm.
I think it's very difficult to photograph a rainbow and I'm rather in awe of people who seem to manage it on a regular basis. I suppose it's a matter of practise, practise, practise!
One thing I've learnt to do now that I'm using a digital camera is to take lots and lots of shots; try different settings. It's not like I'm wasting film any more! I'm using a 1999 Nikon Coolpix 950, with a 28mm filter size. That makes it somewhat difficult to find filters - certainly none of my Minolta film camera filters fit! On the other hand, it's possible to hold a 58mm filter in front of the 28mm diameter lens :-)
And so I experimented with several filters, including a polariser, a UV filter and a variable grade filter. Strangely enough, the photo posted here was taken with my polarised prescription sunglasses in front of the camera lens. Photography can be an interesting exercise sometimes.
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The youngest likes to go fishing and since we live so close to Central Park, that's a common destination for an hour or two of catch and release fun. This is one of his catches - a bluegill.
Hydrangea are interesting plants. The colour o the flowers depends on the pH of the soil and it's possible to manipulate their colour by adjusting the pH. Sometimes, the flowers from a single plant can show multiple colours, like this one does.
It's Friday, and for many photo bloggers, that means it's time to post photographs of their sky. Visit the Skywatch Friday web page to see all the wonderful photographs from round the world.
During our paddle boat excursion, we went by the swimming pool. The Central Park swimming pool is a section of Iroquois Lake that has been walled off and the bottom paved. The part closest to the wall is the deepest, and not many swimmers go there. To be honest, the water is quite cold; fed directly from the city's main water supply. Besides that, it's mostly children who swim here and they prefer the shallows.
In Central Park, there is a small body of water I'd ordinarily call a pond, but its official title is Iroquois Lake. In the warm months, one can rent a paddle boat to go out into the lake. $4 for 2 people for a half hour; $6 for an hour. Strangely, I'd never been out on one, so the youngest and I decided to give it a whirl.
This is the Rose Garden in Central Park. We've had a lot of rain of late, and it's amazing how much work the Rose Garden people have done to keep it looking so good. They're all volunteers and it's clear they love their job.
These tomatoes will be gone today or tomorrow - probably eaten straight off the vine! These particular vines are growing in a pot - container gardening. We were quite worried that the plants would rot with all the rain we've had recently, but they're working away anyway.
