the camp (part 2)

I hope you all had a lovely mid-week holiday. Mine was fantastic. I spent my fourth of July eating, swimming, and hanging out with some family and friends. The 4th is the epitome of summer celebration and while the summer isn't my favorite season, I still love it. Besides, now that I have a pool to jump in whenever it gets too scorching hot in my apartment, it's basically a long term vacation (plus a few hours of work here and there of course). 

Here are some more pictures of the camp including tie dyed shirts, the bus, and other peeks at my favorite parts of the camp. Check out some more pictures from (part 1) here.

I'm learning I can't help but favor pictures with higher contrast and pops of color. It's just my thing I guess. Shooting these pictures made me learn a lot about how I shoot. Besides experimenting more with manual focusing, I also learned I tend to hold my breath when I shoot, which is NOT a good thing. Note to self: remember to breathe. 

the camp (part 1)

I've mentioned it a few times on this blog, and my family and friends here about it all the time. The Camp. What is the camp? Well, it's where William works. It's a summer camp and a preschool during the school year. It's 26 acres of pure awesome, with waterslides, pools, a waterpark, soccer and baseball fields, volleyball and basketball courts, climbing walls, playgrounds, a trapeze, and so much more. 

The camp is like a second home. This weekend I stopped by and took a few pictures of it. I not only wanted to get some pretty snaps of the place I love but I also wanted to work on experimenting with my camera. I all to often stick with the automatic settings and I wanted to step outside my comfort zone and mess with the manual focusing. Here are some of my favorites.