Pumpkins Galore!

 Some fun photos of interesting pumpkins and gourds in the spirit of upcoming Halloween!  I loved the variety of colors.  (Photographed at Zimmerman's Greenhouse and Produce in Leonardtown. )

Striped pumpkins

Newtowne Neck State Park

 After a long wait, I had the time to visit Newtowne Neck State Park and St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in St. Mary's County, MD.  It was bad timing on my part, even though it was a beautiful day.  The tide was high, so I couldn't visit all of the many coves without walking in the water, and the biting flies were nasty.  Please check out my post from 2023 to see more beaches.

I did a focus stack of 3 photos for the first beach photo to add in the white bush on the left.

For once, I actually went inside the church.  The door was open and someone had used incense in there.  It is the oldest Catholic Church in the 13 colonies and was renovated in 1967.  See their website for more information.

Newtowne Neck Beach

St Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Sunflowers in Vases

 I photographed a few flowers in vases using a technique called Focus Stacking, creating multiple shots at with different focus points combined to make a sharper image.  It is easier with certain cameras that have a special feature.  Nikon calls it focus shifting instead.  I still need to learn more about light placement to make the photos prettier.  I do prefer vases that aren't shiny or reflective.  I tried to play with my collection of vases to make nice color combinations.

I liked red, yellow, and green even though they aren't contrasting or analogous colors.  It looked like Autumn.

 

Yellow and purple are contrasting colors

All red shades and green is the opposite of red.

St Marys County Fair

 Just a few fun shots from the Fair on Sep 22nd.

Painted Lady Butterfly