Happy Valentine's Day This Week

I have found hearts in all sorts of places, even unexpectedly.  Enjoy Valentine's Day with your friend, lover or just enjoy my photos taken in many different years, seasons, and places.

Mexico Travelogue November 7, 2018

St. Mary's County Camera Club is celebrating its' 20th Anniversary this Wednesday at the Southern Maryland Higher Education, California ,MD, 7 PM, room posted inside entrances.  Jim and I are the presenters for a Mexico travelogue of photographs taken mostly from the Yucatan, also Mexico City, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta and more.  Join us for our free presentation, approximately 20-30 minutes including lots of variety (art, music, wildlife, culture, history, architecture, people, beaches, etc.). Bring a friend and pass the word!

                 Ek Balam ancient ruins

                  Flamingo dispute

Camera Club Winning Photos for 2018

 Winning Photos from the monthly competitions at St. Mary's County Camera Club in 2018 (1st to 3rd prize).  These photos will be in the end of the year competition.  Do you like any of them?

Most of the photos were taken in the last 2 years except for Oops!(planes miss) and the flat car.

 Bubble Reflection-Theme Blue

Blue Curves-Theme Blue

 Flamingo Heart-Advanced

 Flamingo Takeoff-Advanced

 Eagle Takeoff-Advanced

 Concert Fire-Advanced

 Abbott Lake-Advanced

 Strike-Theme Weather

 Sunflower-Advanced

 Illusion-Theme Perspective

 Oops!-Theme Perspective

 

 Ballerinas-Advanced

 Cactus-Advanced

 Newfound Gap-Advanced

 Sit-Theme Letters

JHM-Theme Letters

 Wet Dog B-Theme Wet

 Wet Race-Theme Wet

Sewing-Theme Industrial

Flat Car-Theme Industrial

 Odd Turtle-Advanced

Pink Carriage-Advanced

Yucatan Mexico Celestun Flamingos February 7, 2018

Flamingos!!!  We talked a Mexican tour guide into taking us out early in the morning before the crowds in this small fishing village.  The light was beautiful.  Very pretty colorful birds.

This flamingo Takeoff photo is for sale at Zazzle as an 11x14  print.  https://www.zazzle.com/flamingo_takeoff_11x14_photo_print-190753255665955840
I like it a lot, with it's wings spread wide and a nice reflection on the river.

Flamingos in the air look sort of like flying sticks!

Flamingo Heart
I also turned the heart print into a 8x10 "painting" with the pink salt lake background from Las Coloradas (another place we visited later) .
  

Their necks are amazingly twisty!

There were mangrove islands in the background.

These two were having a dispute over something.  Food?  Women?  They were certainly making a lot of noise.

I saw many more birds that day which I will post soon, great blue herons, pelicans, cormorants, roseate spoonbills, an egret and a tricolored heron.  So be sure to stop back to see them, or follow my RSS feed or my Calm Reflections Photography Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/CalmReflectionsPhotography
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