St Mary's County Fair Winners

I was one of the judges for the photography exhibit at the St. Mary's County Fair.  Please see my Saturday Sep 26th Facebook page if you want to see some of the winning photos from the Fair.

Congratulations for the winners and a hearty thank you for all the participants!

https://www.facebook.com/CalmReflectionsPhotography

On the Water 4

Boats of all sorts.  Big and small.  Short and tall.

     The Lynx in Annapolis harbor.

     Skipjack reflection

     Kayak sunset

On the Water 3

We explored the creek in Jim's boat over on 9/6.  I enjoyed stopping to see lots of birds and we visited lots of coves.  These were my favorite shots.

     Osprey

     Egret

Church Point Restoration

This post was so popular on Facebook that I thought I should share it on my blog as well.

Recently, work was completed at Church Point in St. Mary's City, MD to protect the large cross and stop the erosion from reducing the shoreline.    Many people both from Trinity Episcopal Church and elsewhere, assisted in reaching this goal.  A grant was written, workers hired, politicians, businesses and students helped.  

Recently,  sea grass was planted there by volunteers, including hundreds of St. Mary's College of MD students.

Church Point is on the property of Trinity Episcopal Church in St. Mary's City, MD and has long been popular for fishing, picnicing and walking.

For more information go to

http://trinitysmcmd.com/content.cfm?id=151&blog_id=9

Here are a few before and after photos.

     Before

      Before

      After

      After

      After

      After Seagull's Rest

On the Water 2

Living by the water is a special blessing we never dreamed of having.  I keep my camera nearby, never knowing what we might see, ... or what might float by.  I suppose if I lived near the forest, my photos would be mostly pictures of deer and birds, although we see those also. 

Here are a few of my recent neighborhood photos.

    Sailboat in the creek

     Paddleboating family

     Immature Cormorant?

     Osprey

     Osprey Sunset

On the Water

I haven't been to any interesting events lately, except for the Ridge Carnival.  I am posting those pictures on Calm Reflections Photography Facebook.

So, here are are a few winning photos from our recent St. Mary's Camera Club August themed competition "On the Water"

     Whoa-2nd place from the Summer Regatta by the Southern Md Boat Club 

     Pink Waterlily-3rd place from Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Southern Maryland Boat Club Summer Regatta 8-8-15

Here are my best photos of the 1st Southern Maryland Boat Club Summer Regatta at Leonardtown Wharf in MD on Saturday August 8th, 2015.  There were races by antique boats at least 30 years old using the black flag (no awards), from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm.  The show also included static antique boat displays and food by Kevin's Corner Kafe.  The event was sanctioned by the American Power Boat Association.  Many of the drivers won races years ago.  Joe Norris was the emcee.  To learn more about the club visit http://www.southernmarylandboatclub.com

     Before the races

     Cool reflection

      Whoa

     Yikes

     Better

We displayed Jim's boat in the static displays and quite a few visitors looked it over.  It's a nice looking 1985 Centurion ski boat that is still a work in progress.

Please feel free to comment or share something about a boat.