Tourists on Water Street, Downtown

Between groups of tourists walking by on Water Street, we see one woman stop to reflect.

The business behind everybody is The Wine Seller, a very good wine store.

For more reflection photos visit James at Newton Area Photo.

Photoshopped deer photo

Varmit (also spelled varmint) is an American (mostly rural) slang word for a nuisance animal or person. It’s probably a regional dialect version of vermin. For gardeners in the Pacific Northwest it certainly applies to deer. It’s a rare day when I don’t see several. They eat most flowers and the new growth off a lot of plants. They cost homeowners hundreds or thousands of dollars in fence construction expenses. Tourists stop traffic to shoot photographs of them. Most locals consider a different kind of shooting when we see them.

However, they are beautiful animals. When a friend asked for a lesson on using Photoshop to add a painterly quality to a photo, I used this as an example.

Rainy Day Tuesday

After a couple of months with basically no rain, we got our share on Tuesday. There was a good wind to accompany it and temperatures may or may not have reached 60˚ (F). It was actually kind of refreshing, though I’m not sure that the tourists agree.

For more water themed photos visit Watery Wednesday.

Light painting in the field

This is an experiment in light painting. That is, I set the exposure for the sky and used a flashlight (torch) to “paint” light on the rocks and wood pile in the foreground. This technique often uses colored lights but I didn’t like the weird effect of red or green rocks.

Sailboat in Point Hudson Marina

I’ve realized that I’m not much of a journalist. I went downtown to photograph a Concerts on the Dock performance of the Delta Rays. I did enjoy the music but when it came to posting a photo, I had to put up the better picture, rather than the one that recorded the concert. BTW, the boat is named Martha. Okay, now I’m feeling guilty. Here’s a shot of the Delta Rays, too.

Delta Rays performing at the Concert on the Dock

Crocosmia flowers

This plant has lived in a pot for the last year. Our spring planting got interrupted and many things are still in pots or are just now getting permanent homes. I was struck by the nice arch that the stem formed.

The flowers are Crocosmia, originally native to South Africa. For scale, the longest blossom is about an 1 1/2 inches (37mm).

For more closeup photos visit Lisa’s Chaos.

Confusing signage on Water Street

The east end of Water Street has seen construction for most of this year as the city upgrades the street surface and sidewalks. To help us understand what’s what there are a few signs near the construction zone.

All businesses are open except for the one that’s closed. The sidewalk is closed ahead, so walk on the other side of the street. Except, stay on this side for the businesses that are open on this side. Is that all perfectly clear?