She's So Thin!

Earth Day - walking on the beach in the early morning light with my camera. Not much happening, not seeing anything that catches my eye so it's time to start making things happen! (Sometimes this can be dangerous so don't try this at home.)

I saw my shadow and wondered "what if." What if I prefocused and shot from the hip? Could I catch my shadow? I had heard for years that I was "so thin!" but my being thin always jived with the fact that my father was 6'5" and a "long tall drink of water," as someone used to say.

But here it was, PROOF to the highest degree that they were right! This tall, lanky creature making it's way along the beach surely looked as if the slightest breeze would bowl her over. Maybe Olive Oil had a twin?

Chicago with a View

Last fall I spent a late afternoon at Navy Pier in Chicago. The weather was perfect, warm with hazy clouds, as we braved our way to the Ferris Wheel. Not being of fan of ferris wheels, my strategy is always to "look out" and what a better way to do that than have a camera in front of your face!

What a view of the Chicago skyline! People were having fun below on the rotating swings and out in the parks. With the sun beaming through the clouds, it was enough to pull it all together in this one image. A little anxiety crept in when the ferris wheel suddenly stopped! Keep breathing . . . There was only one thing to do, keep photographing and confront those fears! We started moving again and soon found our way back to terra firma with a number of memorable images.

I've since graduated to flying in a very small helicopter with no doors. Now that was FUN! Go figure.