Curious Swan

If you ever happen to be in Cary, NC, you should take a visit to Koka Booth Amphitheater. It is a great venue and will afford you an opportunity to take some pictures of different wildlife inhabiting the lake there (Symphony Lake, I believe). I was there this weekend and was able to take a few shots of geese and this one beautiful swan. These birds were not scared of people whatsoever, as I imagine they are fed quite often. Here is one of the pictures of the swan I was able to capture. I think in this shot, he (or she) was actually posing for me. He was very intrigued by me and was actually swimming after me any time that I moved around.

I'll post some of the others after I get more of a chance to work with the pictures a bit more. Enjoy!

Bubbles

Bubbles are awesome. They're fun to make, fun to watch and fun to pop! But they are very hard to photograph. I don't know how many of you have tried to actually get close up photos of bubbles, but they can certainly be quite tricky to catch before they pop. I tried several takes before I got this one, and I don't think it is the greatest. You have to be patient, ideally with little to no wind (it was slightly breezy yesterday, which made catching these even more of a challenge), and you have to be fast and accurate with your focus. Anyway, here is the same bubble picture, post processed in different fashions. Comments and tips always welcome!