Finally, pictures posted

Okay, so about 3 weeks ago, I mentioned the shoot downtown. I had the opportunity to shoot the Pioneer Courthouse Square Festival of Flowers and had a blast despite the overcast day.

I did take advantage of the dry day, and rode my motorcycle into town. I found parking on the street on the second block on which I looked, which was sweet! This was during June, which is one of the more unpredictable weather months here in the great Northwest. If you are going to be outside for a spell in June, bring your umbrella, and sunglasses. I didn't take photos of the tomatoes that were on sale that day, as the plants themselves aren't that pretty until they start producing fruit. I'm not a hater, but when a tomato plant is surrounded by sunflowers and wildflowers, they just don't grab me by the lens.

So, on to the pictures. Enjoy.

I got a new Lensbaby 3

So, I got a Lensbaby and finally had a little time to play with it. First, I wanted something fun to shoot, so I thought "My motorbike could be fun." Then I realized that I hadn't run the engine for a little while, so I should run the motor for a while. Then I realized that I hadn't been riding in a while, and I was outside without a jacket and wasn't shivering. I took a few shots of the bike, then packed my camera and headed out for a ride, stopping when I saw interesting stuff. 60 miles and 5 stops later, I got home and checked my stuff out. I got a few shots that were fun (included).
The little road trip satisfied my motorcycle craving, but didn't satisfy my Lensbaby need. My wife was taking a little catnap on the couch (it was about 6), so I decided to torture her a bit by setting up on the floor right in front of her and got focused, put in the aperture disk, then started painting her with an flashlight. Here is one of the resulting images. She will probably forgive me for posting candid photos of her sleeping, right? <----concerned husband, heheh.