Seeing the world through my viewfinder.
My son’s elementary school has a time-honored tradition of the first-graders performing an outdoor circus for both their parents and for the kindergarten classes. Connor was a clown — his friend J was a strongman, and his friend W was a snake charmer. There were also lions, elephants, seals, acrobats, and musical monkeys.
I didn’t snag the best seat in the house for photography — somebody’s mom’s head was in my way — so I mostly just got lots of photos of my little Cleaning Clown.
[Taken 27 March 2019]
Our lunchtime view from Crickets Grill, the outdoor Jamaican restaurant at the Jewel Grande.
[Taken 27 March 2019]
This was the view my husband and I enjoyed whilst sitting in comfy chairs, leisurely sipping dirty bananas in the nearly-deserted Morgan’s Bar (near the Kids’ Club where our son was playing).
[Taken 27 March 2019]
During last week’s Spring Break trip to Jamaica, we spent an hour or so souvenir-shopping at the Shoppes at Rose Hall, where this stilt-walker was a popular paid photo-op for tourists. Luckily for me, my zoom lens let me snag this photo gratis from inside the coffee shop. 🙂
[Taken 14 August 2018]
The week before First Grade started, Connor and I enjoyed a bit of a staycation. On Tuesday of that week, we made our very first trip to the Indian Creek Zoo in Lambertville, Michigan. It’s basically a very large petting zoo with some exotic animals like giraffes, monkeys, and zebras.
That morning, I loaded up my modified Holga 120N (which I affectionately call my Holgamod) with Ektar 100, since I hadn’t taken the Holga for a spin in a few years. This was the best photo of the roll — most frames turned out underexposed, since much of the zoo was in heavy shade.
