Garrett County Fair

The annual Garrett County Fair was held a few weeks ago and I took the opportunity to grab a few practice shots. There is a whole series on my website, however, I think this one turned out to be my favorite:

The reason is that the Ferris Wheel was loading, so I captured it still, while the Zero Gravity Machine was in full motion. The sky was so black and it was threatening rain the whole time. I like the sky so much that I've named this one "Black Night at the County Fair". But the good news is that we got out of there just in time since we drove through a down pour as we were leaving.

Farming for Rainbows

Last week I went with my mother and daughter to dinner and on the drive home we saw the brightest, longest lasting rainbow ever. I drove out into the country for a bit to try to get a good location and when I topped over the hill, there layed a farm in the valley. I thought I better pull over and try to get some shots before the rainbow disappeared. I ended up taking lots of shots where I was, then I pulled down the road a bit and got some with the colors reflected in the pond. I thought I could get by the railroad tracks and get a better shot, but after driving down the road, I realized that you couldn't even see the rainbow by the tracks, so up the road we went again. I took another back road and came across a cemetery and took a few from there as well. I swear, that rainbow lasted for at least an hour. Funny thing was, there were cars parked everywhere snapping pictures. It was like a photographer's feast.

Here's what I consider the best one of the evening, however, I'll be loading additional ones to my website this week if you want to see more.

You may be asking yourself . . .

Where in the world has Marcia been? Or maybe you just don't give a darn, but I'll tell you anyhow. I've been just crazy busy and this blog has been neglected the most, but I promise I'll try to stay updated in the future. But wait . . . I think I've made that promise before and fell back on it. Okay, I'll just promise to blog as time allows, but hopefully more regularly. How's that?

I've taken a ton of pictures since my last post so I'll try to get some uploaded with the story behind them over time, but if you would like to see the best of the best, be sure to visit my website which has been the biggest focus of my time lately. And, I'm a Tweeter! If you'd like to follow me on Twitter, my ID is @MDMarcia.

First and foremost, I should announce that I received Best of Show at the recent exhibit at Sanctuary Studios for one of my newest shots - Ripples. Unfortunately, it didn't sell at the exhibit, so I think it will end up at the Oakland Gallery Shop in September, so check there if you love it. Of course, you can always order a print from my website or contact me directly for details.

"Ripples"

In upcoming posts, look forward to shots of the Garrett County Fair (which I had a blast shooting), my attempts at panning (which is harder to do than expected), and the results of my first big group shoot (which turned out as good as I had hoped). So, stay tuned . . .

It Really is the Dog Days of Summer!

I was driving down the road the other day and in front of me was a dog on the back of a motorcycle. Funniest thing I think I have ever seen! The dog had his goggles and bandana and honestly, he looked to me like he was ready to jump at any given moment, but thank goodness he stayed put while I was following him. So, of course, I got out the camera and tried my hand at Glenn Riffey style of photography (in a moving car while I'm driving), and believe me, it's a bit harder than it may seem. While I could have gotten better shots than this one, the rest were somewhat out of focus since I really didn't look through the view finder for very long while I was trying to focus, instead, I sort of pointed the camera in the right direction and snapped. And people think texting while driving is dangerous! As Glenn would say, please don't try this at home. Here's the best shot of "Easy Rider" . . .


You just never know what I might run across, so stay tuned . . .