Yesterday and Today

I went to the boat launch yesterday afternoon. I'm usually not at all inspired there, and I don't know why I keep going back. I guess I thought that there might be something there in the late afternoon light. I was right. I wasn't inspired but the light was pretty, and I did manage to get these two shots. Not great, but...

Even though the light was really beautiful, this scene had a melancholy feel to it. Summer's over, the leaves have changed color and are falling, no one's at the picnic tables, the geese are migrating and winter is on the way.

On my way to town this morning, the fog was super-thick and I couldn't resist stopping to take this image on the way.

Then on my way home this afternoon, I couldn't resist stopping to take a shot of the congestion at the gas station....

the congestion that was due to the price!!! Even if it doesn't last too long, it's a nice respite.

On the road home, I stopped here initially to capture the house (it's behind the red truck) with the beautiful trees in the background, but that wasn't working too well, so I decided to try and get the tail light trails.

I was hand holding the camera for this last shot. It was a very slow shutter speed, so there's camera shake, but I really like it.