Berry Discovery

While out on a biking adventure around our condo Georgia and I stumbled upon these magenta berries just outside the alligator's cave.  I began to shoot pictures and Georgia began to pick berries to feed the alligator.  Here is what happened:

Road to the dam

My Grandma's house is on the right

Blue

Today I shot a wedding.  I caught this gem in the back of the church near the stain glass window.

Horse Show

On Saturday I went to a horse show to try to learn how to take good pictures of horses.  It turns out that the type of photo that people like is pretty straightforward and is not very artsy.  In fact, if you were to look at a series of show photos you would probably not pick the desired picture as your favorite.  Anyway, the only reason I got good pictures is because my camera can do 6.3 frames per second (I think).  

This guy was playing this long trumpet (maybe not a trumpet) before every race.  He was clearly tone deaf and everyone noticed.  I should have got a reaction shot of the crowds sour faces.

This is a pretty good picture in my opinion, but the horse's legs are in the wrong position so it would probably never be popular in the horse world.

This picture is taken with the legs in the proper position.  It looks like the horse is standing still, but she is moving pretty quick.  Probably faster that you could run. 

Some people rode in carts.  

This guy was the highlight of the show.  I looks like he showed up to a bad casting call.  He rode against one other guy and lost.  Even though he lost the class he won my heart.

After the riding, the horses all stand in a line for one final judging.  It is important to look confident, focused, and in control during this part of the competition.

This was my favorite horse shot of the day.  

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I was at a horse show the other day and caught this amazing picture.  I was sitting in the stands with all the poor people; the sun in my face all afternoon.  Then, the sun hid behind this tree and I beheld the most beautiful sight.  Although the rich folks thought they had a better seat, they totally missed this.