I got up for sunrise most days this month, and I got a few images I really like. Not many days provided great color, but a few were well above average.
Another set of images from my morning walks at West Bank Park. We had a string of terrific light shows before the more recent cloudy mornings.
The month began with a string of nice sunrises.
It was an eventful month photographically. Some sunrises, some flowers (both with and without pollinators), and the grandchildren performing. Not a bad time at all.
First is the single good sunrise image from the early part of the month.
Then we have images from the second half of the month
Then a few from Rose and Clara at their Pick ‘n Bow concert
And lastly, a visit to Gibbs Gardens for the waterlily blooms
An annual event by the Head Balloon company in Helen, GA. This year the race start featured nearly no wind at the lower levels. The crews were expecting to have to get to 10,000 feet before they’d find the breeze they needed. That meant we had many shots from nearly straight below the balloons. Another great time.
A trip to Yosemite Valley with Road Scholars in the last week of April and first part of May. It was glorious. The lone downside was that we had perfectly clear skies all the time. We had no clouds to incorporate as background to the waterfalls and cliffs and river and trees. I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
A few flowers and a sunrise. I did not do much photography outside the Helen balloon race and my trip to Yosemite Valley.
A variety of images from Lake Lanier and my yard.
Drove up to the gardens one morning before expected storms. Excellent tulips, and the Japanese Garden is always nice.
Two things here’ First a few from Congaree National Park near Columbia, SC. This is a preserved cypress swamp along the Congaree and Wataree rivers. When I was there only the boardwalk and one other trail were not flooded. So I walked the boardwalk. I was there midday on my way home from the beach. I think the light would have been much better close to and just after sunrise.
The other images are from a sunrise at my usual morning walking spot on Lake Lanier. I was at a different vantage point than usual, but the light just happened, so I stopped.