Is It Summer Yet?

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Ah, a three-day weekend, and it's looking like almost wall-to-wall sunshine. Yeah! Well, yeah except that I am still caring for the baby starling, so I can't go off for a three-hour walk at my favorite reservation or beach or woods. He's growing and getting better at flying, so I'm hoping he may be off by Monday... not that I don't love my little Poopsqueak. He just needs to go be a wild bird. When he's ready, of course.

I've had the camera about a month and have taken just over 1,400 photos with it already. Not kept, mind you. I only kept a little over 300 of them. I did the math, and it's about 22%. So, if I take 100 pictures, I throw out 78 of them. Which leads to a question for you fellow photographers - what percentage of your photos would you say you keep?

Not to rush things - I like the spring and hate heat and humidity - but I was in the mood for a summer feature. Everything here is so green, from all of the rain, that even though it's coolish, it almost feels like summer.  So, I went searching for art that reminded me of summer - bikinis, bees, beaches. Fairs. Flowers. Classic cars. Oh, and green.



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Summer
Summer Swing by oliekel25 :thumb86248840: Sandals on the sand by dayoils :thumb56584176: :thumb79518531: :thumb86521080: On Fire by hotrocks22 Abstract yet Natural by thavena Spinning by Aprilllamanosity :thumb85979790: Wave Tuscany by PicTd :thumb85534519: :thumb86360278: say hello to sunny afternoons. by longtripalonex Lush Greenery by haniyoso Summer I by NHS104 :thumb86280257: What...something on my leg? by Fireballfx Feet Poolside by moniqueyells The dentist will see you now by fxckmassacre Antique by fivehourplaneride Lush Green Leaves by Katephotographer




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:iconfungi-club: :iconapophysis: :iconfractaldreams: :iconpsychedelictreasures: :iconthisisblythe:


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Neat feature, Dana! Definitely put me in the 'gawd, I wish summer would hurry up and get here' mood. Of course once summer does get here, all you're likely to hear out of me is 'gawd, it feels like I live 9 inches from the sun'! Spring is really our best season where I live, because it gets bloody broiling hot here in the summer.

I keep a lot less of my photographs than I used to. I've become much more critical and therefore most go into the recycle bin. I started reviewing them in PaintShopPro Photo X2 at their actual size, and if they're even the tiniest bit blurry, they get the axe.

I'm excited for you and your camera! I know how stoked I was when I bought my Nikon D80. Lucky you, your Sony came with 2 lenses!

Your gallery is really nice, and I'm looking forward to seeing more. :hug: