Photos on Lk. Sammamish

Daughter and I spent some time last night 6/11 at the Paxman's dock on Lk Sammamish and took a few pics of the only sunset in the last month. Sure was nice to see the sky again.... darn Seattle spring's. (click for larger photo)















Also used this picture as I cropped it in from the far side of the lake but looks like flames above Redmond.

Light Writing Experiment

My oldest daughter and I spent some fun time together doing some light writing with a flash light in a dark garage which is quite dangerous because the garage is so messy.

This is my second attempt at light writing, first one failed badly because the light source was too strong and you can see the garage ceiling. So this time I blocked part of the light from the flashlight by putting a pink post-it note covering the bulb, though I did poke a pic pen hole through the paper to let a bit more light through. This time it worked out though it seems to do it right I should have blocked the end of the flashlight with a light blocking tape and only let through the light I wanted, but in this case some pics turned out well. I like some of the white light mixed with the pink.

Anyway, let me know if you try this and see if you're pics turn out better than mine.

Click on pics for larger size photos.

Are Sun Streaks Good or Bad?

I was taking some photos with my daughter in the backyard, she gave the camera back to me and I snapped a few photos of the leaves in the tree she was climbing in. I took one shot, on the second shot I was able to nap a sun streak between two leaves. I believe that this happens when the sun streaks across the lens but in this case it didn't seem likely becuase of the position of the first leaf.

Is this a good or bad thing to have in photos? Which picture is better?