Fall Project

I am still taking photos for my Fall project! Six days strong! I haven't yet rekindled my love of fall (especially when it is this cold this early) but I am working on it!

I was at my garden and the sun came out right when it was setting. It threw brilliant colors all over the grass. Perfect timing.

 The Necedah Wildlife Area along Highway 173

 The Necedah Wildlife Area along Highway 173

First Day of Fall ... Tomorrow

The first day of fall is.... tomorrow! It seems like the leaves are changing early this year, but that could just be me. My computer has been having some issues and I am without a few key programs for photo editing right now. Actually, I am without my computer right now, which is sad. I am posting some fall photos, but they aren't new ones, due to the technical difficulty I am currently experiencing.

Fall leaves while hiking in Maine. I had an internship out there photo editing at Aurora Photos and got to spend the fall in Maine. It was beautiful and every weekend I went exploring in the mountains. 

The Chippewa River in the fall. Dan and I went on a kayak trip from Eau Claire to Durand and spent the night on an island. In the morning there was all this crashing around and it turns out it was early gun deer season down there and we ruined a drive. The boat of hunters came around one side and the deer crashed across the river on the other side of the island. 

Fall leaves in Marshfield

Grass at sunset in Dexter Park in Wood County. 

Field in the fall

More grass in the fall. I have a thing with grass and good light. 

Happy Earth Day

Happy Earth Day! Do something nice for your home! I think sometimes people don't think as the earth as their home, they think about their house as their home. If people spent as much time taking care of the earth (or even considering their actions and how those affected the earth) as they spend on  taking care of their house... wow.... that could make a big difference.

You can calculate your carbon footprint HERE or HERE

I checked my carbon footprint on the first website and it was 20.17 tons of carbon dioxide per year. The national average is 20.42. Mine is so high because, unfortunately, I drive so much for work. I would love to ride my bike, but riding my bike with my gear to Withee may take awhile. (It would also help if I read photo assignments correctly and didn't drive to Granton for something that was not happening today, but on Saturday. I shook my head at myself) I also have a tendency to fall a lot, so the camera bag would throw me a bit off balance and some expensive equipment could be damaged. Excuses, excuses, I know. 

Some earthy photos from yesterday on the way to (drive, sad) Wisconsin Rapids.

Speaking of driving... The sun was hitting the newly green field just right and I couldn't resist.

I stopped by the Yellow River and took some photos. The light was hitting the grass and it looked so lush and green. I love the first green grass of the spring.

The Yellow River at Little Bull Falls. I used a slow shutter speed, about a 30/100 and had the f-stop closed to f22. I also put the ISO at 100. It was really sunny, so I had to do this to be able to use the slow shutter speed and not blow-out the highlights.

I had to wait for my assignment to start so I stood outside the school and photographed "pretty-ness". 

Now I am concerned... I should really try to park my car at work and then ride my bike here and leave everything overnight. That would cut down on some mileage and my carbon footprint....hmmmm.

Happy Earth Day!