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While hiking today ran into a fishing spot where a ton of guys were fishing... They were catching fish and made me wish I had brought my pole. In the end all I caught was numerous sticky burs all over me. Slightly painful pulling off. Oh and a few photos...

After a wonderful dinner last night with my sister, tried to get the full moon photo I have been dreaming of. But... I did not study any techniques for taking a moon photo. So fail!!! took about 20 photos hand held with auto ISO. I used a combination of 1/10th to 2 second shutter with f-stop 4.8 to 6.4 and ISO did its own thing... These were the salvaged photos with little to know editing... SO... I decided to spend this morning researching different moon shot techniques... I found a simple way to remember how to set the camera in manual mode to get solid detailed photos of the moon. The LUNAR 11 Rule. Set the aperture to f11, and match the shutter speed to the ISO. I plan to use 200 ISO and 1/200th shutter speed tonight. Wish me luck!!

The progression of my skill set is to dive into active portraiture. Below are some photos of daily fun quick shots. Very little thought went into the composition, but they turned out really well!!

While getting some wind therapy came across some fun photo opportunities.

The final photos from the day at the Blanco Lavender Festival.

Went with 3 of the 4 sisters. We had a blast!! Next year need to plan ahead of time and get better photos. The lemonade with lavender flavor was wonderful.

(I do not work for them- nor receiving any compensation) The company Hemp360 ( www.hemp360.com ) was a vender at the Blanco Lavender festival. Trying their products due to the wonderful scents. The products seemed perfect and reasonably priced. They are located in New Braunfels, TX. Check 'em out...