When all else fails… Pick a flower!!!

In my attempt to improve on my photography skills, I find myself loaded down in my travels with all of the camera equipment I have acquired over the years. I can also tell you that on my three-day journey, I used only two of those items, my camera and the cord to transfer my photos to my laptop. Note to self, it may not be necessary to bring EVERYTHING I own with me)

The first overnight of my trip I was in Tampa Bay, FL. I was all excited when I got to my room because for the first time In a long time, I was on the good side of the hotel!!! I went straight outside to evaluate the view. It was dark; the lights were pretty so there I was, still in my uniform, making a makeshift tripod out of my deck chairs (note to self, add tripod to camera gear). I only wish someone had a camera on me. I finally turned in at 1:30 am only to wake up with the sun peaking through the curtains at 7:30. Normally I would be upset because it was way earlier than I needed to wake up, but because I was excited to catch the morning bay view, I jumped out of bed. Sadly, it was overcast and raining………

Day two of my trip took me to Providence RI (PVD). Because we stay in a hotel so close to the airport, there is not a lot around there to see. However I was determined to stay on task, I grabbed my camera and went for a walk. Even though it was late afternoon, the sun was gray and gloomy. Given it was the 4^th o f July, all the stores were closed for the day so there were few if any people on the streets. (By the way, is there a rule that I can’t take photos of my passengers?? The little girl with the bright red curls holding an American flag while in her Dora the explorer pajama’s would have made for a excellent photo) I found this amazing abandon structure was appealing to the eye. I knew what I wanted the photo to look like, but given I am so new at this, I had not a clue how to make it happen. The following are the best of my attempts If anyone has a clue how to fix it, help a girl out!!

Basically the lesson I learned is..…when all else fails find a pretty flower and take a picture.

Flowers never fail you and are always beautiful!!!!!

In the beginning.......

Well, this is it....... my first attempt at blogging!! My goal for this blog is not to share all my life long wisdom with you, but rather to force me to TAKE MORE PHOTOGRAPHS!! I love to take pictures and am pretty darn excited when some of them even look half way decent. However, a wise man once told me that photography is like golf; the more you play the better you get. Lets just say, using that analogy, my game has been off lately. My hope is by creating this blog, I will start taking my camera along with me on my trips. For those of you who do not know me already, I am an 18 year flight attendant. I hope this experiment will be a win, win...... you get to see what I see in my travels and I will improve my *golf game*

Keeping my fingers crossed

Elizabeth

PS... That's me at Superbowl XLIII Can you guess who my favorite football team is?