Autumn colors...

Autumn colors are just coming to light.  I've been keeping an eye on the leaves and it won't be long before this color extravaganza will be in full display.

I've been thinking of different ideas to photograph the colors this season.  It's like shooting a wedding, you only get one chance so don't blow it.  I want to show how beautiful La Porte county can be in the fall.

I'll only have somewhere around a 3 week window to capture all the changing colors.

That's it for now.  More later....

Scarecrow Fest 2008

There is a small town named Wanatah, Indiana.  It's only about 18 miles from here and this weekend they had their annual Scarecrow Fest.  What a wonderful festival.  It had the typical food and craft vendors showing their wares, pony rides for the kids, some small carnival rides as well.

Going to a small town festival like Scarecrow Fest is so much nicer than larger festivals.  Most people there seem to know each other.  It was a true feeling of comfort to attend this festival.

I photographed the event and tried to capture people having fun.  I did run into resistance with some vendors not wanting me to photograph their booth.  The only reason I could think of is that they're afraid someone might steal their ideas, so I obliged.  It's a shame they felt this way as I think it would of been a nice opportunity for them to show off their wares to more people.  

In spite of some vendors not wanting me to photograph their booths, I had a good time photographing the people having a good time.

Photographs of the event are located in my gallery under "Scarecrow Fest 2008."