dockothebay Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 What wonderful pictures this month - looks like everyone is having fun! Thank you all for sharing - we may need to pull this thread up again in say February, to help us remember why we stay in this wonderful state I actually had trouble picking a favorite this month - we spent a week camping with our kids and grandkids at McKinley Park on Lake Vermillion. I have lots of shots splashing in the water, climbing on the rocks in the water, etc. None are "spectacular" - all hold great memories. One of the favorite activities all week was catching/examining rusty crayfish. We even did a little educating the kids on this invasive, non-native species. This shot is a morning crayfish excursion... Canon 30D, 82 mm, 1/60, ISO 100, f/8.0, handheld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTN4ICE Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 My grandson Boomber on a pontoon ride. I wonder what he's thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Almquist Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Here is Andy and Amber with Amber getting tossed off of the tube. Hand held with the 100-400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBo Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 dockothebay,love the kids playing in the water. Great capture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crawdad Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Lake Superior clear.... View of the rocks the kids were collecting and throwing at the 'big' lake, always a favorite for them. Silver City, MI. Nikon D50 with Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D AF @f5.6 iso250 1/125s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbl Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 Wide variety of activities on this one, great work everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBo Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I thought this month was gonna be easy. Wrong again, though most of you make it look that way. Didn't come up with a great photo, so I put one up of a great time. Our annual "Root Beer Float" on the upper St. Croix River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockothebay Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Nice Don - we were floating on the St Croix last week too, it's a pretty nice place for us city folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBo Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Agreed, we have a cabin north of Grantsburg. The river up there is always inviting. Where in Oakdale do you live? We are off Hadley & 50th, across from the new fire hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockothebay Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 We're in "southern Oakdale" - across the freeway from the police station/Walton Park -- I imagine we've crossed paths before - at Fleet Farm certainly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarsusd81 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Here is mine. Waited until yesterday to shoot it. Tubing on South Center for the family get together. My cousin and his fiance were on the tube and she got the sore end of the ride. FACEPLANT!!! Shot with the Digital Rebel and a 24-70 2.8L @ 70mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossFisher Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 OUCH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbl Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 Ouch is right, perfect timing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmeyer Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Great shots everyone. Looks like everyone is taking advantage of the nice summer weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Foss Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Tom, fess up. You were piloting the boat and you planned to dump her. All for the sake of one monthly challenge photo. You are a callous dude! Just ribbin ya, buddy. Hope her face has time to heal before the wedding. It's amazing how hard water can be when you hit it at any speed. Ouch! I just photographed one in which the groom dove into the shallow end of a swimming pool the night before the wedding, and even three weeks later at the second reception/wedding dance had a few scars to prove it. Can you say photoshop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarsusd81 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 She survived plenty well. And no worries, they just got engaged a couple weeks ago so it will be a while before the wedding. Just for fun, here are the next two from the sequence. Flip, Splash, Glug... "You don't even know how much water I just swallowed!" (sorry hunny, but yeah we do ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Foss Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 She sounds like a darn good sport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Cloud Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Great pictures all! I had some better "water" picts from last month but picked this one because it gives you that "first person" feeling. My girlfriend and I kayaking on the upper Delaware river... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggin pig Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 My lab doing his favorite activity. All I know is he is thinking here I come, look out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtleboy Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 No face planting here but I still think this could be classified as water activity. Picture is at King William Narrows at Crane Lake. Subject is my wife of 31 years, I call her my bright spot. Photo is unedited point and shoot, any suggestions on editing, etc would not be unwelcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyesorbust Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 nothing like filling your own pool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royce Aardahl Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Sorry I just had to add a second pic. went wading with the boys. I call this one I'm gonna catch a smally by yer face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catmendo Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzsaw Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 My 3 year old daughter "Caitlin" in the middle, taking her first tubing ride with her friends Katherine (left) and Abbey (right) at my friend Stans cabin. She lasted for quite a while, I was impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Foss Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Geez, dude, talk about the 11th hour! Nice shot buzz, and great thanks to all of you who participated this month. Great to see you all here sharing your work! And as I post this, a new month has dawned. Hmm . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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