GESO: It was a Hell-of-a-24 Hours

[Christine Aguila]

Hi Everyone:

The 24 hours before my internet went down were eventful to say the least. 
I've done this in 4 short sets for easier viewing.

1)    The adventure began with a B-day outing for my littlest nephew who 
just turned 8 at Navy Pier.  His name is Akira.  Of special note, he took 
the 2nd photo.  We cropped it tighter, but he took the shot with the K10D. 
Not too bad, hey?  When I saw the 4th photo, I thought:  "Oh my gosh.  I've 
taken a Dave Savage picture!"  Doesn't it look like a photo Dave Savage 
would take?   ;-)

All shots (except the sunrise) were taken with K10D, 50mm1.4.

Slideshow:  4 photos
http://photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=848684


Folder with Thumbnails: 4 photos
http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=848684



2)  Of course we went on rides--every ride the pier had to offer.  The last 
ride was the Wave Swing, which had me screaming the whole time--though it 
was fun--though it left my stomach quite churned.  I've provided a slide 
show of the Wave Swing in both color & black & white.  You really must check 
out the black & whites.  If you have the time you should really check out 
the large still size.

Slideshow color:  4 photos
http://photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=848687

Slideshow black & white:  4 photos
http://photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=848692



3)  After dinner we waited for the fireworks.  I don't think I've ever 
photographed fireworks before.  If I did, it was with film & the negatives 
are somewhere--who knows where.  The 1st one isn't that interesting; I 
included it as the first firework shot I'm pretty sure I've ever taken--I 
went sentimental on that one ;-).  But I also did a black & white 
conversion, which I think is really cool.  I plan to go back--do more 
fireworks--for a black & white study.

Slideshow color:  6 photos
http://photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=848696

Slideshow black & white: 6 photos
http://photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=848699



4)  After I dropped my nephew at home, I met up with friends & husband. My 
friend Belinda stayed the night, so, we put my husband to bed, put the 
kettle on for a strong pot of tea, gabbed, then dashed out the door for a 
sunrise. I don't know what happened with the color, but I'll do better next 
time.

Slideshow color:  2 photos
http://photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=848703

So that's my photo story of an incredible 24 hours.
Comments/critique welcome.

Cheers, Christine