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Okay, so maybe I do take the occasional, impromptu portrait from time to time.

Continuing with the unofficial theme this week of sifting through previous Door County photos, this is from Sept. ‘08 and from brunch at the Inn at Cedar Crossing in Sturgeon Bay. It was the following morning after our 5th wedding anniversary the night before. Although both the previous and following years’ anniversaries were spent on Maui, that year’s getaway was still very nice.

Flipping through more photos from our Door County trips for a holiday gift we’re putting together for a relative, and I came across these images.

They’re from our first visit to Sturgeon Bay back in Sept. ‘08 and were taken during their annual Harvest Festival. It was neat walking around and seeing all the booths and people from all across the county coming for this get together.

But when it was time to eat, we picked up a little lunch and found ourselves an open stretch of curb to sit. As we sat and ate lunch, I looked around at things around me, and in between bites I picked up our little Canon SD890 and snapped a few photos.

A Different Point of View

You often hear and read a lot about how perspective is a powerful tool in photography. And while these aren’t dramatic compositions by any means, they are a neat view of what you can do sitting on your bum.

Just beware of slobbering dogs.

Came across this scene with the flag and the little Main St. sign while walking around Fish Creek in Door County this past weekend, and was inspired to steal Cindy’s camera from her hands and grab this shot.

One of the areas of feedback I received from my portfolio reviews at the Maui Photo Festival last month was to “get closer.” Much of what I’m used to shooting are wide open landscapes or big, black, night skies. So taking that advice, as with all the other tips I receive, I took it to heart and starting putting into practice.

Granted I only had a few hours to shoot the entire weekend, I did get a few more close ups, like this one.

Maybe not the best image in the bunch, but again, it’s practice in action and helping to train my brain to expand my vision when I’m shooting.

And we all know what practice makes.

This was the sunset that welcomed us back to Door County when we arrived in Ephraim last night. In fact, it was the only thing that was here to welcome us. Even the office at the resort was closed already, which made for a nice, quiet evening.

I wasn’t entirely ready to start shooting pictures yet, so I snapped this one with (now Cindy’s) Canon SD890 on the way to dinner. I’m hoping we have just as lovely conditions tonight and tomorrow so I can get a little more focused for these.

We’re heading back up to Door County, WI this afternoon for an extended weekend, so I thought I’d kick off a mini-series today. We’re staying at the Edgewater Resort in Ephraim this trip, and though we’ve never stayed there before, we’ve driven passed it numerous times and even snapped some photos of it back in September.