Summer Fun

The digital photography group was great fun!

Beach Walk and Creatures in the Forest

Findings from all worlds on the beach.

Pictures of Douglas, MI in June

Wednesday of June Camp in Saugatuck

Day three of the June Camp began with a gentle rain. After the clearing, you can see the trees glistened with rain drops.

Stairway to Paradise

Stairway to the beach

Jack's Pix 2009

A.M Group Pictures

This are miscellaneous pictures of Saugatuck and Lake Geneva.

People in the Forest

In addition to creatures in the forest, people also appear.

Creatures in the Forest

Look for the hidden shapes of animals and people in the trees of the forest.

Shapes and Colors

My first digital photos!

New among the old

New growth in the forest depends on the death of the old growth, which nurtures the new life.

What Happens When you Water a Bush

This was taken on a trail in Saugatuck, MI.

pix hadda take!

Fun at Saug

I love it here!

OZ

It is a beautiful morning on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. There is a slight breeze and plenty of warm sunshine to awaken our hearts to the greetings of nature.

First full day of camp

Learning and loving it.

Monday morning in camp

Sunday morning in the Woods

Yellow Springs Retreat

Yellow Brick Road

Photo Scavenger Hunt

On your hike, pay attention to images that depict some of the following ideas. Be creative with your composition. Collect as images as you can to share with the group.

• wind
  
• time
  
• gravity
• fire
• friendship
• love
  
• serenity
• motion
• unity
• water
• humility
• loneliness
• old
• new
• borrowed
• blue
• speed
• stability
• foundation
• kindness
• joy
• open-minded
• timid
  

Group Photos

From AMUUSEing

We all gave a helping hand to get started taking photos on our first day. We bond our connection with several photographic images like this one.

From AMUUSEing

Cameras in hand, we took off on an adventure in the beautiful surroundings of beach, woods, and camp buildings. It was the beginning of great fun!

ASSIGNMENT: Picture members of the group without identifying them specifically. A few examples could be one of the following:

• bare feet in the sand
• shoes and toes
• cameras in hand in a line
• the tip end of the kayaks in a line
• hands of the members
• legs from the knees down in a line

We all needed to relax after the full morning of using technology tools.

From AMUUSEing

Gifts

The Gift I SEE in YOU.................

A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skill of the others.
- Norman S Hidle

We will be looking for "gifts" (special traits) specific to each individual in the morning group as we all contribute to this process so that on Thursday morning we can complete this statement of connection for every person in our group.

Camp Stories

Begin a story about camp with 10 words on a sheet of paper. Hand your story starter to the person on your right. Now add 15 words to the story in your hand, then pass the story to the person on your right. Next add 20 words to the story you just received, then pass it on to the person on your right. Continue passing the stories to the person on the right after you have added your portion of the story. After each member has contributed to the each of the story starters, return the story to its original owner. Use this story to create a composition for a series of 4 to 5 photographs. Remember, that you can use artistic freedom with the senario.

Picasa Photo Sharing Tips

Thematic List

What story do you want to tell?
This is a short list of possibilities to consider as we move through this online photo gallery exercise.

plants, flowers, and trees
beach and water
favorite foods
architecture new and old
commonly used tools
see the forest before the trees
wildlife habitat
Wicked
flying monkeys
Munchkin Land (thinking short)
Emerald City (Going GREEN)
Yellow Brick Road (paved with good intentions)
Lions, Tigers, and Bears, NO, deer!
There is no place like home!!!!
a horse of a different color
Canoes, kayaks, life preservers, Oh, MY!
Seeing it my way.

June Camp

I am excited about leading a morning group at June camp where we will be going on a "point and click" adventure in the natural surroundings of beautiful Lake Michigan near Saugatuck, MI. If the weather is unforgiving, we will use our creativity and photograph tools commonly used by "man or beast." The next few postings will be our online photo gallery of the adventure and antics of those campers interested in learning how to use digital images to tell a story. I hope you enjoy our journey of self discovery and illumination as we find the beauty of comfort and relaxation.