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Destin FL: Day 2

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We started Day 2 with a morning lesson on travel photography. We had plans to travel to a cute little town called Seaside and MeRa talked to us about the types of shots travel magazines want. MeRa makes it look so easy.

MeRa\’s husband Brian gave Stacey a lesson on shooting in manual (vs. auto). Stacey already has a great eye for photography and with the added technical knowledge she was on fire! All pics today are with my \”big\” camera.

My travel photography from Seaside.

There were airstream food \”trucks\” lined up and we had lunch at the Crepe place.

Best. Donut. Ever.

Heading towards the beach.

Stacey in front and MeRa in back.

Nothing like handing your camera over to MeRa to get some pics!

She knows how to capture your good angles.

And then it was home for some sunset pics. It wasn\’t quite as amazing as the night before but there\’s never a bad sunset in my book.

Sea Cucumbers at sunset.

A long exposure so the ocean looks flat.

Then it was back to the house and we shared pictures from our day. It\’s so interesting to all go to the same place but see and capture it so differently. I loved the photo sharing!

Destin FL: Day 1

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Off I went to Destin FL for a photography retreat led by MeRa Koh and her husband Brian.

I\’ve been traveling alot lately and wasn\’t looking forward to another cross country trip. But I had signed up for this about 6 months ago and also talked my friend Stacey from Maryland into joining me. And I knew once I got there I would be glad I was there.

Destin is on the Gulf Coast on the panhandle of Florida. Our plane flew right over Destin and I marked where we were staying.

We arrived around 4:30 pm and they weren\’t quite ready for us so we dropped our bags and headed for the beach. One unique thing about Destin is the sugar white sand. Wowza! All my pics on this post are from my phone.

Stacey and I having a little fun.

I was one of three ladies that also travelled to Thailand. Here I am with my buddy Sue — we\’ve been to Thailand, Sundance, NYC and now Destin together.

I had to get my feet wet. It was cold but bearable. A man asked Stacey to take the temperature of the water. I think it was around 60 degrees.

There were quite a few sea cucumbers on the beach so I took this sunset portrait of one.

What a sunset!

Stacey keeps it fun!

After the sunset we got back to the house and met all the other ladies. I knew a handful of them from other trips — there were 15 of us in total. The house was AMAZING!!! Stacey and I shared a master bedroom. I didn\’t take many pictures of the house but if you want to see it click HERE. It\’s worth the peak.

One of our pre-trip assignments was to take a self portrait capturing our current \”season\”. My season is still heavy with grief so this is my self portrait. Despite my grief, I feel and see mom all around me.

It\’s always fun to see everyones self-portraits and you get to know people pretty quickly that way. And yes, I\’m so glad I\’m here.

Band Performance

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Quinn is still playing the sax in the school band. This year he is in advanced band because he\’s a 5th Grader!

They performed for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders during school and then for the parents in the evening. It\’s pretty amazing to see how far they\’ve come in 1 1/2 years.

Here are a couple pics during the day. The sax players love to raise their horns!

Here\’s the Advanced Band performing Rio Bravo.

And the traditional Go Big Blue out in the audience. It\’s a fun way to end the performance.

For their night performance they get all decked out in black pants in a white shirt. Quinn\’s buddy Ethan really set the bar high with a tuxedo. That kid loves his suits. But this Brat Pack looks pretty dapper.