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Patricia Lay-Dorsey | all galleries >> my photo-a-day archives >> 2007 photo-a-day galleries >> Photo-a-day September 2007 > The waning days of summer
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1-SEPT-2007

The waning days of summer

As the Labor Day weekend gets underway here in the U.S., every moment of warm sun, green grass and leaves, flowers in bloom--even those on their last legs like the ones shown here--becomes precious. I scoot down our neighborhood streets with heightened appreciation for the gift of summer, my favorite season. Already I see the occasional red leaf, but I don't want to photograph it. Not yet. Fall will come soon enough, barreling through on gusty winds with outrageously brilliant colors. But today, all I want to do is savor the birdsong that comes through my open bedroom windows, air so warm it caresses my skin like a tender lover, clothing so light I even don't know it's there, and a long holiday weekend of glorious, free jazz in downtown Detroit. I know the season to come will bring lessons in letting go, but not yet. I'm not ready to learn those lessons just yet. Today is for holding tight to the wonders around me, the joy whose name is summer.

Canon EOS 350D
1/500s f/7.1 at 100.0mm iso1600 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time29-Aug-2007 12:33:40
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent1600
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Guest 02-Sep-2007 10:16
Wonderful isolation and great depth from that mirroring flower behind...lovely colour and great sense of movement. Beautiful!
DENZA02-Sep-2007 08:15
Excellent !
Guest 02-Sep-2007 06:06
Your images are music--now with words for lyrics.
Jean-Luc Rollier01-Sep-2007 22:34
Beautiful picture. Love the bg . JL Vote
giselle borgwardt01-Sep-2007 20:42
Me too, - i love the summer, just as you describe it.
Sabina Salihbasic01-Sep-2007 18:55
lovely!
Guest 01-Sep-2007 18:35
Well seen!
Guest 01-Sep-2007 17:29
beautiful done, love the dof, bg, compo.the flowers are gorgeous.
Silvia Roitman01-Sep-2007 17:10
very nice!
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