Rain, Rain, Go Away

It has been raining, all fall, I think.  I can't remember when it wasn't raining.....maybe Sunday....I don't remember.  In fact, it has rained so much that our outdoor furniture hasn't gotten put away yet.  Because every time Matt and I have an opportunity to do it, yes, you guessed it, it's raining.

 So, today I had to drive to Alpena to take my mom to the doctor.  

She has been a bit under the weather (go figure).  Thankfully, she is feeling better and we don't have to come back to see Dr. Frank for two months.  Of course,  I bring my mom back to Turning Brook to find my dad with bloodshot eyes and a terrible cold.    He told me he is fine and doesn't have a cold and did I get him any tickets......

So, as I was getting ready to leave, I picked up my camera case to put it into the car.  Then I put it down. I figured that there would be absolutely nothing to take a picture of in this damp, depressing weather. I have been wanting to experiment with shooting photographs in the RAW mode and to use the new photo editing tool that I recently purchased.  I have been watching numerous YouTube videos and waiting for the right opportunity to get some pictures to experiment with.  And then I thought that I should make myself take some photos in these less than ideal conditions and see what I could come up with.  So here they are....some are okay.  But I guess you can't learn unless you get out there.  

I also stopped at the Harrisville State Park and got some pictures there too.

I guess that is the challenge in photography.  Trying to create something beautiful out of something ordinary.  I know I have a lot to learn.  There are a lot of awesome photographers out there, many right here in Oscoda.  I just want to be able to take the beauty I see here and create a photograph that is able to convey that to whom ever looks at it.  I want to be able to do that even if it is raining outside.   Prior to moving up north I think my camera had been put away for close to a year.  So get ready to come along with me on this learning journey....my camera has come out of the closet.