Week 5 - Theme: September
Okay, the summer has sped by and we are now officially in September! Though you wouldn't be able to tell by the weather we've been having. It has been in the 90's! It was even in the high 70's/low 80's for our beach trip last week (details and pics to come).
For this week's creative project, I actually put the breaks on and made us take some time out to capture a phenomenon that only occurs in September (perfect for the prompt, right?!). Apparently, every year thousands of swifts migrate South and settle into chimneys nearby. We knew of one near downtown, but there is also one only a few blocks from our home. On Thursday, Jonathan saw the birds gathering from our upstairs window and I decided to grab the camera, Jonathan, and G and head up the street to snap some photos. Once we got up to "swift alley" (so says the little hand painted sign), we had a clear view of the chimney. As luck would have it, we ended up receiving an impromptu invitation up to a roof top garden/patio to get an even better view! The first photo below is from that night. Needless to say, photographing small flying birds against the sky is really tough. Add sunset and no tripod and it is near impossible to get a good image. So we went back tonight, armed with a tripod, and snapped some more! They turned out much better, but no moon in these shots.
First Night
Second Night
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