HBP's The Hive Weekly Update 6/23/14

Weekly Update 6/23/14

Howdy! I hope that your Summer Solstice was wonderful.  Now the days are getting shorter.  Now it might not seem like a big deal here, but up in Alaska, it's a BIG deal.  They lost 12 seconds of daylight yesterday!  Can you imagine it???

But seriously.  I hope that the beginning of your summer is going well.  Independence Day is coming upon us very quickly, and I've had some requests to please come up with something to celebrate Old Glory.

Here is one of my favorite scenes from a favorite movie.  Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire is a classic movie, beloved the world over.  Check out this song and dance starring Fred, when he's "forced" to do a solo act when he had only prepared for a duo.  "Let's Say It With Firecrackers" is a huge hit.

(In case you can't see it here, visit my blogger site:
http://honeybeeportraits.blogspot.com/2014/06/hbps-hive-weekly-update-62314.html )

Now you know how much I really love Independence Day.  That love happened a gazillion years ago, when I saw this movie for the first time.  Ever since, the fireworks and barbeques and family get-togethers and everything in between have helped make my summers special.

So here's a little somethin'-somethin' I whipped up for my clients!

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These two images are my favorites from the whole session.

A Summer Carnival in Bowie

There is something about carnivals that makes me think of the really good Stephen King novels, especially The Dead Zone and The Talisman (which I think was written under a nom de plume).  I find it fascinating that people who live the carnival lifestyle just keep doing it year after year.  It's definitely a lifestyle.  I can't help but make up little stories about those whom I see and I want to talk to them and let them know my made-up stories, but I know that they will just look at me like I'm crazy.

So I just enjoy the lights and people watching.

This past week, there was a carnival right across the street from my studio. I knew at once that I needed to photograph it at night.  On Friday night, Jim and I had a date night and we went to the carnival when the sun went down.

This was our first stop.

What I love about this image is the interaction between the people.  The cops are obviously on duty, but they are trying to have fun as well.  I have no idea if he won anything.  I kind of have a tale weaving in my head about this exact scene.

I love the design of this particular "ride".  

Do you ever wonder about the various people who you know are in your photos?  

This is the ride that turns really fast so that you stick to the wall.  I took several of this but this is my favorite.

The famous swing. It kept changing colors.  It was pretty neat.

The Justice League slide, I believe.

This image is just so interesting to me. Look at all of those people.  And cotton candy. Mmmmm.

No, I didn't get one. lol

And one more of the swing.  This is my favorite image from the entire time we were there.  Pretty cool.

So there are the images from my date with Jim.  Let me know how you like them!