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8th June 2010
Shining Through by lauren211

Shining Through

photo 129
Day 2 at Virginia Beach

got some good shots today!!! of all of them though, I chose this one because it was colorful and unique out of all the pictures I took. It is a shot from Seashore State Park...my goal was to take a bunch of pictures of the moss stuff (the white stringy stuff hanging down from the branches..what is that called anyway? moss? lol) to have a variety of pictures to choose from for the eerie theme...there were also swampy parts in the campground too (and I did get shots of all of this) but I decided to add this bright sunshiny one instead ;)

I'm not sure if what you see in the picture is a bunch of colorful sunrays...or a weird looking rainbow...but I like it :D

Anyways...so today was just as fun as yesterday!! After we woke up, I took a shower (which felt sooo good to clean my sandy, crusty, ocean hair haha I shampooed twice and conditioned 3 times before it felt clean enough although now I have "pool hair"...it was nice having soft good-smelling hair though for the first part of the day ;D) so after breakfast and all...we drove to Seashore State Park...it is a campground...but it has great biking trails and a calm beach so we just bought a day pass so we could spend a while there. We biked nearly 6 miles!!! (my legs were on fire haha) but I am proud to say I did it. Along the trails there are neat looking swampy areas of which I got some good pictures (I think I annoyed the boys though because I kept wanting to stop haha the camera bag was strapped to the back of my bike so it took forever to grab it out, change lenses, walk around to take the desired shot..etc...but now I wont regret taking the shots I wouldnt have gotten if I hadnt stopped :D)...and there was a lot of moss stuff hanging off the trees. It wasnt my first time going there, but I always have fun revisiting and reliving memories.

Then we went to the beach in Seashore State Park...I chose to lay out and to take pictures of the water while Quinten and Sean went swimming. My dad sat out too...he read a book...it was nice and relaxing.

After we left we just went swimming in the pools and chilled in the hot tub...by the end of all that exercise...I'm pooped once again and about to hit the sheets :)

but I hope you are all having a great week!! I may add another picture from today later...I took too many to not share :P actually I may add this one of me on the beach...my dad took it, but I cropped it and added a neat looking effect. I like the processing...hmmm... we'll see :)
Comments
so beautiful. loving the rays!
i'm making this my fave Lauren.
posted June 9th, 2010  
Beautiful colours!
posted June 9th, 2010  
oooh I think you caught a ghost! :) really beautiful Lauren and sounds like another wonderful day. I know my husband is already making comments about when we go hiking - how I have to stop and take so many pictures. He just doesn't understand. :)
posted June 9th, 2010  
wowwwwwwww!!!
posted June 9th, 2010  
Bill - oh I'm glad you loved it too!! thank you :)
Samantha - thanks!!
Bonnie - no...no he doesnt :) I guess he'll have to live with it..maybe he'll get it...eventually ;)
posted June 9th, 2010  
this is stunning! the rainbow(?) effect is beautiful...
posted June 9th, 2010  
love the photo; very memorable!! great shot!
posted June 9th, 2010  
very beautiful! thats crazy how u caught that rainbow!
posted June 9th, 2010  
So cool! the plant is called "Spanish Moss" but it's actually a bromeliad relative or something like that, my boyfriend just told me lol. We have some on our balcony. I LOVE the rainbow sun rays also :)
posted June 9th, 2010  
Wow! This is awesome!! Very eye-catching and unique. Absolutely love the look. *fav*
posted June 9th, 2010  
Lauren.....
Backatcha, Sister! :-) XO

I just LOOOOOOVVVEEE this!
That rainbow splash is so magnificent that I am making it another fav!

You have such a brilliant eye, and wonderful vibrant way of looking at the world.
Your attitude and magical adventures are infectious, and your artistry is inspired.
Bravo, Grasshopper! XO
posted June 9th, 2010  
i am glad you chose this one because the colours are beautiful!
posted June 9th, 2010  
Another great capture Lauren!
posted June 9th, 2010  
Can you never take a bad photo Lauren? Keep them coming!!! :)
posted June 9th, 2010  
Like the way you have got the light going though the leaves
posted June 9th, 2010  
love your photos, they make me feel like i'm right there, feeling the sunshine through the trees.
posted June 9th, 2010  
Beautiful! The rainbow effect is really cool, and I've always loved Spanish moss.
posted June 9th, 2010  
What an utterly amazing picture, that Moss looks quite delicate in the photo. But the crown is the Rainbow. WOW! It's almost not a Rainbow that we know cause colours are not there but what else could it be, a
different spectrum, of the Suns Rays? Superb always Lauren.
posted June 9th, 2010  
Such a gorgeous shot!
posted June 9th, 2010  
nice, I do love the colors!! great shot!!
posted June 9th, 2010  
It seems to me that all your stresses have been cast to the wind these past few days. This is such a lovely picture, I can almost feel the sun's rays and smell the trees. Happy times!
posted June 9th, 2010  
you are always soooo happy, this is shown in all your photos, lauren!!!! geeee.....
posted June 9th, 2010  
A magical picture. I think it is fairy dust shining down through the trees.
posted June 9th, 2010  
these colors are magical, lauren. great eye.
posted June 9th, 2010  
Nice coloring in the rays. Are you going to relax on your vacation?
posted June 9th, 2010  
Yes, I see wonderful colors and a bizarre looking rainbow. It has great elements. The striped colors grabbed my eye right away and I just had to take a look at the rest of the photo.
posted June 9th, 2010  
ali
i love this!
posted June 9th, 2010  
mmmm did someone say cookie? hahahaha (in response to your comment on my shot) :)
posted June 9th, 2010  
how? ah-mazing!
posted June 9th, 2010  
Great shot. I love how well moss photographs.
posted June 9th, 2010  
Brilliant colors! It's like a miniature rainbow. ;)
posted June 9th, 2010  
Beautiful....and really interesting! There's so much to observe in this picture! I am enjoying all of your pictures so much!!!!!!
posted June 9th, 2010  
thankkkkyou :) :)
posted June 9th, 2010  
Wow, this is sooooooooooooooo lovely! Lauren, you are a master at your work!
posted June 9th, 2010  
What a gorgeous picture! And such amazing colour!
posted June 9th, 2010  
Well done!
posted June 9th, 2010  
oh beautiful!!
posted June 9th, 2010  
This photo is gorgeous!!! I can't believe you captured these colours
posted June 9th, 2010  
love the rainbow of colours shinning thru ;).
posted June 10th, 2010  
Great shot! While you're down there, you should swing by William and Mary! It's where I'm going to school. Trust me, a billion and one amazing photo opportunities!
posted June 11th, 2010  
mmm :) so pretty
posted June 11th, 2010  
I already did Zachary!! :D :D
posted June 11th, 2010  
Love the way the light shining through! Beautiful!
posted June 11th, 2010  
Very cool!
posted June 11th, 2010  
WOW!!! Love this pic!
posted June 11th, 2010  
Love the rays!
posted June 12th, 2010  
Absolutely stunning.
posted July 2nd, 2010  
:)
posted July 7th, 2010  
Lauren I missed this picture? wow it's beautiful. Reading what you ad above the beautiful portrait of your friend, I'm looking at all your calendar. Wow you are so talented, so young, so creative. I don't know if you want to be a photographer but you surely have many talents for that. (sorry for my bad english, hope you understand what I wanted to say)
posted July 28th, 2010  
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