Boardwalk to the Beach by alophoto

Boardwalk to the Beach

Or not. It's really a sunny winters day in OH, but it made it into the 50's today, so it almost feels like summer. This shot (besides the winter coats, of course) reminded me a bit of a beach boardwalk scene.

We enjoyed the warmth and sun today and took a little hike to bask in it. I attempted some photos of my kids on this long bridge. Too bad the houses on the other side photobombed most of my shots. I fiddled with the aperture, but couldn't seem to get rid of them. Blasted houses! At least I could crop them out in this one.
Omg so jealous! It was about 25 here. Just miserable weather. Love the shot and the leading lines.
February 18th, 2013  
Omg it was 5 here and fog but fabulous leading lines shadows and the triangle of children superb !
February 18th, 2013  
Cute shot!
February 18th, 2013  
LOoks like they're full of excitement! Love the lines and shadows too. muuuch colder than that in Boston.
February 18th, 2013  
Cool, I like the crop so maybe those houses were a good thing ...
February 18th, 2013  
Nice shot. Hit 60 here today - we played tennis in the afternoon!
February 18th, 2013  
Love the lines . . . and the sunshine! It was -12 when we got up yesterday. Yes, that's minus 12.
February 18th, 2013  
I like the lines and shadows. They are all walking away too, which is interesting. Maybe a commentary that they are growing up!
February 18th, 2013  
What a cute shot :)
February 18th, 2013  
Good leading lines and shadows.
February 18th, 2013  
Adorable shot.
February 18th, 2013  
nice lines
February 19th, 2013  
Love the lines of the bridge, nice perspective and POV.
February 19th, 2013  
Great lines, shadows and overall energy!!
February 19th, 2013  
Love the leading lines. Looks like a gorgeous day, kids will sleep good after all the fresh air. Great shot.
February 19th, 2013  
Great energy to this shot -- I can almost smell the fresh air!
February 19th, 2013  
Looks like fun! I want to follow them and enjoy the nice weather with you.
February 19th, 2013  
Great leading lines in this! Looks like you guys had a great time!
February 19th, 2013  
This has interest as well as being a really nice scene! We don't know about the houses!
February 19th, 2013  
Brilliant composition. Love it.
February 19th, 2013  
Good family outing!
February 19th, 2013  
What a great shot! Love the bright colors and the sun shining in almost makes it feel like summer :) Hope you had a wonderful time :)
February 19th, 2013  
Great shot!
February 19th, 2013  
that looks like a fun shot for some photos
February 19th, 2013  
a fun place, not shot** jeez
February 19th, 2013  
@egad It was a total tease. Today it was in the 20's and miserable...horrid, gray and spitting ugly snow. Blah. I am glad that we had a nice day for a change. Thanks, lady!

February 20th, 2013  
@paul2782 Ugh, that sounds like pretty dismal weather. We got some of that today. Yesterday was a tease with nice weather. I'll take it when we get it, though. Thanks, Paul!

@melody2289 Thank you, Melody!!

@fueast Yikes, we got some of that Boston cold today. It was pretty miserable. Glad to have had a nice day yesterday. How's it going in Beantown? I need to get there sometime.

@automaticslim Well perfect:)! I want to figure out how to adjust my dof better. It seems to work when it wants to, not when I change the aperture. Any pointers for how to best blur the background in a shot like this?

@soboy5 Sounds perfect. It's nuts to me how I am getting used to the cold. A day in the 30's now is a warm day to me. What am I becoming?! Pretty soon, I will be one of those weirdos who wears shorts when it is 60 out.

@barbsmith YIKES...that is cold. I will stop bewailing our 20's now:). Thanks for making me feel better, lady!

@archaeofrog They sure are. Great comments, lady. Thanks for that:)!

@siwainastromoy Thank you so much, Siw!

@worldbiking Thanks, lady. I love these bridges. I wanted to add cute kids to the already great mix of lines and shadows.

@ididntdoit87 Thank you, Hillary. You are sweet to say that!

@fullcircle Thanks, Cindy. I really appreciate lines since 365.:)

@tonydebont Thank you, Mr. Tony. So love seeing your lovely sunrise shot of the PP:)!

@kwind Thanks, Ms. Wind. Ironically, we were done with the shoot at this point and they were running back to the car. Figures that this would be the shot that worked best.

@masosy Thanks, Kate. They slept like rocks last night! So nice!:)

@wendyhgill Awesome. How cool to get that through a photo:). Thank you, sweet lady!

@nana2r Aw, I wish you could. Thanks, Carren!!

@emrob It was fabulous. Thanks, Mandy for your sweet comments.

@maggiemae Glad that the crop worked. Wish that I could better figure out how to use the aperture to blur the background. It seems that nothing I do works.

@happysnap You are sweet to say that, Linda...thank you!

@bpaquette Yes, maam. Gotta enjoy the good days when you have em. Today was dreadful weather.

@kbalychev It really did feel like that...I loved that the shot almost looked that way. Thank you, my friend!

@paulien Thanks, Paulien:)!

@tbats22 Yes, I need to go back once I have my aperture adjustments figured out...with lots of candy to bribe the kids with;-). Thanks!
February 20th, 2013  
I think your aperture is way too high - try something similar with f2 or even f1.8
February 20th, 2013  
@maggiemae Ok, good to know. I think that I had it backwards. I was thinking the higher it was the shallower the dof.
February 20th, 2013  
February 20th, 2013  
@maggiemae Thanks, friend! Appreciate that.:)
February 20th, 2013  
Love the lines and perspective. Can feel the children's excitement. :)
February 20th, 2013  
this great.... such a wonderful carefree feel to it... oh to be young again!
February 21st, 2013  
@malc Aw, thanks, Malc. Really appreciate your kind comments!

@northy Thanks, sweet lady. So glad that it feels carefree. I was NOT feeling that way at the time! I want to be young again, too...so much easier...sigh...
February 21st, 2013  
fav. Awesome colours and compostion.
February 22nd, 2013  
@edie Aw, thank you so much for that, Edie!:)
February 22nd, 2013  
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