Creating Balance by alophoto

Creating Balance

I just returned from a wonderful week away with my whole family (Michael and our kids, my parents and my sis and her husband). We went UP north to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and camped and explored the great lakes region. I got to put my toes in Lake Michigan, Huron and Superior, got my beach fix fulfilled for a bit and now fully appreciate being back home and able to sleep indoors for a change. I'll be playing catch up for the next few days and uploading a bunch to fill in for the week. Such a great and photogenic place to visit. Can't wait to show you more:).

This rock stack I set up on Whitefish Point beach, which was a phenomenal beach, represents the balance I attempted to create taking the time mostly off of the internet and 365. Sad to say I couldn't stay completely away. Can you believe that campgrounds have wifi?! So glad to be back!
love it
August 11th, 2013  
Beautiful
August 11th, 2013  
Truly incredible---very relaxing image:)
August 11th, 2013  
Gorgeous dof
August 11th, 2013  
Love this image...hope you brought those rocks home with you...though I suppose it would be fitting to leave them? So glad you had a good time and a break! Very happy you are back and looking forward to your sharing your photos. I know it is a great deal of effort to go through your photos...edit and post and comment on them and tr to catch up with your followers too.
August 11th, 2013  
Love this!!! Makes me want to be at the ocean!
August 11th, 2013  
Creative creation perfectly captured. Glad you had a great holiday.
August 11th, 2013  
Beautiful shot. Love love love the tones and dof.
August 11th, 2013  
Fantastic!
August 11th, 2013  
I knew you were talented but this?...Amazing feat. Admit to me how many times this rock stack fell over.
August 11th, 2013  
@adamj Well, maybe a couple. You should have seen some of the cool rock stacks on the beaches. Thanks, my friend. Seriously recommend where we vacationed. Maybe not the camping part for you:). Mackinack Island was AMAZING.
August 11th, 2013  
cool
August 11th, 2013  
Very nice, I like how the tones all fit together, not over-saturated, giving that calm feel.
August 11th, 2013  
Beautiful shot Amanda, the dof is awesome
August 11th, 2013  
Great shot! Gorgeous DOF! Fav!
August 11th, 2013  
Fabulous, great focus, dof and composition. Love the colours and the balance - FAV
August 11th, 2013  
Cool shot ... the color scheme works so beautifully. Welcome back!
August 11th, 2013  
Zam
Very beautiful shot!
August 11th, 2013  
very beautiful and zen! love the background bokeh and colors! fav! and welcome back :)
August 11th, 2013  
A lovely composition and great clarity. Welcome back to 365 and cyber space! Glad you enjoyed your break and retanking.
August 11th, 2013  
Nice shot... really like it :)
August 11th, 2013  
Welcome back. UP is really beautiful area.
Like the stack.
August 11th, 2013  
Beautifully stacked, composed and photographed!
August 11th, 2013  
Excellent POV
August 11th, 2013  
Beautiful! And excellent zen practice! The rock stack looks awesome!
August 11th, 2013  
Beautiful balance expressed...
August 11th, 2013  
fav ~ I tried this and as easy as it looks i found it wasn't and failed
August 11th, 2013  
Beautifully expressed, both the stone pyre and the phograph, the shadows give the picture depth and interest.
August 11th, 2013  
@alisonp You are sweet, lady. It took a few tries and changing out rocks to get it to work.
August 11th, 2013  
Beautiful tones. Your balancing is superb :o) xx
August 11th, 2013  
Love this and it's a perfect photo for the title. Did you try getting your kids to build these? Mine spent an hour trying to build them a little while ago - easy, cheap entertainment!
August 11th, 2013  
Pea
I love this. The stones are perfectly balanced as is your photo with its perfect comp and DOF.
August 11th, 2013  
Am thinking you should make this your computer's desktop to remind you of balance. Lovely shot and thought.
August 12th, 2013  
Meg
love your rock shot! fav
August 12th, 2013  
Terrific stack, love the dof
August 12th, 2013  
Beautifully done! Nice composition and focus.
August 12th, 2013  
Love those rocks. Also I'd love to explore the Lake Michigan area. maybe one day.
August 12th, 2013  
@bardejov Oh my goodness, lady. It was so stinkin' amazing. Home is so hot now. Hope you can go sometime.
August 12th, 2013  
Sounds like a wonderful time for you. I love this shot, the colours and composition are beautiful.
August 12th, 2013  
What a wonderful shot, Amanda. Love the colors of the rocks and the way you stacked them on this wood. Nice background also.
August 12th, 2013  
Gorgeous!
August 12th, 2013  
haha, lucky you to have a campsite with wifi. I will be camping by the end of this week without internet for two weeks. So strange that we're kinda addicted to the internet these days. Lovely shot, great dof and very calming colors. Fav darling xx
August 12th, 2013  
@3sixty5 It's sad a bit, huh? I'm glad I don't have a smart phone. It keeps me a little healthier, I think (though I steal hubbies when I can:). Thanks for the fav, sweet lady!
August 12th, 2013  
very nice comp and excellent dof (not "dog" which autocorrect keeps inserting for me ;p) wifi at the campground, eh? what will they think of next?
August 13th, 2013  
Have thought about doing this myself in the past but never found the right combo of stones and colours. This is beautiful and a fav from me.
August 13th, 2013  
@thirtysevenways Ironically, it was a pretty quick, spontaneous thing. I just picked up a few flat looking rocks in the area and set it up. It fell a few times, I got it up, took a shot of 5 and then my daughter came over and pretended they were cupcakes and knocked it down. Thanks for the fav, friend!
August 13th, 2013  
Beautiful!
August 13th, 2013  
Smashing composition!
Another fave from me :)
August 13th, 2013  
Fav!
Yeah, when we went to a camping area earlier in the year, it only allowed each device 15 minutes a day - it was refreshing having that time limit and having the rest of the day to relax and spend with the family.
August 13th, 2013  
@gailmmeek I limited myself, too. Just checked in a time a day or so for few minutes. It was so nice to have the break, but hard not to post, too. Thanks so much for the kind words and fav!

@darrenboyj Thank you so much, Darren! Really appreciate the fav!
August 13th, 2013  
Welcome back Amanda - hope you had a lovely holiday - sounds fab! Such a beautiful image - love the dof! Just can't escape the wifi!!!! I am so behind with commenting at the mo - not enough hours in the day!!! : ) fav
August 13th, 2013  
@jojackson Thanks so much for the fav, kind lady!!

@rennes Aw, thanks, Lisa. Good to be back. Really appreciate the fav.

@thirtysevenways The fav button got stuck;-). Seriously, thank you. Can't wait to see your version some day.

@megmills You ROCK!! Thanks so much, Miss Meg. We must hang soon!

@wind_of_the_sothern_sea Thanks so much for the fav, man!!

@malc Thank you kindly, Malc!!
August 14th, 2013  
@amandal too busy focusing on commenting on all your photos you downloaded at the same time ;)
August 14th, 2013  
@thirtysevenways I've been a nut. Sorry. I had a week to catch up on and didn't want to get behind with the daily pic either. Sheesh, man:). Thank you, seriously.
August 14th, 2013  
:)
August 14th, 2013  
Really lovely, Amanda! The colors in the background are perfect. Sounds like a wonderful time...it is always good to stop, every now and then, to check the balance.
August 14th, 2013  
love it. very nice background too :)
August 14th, 2013  
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I wanted to thank you all so much for your kind comments on my rock stack vacation shot. Getting back is hard to do and we are down to the final few days before the kids go back to school. Furiously getting ready for that and trying to catch up on laundry, etc. Thanks again for your sweet support!
August 14th, 2013  
Lovely shot, wonderful comp & summery colours :)
August 19th, 2013  
@sjodell Thanks so much. I was so pleased with how it turned out and how it captured such a great time and day!!
August 19th, 2013  
So beautiful tones!FAV*)
August 25th, 2013  
@katerinatina Thanks so much for that fav, sweet lady. This was a special shot to me so I really appreciate that!
August 25th, 2013  
that beach was loaded with beautiful rocks. I was trying to find a petrosky rock but had no luck
November 1st, 2013  
@jsw0109 A what?!
November 1st, 2013  
petrosky rock. Did you not see the ones they were selling that were all polished and shiny?
November 1st, 2013  
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