Below are a few more summer shorts for your enjoyment. Please remember to click on each image to enlarge.
A couple of ducks emerge from the light mist which drifts across the pond.
As the shadows lengthen, sunlight dances across the wildflowers and into the cedars.
Lit by the sun, cottony-soft clouds gather in the evening sky.
From opposite directions, rain and sunlight work together to create a perfect rainbow.
An evening walk through the park. 
Playing with light - a slower shutter speed catches the lights of a passing car.
Back home, the warmth of a lit candle and a comforting hand.
62 comments:
Great summer shots!
You present them so well. :)
Your shots have been so amazing the past few posts! Wonderful!!
gr8 shots dear!!! wow!! i loved the park! its superb!
Wonderful. Every shot was better than the last (and I was stunned by the first one...)Thank you, and happy weekend!
Wow! Great shots!
Each one better than the last...
Hawaii salute YOUR beauty.
Aloha, Hillary.
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Again you have captured a feeling. It just dances from the computer right to me. I love how the V's of the ducks direct the eye as they appear from the mist. Beautiful.
Sigh. And I can hear all the quiet night noises....
wow! awesome pictures.....love the sunlight dancing one the best!!!!!
I love the pairings in the first two. As always, I love what you did with light in the others.
Lovely! The cottony clouds and the light in the trees and wild flowers, the warm candle and the caring hand.
Nice ... clearly you and the new camera are getting comfortable together.
I love every shot but especially the last one!
I've been sitting here trying to think of something meaningful and wonderful to say, other than "me likey pictures." Sometimes I am so witless.
I especially liked the last three night shots here. I can't take night-time photos like that. You'rs are so crisp and colorful in spite of the darkness and long shutter exposure.
You're getting the hang of that camera alright!
Great shots, love the sundancing and rainbow.
They are all great shots. Did you notice a face in your cloud shot? I can see the vision of an old man. Love the night pics too! They are so hard to do unless you have a good camera which it appears that you do. Thanks for sharing Hillary.
Wonderful photos, but those clouds are amazing!
Incredibly beautifully captured! Seeing those shots was like seeing magic!
Beautiful pics. And that evening walk is gorgeous.
That walk through the park is stunning and very inviting.
Beautiful! This time around I love them ALL! They are like pieces in a story and to take any out would not make the others complete.;)
Love that one of the cedars and wild flowers.....
These are really wonderful. The lit candle and a caring hand...
I love the wildflowers & cedar, but then I got to the last pic, and WOW!
It's really beautiful where you live. I went to photobucket and looked at all of the awards you've been given. There are some really nice ones.
Lovely Hilary! Love those clouds and the rainbow!!
So you have reached that Zen where the ducks swim TOWARD you and not away! wow. I find all the photos beautiful and very nicely composed. You are quite talented.
These are all nice shots. Hard to get night shots to look great but you did.
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WOW! I can't even decide which one is my favorite. They all look like magic. The second one looks like a fairyland. And the night shot in the park. WOW!!!!
• Thanks very much, Indrani. I'm glad you enjoyed them. :)
• Thanks kindly, Bubblewench. Much appreciated. :)
• Thank you, Pranksy. I'm very pleased that you're enjoying my photos. :)
• Thank so much, DS. Your always-kind comments mean a lot to me. :)
• Thank you so much for the very kind words, Cloudia. Aloha! :)
• Thanks very much, Sue. When a fine photographer such as yourself enjoys my photos, it sure makes me smile. :)
• MPM, you too? How about the voices? Can you hear them too.. or are they just in my head? ;) Thank you. :)
• Thanks very much, Hilary. I so appreciate your kind words. :)
• Thank you, Sandy. You're comments are always so kind and encouraging. Much appreciated. :)
• Thanks kindly, Reb. I'm glad you like them. :)
• Thanks very much, Daryl. We have our moments. :)
• Thank you, Maggie May. I'm kind of fond of that one myself. That hand belongs to a terrific guy. :)
• LOL, Kate. It's your wit that me likey best about you. ;) Thanks. :)
• Thanks very kindly, Blunoz. For me, night shots are hit and miss.. with far fewer hits than misses. Every now and then I get lucky. At some point, I'll get a tripod and perhaps a little more luck. Thanks for stopping by. :)
• Thanks very much Maggie Gem. Your kind words are so appreciated. :)
• Thanks so much, Bogey. I hadn't noticed the face until you pointed it out. Thanks. :) This camera and I are beginning to get to know one another and we still have a long way to go.. but we're getting there. Thanks for your very kind comments. :)
• Thank you, Louise. I'm not surprised you like that one.. being the fine sky-watching photographer that you are. Thanks so much for stopping by. :)
• Thanks very much, Phoenix. Your kind words are very much appreciated. Thanks for the visit. :)
• Thanks kindly, Leah. I think of you from time to time when taking that walk. I just know that you'd love those cedars and surrounding foliage. :)
• Thank you, Gaston. I'm glad that you could join me on the walk.. if only virtually. :)
• Thanks so much, Protege. I'm glad you enjoyed my photographic story. Your warm comments always make me smile, my friend. :)
• Thanks very kindly, Molly. Much appreciated. Thanks for stopping by. :)
• Thank you L of L/Nancy. I'm glad you like that one.. 'tis my favourite. :)
• Thanks so much, KC. I'm glad that it WOWed you. Your kind comments always do likewise for me. :)
• Thank you, Pouty. I've been gifted with many kind awards which were getting lost down the sidebar - many which have gone unseen because they trailed down past the viewable posts. I saw the slideshow concept on someone's post (I can't remember who) and decided that would keep them all in one visible place quite nicely. Thanks for taking the time to look, and to comment. :)
• Thanks, Kerri. I'm glad you enjoyed those photos.. the ones that tend to make you look up! :)
• Thanks so much for the very kind words, Tabor but as much as I'd like to say "yes" to Zen, I can't. Those ducks are in a very popular neighbourhood park. Although they shouldn't, many people feed the ducks and so they almost always swim toward, rather than away from us - even though all I carry is my camera. :)
• Thank you, Abe. That means a lot to me. It's a good camera, a lot of trial and error and even more luck. You should see all the ones I've deleted. ;) Thanks so much for the kind words.. and Happy Anniversary. :)
• Thank you so much, Kat. I often feel like I'm walking around in a fairy land in that precise location - particularly when the sun is low in the sky.. that magical hour. Thanks very much for the visit. :)
Hilary! The photo of the cloud was super! How intimidating it looks, but so soft at the same time! Loved it!
Enough with the false advertising! This is the 3rd "Summer Shorts" and we have yet to see any pictures of bare-legged women!
:)
The second photo looks like a painting in a children's fairy tale book. I really like it.
Love the one where you played with the shutter speed. The blue of the sky is fantastic.
Hilary - amazing photos, as always. You are so talented! I can't even pick a favourite because they are all incredible.
So beautiful and peaceful! You are soooo talented!
Love the light play!
Gorgeous shots, Hilaray! Love the ducks on the pond, and your storm cloud picture! You must have your camera ready at such precise moments! Well done!
You've a good eye for the picturesque.
Love the park shots, Hilary.
• Thanks, Rain. You just described how Benny sees my cats. Thanks for stopping by. :)
• Frank, this is the best I can do for a bear-legged female. ;)
• Thanks, Georgie. It is kind of an enchanted area. :)
• Thanks, Stevie. I loved how the sky turned out in that one too. Thanks for stopping by. :)
• Thanks, Baggie. You're just too kind. :)
• Thanks kindly, Cheffie. Much appreciated. :)
• Thanks, MT. Good to see you. I hope all is well with you. :)
• Thanks very much, Redbrush. I try to have a camera with me at almost all times. Thanks for the kind words. :)
• Thanks very kindly, Skunkfeathers Your kind words mean a lot to me. :)
• Thanks muchly, David. :)
Congrats on POTD award Hilary! So well deserved; David sure knows how to pick 'em!!
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Congratulations on being the winner of David McMahon's "Post of the Day Award" - I love your "Summer Shorts" series all the way!
Congrats on well deserved POTD award!
Lovely post!
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Brava on taking THE POTD mention!!!!
lovely light play I love your shots of a Summer Evening
into the light i run...lovely pics. congrats on POTD!
Beautiful, congratulations on a Post of the Day from authorblog.
I aspire to be this good.
An Evening Walk Through The Park is my favorite, but they are all very very well done. You are right, each photo can be appreciated fuller when I enlarge them.
Came here from POTD. Like all POTD winners your post is marvellous. We have such talented phtographers in our midst, it's wonderful. You are incredibly gifted, as each picture is better than the other. Many have been cleverly shot, as only a genius could.
Congratulations !
Back again to congratulate you on your very well deserved Post of the Day. These were all amazing!!
Lovely. Really special.
Thank you David, for the Post of the Day mention. You sure made my day! :)
• Thanks very kindly, Gaston. Very much appreciated. :)
• Thank you, Merisi. I'm glad you're enjoying them. :)
• Welcome, AirmanMom and thanks very much for the kind words. :)
• Thank you, Daryl. :) Very much appreciated.
• Welcome, and thanks kindly, Marcia. I'm glad you like them. :)
• Thanks very kindly, Brian. Very much appreciated. :)
• Thank you so much, Moannie. That's just how I feel about your writing. :)
• Thanks very much, Techobabe.. and for taking the time to enlarge for a better look. Thanks for stopping by. :)
• Welcome, Introspection and thank you very much for your ultra-kind words. That means a lot to me. I hope you'll return soon. Thanks for the visit. :)
• Thanks so much for that, DS. You're too kind. :)
• Thanks kindly, Elizabeth. Much appreciated. :)
Hi Hilary, I am over from David to congratulate you on POTD outright victory and I know why David chose you - the photographs are outstanding - I like the first park shot especially. I am joining you as a follower ~ As Arnie would say, "I'll be back!" ~ Eddie
That is a fantastic shot of the park!
Congrats on POTD!
I dropped by to congratulate you on POD as well. Stunning photos. Love the second one the best.
• Welcome, Eddie and thank you so much for your very warm comment. I'm glad you came by for a visit and even gladder still that you'll be baaaack! :)
• Welcome, Cherry Blossom and thank you for the kind words. Much appreciated. :)
• Welcome, Debbie and thank you kindly for stopping by with your kind words. :)
Great shots and congrats with the PotD
Thanks very much Arnea. Much appreciated. :)
Beautiful!
FAntastic shots, so nice you caught a rainbow! I stopped by from David McMahon's to say hello.
I'll be back again soon.
* Thank you, Sandra. :)
* Welcome, Joanna and thanks very much for your kind words. I hope you'll be back again soon. :)
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