They were practicing out on Bluegrass Pit a few weeks back. I snapped this picture of the boat and crew after they left the boat ramp. I liked the red color of the boat. They rowed all the way down to the other end of the pit and back and it was windy that day. Needless to say they are getting in shape for the big race that's ahead. Looks like they were having fun.
Second picture is of some of the weeds/flowers that grow in the fields at Bluegrass Fish and Wildlife Area. I snapped this picture of the purple flower heads of this weed. Note the shallow depth of field. I did this with a long lens and a wide open aperature. Both of which will give one a shallow depth of field. This is how one can throw the back ground out of focus to remove distractions and bring all the attention to the subject in the foreground. It's a photo technique that I like to employ. In very bright sunlight you can turn the ISO dial down to ASA 100 or lower and use neutral density filters to block out some of the sunlight in order to use a more open aperture in the lens.
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