Cape Cod Weekend

I spent a weekend on the Cape in June.  I managed to take a lot of pictures and some of them came out half decent.  The first picture is of Joe with a 40 of Miller High Life. 

I wish I took a couple more of this picture to get it a bit darker.  I only took 2 pictures of this.  The first one that ended up being a white wash was taken with a shutter speed of 1/125 sec and an f stop of 10.  The one I posted was taken with a shutter speed of 1/500 sec and an f stop of 13.  A small change in the settings can make a world of a difference.  There was no point in putting the first picture on here because you could picture Joe's face in a blizzard.
The next picture is of Susi.  I like this picture for many reasons.  I think the colors of his clothes mingle well with the colors of the house behind him, and it's a picture that I think shows you a bit of Susi's personality. 

   The more I look at the picture the more I like it.
The next picture is of Joe and Corey. I think a couple of things work for this picture, mainly the sun subtly shining on them.  Their faces also add something to the picture as well.

 I don't think the sun does much damage.  You can still see the detail in Joe's face, and it doesn't drastically change the tone of the picture.  This picture was taken with a shutter speed of 1/200 sec and an f stop of 7.1.  The sun was to the right of Corey and Joe. 

The next picture is of Crystal.  I'm not sure if I would have liked it better if the shadows were less than they are, but I think the picture came out looking good with them there. 

She looks about as happy as anyone could be when a picture is taken of them. 
The next picture has no people in it, but I'm sure many a person can write you a 10 page paper of the joys and pains a ringer like that brings. 

I tried to get the focus of the picture to be on the balls, and I think it was a pretty good attempt.  I think anyone who has been involved in a game of ladder ball can feel some sort of emotion after seeing this picture.  Ladder ball, real life.
I started to take portrait pictures later on during the evening, and this one of Steve was my favorite.

I love everything about this picture.  The intensity in his eyes, the nostril flare, and the shadow all work for me.  I think he could use this for any professional picture he will ever need. 
I think that is enough pictures for one post.
Now, some rambling...
I find myself getting extremely bored if I have to take pictures of a certain thing.  How many different ways can I take a picture of a tree?  I enjoyed taking pictures during that cape weekend.  The only downside of taking pictures of a party type atmosphere is that people are constantly in motion and the lighting is continuously changing.  I had 15-20 pictures that would have been great if I had to chance to hold the people in time and adjust the setting to get it right.  I also have the strong desire for a new camera.  Mo money Mo problems!  My next post will be pictures I took of Julia.  I was happy with how it went, I think I will have it posted by the end of this week.