Day 268

Busride Sunset

It's not uncommon for us to see one of these beautities on the way home from an away game.

But it's far less likely that I have my camera. 

Today I was lucky enough to have it and I got some decent shots.

Day 267

Monarch

After shooting some landscapes of the foliage I was walking away as a came across this little guy.

It's rare that a creature will stay so still like this one did for me, usually they get scared and run/fly/swim away.

I am so glad this monarch butterfly stayed put!

Day 266

Alexi

Varsity played a great game under the lights tonight against Sanborn.

Here is captain Alexi Kim.

Day 265

Flannel

The perfect clothing for autumn.

I can' believe it's already Day 265 – only 100 days left!

Day 264

Friends

Emma, Me, Emma, and Eliza.

Day 263

Still Mostly Green

Though the weather is starting to feel like fall, the foliage isn't in full swing yet.

Day 262

Suicide Awareness

We wore these yellow ribbons in our hair for our game today to show our support for suicide awareness.

Sending all of my love to those affected by this tragedy, we have such a strong community and I know we will get through this.

Day 261

For Ian

A horrible tragedy took place in our community today. We lost a friend, a classmate, a teammate, and a great guy. He will be so dearly missed, and I wish that he knew thow much love this community had for him before today. It is important that we express ourselves and let people know how much we care about each other, before it is too late. A little bit of kindness goes a long way. Reach out to people; be kind, encouraging, and considerate. If you are ever having bad feelings, don't be afraid to reach out to someone, know that everyone is here for you. Stay strong, all. And Rest In Peace, Ian. My thoughts and prayers go out to you, your family and friends.

Day 260

Tractor

A classic Vermont shot of an old tractor in the field.

Day 259

Lubrano Celebration

Sisters Amelia and Sophie celebrate after Amelia's late goal late in the second half against Merrimack Valley tonight.

Hanover won 1-0.

Day 258

Bragg Hill Pano

I've done at least one of these already during this project but the view from the top of Bragg Hill is just too good to pass up.

This is a 4 image panorama stitched together in post.

Day 257

Retina

I'm hoping to shoot some more film this year, it's such a privledge to be able to develop right at school.

This shot was taken with my lens off of the camera.

I was holding it very close, but just enough away from the sensor creates this unique tilf shift effect, I really like it. 

Day 256

Drops

After a rainy day today, plenty of raindrops had accumulated on my window.

I'm so glad to be taking a photo a day again!

Break

Sorry for the Break

Hi guys. When I started this project the goal was to take a picture every day for the entire year. Unfortunately, that was unable to happen. I continued it all the way through camp but when I got back I was very busy and unable to keep up with everything going on. I took a much needed break but I'm here to say that I'm back at it! I've missed taking photos so much and I'm excited to get back into the daily routine of shooting and posting. Thanks for sticking around.

-Ella

P.S. this is a light painting shot I took over labor day weekend at my lake house.

Day 227

The Final Countdown

Last night at camp.

This has been the greatest summer of my life, thank you to everyone who made it incredible.

I hope to get the privilege to return next year, but if I don't, I definitely ended on a good note.

Day 226

RIP Waterski

Final year of waterskiing at camp, one of my favorite program areas.

Day 225

Alli and Me

Another shot on senior beach.

Day 224

Simple Reflections

I love this view from senior beach, probably my favorite place on girls camp.

Day 223

Free Time

While the water polo team practices at G-Fro, there are tons of other activities going on in main camp.

Day 222

Chapel

One of my favorite camp traditions (and of course brunch afterwards).

Day 221

After Sundown

I love this orange glow just above the horizon after sundown.

Day 220

Cairns

After an incredible stay at Lakes of the Clouds hut last night, 

today we hiked down, returned to camp, and ran into the lake!

Day 219

Mt Washington Summit - 6288 ft

Despite experiencing a hailstorm 20 minutes from the summit, we made it!

Day 218

Incredible Mt. Washington Sunset

After a great first day of hiking, tonight we are staying at Hermit's campsite.

After dinner we hiked up to these rocks to watch the sunset. 

This was one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever experienced.

Day 217

Canoeing Day 2

Next stop, WASHINGTON!!!

Day 216

Light Streaks 

Day one of our CIT trip – Canoeing along the Connecticut River.

The sun snuck behind this cloud and created these very interesting streaks, I couldn't help but snag a shot.

Day 215

Check in Day Madness

Fourth session check in games.

Day 214

Main Lawn

The ropes tower has a great view of all the activities happening on Main Lawn.

Day 213

Ropes Equipment

I'm getting really into high contrast shots with blown out whites.

Day 212

Stars from New Lawn

The light leaking into the frame came from New Hampshire Hall.

Day 211

Mt. Cardigan

Maddi and Anna climb past the cairns on our final day hike before the big Washington next session!

Day 210

Emily and Me

Nine year old Emily and I before dinner tonight.

Day 209

G-Fro at Dusk

I'm not sure what created this interesting light beyond the horizon tonight, but it was definitely worth stopping for!

This is a 30 second exposure, the plants, dock, and buoys are lit up by light coming from the lodge.

Day 208

Post-Overnight Sun Streaks

Waking up early is always worth it!

Day 207

Mt. Kearsarge

First day hike complete!

Day 206

Big Dipper

A great view of the big dipper from B-Field tonight.

The streak on the left may be a shooting star! Or just a plane... I'm not sure :)

Day 205

Hans in the Talent Show

Every year my brother writes a song to perform in the talent show.

Day 204

G-Fro

The classic view of G-Fro dock form main lawn.

Day 203

Bumper Sticker

I forgot to take my camera out today so I decided to take a quick shot of my Coniston bumper sticker before bed.

Day 202

Fog off the Lake

This is my favorite part of camp in the morning.

Day 201

Lake Coniston

Walking back from a talk at boys vespers I had to stop quickly to capture this sweet sunset.

Day 200

Raspberry Rhubarb Pie

My Mom made this delicious pie for our family tonight, everyone was home!

Sorry for all the recent photos of food, I've been pretty busy packing and whatnot.

Another reminder that I leave tomorrow for two weeks and I will be posting the photos when I return.

Day 199

French Toast

I enjoyed a nice breakfast this morning!

Day 198

Leaving Soon

As marked on my Coniston calendar, I will be leaving for camp this Sunday, July 20th.

I will not have internet access at camp, but I will still be taking photos every day.

I will post the photos from my CIT experience when I return home for a day on August 2nd, and then when I come home for good on the 16th.

I am sorry that you all will be unable to follow my journey daily, but there will be some wonderful photos to view when I get back!

Day 197

Bird's Eye View

Flying home today I got a nice view of the Massachusetts area from above.

I'm not quite sure where this is, but we were flying into Boston and this was about 20 minutes before landing.

Day 196

The Arch

This St. Louis landmark is a beautiful piece of architecture that is so much fun to photograph.

Day 195

"Peaches and Cream"

Tonight we went to Bergamot Restaurant in Somerville, Massachusetts.

This vibrant dessert was my dad's, I couldn't help but take a photo!

Such awesome presentation!

Day 194

Golden Ice Cubes

I was bored out at dinner tonight so I started fooling around with my glass.

I noticed the ice cubes caught the restaurant lights really nicely and looked almost golden.

I did a little post processing as usual (this time mostly just to boost the exposure) but this is really what it looked like!

Day 193

Super Moon

The moon tonight was an interesting orange/yellow color.

When came back outside after changing lenses I was bummed to see that a cloud had covered the moon,

but I took a 30 second exposure anyway and got a neat moving shot of the cloud.

Then I zoomed in to 300 mm to get the detail in the moon at a faster shutter speed (in the 30 second exposure the moon was one solid color).

Then I put the two photos together in photoshop and came out with this result.

I've been meaning to get a shot like this for a while now and I am pretty happy with how this turned out.

Day 192

Interesting Flower

I have no idea what this flower is called but I really liked the way it looked and I decided to take a photo.

Love the purple tips on the edge.