Boston's Back Bay with Photography Friends in August

I seem to get into Boston much less since we permanently moved to Plymouth 4 years ago, but I love going to the big city with my photography friends like we did last night. There were 14 of us from my photography club, Plymouth Digital Photographers, and some of us were there from 5pm to past midnight... wild and crazy :-)

It was a perfect weather night and I loved every minute of it. We post photos on our Facebook and PDP's photo albums, it's great fun seeing everyone's different views of the places we visited

 along the way.
Here's what I came up with, using my Leica X.

Staying out of the sun at the Christian Science Center Park.

Donna, Wayne, Vic, Marianne and Bob left to right.

Random people that just got really tired and had to lay down.

Christian Science Church.

James, Donna and Vic finding something interesting up above.

Maura and Donna comparing their Olympus OM-D Cameras.

The reflection of Trinity Church in the John Hancock tower needed something, and I found this great couple on the bench to put in the foreground.

Copley Square was named after this artist.

Sneaking up....

 Great glass buildings.

Jeremie, Donna, Nancy, Bob, James, Vic, Donna and Maura all working it.

Boston Gardens at the blue hour.

A little construction.

Long exposure... see the ghost legs?

Berklee College of Music students doing their thing in black and white. They were very relaxed and didn't seem to even notice their photo was being taken.

Street Photography in Boston Part 2

Boston on Parade day, celebrating winning the World Series!!

Girls having fun outside the Masonic Temple. The men were having a good time, too!

Autumn Reflections with my Canon DSLR

Christian Science Center pool.

Waiting in front of South Station. 

Chinatown. 

Walking back to Boston Gardens along Commonwealth Ave.

Street Photography Workshop with Essdras

Essdras M. Suarez and I led a street photography workshop in Boston yesterday, and what a great day to be out and about in Boston!! Spirits were high, the Red Sox parade took place and thousands of people came to enjoy the celebration.

We had scheduled our workshop months ago, and having all the fans in town was an extra bonus for us, along with the mild, perfect weather. A great time was had by all, and here are a few photos I took during our 8 hours of walking around Boston. The workshop was through my website Photography Events by Amy.

 The Boston Police were ready and looking good.

An agreeable and fun group of photographers attended the workshop, great spirit and energy made for a wonderful day.

 Ahh, the fans...

 In Chinatown time stands still, the old way is honored.

 Two of our photographers interacting with people on the street.

 A father teaches his daughter how to throw a frisbee in the South End.

 A nice guy who was willing to have his picture made.

 By South Station

 Just taking a look. Christian Science Center

Kitty that is not Milo.

Amy and Ian go to Boston

I started this blog at a time when Ian and I were doing a lot of traveling together, back in our homeschooling days. Hence the words 'Where are Amy and Ian Now?' in my url.  These days Ian's in college and I'm in Plymouth, but today we went to Boston to drop Milo off at his new home for the next 3 months and to chase a rare bird. 

Milo's always been a good traveler in our car, he wanders around, mostly sitting on a lap if one is handy.

Milo on my lap while Ian's driving.

 Milo getting very excited about going to Priscilla and Bill's house for the next 3 months while we're in Mexico.  They've already sent me the cutest photo of Milo hanging out comfortably in his 'new' home.

Our next stop is the Fenway Victory Gardens, an extensive maze of community gardens that people cultivate for food and outdoor space. Our mission: to find a rare bird.

View of the Prudential Towers in the background. Many other birders were here looking, too, word gets out fast in the birding community.

Looking all over for this rare warbler. Great day to be outside!

Strange little jar I found on someone's fence. 

 Looking some more, then....

Someone yelled "I got it!!!" Excitedly, we all ran to where this rare bird was seen, what a thrill!! Birding at it's best, it's contagious.

Cameras and binos all pointing at the bird, who did not stay still for an instant.

Got it! MacGillivray's Warbler photo taken by Ian. An amazing shot if you saw how quickly this little bird moved.

Springtime and Life is Good.

More meetups with my camera club... 

Beautiful Heritage Gardens in Sandwich, on Cape Cod.

The Windmill

 

 Betty and Linda relaxing and waiting for the swans.

 I always love seeing this rare sight.

 Another sunrise on our pond.

 Peony at Heritage Gardens.

 Plymouth Harbor at sunset.

Playing around at the Boston Harbor waterfront with Maureen and Carol.

These next three are street shots in Boston.

Rhoddys blooming at the cottage.