Chloe & Shela Lark

Chloe Riding Shela Lark

I was out at the barn today helping hang a fan in Shela's stall.  Chloe, who just turned 14, was out in the arena giving Shela a workout, so I took a couple of pictures of them.  Chloe is a dressage rider and Shela Lark is her 8-year-old mare.

Photo was taken with a Nikon D40 with Nikkor 55-200mm zoom lens.  Photo parameters:  f/5.6, 1/500 sec., ISO-200, @ 135mm.

And then I went flying.  I decided to fly out to Blue Cypress Lake to look for alligators.  Didn't see any, but it was a nice day.  So, the lake:  first of all, it's blue, as you can see; and then its shore is lined with beautiful cypress trees, thus the name.  I have seen kayaks out on this lake that are smaller than the alligators swimming nearby.  Been thinking about going kayaking out here.  Maybe not.  I'll let you know if I do.

Blue Cypress Lake - Nikon D40 w/Sigma 10-20mm lens; f/7.1, 1/200 sec., ISO-200, @ 10mm.