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Go Fly A Kite

Conditions this weekend were perfect for flying kites and taking pictures. It has been all too rare that I get to go out and just take pictures for fun so for me, this was a good weekend. For my kids, I am sure they would hav much rather just been out flying the kite without me laying in the grass behind them barking orders like “move to the right, put your hands up a bit and stop fidgeting!” Someday they might appreciate the results enough to humor me.

As for post production, you might notice some color variances. Some images have a little more red to then, others more blue. I was torn between the two looks. The ones with more red give a little more of a warm appearance which goes good with the whimsical summer-like nature of the photos, but living in Arizona, I get sick of seeing redness in the sky. The dust in Phoenix is red and so while you can get some amazing colors in the sunset, red-tinted skies usually mean pollution. Blue skies like the ones on this day are rare so while the more blue-tinted images make me happy, they do appear a little cooler than the red-tinted images. That’s probably why I like them more. Blue skies and cool air are about to get pretty rare over the next six months here, and my triple-digit-heat-induced-grumpiness is about to flow in abundance.

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