Placerville Christmas Parade!

Jr and I met Dustin and Megan on Main Street in Placerville to go Christmas tree hunting. When we came back, there was a parade going on. This blocked off our way to get the car, and no matter how much we tried we couldn't find a back route to get it. So we decided to just enjoy the parade. It was great practice!

Out of all the vehicle pictures that I took, this was my favorite. It stood out, and of course the cool license plate helps!
As much as I can do with my little point and shoot camera, the one thing I still cannot do well is photos with any sudden movement. I have such a slow shutter speed that the pictures always come out with blurred appendages. This one turned out well considering. The one thing I wished was different was the position of the girl. She cuts the picture in half. Great expressions though.
I like how their legs created lines into a v shape leading your eyes upwards. Their arms going up help complete that feeling of moving up.
I held my focus on those girls for a couple of seconds waiting for a good shot. One girl said something to the other, and then SNAP! Got the shot! I loved the colors and the flag just made the picture even better.
This is the epitome of why I need a camera with a faster shutter. This could have been a much better photo with such good action, had my darn shutter gone faster.
Taken right before he charged at me! Ack!
I loved this expression!
Who doesn't enjoy a train ride?
Loved the girls face in this one, but as I looked at it more, I wish I had been more aware of her background. The dog is a little distracting. However, I think with better lenses, I could have prevented that with the focus and zoom.
Such a sweet face! The seeing eye dogs.
This one came out so washed out. I think part of it was the fact that I really had to zoom with that one, and my camera doesn't do so well when zoomed at such a distance.
Not only are the subject fun to look at, but I liked how balanced this picture was.
This was one that had so many good focus points that it was hard to make sure that they were all seen and not lost. The rule of thirds was really helpful for this.
Adorable!
Christmas spirit! As soon as she saw me point the camera she was all smiles and waves!
This was another one where the rule of thirds came in handy. This could have been a very distracting picture, but instead the focus was brought straight to her sweet smile.
Four maids o' miking. :)
This one is probably my favorite of them all. Talk about an eflish expression.
All in all this was such a great experience. I really had a lot of freedom to move around and get different angles and generally just play around. It's always helpful to go through and practice and see what went right, and what could have been done better. I must say, this only deepened my desire to buy a real camera!