Blazing Jack

Jack on fire
Originally uploaded by Kellie Megnin

This year, after the trick-or-treaters are gone and the props are stored away, I'm remembering to blaze a few jack-'o-lanterns.

Gang 'O Jacks

Some of the jack-'o-lanterns we carved from pumpkins picked from our garden. Counting pumpkins we brought home from visits to two different pumpkin patches, I ended up carving 20 jack-'o-lanterns in total.

Lurking

Took the kids to a different pumpkin patch and found some interesting help working on their staff. Most of the folks just kept to themselves, but some looked like they could really get nasty if you provoked them...

Pumpkin Patch

Some pics from our annual visit to Seekap's Orchard (otherwise known as 'The Pumpkin Patch'). It was a beautiful October 1st, with the temperature hovering in the upper 70's and just enough breeze to keep those pesky noseeums away. We each picked out our own pumpkins - mine topped out at 30 lbs.! - had fun racing through the cornstalk maze, bought some apple cider, and then dined on caramel apples. A great Fall tradition that I look forward to every year!

Pumpkins as far as the eye can see. Beautiful!

Some gorgeous gray pumpkins they featured this year.

My daughter looking angelic in the corn maze.

Tilt/Shift

I read about this nifty little procedure you can do in Photoshop called 'tilt/shift' photography which tricks the eye into making your subject matter look miniature. Thought I'd give it a try, although I didn't really have the right kind of picture to work with (ideally you want to use an overhead shot, or subject matter photographed from an elevated position). Still, I thought these pics from our last visit to the pumpkin patch turned out kind of interesting. I will definitely being taking photos this Fall from rooftops...