Wind-blown away

So yesterday we did a maternity/family photo shoot with a new photographer I found online.  (I really wanted my girlfriend, Jacquie, to do them, but unfortunately we are still a little too far apart.  : [ )  Anyway, her name was Alicia and she has a very similar style to Jacquie, in my opinion, which is why I picked her.  Haha.  She was very cool, though - young and easy to work with and made you at ease in front of the camera.  We went to a location called Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven, CT.  It was our first time out that way and unfortunately we didn't do much sightseeing while there, but the park was really pretty.  There was a building with a really cool vintage carousel that we used as a backdrop for our pictures here.  Rieley was bummed she didn't get to ride on it because they were getting ready to set up for a wedding.  But I'm hoping the pics came out amazing!!!

Outside it was a really windy day!  According to the News weather, a Noreaster is brewing near Maine and we're feeling some of the effects over here.  The clouds were dark and grey (which made for great lighting and nice background) and it was extremely windy.  We're talking 20-25 mph winds with the occassional gust up to 45 mph.  I was constantly flicking my hair back from my face!!  The temperature was already in the mid-50's and the extremely high wind breezes made it feel like it was in the 40's maybe.  Haha.  Rieley wanted to hide out in the car for most of the shoot and who could blame her since her fingers were turning purple!!!  It was some crazy conditions for this Hawaiian-made family.  Despite the crazy winds, the camera captures only moments of time and I'm truly hoping that Alicia caught some of those and can turn them into amazing shots. 

I've never been to a mainland beach before and it was really cool to see the seagulls up close and the crazy awesome seashells that lay in the sand below the water line - it was a low tide period.  You don't see seashells like these in Hawaii...you have to hunt for tiny shells in Hawaii...at this beach, I found a clam that was almost the size of my hand!!!!  I took a few of my own pics of the scenery around.  I hadn't been up close to a lighthouse like those before and had to take advantage.  I take my own DSLR camera every time we head to a new town!!!  I hope you enjoy the pics we took and I will be sure to add some pics Alicia took as soon as she is done editing them and sends them our way!!!  : )  I've also included a couple of shots from our drive through Hartford and a really pretty colored tree we pass every day on the road that I'm obsessed with!!!  It is a neon red/orange and I had to try to capture the colors on camera before it was completely bare for the winter.

Enjoy!


The city - The castle-looking building is the State Capitol...isn't it HUGE!?!



Jacquie - if you're reading this, I know you have a shot similar to the shells above, but I just couldn't believe how many were just scattered like that on the sand!!!