Today was quite the fuuuuul day. , , were all in attendance, among many others. It started with a little trip to the lake for a day of nice fun-in-the-sun. Our plan was to go and spend some together, as well as take some pictures with Nicole. It started off a little rough, which shows in the whole set of pictures. But, by the end of it all, I was feeling pretty good about it.

I think it's safe to say that this was my FAVORITE set of pictures to actually take to date. I've never felt so excited about taking pictures in the actually act of taking pictures. Usually, I'm tired by the end of it and just want to go sit down and relax. Maybe it was because all of my friends were with me and I felt like it was a bit of a show. Maybe it was the completely different challenges and opportunities. Whatever it was, it made taking pictures all sorts of interesting.

It also gave me a chance to practice vacation pictures. While it's not exactly a form of art, I think it's very important to take interesting pictures on vacation. How many times have you taken the same pictures of vacations, with just different back drops? Instead of spending time making the pictures of monuments and beach sunsets look interesting, I'm going to spend the same amount of time capturing the moments my family and friends are having on vacation. With a vacation coming up pretty soon, I'll have my work cut out for me.

APOLOGIES FOR THE MANY UPLOADS. Caps lock necessary. Big love to all of those who gave comments and favorited the pictures!