Bloom N Chalk Fest

The city of Safety Harbor had their first Annual Bloom N Chalk Fest this weekend. There were so many talented artists, including children it was hard to pick a favorite.

Each artist was given a box of pastels and the children were given chalk. This was one of my favorites. Unfortunately, it rained this morning, and I never got to go back to see the finished results. I'd have loved to see this one all done.

Some of the children were very talented as well. This little one is concentrating really hard on her creation.

I'm hoping to go to next year's fest, judging from this year's turnout.

"Sticks of Fire"

"Sticks of Fire" sculpture on the University of Tampa's campus.

I haven't shot much this weekend, so I had to take a trip through my archives. I shot this one during the "Lights on Tampa" celebration just before the Super Bowl in Tampa, FL.

This sculpture is lit up occasionally and it stands tall in the center of the front campus. The Regions Bank building is in the background.

I originally shot this using the Auto White Balance setting on my camera, but thought it looked more realistic using the Tungsten setting, which I changed in Lightroom (one of my photo processing programs). I liked the golden look on the sculpture, but it hid the rest of the elements.