Weekly Winners - Lake George Style
Sun, August 9, 2009 Weekly Winners
I am excited to participate in the weekly meme called Weekly Winners hosted by the one and only Lotus.
Last week my husband surprised me with a quick getaway vacation for just the two of us. It was my birthday gift, and it was MUCH needed and welcomed. Neither one of us have ever been to Lake George, so we were interested in seeing the sites. We left this past Thursday and arrived back home Saturday morning.
We stayed at the Sagamore Hotel, which is located in Bolton Landing was first opened in 1883. The hotels history is quite interesting, if you wish, I suggest you click over to the website for the entire story (filled with fires, closing it's doors and celebrating being registered as a Historic Place).
The grounds were wonderful, the food was delicious, and our suite was stunning. My favorite part of the getaway was renting a boat for two hours and touring the huge lake with my husband (a very close second was the alone time and sleeping the hubby and I got in!!) We are now home feeling very rested and getting ready to snuggle with the boys who missed more than words.
I took a ton of pictures (some of which I got up at 5:30 in the morning just to get the sunrise shots-**yeah I have an obession with photography- :-) **), below are some of my favorite:
Back of the Sagamore Hotel (SOOC - w/ web resize)
Side view of hotel at sunrise (SOOC - w/ web resize).
Rooftop view of pool and lake at the hotel (SOOC - w/ web resize).
Dock/Lounge area at the hotel at dusk (SOOC- it was stunning the blue hues on the water)
Lake George at Sunrise - this is the only shot I put a filter on to make the orange and pink hues pop.
The next three shots are of Lake George taken from the boat (all SOOC with web-resizing)
THANKS so much for stopping by!! Today is the last day to enter the book give-away!!
The book is Photographing Children Photo Workshop: Develop Your Digital Photography Talent
by Ginny Flech and Allison Tyler Jones.
You need to enter HERE to be officially entered in the giveaway!!
Happy Shooting All!!!
PS.. if you want any of the camera settings, please leave it in the comment or email me at kim(at)kimpacephotographyblog(dot)com and I will be happy to share with you, there are just too many pictures and I am heading to go watch a movie with my little men!
PSS.. Thank you DJP.. it was an awesome surprise and wonderful R&R with you.
PSSS. there are more photos on my Facebook Business Page if you care to see more!!
Reader Comments (16)
those shots are STUNNING, kim, absolutely stunning. i just LOVE the last one. the coloring is SO vivid!
Kim honey. these are STUNNING.
absolutely beautiful. YAY for surprise getaways and awesome husbands!
Incredible shots Kim! Makes me miss LG even more!
What a beautiful place. That sunset is stunning.
Absolutely amazing shots. Looks like the perfect spot for a romantic getaway.
The serenity that comes across in these photos is just breath-taking!
How beautiful!!! It's amazing!! Makes me want to go very badly!! Planing a big vacay for next year...I may have to add this to my list of possibilities!!
Wow, what a terrific spot, and your husband is so sweet with these romantic surprises... although well deserved! Happy belated birthday, BTW xoxo
beautiful shots -- thanks for sharing! now i've got trip envy ;-)
Wow. I am so jealous. They are so beautiful. And all SOOC. Simply amazing. You are one talented photographer.
What a gorgeous place!! And what a dreamy place for a weekend away from kids.... Sigh. Your shots are all gorgeous!!
What a beautiful place and stunning shots esp. the sunrise!
What a wonderful surprise! The lake and hotel are just breathtaking. Such amazing views.
OMGosh, Kim! These are INCREDIBLE!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!
Love your portraits, but these? These are moving in a way i can't describe. Great work, hon.
XOXOXOXOXO
What a beautiful place! Your photos are amazing.
c'mon folks, we can do better.. let's take back our title! we can do it