Health & Fitness
Fun at the Alameda County Fair
A wonderful day at the Centennial year of the Alameda County Fair, from parakeets to flowers, and much more!
One of the happiest traditions George and I have is attending local county fairs. Our favorite is the Alameda County Fair, held out in Pleasanton. It's a long day, so I don't carry around my heavy camera and lenses, I just grab my little Pentax and use it to get snapshots of whatever catches my fancy.
First stop, 4-H raised birds. The lonely goose in the first photo was yapping loudly to the two geese in the cage next to him. Moving from large to small, like these parakeets lined up on a bar. The light was too low for a sharp photo, so I used some techniques to emphasize the bright colors.
We love to walk the midway. Speaking of birds, I'm a chicken when it comes to the rides, but I do love to take photos of them.
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The Alameda County Beekeepers Association always has a wonderful booth, and this year was no exception (congratulations on the well-deserved ribbons). There's a photo of George talking bees with Alan Pryor, past president of the ACBA.
We never miss the displays of homemade jams, jellies, etc. This year there were more entries of jarred honey and beeswax candles than ever, reflecting the increasing popularity of backyard beekeeping.
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Much of Alameda County gets more sun than we do in the El Cerrito fog belt, but we're still always amazed at the range of flowers and vegetables that people enter for judging. Check out the photo of the flower - it was huge! I love the wild twisted petals and unusual colors.
The day we went the livestock barn was full of goats. I got a photo of two of them cuddled together for a nap.
This year is the centennial year for the Alameda County Fair! There was a great display of programs, signs and other memorabilia from the past 100 years.
Those are the highlights of our wonderful day at the Fair.
Oh, last is a photocollage I made from the Ferris Wheel and flower photos, blended with a shot I grabbed of the dramatic clouds and sky above us on our ride home.
Do you go to any of the local County Fairs? What's your favorite one?
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