Keg of Beer? Check.
Jello-shots? Check.
Awesome band doing Pink Floyd covers? Check!

What a wonderful neighborhood I live in, with wonderful neighbors! Click the read more link below to see all the pictures from the night!

Getting the party started off right: keg beer and Jello-shots for everyone! Remember, you can click the pictures to enlarge them if you’d like to save them.

All smiles:

The entertainment was fantastic. Perfect for a relaxing Saturday night on Pensacola Beach! I didn’t catch their names.. hoping someone can fill me in here:

The party is picking up!

And even some dancing:

Livin’ the island life:

Battle of the Photographers:

More neighbors, with their beach pets!

And you might recognize these two:

Great party! Big thanks to the “Neighborhood Council” for hosting this shindig!  And thanks to Becky for helping out with the camera!

I’m still a beginner when it comes to manual modes on my camera, but I can usually figure out what I want after some fumbling around. For shots like these, a tripod is necessary. The shutter was open for 15 seconds, which is why you can’t really see the huge waves that are still crashing in from Hurricane Ike. Everything seems to level out, to what appears as a peaceful beach scene. You can also see some blur in the clouds, since they were moving so fast.

Speaking of night shots, I got this cool shot during last week’s Bands On the Beach:

This one was also taken under moonlight, with some help of the stage lighting from the band. The purple wavy lines you see are trails from children running around with glow sticks. If you look close, you can see where one kid threw the glow stick into the air!