Before it drifts too far into the past, I want to share a few last shots from Lakeside Ohio. Lakeside is a closed community of summer homes, a Chautauqua…and the Lakeside Owner’s Association holds members to a high standard of appearance. Chautauqua, from the name of the first site in Upstate New York, was a Christian Adult Education movement, emphasizing the crafts, music, and the fine arts…summer assemblies, often in tents…at its height from the 1880s through the 1920s. In a few locations summer communities grew up around the Chautauqua, and these have endured. In fact, there are six well recognized Chautauqua sites, including the original, that carry on the tradition, and Lakeside Ohio is among the most vibrant. An additional seven long running summer education programs trace their roots to the Chautauqua movement.

These shots are from a single street a the end of the green, just beyond the miniature golf course inside its white board fence. All very quaint and elegant. And colorful.

I used the zoom to frame details, textures, color contrast, etc.

Nikon Coolpix P500 at 1) 215mm equivalent field of view, f5.7 @ 1/200th @ ISO 160. 2) 76mm equivalent, f4.8 @ 1/250th @ ISO 160. Program with Active D-Lighting.

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness. Cropped for composition.