Sticking Close to Home

@MaryP: Mary, thanks for looking and asking. Tips: 1)Study the scene and imagine the picture before shooting 2) Use a tripod! 3) shoot on a calm day 4) Put the camera on self timer to keep your hands off of the camera while shooting 5) Take several exposures 6) Look at the background and adjust the tripod to include/exclude what you don't want 7)Crop and edit using your software.