Fading Daylight

This image was one that got perked up in post production. A little up on the lights and dark areas to give some texture to the sky and that accentuated the blue which wasn't this visible.

Reed Stalk

This image is the stalk of a common reed. I found the color pattern interesting and snapped a shot. I was losing light and working with how slow a shutter speed I could use in windy conditions without losing clarity. This was at 1/50 of a second.

Grass Shadow Over Water

Something I have been trying to work with lately is shadow and reflections over water. This image was trying to capture the reflections of reed grass on the water. I think I needed to get a slightly shallower angle on it to have it work out right. And maybe more still water. i might try this on the lake at Angrignon and see if it works out better.

Goldenrod Ball Gall

I captured this image of a goldenrod growing up through a short pine tree and when I googled the ball protrusions on the stalk, this is what I found out. pretty interesting. Shot at 1/50 of a second and ƒ5.6 from 4 feet away.

Fall Sunrise Pt. 2

This shot was taken less than two minutes after the last post, but I had to reduce the exposure time down by 4 seconds to keep it from washing out with light. Still at ƒ11. i like that I could catch some light coming off the water in this one.

Fall Sunrise

I woke up around 5am this morning and it was pretty clear that I wasn't going back to sleep, so I got dressed and grabbed my gear and headed to the river. Within minutes I regretted it. It was -10C and I hadn't brought any gloves. But the tripod was all set up and the camera in place so I toughed it out. next time I will bring a hot coffee to keep the hands warm.

The sky started to lighten up around 6:15 AM, and within five minutes I was taking the first shots. This image was taken facing down river with the sunrise to my left. This was a 6 second exposure at ƒ11 to bring out the colors a bit. It would have been nice if there were a few more clouds for dark accents in the sky, but there are tons more opportunities for that.

The Golden Alley

This alley of maple trees beside the Auditorium is Nalin's favorite place to play, hunt squirrels and sniff for traces of other dogs. We always walk this corridor to get to the waterfront and she can usually get rid of half her pent up energy before she hits the high grass. This time of year it is a huge pile of leaves that she likes to plow through like some dogs do with snow. The colors are pretty enough.