The start of my third week!  It might not seem like much of an accomplishment but this is very good for me.  Sometimes work or life have a habit of consuming my day and my projects end up going out the window.  I think this photography project will be different because of how much fun I am having.  I guess once the mind’s eye is unlocked it is hard to but it away.  I see pictures everywhere I look!

It was another trip to the garage for my car to attempt a fix on the faulty sensor.  They really have been trying and I have to give them a lot of credit for sticking with it and doing everything they can to make this right.  It was also a beautiful morning and I took the time to go exploring on a trail behind most of the shopping plazas that run along the Mohawk River.  It was definitely worth the walk.  This picture is from the beginning of the trail ad I really liked the lone pine tree in the distance framed by the brush on either side.

I did see evidence of other people walking and a few tire tracks which I assume are from bikes.  I know the path is used in the winter for snowmobile riding.  My wife also informed me that it is the same path used by someone who robbed the bank and then drove off on a four wheeler.  Luckily for me no one else was awake that early on a Saturday.

I’m not exactly sure why these leaves jumped out at me.  It could just be the color against the browns all around.  I think the texture and the detail in each leaf also brought the camera up for a picture.  Not exactly an exciting image but I like it.

I found these two guys sitting on a fallen tree about half way along the trail.  The sun was making its way through some clouds and the trees to highlight their perch.  I’ve discovered over the past few months that I really like getting pictures of mushrooms/fungus.  There is some incredibly detailed varieties to be found and they always make for an interesting picture.

Toward the end of the trail the land on one side was almost as low as the river itself and there was a large swampy area to provide some pictures.  I couldn’t pass up this picture with the reflections in the water.  It looks quite busy reviewing it now but at the time the sun was lighting the tops of the trees and offsetting the darker reflection which just had to be photographed.

This last one was just to prove that even late in November there was green to be found in Upstate NY.  Actually I really liked the detail on the edge of the leaves.  I took two pictures of these leaves, one with the sky as the background and then this one.  I liked the green against the darker background which showed off the detail much clearer than the lighter background.

It was a great trail to walk and one I will do again as the seasons change.  I’ll be able to find plenty to keep my camera busy.  Maybe next time I’ll explore the other end of the trail (I stopped about halfway so I would have time to make it back to the garage).