Monthly Archives: October 2013

Opportunity Details

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Over the weekend there were issues at work that I had to deal with. It doesn’t happen often so I don’t mind having to spend some of the weekend on unplanned activities. The difficult part is when the weekend was as nice as last weekend was. The price you have to pay I guess. Plus, I rationalized it even further by remembering that my vacation starts this coming weekend and working must have been the down payment… 🙂

While I was waiting for an electrician to arrive I grabbed the Olympus camera and played around in the equipment scrap heap out behind the building. I could have spent all day out there! So many details to capture. Every step revealed more images to capture. These are a few of my favorites.

Chained Perspective Olympus E-P3, Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, 1/200s, 42mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Chained Perspective
Olympus E-P3, Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, 1/200s, 42mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Two Turns to the Right Olympus E-P3, Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, 1/400s, 34mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Two Turns to the Right
Olympus E-P3, Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, 1/400s, 34mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Almost Three Olympus E-P3, Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, 1/80s, 18mm, f/8, ISO 200

Almost Three
Olympus E-P3, Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, 1/80s, 18mm, f/8, ISO 200

Dig Deep

Posted by Mike on

Sunday morning was just a great autumn day. I had to stop into work early but by 8am I was walking along the barge canal with the camera. I tried something a little different yesterday. I used one lens on the walk out and then switched to the 8mm fish-eye lens for the return trip. I wanted to try ‘seeing’ differently with that big wide angle lens. I actually captured a few interesting views. This crawler excavator turned out to be one of my favorites.

Dig Deep Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, 1/640s, f/11, ISO 400

Dig Deep
Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, 1/640s, f/11, ISO 400

It’s Not Always a Line

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It's Not Always a Line Olympus E-P3, Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, 1/800s, 19mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

It’s Not Always a Line
Olympus E-P3, Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, 1/800s, 19mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Autumn Color Rush

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Autumn Color Rush Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/5s, 21mm, f/16, ISO 100

Autumn Color Rush
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/5s, 21mm, f/16, ISO 100

Autumn Falls

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I believe the car has a mind of its own. It seems like every time I am driving north on route 81 from Binghamton, the darn car ends up exiting at LaFayette and finding its way to Chittenango Falls State Park. It must know when the weather is favorable that I need to stop and stretch my legs.

Sunday turned out to be a nice day to do some exploring so I really didn’t complain when the car ventured off on its detour. The colors were at their peak this past weekend and added a nice change from my normal images at this state park. I was hoping there had been enough rain to provide water in the side alcove I had found early this year but it was not to be. I guess this view isn’t a bad second place… 😉

Autumn Falls Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, (1/3, 1/6, 1/13 & 1/25s bracket), 17mm, f/16, ISO 100

Autumn Falls
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, (1/3, 1/6, 1/13 & 1/25s bracket), 17mm, f/16, ISO 100

Vortex

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Vortex Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 0.5s, 24mm, f/20, ISO 100

Vortex
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 0.5s, 24mm, f/20, ISO 100