Monthly Archives: August 2020

The Park

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Bellamy Harbor Park

Friday evening I decided to give Bellamy Harbor Park a try for the sunset. I say “try” like I have never been to the park before but we all know I visit often for pictures. I guess the “try” thought is more a concept during my decision process as I was driving out of the parking lot. I didn’t have a definite location in mind but I knew I wanted to be out enjoying the evening, camera in tow, and hopefully I’ll find an interesting view I can use for a post. So, I turned right onto Black River Boulevard and headed to the park rather than left to end up at Delta Lake.

It was a good decision, I have a feeling Delta Lake was a little busier than I typically like when I am trying to grab a few sunset images. That isn’t to say the park didn’t have people, but it was a lot easier to find an unobstructed view. I started at the end of the park where the Mill St. bridge crosses the canal. I typically capture an image of the park and canal from the bridge as it offers a great view of the entire area, especially during a sunset. As I walked up the sidewalk from the parking area the view in the first image caught my eye. The light on the grass and in the trees was begging me to capture it. This is a different view of the park that I have not captured before and I really like how it turned out.

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; The Park

The Park
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/320s, 17mm, f/11, ISO 100

 

The second image ended up being from the bridge as I initially intended but it wasn’t until after I had explored a lot of the park. I tried the bridge prior to the sun dipping below the trees at the far end of the park but without a few more clouds in the sky it was too bright and the reflection off the water was overpowering. Once the sun had set, I walked back to the bridge and was happy to see the bright orange glow in the sky and the backlit clouds hanging over the treeline. This is the image I had in my mind as I was letting the car carry me to the park…

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Orange Slice

Orange Slice
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/40s, 18mm, f/11, ISO 100

Fire & Rescue

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Delta Lake State Park

It wasn’t even five minutes after I grabbed this image that the Fire & Rescue team showed up at the lake. I heard from one of the people near the boat launch that a boat had run ashore out around the peninsula. I didn’t hear tat anyone was hurt but the response was impressive. I quickly returned to my car and got out of the way to let the team do their job.

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Fire & Rescue

Fire & Rescue
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/3s, 32mm, f/11, ISO 100

The End Changes Nothing

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Floral, Macro

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; The End Changes Nothing

The End Changes Nothing
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8, 1/800s, f/2.8, ISO 100

 

My Story of Perseid

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Astrophotography

Tuesday night was the night! If you wanted to see the Perseid meteors, every source I found insisted it should be Tuesday night about an hour before the moonrise. I headed out around 9:30pm after sitting through the rains that rolled through my area. The sky was clear and I was determined. Too bad Mother Nature loves a good joke…

When I arrived at my first stop I immediately saw two meteors as I was getting the camera out of the car. Awesome! This is going to be great! While I was able to capture a few images, I didn’t see another meteor. And then the fog started to roll in. At first I thought I was tired and my vision was a little blurry and then I realized the sky was being obscured from the horizon upwards. The first image is my best from Tuesday.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; No Show

No Show
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 25s, 12mm, f/2.8, ISO 3200

  

I was determined not to give up on Tuesday. I drove higher into the hills around Holland Patent hoping to get above the fog. I found a location, setup the camera, focused on the stars and grabbed a few captures before I was foiled by the fog again. This time is was close to 11:30pm, so I headed home. Hopefully, Wednesday will be better.

Wednesday came and the sky was clear again. I ventured out around 9:30pm with a single destination in mind. I returned to the hills above Holland Patent and setup along a pasture fence. The first image below is my first exposure after adjusting the focus. I felt lady luck was with me tonight. There is really no good way to capture an image as soon as you see the meteor, at least for me. My best option was to trigger the exposure every minute and wish for a little luck. I didn’t always see every object crossing the sky but the camera caught quite a lot. Some of the streaks I assume are satellites.

After capturing a few good meteors I adjusted the camera composition to include both Ursa Major and Minor. The image below with only stars was my first attempt at a composition and I happened to get lucky. The second image has a couple of small meteors near the fence in the lower right corner. By 11pm I decided to call it a night and head back home. If the weather permits I might head out again…

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Lucky

Lucky
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 25s, 12mm, f/2.8, ISO 3200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Persistence

Persistence
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 25s, 12mm, f/2.8, ISO 3200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Not Yet

Not Yet
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 25s, 12mm, f/2.8, ISO 3200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Ursa Minor & Major

Ursa Minor & Major
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 25s, 12mm, f/2.8, ISO 3200