Silent Sunday
Epcot, Walt Disney World
Imagine with Red
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/1000s, 26mm, f/8, ISO 200
Imagine with Red
Silent Sunday
Monthly Archives: January 2025
This Way to the Magic
WDW in B&W – WBW46
Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
Twelve days!
What?
Only twelve days until my trip to Disney.
Oh. So.
Hey, you should be more excited.
Ok.
That doesn’t sound like you are excited.
It is your trip… you Disney-holic.
Fair.
I have been attempting to visit Disney around this time for quite a few years now. I’m going down for the International Festival of the Arts at Epcot. The park will be full of artists, both visual and musical. This is also my first visit after moving south. I’ll be driving down early on February 6th for a weekend of fun at the festival as well as making the tour of the other parks. As everyone knows, I’ll be posting while I’m there and maybe this year I’ll be providing more commentary in addition to a few pics.
Looking through images from my trip last May I found this non-typical view of Cinderella Castle. This is right after entering the park before the rope drop allowing everyone to “race” to the attractions. I liked the path leading up to the castle as well as the bright side light from the morning sun.
This Way to the Magic
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/160s, 24mm, f/8, ISO 100
Bridge
Wordless Wednesday
Flat Rock Park, Columbus, GA
Bridge
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/20s, 33mm, f/8, ISO 100
Time to Play
Flat Rock Park, Columbus, GA
Getting ready for work in the morning is one of my relaxation times. A cup of coffee by my side and no plans other than to eventually walk out the door toward the work day. Sometimes, it is my time to play. Sometimes I like to explore and others I just lose the time on useless things. For quite a long time it is when I process images and place words on a blank screen. I haven’t been doing much of that lately. Hopefully, I’m beginning to change…
I found a few play areas at Flat Rock Park the other day. They don’t especially feel like they have been used in a few years. I still like the colors and worn down look though, so I’m going to see if there is more to find in the park…
Childhood Memories
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/80s, 33mm, f/8, ISO 100
Primary Colors
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/20s, 30mm, f/5.6, ISO 100
Reflection Duo
Flat Rock Park, Columbus, GA
OK, I’m definitely milking that one excursion to the park for a few good images. It was a good evening to be outside. We all know I love a good reflection in my photography and last Thursday was no exception. The group of trees visible at the top of the waterfall/slide image from few days ago remain the stars of these reflections.
This first image is a six image vertical panoramic. I could (and did) grab a vertically oriented view of this scene but I was wanting to pull in more of the reflection and/or the actual trees depending on where I focused at 24mm. By switch back to a landscape orientation and capturing enough images top to bottom I was able to use Lightroom to stitch them together into a nice vertical panoramic view.
Reflection Pano
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/40s, 24mm, f/8, ISO 100
{6 image vertical pano}
The rock structure which is a prominent feature of this park (hence the name) holds water in various pockets. I was running around looking for the best angle and interesting views for my next reflection. Not that I’m a fan of the graffiti, but it does add to the image. Plus, a reflection… I’m happy.
Peeking
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/30s, 33mm, f/8, ISO 100
Leafless
Flat Rock Park, Columbus, GA
This is the image I had in my mind as I drove to the park Thursday. I remembered the bare trees from my first visit and I wanted to capture a single tree for a monochrome portrait. Not a bad first find, but I’ll keep looking, I’m positive there are other trees wanting a pic…
Leafless
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/160s, 35mm, f/8, ISO 100
Water Slide
Flat Rock Park, Columbus, GA
Hello?
Is there anybody out there?
It’s me, the lost photographer.
Well, not physically lost, more like I lost my way. No, that isn’t quite right either. Lost my drive? Is that what this is? Probably.
Come on, be honest, you have been lethargic. Always easier to sit on your butt when you came home from work. And that was a slippery slope. Once started it went downhill fast!
Luckily, I had a really nice lunch this past weekend with a new friend and we talked about helping each other get out of the house. Exploring, walking trails, and finding out what this area has to offer. I look forward to this new outlook.
I went to Flat Rock Park after work yesterday. No big plan, just get out of the house. Walk. Explore. Photograph. You know, the stuff I used to do. I really liked this view and was losing the light quickly. I didn’t go back to the car for the tripod so I attempted doing this handheld. Not bad, if I do say so myself…
Water Slide
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/6s, 28mm, f/16, ISO 80
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