In The Yard – ITY22
Glow
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/60s, f/4, ISO 200
Glow
Author Archives: Mike
Dreaming
Backyard
All the TV stations where talking about the coming storm yesterday. Weather alerts and watches and warnings were scrolling across the bottom of the screen on every local channel. I wasn’t sure if I should start bolting everything down or go looking for a good vantage point to watch the show. I chose to stay at home and wait for the impending doom. A little rain came my way but not before the sky presented a last look at the evening colors.
Sitting at my desk working through my emails I could watch the clouds roll in from the West. They were not moving particularly fast and right around 8pm I noticed the last spot of color in the sky. Of course I grabbed the camera! The lightning was off in another direction so I had a few moments before the rain.
The 60mm macro lens was still attached to the camera but that would work for me as I didn’t want the big, wide view as the color was very isolated. As I walked into the field across the road I grabbed the first image. I liked the silhouetted tree against the colorful sky. There was still another image out here but I wasn’t sure where.
The second image was an attempt to capture the feeling of the gathering wind as it blew the tall field grass around. I still liked the color in the sky and preferred not to focus to accurately. Closer. The last image as I walked back up toward the house captured more of the feeling I had as I stood out in the field with the wind getting stronger, the clouds moving in and the rain barely starting to fall.
In all I was outside for less than 10 minutes… I liked the color palette the storm chose to use. Next time I should try capturing some of the lightning.
Silhouette Colors
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/60s, f/2.8, ISO 200
Perchance to Dream
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/80s, f/2.8, ISO 200
Dreaming of Colors
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/60s, f/2.8, ISO 200
Across Crescent Lake
WDW in B&W – WBW03
Crescent Lake Area
Across Crescent Lake
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/200s, 24mm, f/11, ISO 200
Lock 20 Rising
Lock 20, Barge Canal
Saturday morning at the canal did not disappointment me. I knew it would be a race between the sun and the incoming clouds. I’d call this one a tie! Third place finisher would be the fog. You can see it starting up the canal if you look past the lock.
Lock 20 Rising
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 6s, 25mm, f/16, ISO 200
Perseid Meteor Shower
Backyard
As a meteor hunter, I am not very good. I can probably chalk it up to lack of experience and/or opportunity. Of course, there is also the fact that when I went to bed Thursday night the weather forecast was calling for rain. Waking up at my normal time for work (3:30am) I noticed I could see stars out my window. I quickly fed the cats and headed out into the back yard to see what I could capture.
I only spent fifteen minutes pointing my camera at various sections of the sky. My Olympus is not the perfect camera for high ISO night photography but I did manage to snag a couple of meteors. In the first image the meteor is dead center and traveling vertical. The second image I barely caught the meteor over near the top left, also traveling vertical. I can say I did see quite a few more meteors in other portions of the sky, mostly as my camera was exposing in the wrong direction! LOL
Perseid Meteor 1
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 30s, 12mm, f/2.8, ISO 3200
Perseid Meteor 2
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 30s, 12mm, f/2.8, ISO 3200
Reflection
Bellamy Harbor Park, Rome, NY
Reflection
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/15s, 13mm, f/16, ISO 200
Sunset Ring
Bellamy Harbor Park, Rome, NY
There are times when you go out with a plan for a set of images, and then there are others when the picture finds you…
Sunset Ring
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/30s, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200
The Wild Center
The Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY
It is amazing to me how I can live so close to something and barely know that it exists. Granted it is not right around the corner but a 2-1/2 hour drive to experience something is not that far out of my way. The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, NY is one of those experiences. I had seen it advertised on TV one morning and finally made the effort to drive up into the Adirondacks. It was definitely worth the trip.
Beside being able to experience this unique center, the scenery along the way was just as good. I believe it took an extra half hour to make it home as I continued to stop at almost every parking area with a camera icon! 🙂 Definitely check out the link for the center as I am sure I would not do it any justice with my words…
TRee Walking
Olympus OM-D E-M1, 1/200s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200
The Nest
Olympus OM-D E-M1, 1/160s, 30mm, f/16, ISO 200
You Lookin’ at Me?
Olympus OM-D E-M1, 1/60s, 40mm, f/2.8, ISO 200
The Wild Center
Olympus OM-D E-M1, 1/160s, 13mm, f/16, ISO 200
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