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Support the Turn
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/250s, 85mm, f/8, ISO 100
Wordless Wednesday: Support the Turn
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Into the Divide
Squared – SQ60
Into the Divide
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 0.5s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100
First of the Season – Pixley Falls
Pixley Falls State Park
There was no way I was letting a beautiful Sunday afternoon go to waste. As soon as lunch was done I packed up the camera & tripod and headed toward Pixley Falls. I have been waiting all winter for the state parks to open. Granted I visited Delta Lake often enough over the winter but there are only a few parks open all year and I am ready to start exploring.
There is not much green in the landscape yet so the images are a little colorless but I tried to focus on the water and rocks best I could. There is one tributary stream that has more than its fair share of moss so I did manage to squeeze in a little green. Hoping the warmer weather is going to jump start the grass and leaves. I am planning on revisiting a few of my favorite parks this summer. Of course, there are numerous parks I have not visited yet which necessitates even more trips this year. 🙂
But for now, here are a few images of the water falls that can be found at Pixley…
Pixley Falls – Main Falls
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/5s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100
Pixley Falls – Tributary 1
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 0.5s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100
Pixley Falls – Tributary 2
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1.6s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100
Quiet Sunset
Utica Marsh
Quiet Sunset
Nikon D7100, Tokina 12-24mm f/4, 1/30s, 14mm, f/16, ISO 125
Canal Shells
Barge Canal near the Utica Marsh
On Wednesday my daughter needed to stay later than usual at college to make up one of her labs. Luckily for me the weather has been on a continual upswing which allowed me to explore the barge canal near the Utica Marsh after dropping her off. The state still has the water level in the canal at its winter low so I had an unique opportunity to get some different perspectives. I was quite fascinated with the rocks that line the canal walls…
Shell Game
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/100s, 100mm, f/11, ISO 125
Sunset Shell
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/80s, 135mm, f/11, ISO 125
Water Play
Slow Shutter Speed
The past few days have shown great progress in the approaching Spring. Hopefully the color will start to grow as the warmer days coax it out of the ground. As much as I dreaded winter as it dragged on, the white was preferable to all this lifeless brown. On Sunday I ventured into the creek behind the house and then Monday evening I walked the trail behind the shopping plaza in Rome that follows the Mohawk River. Since the beginning of my photography journey I have been fascinated with the look of moving water as I slow down my shutter speed. Here are a couple different interpretations…
White Water
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 0.6s, 32mm f/16, ISO 100
White on Blue
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 2s, 85mm, f/11, ISO 100
Not Waiting on Spring
Although the weather was the best it has been in quite a long time I was tired of waiting for some color to arrive here in Upstate NY. I decided to bring home some flowers from the store to brighten up the place and give me something to photograph. Still think I need to play with the photography part of this plan but the touch of color did make me feel better… 🙂
Not Waiting on Spring
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 0.6s, 70mm, f/8, ISO 100
31 Days to Go
Walt Disney World
Although you probably could not tell by the posts on my blog it has been 10 months since my last trip to my second home (maybe my first home). My plans for an October trip were cancelled due to training for work (training which I just completed last week due to postponements). I changed my plans at Christmas time due to obligations at work (ended up sending the kids by themselves). So I am really starting to get excited for this trip coming up in 31 days. I’ll try not to be too obnoxious about it, but this post can serve as a warning… 😉
When I ended up having to cancel my plans in October I knew exactly the time frame I would plan to return to Disney. There are numerous special events throughout the year at Disney. I’m sure they started in the off season to try and entice visitors to the resorts in the slower parts of the year but have since grown to be expected events that draw very large crowds. In the spring/early summer time frame two events actually overlap by one weekend. The end of the International Flower & Garden Festival and the first of the Star Wars Weekends coincide on May 15,16 & 17 this year. My trip will be from May 13th to the 20th. I will be in Disney/Star Wars nerd heaven… 🙂
Reflecting (anticipating) on this year’s events I have been digging through my old images. Here are a few from previous events…
Darth Vader
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/100s, 70mm, f/5.6, ISO 100
Jedi Mickey
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 46mm, f/5.6, ISO 100
Star Tours
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/10s, 62mm, f/5.6, ISO 3200
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