Bellamy Harbor Morning

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Bellamy Harbor, Rome, NY

As I was driving through Rome on my way to work yesterday morning I felt a constant pull of the rising sun. Officially, sun rise had not occurred but the colors in the Eastern sky were calling me. It didn’t surprise me when the car turned right and I drove to Bellamy Harbor.

It is a favorite destination of mine, especially when there are a few low hanging clouds to catch the changing colors. There is a small parking area on the Western side of the park and an area near the canal gates that lets you see the whole park. I setup the tripod and grab a familiar view.

Once I stop and actually look around I notice the moon and Venus in the morning sky. Well, I couldn’t let this opportunity slip away from me. I try a capture in portrait orientation which allows me to zoom in a little and get the celestial objects in the frame. This highlights the colors in the sky and water but the focus feels too narrow to me. I switch back to a landscape orientation and grab another capture. Although this puts the moon a lot smaller in the frame the scale feels better to me.

The last thought I have is to do a panoramic view of the entire harbor. I’ve done this a number of times from this spot at the harbor. I can’t help myself, I set the camera back to portrait orientation and adjust the tripod so the head stays level while I rotate it. To get the sequence right it is best to switch to manual mode on your camera. Find the mid-point of the dynamic range and adjust your exposure. It takes seven images to capture the whole of the harbor.

I like how the pano will turn out. I can see it already, even before I process everything. There will be a transition from left to right from a darker, almost night image to a colorful sunrise image. The change from night to day in one view. I wasn’t disappointed once I created the panoramic…

   

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Harbor Color

Harbor Color
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.6s, 23mm, f/11, ISO 200

   

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Venus and the Moon

Venus and the Moon
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.3s, 19mm, f/11, ISO 200

   

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Harbor Sky

Harbor Sky
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.3s, 13mm, f/11, ISO 200

   

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Slowly Rises

Slowly Rises
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.6s, 15mm, f/11, ISO 200

Shine and Fade

Posted by Mike on

Outside Work, Midday

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Lily at Work II

Lily at Work II
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/250s, f/2.8, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; After the Glory

After the Glory
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/125s, f/2.8, ISO 200

Delta Blues

Posted by Mike on

Delta Lake State Park

Yesterday we received the rain we needed, actually the rain is continuing this morning and probably will for most of the day. In the morning I spent my time getting the normal weekend chores completed, i.e., laundry and groceries. By mid-morning the sun fought its way through the clouds and it appeared we would need to deal with another hot & humid day. It self corrected as the clouds rolled back in after dinner and the sky darkened with the coming rain.

I didn’t think I would see a sunset but I drove up to Delta Lake on the chance a bit of sun would poke through before dropping below the horizon. Due to the weather the park was basically empty. I probably saw two different families enjoying the calm before the rain.

I got lucky as one of the umbrellas for the life guard chairs was not put away. The contrast of the red and white umbrella against the completely blue scene was quite noticeable. I walked straight to the water’s edge and this is the first image I captured. Looking at it this morning I wish I had composed the scene a little differently but overall it conveys the mood of last evening.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Delta Blues

Delta Blues
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/8s, 40mm, f/11, ISO 200

 

Walkabout

Posted by Mike on

Outside Work, Midday

I have been back in the facility at work for the past two weeks. We are slowly letting people into the building while we work out the requirements and new procedures for working together in this new environment. We are an essential business (defense related) but that does not exempt us from following the state guidelines nor do we want to do anything to increase any risks to our employees.

Anyway, I couldn’t sit again during lunch yesterday so I attached the macro lens and went for a walk around the parking lot. Readers may recall I started this practice late last summer and it is a great way to get off my butt and find interesting images. Here are a couple of the lilies along the building.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Lily at Work

Lily at Work
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/6400s, f/2.8, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Floral &emdash; Heart of the Matter

Heart of the Matter
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/2500s, f/2.8, ISO 200