A Stop on the way to Work

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Bellamy Harbor Park

The past few mornings have started off with beautiful sunrises. I was getting tired of watching the sky show on my way to work so yesterday morning I stopped at Bellamy Harbor Park to capture some images. I did not have to be to work my usual amount of early. It was a great decision. Starting my day with the camera was definitely the way to go…

The first view is where the Mohawk River meets the barge canal. I was a little early for the morning colors but I really like the lights along the pedestrian bridge and their reflection in the water.  The long exposure also helps create an interesting pattern in the water below the small dam.

The second image is Bellamy Harbor Park proper as the sun starts throwing that color into the sky.  There was slight movement in the clouds which creates the blurred effect in the sky due to the 25 second exposure. 

I could have stayed at the park all morning.  When I got to work there was a better display in the sky with the sun peaking through the breaking clouds.  I know that would have looked good as the backdrop to either of these images.  Maybe this weekend I’ll get lucky…

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; The Mohawk at Bellamy Harbor Park

The Mohawk at Bellamy Harbor Park
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 6s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Mixing Colors

Mixing Colors
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 25s, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200

Complimentary II

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In The Yard – ITY27
Wordless Wednesday

  

MLCreations Photography: Floral &emdash; Complimentary

Complimentary
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/250s, f/2.8, ISO 200

Beginnings and Endings

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In The Yard – ITY26

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Getting Started

Getting Started
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8, 1/640s, f/4, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Time to Fly

Time to Fly
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8, 1/400s, f/4, ISO 200

Fresh Epcot

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International Flower & Garden Festival, Epcot

Typically my Spring trip to Walt Disney World is for the International Flower & Garden Festival at Epcot. Not that I use any of the information or ideas I gather while touring around the park when I get back home.  I like to capture pictures of the flowers. Especially after a winter in Upstate New York.

Disney usually pulls out all the topiary and strategically places then around the park. I will say it seemed this year there were fewer topiary to view. I’ve never taken an official count but some of my favorites were missing… 😦

I did have to share this particular image of my buddy Donald Duck at the entrance to Showcase Plaza. I tried to get an angle that included his nephews but I could not maneuver into a good location that minimized the background distractions.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Fresh Epcot

Fresh Epcot
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/800s, f/4, ISO 200

The Crossing

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Old Erie Canal State Park, DeWitt, NY

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; The Crossing

The Crossing
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/100s, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200

I Stand Alone

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Sunrise along the Thruway

Have you ever had that image in your head, of a scene you pass every day, and when you finally capture the image it is nothing like you visualized? This image would be that one for me. I have passed this solitary tree in a pasture on my way to work for over a year. I have envisioned it with the sunrise in the background and this majestic looking silhouette standing alone in the field. This is not quite what was in my head.

Yesterday morning the clouds and sun were putting on a good show in the morning sky. The timing was right and my courage was running high. I stopped the car along the thruway and grabbed the camera. The pasture fence was only 40 feet from the edge of the road and I was wearing my waterproof boots. The tree was not quite as tall as I envisioned. I though the silhouette would be more into the sky. The sun could have been more to the left creating a little more drama in the sky.

If I had access to the pasture I could have improved all those negatives, but from my vantage point on the side of Interstate 90, this is what I captured. I’m sure there will be more opportunities. I’m sure there will be better views to capture. Now that I have done it once, the next one will not be so difficult…

   

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; I Stand Alone

I Stand Alone
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/100s, 40mm, f/9, ISO 800