Turkey Creek Sunset

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Palm Bay Marina, Turkey Creek

Just down the road from my mother-in-law is the Palm Bay Marina. I drove by numerous times every day wondering if there was an image I could capture. The other night I walked down after dinner and found a walking path that followed the creek out toward the Indian River. Although I managed to grab some individual shots, I setup on the walkway corner to capture what I needed for a panorama.

After getting my pictures by the creek I wished that I could have gone into the marina to capture some images from the docks. The gate was open but the sign indicated only boat owners and guests are allowed after 5pm. I looked for someone to ask but no one was in sight. I almost talked myself into sneaking in but thought my luck would have brought the police. I guess I’m not a very adventurous photographer. 🙂

I used Lightroom’s panorama feature to combine the images and make my normal adjustments. A quick trip into OnOne Photo Suite for few enhancements gave me the view that had been in my head.

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Turkey Creek Sunset

Turkey Creek Sunset
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/80s, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200/em>

Full Risen

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Indian River, Melbourne, FL

Well, sometimes you have to run with the image that knocks your socks off. I had another image all ready to go today but last night we went over to the water to see the full moon. The first stop was the park at the end of the 192 Causeway on the Melbourne, FL side. Just standing next to the water with the lights from the bridge and the moon I knew I was going to get a great image.

There was just the right amount of clouds in the sky to give the moon a glow and reduce the sharp moonlight. I had to manage the ISO to get a suitable long exposure. I didn’t want to completely glass over the water. I wanted to still have some texture in it. Increasing the ISO to 400 allowed for a 25 second exposure at f/13. I was ready to go back and start working on this image but we continued on over to the beach and that was just as beautiful. More on that image later…

Merry Christmas my friends!

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Full Risen

Full Risen
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 25s, 12mm, f/13, ISO 400

Sunrise Shadows

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Indian River near Melbourne, FL

I went looking for the sunrise the other morning and it did not disappoint. I was at the small park on the Melbourne side of the 192 Causeway over the Indian River. I was like a kid in a candy store. Running all around the area grabbing pictures. I’ll warn everyone now that there will be more pictures on the way… 🙂

This image is a manual blend of three exposures. I used the normal exposure for the water, blended in the under-exposed image for the sky and the over-exposed image for the rocks. After the blending I worked a little of my normal processing with the Topaz Labs plug-ins (Clarity, Adjust and Detail).

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Sunrise Shadows

Sunrise Shadows
Olympus OM-D E-EM1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, {0.6, 1/3 & 1/6s bracket}, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200

Leave Your Cares Behind…

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near Melbourne, FL

Spending the Christmas Holiday in Florida with the kids. We found a beach along A1A just south of Melbourne Beach. The kids had fun in the waves while I searched for pictures. Of course, the little bit of rain had me heading to the car at least once.

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Leave Your Cares Behind...

Leave Your Cares Behind…
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/15s, 22mm, f/18, ISO 200

New Gallery: Floral

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I added a new gallery to my portfolio website to hold my floral images.  I went looking through my hard drive and realized I have captured a lot of images of flowers.  You can view the new gallery through this link – MLCreations Photography – Floral.  I also thought I would highlight a few of my favorites below.

MLCreations Photography: Floral &emdash; Sunbathing

Sunbathing

MLCreations Photography: Floral &emdash; Hasta la Vista

Hasta la Vista

MLCreations Photography: Floral &emdash; Summer Pair

Summer Pair

MLCreations Photography: Floral &emdash; Heart on a String

Heart on a String

Separation

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Delta Lake State Park

Still no snow here in Upstate New York and the temperatures have been well above normal. I find myself looking forward to some of the white stuff to give the landscape a nice coating and cover up all the dreary brown. Today I went back to mid-November and a quick trip to Delta Lake to catch the sunset.

I really liked the difference between the calm reflection in the pool of water and the waves coming into shore just beyond the sand bar. The sky had just enough cloud cover to make the scene interesting. I positioned the sun almost out of view on the left to enhance the gradient from orange to blue in the sky and water.

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Separation

Separation
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/250s, 24mm, f/11, ISO 200

Wordless Wednesday: Kingdom of Morocco

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Morocco Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World

MLCreations Photography: Epcot &emdash; Kingdom of Morocco

Kingdom of Morocco
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 58mm, f/8, ISO 400

Crossroad Wars

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Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World

I am positive it is related to leaving in 5 days for Florida but I also know that I love the entrance plaza at Hollywood Studios. Such a great nostalgic feel to this area and I am definitely in love with the Crossroads of the World kiosk. This view just after sunset as the sky is transitioning to the deep blues and blacks of night is my favorite time for photographing this iconic area.  This image was captured in May when I was at the Studios for Star Wars Weekend.

MLCreations Photography: Hollywood Studios &emdash; Crossroad Wars

Crossroad Wars
Nikon D7100, Tokina 12-28mm f/4, 25s, 13mm, f/16, ISO 100