Calm Water Falling

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From Landscapes

Calm Water Falling
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.0, 1/50s, 17mm, f16, ISO 400

I returned to one of my favorite spots tonight, the park along the NY State Barge Canal in south Rome, NY.  It is located were the Black River enters the canal.  I decided to look for different compositions and made an effort to not duplicate pictures I had captured before.

This image is from the pedestrian bridge over the spillway just as the river enters the canal.  I was lucky there was no wind so the river was like a mirror.  I loved the contrast between the calm and falling water.  Plus the reflection is pretty sweet too!

Mohawk Valley

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From Still Having Fun

Mohawk Valley – B-52G at former Griffiss AFB
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.0, 1/250s, 58mm, f8, ISO 200

 

I watched a video this morning on Adorama TV by Gavin Hoey about creating a great panorama image (http://youtu.be/xji5MKk-S4c ).  I really wanted to try out what I learned and the closest object was the Mohawk ValleyB-52G on display at the former Griffiss AFB in Rome, NY.  This image is a panorama stitch of 8 portrait images using Photoshop Elements.

If you are interested in more information about this plane, which has been flown in combat missions during the Vietnam War as well as Operation Desert Storm, you should check out this link: http://rbogash.com/Griffiss/griff_b52.html.