I went looking for the bald eagles over by the dam outlet at Delta Lake on Saturday. I had a good walk but was not fortunate enough to spot any eagles. I did manage to get some images of the ice that forms on branches hanging into the river. This stuff always fascinates me.
Nature’s Ice Sculptre
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/500s, 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 800
As I was heading back to the car after an hour of exploring at Delta Lake the other day I noticed a pair of ice fishermen walking back to the beach. They are those small dots above the picnic table. lol I only had the 35mm lens on the camera but I like the view that lens captures with my camera.
I went a slightly different direction with the processing for this image. I chose to use a high key look which would accentuate the shadows and wash out portions of the sky. I think it really adds to the cold feel of this one.
The Long Walk Back
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, 1/500s, f/8, ISO 200
This will be the third image I have taken of this knoll leading to the beach at Delta Lake State Park. Something about the setting sun behind the trees and the picnic tables at the top of the rise that always brings the camera to my eye. It is interesting to see the seasons change through the different images. You can view the other versions at Summer Fades and Summer Awaits.
Winter Arrives
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, 1/2000s, f/5.6, ISO 200
The sun did manage to make it through the clouds yesterday. I drove over to Delta Lake about an hour before sunset to see what presented itself. I couldn’t believe there were ice fisherman out on the lake even though there were still patches of lake unfrozen. I can’t decide if they are brave or crazy.
I walked my usual path around the beach and came away with some interesting images. Of course the one below was captured as I was exiting the park. I spied this scene driving out and pulled over at the front gatehouse to get one last image.
A Cold Sunset
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, 1/320s, f/8, ISO 200
A Day to the Dam
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 0.5s, 28mm, f/20, ISO 100
Summer Fades
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 400
Washed Up
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, (1/13, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 & 1/200 bracket), 24mm, f/8, ISO 100
This here’s a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue
Two young lovers with nothin’ better to do
Than sit around the house, get high, and watch the tube
And here is what happened when they decided to cut loose
Wait… that’s a song, not my story. My story goes like this…
Come home from work and start the process of closing the pool. First time doing it without any help from the kids. Actually goes better than I anticipated. I changed the method of attaching the winter cover to utilize weighted gallon jugs in place of the wire cable. I think it is going to provide better protection from the wind. We’ll see…
End up working for two hours but I get everything done in one evening. Dinner is waiting when I come in the house which is great since I didn’t have to cook it. Gobble my food down quickly, jump in the shower and then head out with the camera because the sun is setting through some haze which is calling my name.
I drive over to my favorite state park to catch the last few minutes of light over the lake. Well, that was the plan anyway. Today was an abnormally hot and humid day for September in Upstate NY. We reached 90 degrees and very high humidity. I opted to run the air conditioner in the car on the 10 minute drive over to the lake. It was just enough to cool down my camera and lens so that when I walked down to the beach the lens had fogged over. Everything I needed to clear the lens was back in the camera bag in the car.
The sad part is this isn’t the first time I have done this… hopefully next time I’ll remember this lesson. Here is the sunset through the condensation on the lens.
Lens Haze
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/8s, 28mm, f/18, ISO 100
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