Spaceship Earth Morning
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/200s, 24mm, f/11, ISO 200
Mission Space
Nikon D5100, Tokina 12-28mm f/4, {1/30, 1/80 & 1/200s bracket}, 15mm, f/11, ISO 100
Space
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Under the Squirrel’s Home
Under the Squirrel’s Home
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/10s, 70mm, f/8, ISO 100
Wordless Wednesday: Pirate’s Hall
Pirate’s Hall
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {1/3, 1, 2, 5, 10 & 20s bracket}, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200
Around the House
We were suppose to get hit with some nasty weather. I’m not really complaining though because the week turned out way better than I thought. We had one day of serious snow and one of very cold temps but the rest of the week was sunny and relatively warm. Do you hear that Winter, I’m ready for Spring!
Based on what was suppose to happen we decided the theme this week would be items around the house. This would allow us to not have to go trudging through the bad weather and maybe help us expand our photographic eye but searching out interesting stuff around the house. So, here I go…
Getting Ready for Work
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 0.6s, 135mm, f/5.6, ISO 200
Kitchen Weapons
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1s, 135mm, f/5.6, ISO 200
An Apple a Day
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/8s, 55mm, f/4, ISO 200
Working End
Squared – SQ29
Working End
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/200s, 70mm, f/4, ISO 100
Leftovers
Here are the leftover images from my sculpture hunt last week. 🙂
Contemplating Sisyphus
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 32mm, f/8, ISO 200
Lookout Landing
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/800s, 70mm, f/8, ISO 200
Amber Light Column & Pagoda
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 35mm, f/5.6, ISO 200
Pagoda
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 50mm, f/8, ISO 200
Sculptures
This week we are exploring sculptures. It was probably a bit of a cheat for me as there is a sculpture garden on the old Griffiss Air Force base (Griffiss Sculpture Garden). Although I will say the wind was brutal for a beautiful Saturday afternoon and was cutting right through my jacket. I also was unable to narrow my images down to just three, so hopefully my cohorts won’t mind. 😉
This first image is of a fairly new addition to the sculpture park and is titled ‘Freya’. I took many close-up images of this sculpture, filling the whole frame and trying to capture different angles of the light. As I was walking along the path to the next sculpture this view seemed more appropriate. It places the sculpture in the context of the park.
Freya
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1250s, 46mm, f/8, ISO 200
This second image is of a sculpture that I knew was going to be included in my images. It is one of three light columns in the park and a more fitting image would be when it is lit up at night. Since I didn’t think I would make it back for an evening walk, I settled on back light from the sun. I also pushed the processing a little more toward the heavy-handed side to accentuate the illumination.
Blue Light Column
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/2500s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 200
This sculpture is titled ‘Chimney’ and I just love the way the polished metal catches the sunlight. This is another sculpture I walked around numerous times trying different angles. In the end, a low point-of-view with the trees and the clouds in the background to help enhance the size of the sculpture was the way to go.
Chimney
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/320s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200
This last image was another I had panned on capturing when we decided on sculptures. It is titled ‘Argonaut’ but I just know it as the snail. The background around the snail is not the greatest so I chose to capture this one almost in silhouette and show off the intricate wire work in the shell portion of the sculpture.
Argonaut
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 21mm, f/8, ISO 200
Looking over these images as I write this post I do notice I was not very imaginative with my captures. Most have the same low angle POV. Next week I’ll have to experiment more…
MHWA 1670
On Saturday before the snow started falling I was over on the old air force base capturing some images for this week’s theme – sculptures. I also have been wanting to capture this old train parked on the tracks. It is an old GE 80-ton switcher that is now part of the Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern Railroad, but was at one time used by the Air Force for work on the old Griffiss Air Base.
MHWA 1670
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/640s, 19mm, f/8, ISO 200
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