Category Archives: landscape

A Morning Stroll

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Green Lakes State Park

Time for another walk!

Come on! Get off the couch!

I see you trying to hide behind the recliner. Let’s go!

I promise, you’ll like this one.

We’re going to Green Lakes State Park in Fayettville.

There is a great trail around Green Lake and in the morning the changing light offers great opportunities. We’ll start at the beach end and walk the loop…

Waiting on the Sun
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 0.4s, 47mm, f/8, ISO 400

Gnarly
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/30s, 70mm, f/9, ISO 400

Have a Seat
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/30s, 28mm, f/9, ISO 400

This is Green Lake
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/20s, 24mm, f/9, ISO 200

Fallen
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/25s, 24mm, f/9, ISO 200

Peek-A-Boo
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/10s, 42mm, f/9, ISO 200

Into the Morning
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/320s, 70mm, f/9, ISO 200

Golden
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/40s, 33mm, f/9, ISO 200

What Lies Below
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/20s, 27mm, f/9, ISO 200

Tranquility Achieved

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Chittenango Falls State Park

Tranquility Achieved
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 2s, 27mm, f/14, ISO 100

Cacophony in Water

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Taughannock Falls State Park

My typical first visit when I venture down to the Ithaca area is Taughannock Falls State Park. It is my warm-up walk. A flat, 3/4 mile trail eases me into the day and at the end I am rewarded with a majestic view of the falls. Not a bad way to start a day…

Cacophony in Water
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 0.8s, 45mm, f/11, ISO 100

Hush!

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Buttermilk Falls State Park

Hush!
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 0.6s, 47mm, f/11, ISO 100

Long Lost

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Wells Falls, Ithaca, NY

Even when the light is favorable, I’m really liking my waterfalls in monochrome. Not all of them but the color in this scene was very distracting to me. Easy fix, remove the color. Bam!

Long Lost
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/3s, 43mm, f/11, ISO 100

Summer Cascade

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Taughannock Falls State Park

Saturday I drove to Ithaca, NY to visit a few of the gorge trails in and around the area. I arrived at the first park around 6:30am and didn’t call it quits until almost six hours later. I visited three state parks and one wildflower preserve.

It was glorious!

It was a party cloudy day (rains forecast to arrive late in the day) which is almost perfect for waterfall photography. I did have to contend with a few “hot” spots while capturing my images but overall it was a great trip. It will take some time to process my pics, so I guess this post also serves as a warning of what to expect over the next few days.

I’ll start it off with a monochrome look of the small cascade at the entrance of Taughannock Falls State Park. I look forward to this view every visit and the recent rains provided the perfect amount of water in the creek. I sat and listened to the water tumbling over the steps for a little while before heading out on the trail for big prize at the end.

Summer Cascade
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR 24-70mm f/4 S, 0.4s, 70mm, f/11, ISO 100

While I was working my way through the parks I was uploading images of the waterfalls processed with the Prisma app on my phone. This app allows my to create a “painted” look to the image. Here are those pics…

Taughannock Falls
Taughannock Falls State Park

Falls Along Gorge Trail
Buttermilk Falls State Park

Lower Falls
Robert H. Treman State Park

Lucifer Falls
Robert H. Treman State Park