Riverside Park Pier, Indialantic, FL
Pier Into The Storm
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/160s, 14mm, f/11, ISO 200
Pier Into The Storm
Category Archives: landscape
Chasing the Buck Moon
Delta Lake State Park
After the weather this past weekend I wasn’t thinking I would get a chance to see the Buck Moon this month. I generally have better luck for the right conditions if I capture the full moon as it sets in the morning. I like to have the moon set between thirty and sixty minutes after the sunrise. This allows enough light into the sky to allow the moon to not be a bright white blob in the sky.
The moon was playing hide-n-seek with the remaining clouds but I went to Delta Lake on the chance it would peek out before crossing the horizon. I only live five minutes from the park but when I got in the car the moon was still behind the clouds. As I pulled through the entrance, the moon was visible but heading toward another patch of clouds. I immediately stopped and grabbed this image of the moon over the pond at the front of the park.
Bench and the Moon
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 2s, 48mm, f/11, ISO 100
The sun was still far below the horizon and with the moon racing to hide from me I was only able to get this one image. As you can see due to the longer exposure the moon is an over exposed white ball. I still had time… time to get to the beach area.
I was needed to be patient. The clouds were moving as much as the moon was marching toward the horizon. I spent the time looking for an interesting foreground. Sadly, not a lot of options so I settled on the life guard chair.
Guarding the Moon
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/8s, 70mm, f/11, ISO 100
One more. Can I find another image?
Sunrise! Look at the colors flooding the clouds.
I got it! I do love me a good reflection.
I walk out to the point on the right side of the beach area. I like the orange on the buoy. Bingo!
Warning Moon
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/15s, 70mm, f/11, ISO 100
I’ll end this one with the same info from June..
July’s full moon is the Buck moon. A couple years ago I had a great time trying to capture as many of the full moons as possible and learned quite a bit about them in the process. In case you missed the first Strawberry moon post, you can view it here: Buck Moon. You can also see more posts related to the moon using this link: Full Moon posts.
Floating
Delta Lake State Park
The rain paused late in the afternoon allowing me to get out with the camera for the sunset. The haze from the wildfires is still apparent in the photos but not of the degree to obscure the view. Of course, there were still plenty of clouds in the sky. The sun decided to jump behind those clouds as I arrived at Delta Lake. It was OK, I had a good time exploring. I really liked colors reflected in the clouds and water…
Floating
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/10s, 70mm, f/11, ISO 100
Early Light
Crescent Lake, Epcot Area, Walt Disney World
On my second day at Disney I was heading to Epcot. The plan was to spend a good portion of the day stalking the monorail, finding the topiaries and exploring the festival food options. The night would be spent at Hollywood Studios for the After Hours event. The bus situation at the resort didn’t necessarily change the plan but I modified it due to having a very low virtual queue number for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.
I stood in line for the bus to Epcot and watched a minimum of six buses arrive for Hollywood Studios. Listening to the other guests complain and one group at the head of the line state they had been waiting for an hour, I decided to grab the next bus for the Studios. It arrived less than five minutes after my decision.
I planned to ride the Skyliner to Epcot but when I arrived at the Studios I noticed the line toward Epcot was not moving. Not a problem, I have walked the path between Epcot and Hollywood Studios numerous times over the years, and I knew in the early morning light the path would mostly be in the shade (it was!).
The bonus for me would be a chance to walk through the Crescent Lake area (Yacht and Beach Clubs, Boardwalk and a view of the Swan and Dolphin resorts). When I’m not staying in this area I tend to walk over whenever I’m in Epcot because I do miss the views and photographic opportunities. The Yacht Club lighthouse did not disappoint…
Early Light
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/250s, 20mm, f/11, ISO 200
Monorail Reflections
Epcot, Walt Disney World
The weather has not been very cooperative the past few days. Between the wildfire haze and now the rain (very much needed) my opportunities for images are limited. This morning feels like a good time to look through my images from Disney.
I have been a fan of the monorail since my first ride. Add in I’m a photographer and I spend most of my day at Epcot chasing the monorail around the entrance loop. I have limited patience fr some photography but I will wait almost indefinitely for the next monorail to arrive. Especially if the next one is the color I want to capture.
I wish the construction walls were not in this view but with the amount of construction at Walt Disney World it is difficult to compose an image without them in it. I really like this vantage point as I can include the Imagination Pavilion as well as the Land Pavilion with a reflection of the monorail. It was still worth the wait…
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/640s, 14mm, f/8, ISO 200
Wildfire Haze
Delta Lake State Park
A couple alerts this week saw Delta Lake empty for the sunrise. In addition to the air quality alerts from the Canadian wildfires there is an algae bloom on the lake. I had the beach area to myself for the sunset Thursday evening. The bloom might be on the downside as I didn’t see too much evidence of it but the haze in the sunset is definitely from the wildfires. The constant smell of a campfire is starting to wear thin as well…
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4, 1/60s, 70mm, f/11, ISO 100
Harbor Moodiness
Monochrome
Bellamy Harbor Park
The forecast was not looking good for the morning. A weather alert about low visibility due to fog had me thinking I would not get a sunrise image. As the time for the sun arrived I had a thought, why not images of the fog? I started thinking on ways to process the images, obviously they would be monochrome, and of course it had to be down at Bellamy Harbor Park.
Get dressed!
On it. Camera ready?
Yes! Silly question…
Off I went into the early morning to Bellamy Harbor for “sunrise” images. It was a good decision. There was no sun and I could see the fog coming up the canal. I looked for images with contrast that would process well as monochrome. You can see how the fog increased as the morning progressed. These are in chronological order…
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 0.5s, 21mm, f/11, ISO 200
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/3s, 25mm, f/11, ISO 200
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/20s, 75mm, f/8, ISO 200
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/5s, 16mm, f/11, ISO 200
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/15s, 86mm, f/11, ISO 200
Fishing Pier
Silent Sunday
Sebastian Inlet, Florida
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 0.5s, 100mm, f/11, ISO 200
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