Category Archives: landscape

Light the Night

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Crescent Lake, Walt Disney World

Light the Night
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 4s, 45mm, f/11, ISO 400

Sunset at Old Town

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Old Town, Columbus, GA

Old Town
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/800s, 70mm, f/8, ISO 200

Glow
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/400s, 70mm, f/8, ISO 200

Simply
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 200

Benches

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Callaway Resort & Gardens

Rest Easy
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/25s, f/5, ISO 100

Sit and Listen
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/20s, f/8, ISO 100

Bridge Crossing

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Silent Sunday
Callaway Resort & Gardens

Bridge Crossing
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/50s, f/11, ISO 100

Think Big

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Flat Rock Park

Well, maybe not big, but at the very least I was thinking. I’ve had this image in my head few a while. There is an area at Flat Rock Park where the rock formations are in a large semi-circle. Typically, this area is occupied by other visitors, i.e., kids climbing on the rocks, groups of people gathering near the tree in the center of this view, etc.

But, the sun rises behind the semi-circle. Last weekend I attempted to get this image but there was nothing but clouds in the sky. Yesterday the conditions seemed good looking out my apartment window so I grabbed the camera before heading out for my weekly grocery run. It was a good morning. Low 60’s, no wind and best of all, no one in my view. Oh, and the clouds were just right.

I played around this area for about 45 minutes. I tried different angles, different compositions and especially waiting for different colors in the sky. This is a 7 image panoramic view about 20 minutes before the actual sunrise. By the time the sun breaks the horizon there will be a lot more orange tinted light in the sky. The 7 images cover about 140 degrees of view which contributes to the changing color in the sky.

Typically I use the tag #SilentSunday for images I post at the start of the week, mostly because it allows me to be lazy. Today I wanted to share a little more about this one… wishing you the best for today.

Think Big
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 2s, 28mm, f/11, ISO 100
{7 image pano}

Make an Impression

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Flat Rock Park

Uh!

What?

Feeling a little redundant.

Why?

Another image of the water at the park. Viewers are probably getting tired of these same ol’ scenes.

Do you like it?

Yes.

Then go for it.

Make an Impression
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 0.4s, 37mm, f/11, ISO 100

Slippin’ Down

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Wordless Wednesday

Slippin’ Down
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 0.6s, 33mm, f/11, ISO 100

Oops… and a couple more

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Flat Rock Park

It didn’t start off as the best day. Well, I had to go to work for one, but that isn’t what I meant. Weather was iffy. Until the sun works it way back to rising at a proper time being in the dark an extra hour in the morning is not ideal. But, the day turned it around by the time I decided to get off the couch.

It would have been easy to remain on my butt after dinner. I’m glad I didn’t.

As I’m sure you have figured out, I went to Flat Rock Park. Although it was a beautiful evening, the cooler temps, or maybe because it was a Monday, kept most people away. I had the area around the waterfall basically to myself. I explored…

I don’t remember this image happening. I assume it was during a switch from landscape to portrait orientation on the tripod. It was a nice surprise when I loaded the images into Lightroom. This is the first one I processed last night. I’m really liking it and I am thinking I need to create a few more like this…

Oops
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/8s, 28mm, f/11, ISO 100

I moved further upstream then I have explored before and was rewarded with this view. Yes, these are the same set of trees I have been including in most images at the park. They are such camera hogs, practically begging to be photographed.

Picturesque
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 0.5s, 30mm, f/16, ISO 100

What trip to the park would be complete without some flowing water. I’ll admit the recent rains helped, but the light on the trees (yes, those trees) is what really jumped out at me. Come on, admit it, you would have captured this view too… right?

Striking
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1s, 44mm, f/16, ISO 100

I suppose I should get ready for work. I know, I would rather be out with the camera too, but I do like my toys.

Later…