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Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1.6s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 100
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Water
Growing up I always played in the creek. If I wasn’t in the house and you couldn’t see me in the yard, you could count on me being in the creek. I would build small dams and play with stones in the water. I loved how the water flowed. During storms when the creeks would fill it was fascinating to see the power of water. Even today I am amazed at how quickly moving water can transform an area.
I guess that is why I gravitate toward photographing water. A quick look through any of my albums will show a majority of images with water as a component. I love the reflections it can produce. I am intrigued by the patterns and apparent randomness of the flow. Being able to slow down the shutter on the camera and capture an image of water that is truly the some of its parts is the best way to end a hectic work week.
Last evening after work I headed to the West Canada Creek just below Trenton Falls. It is an accessible area with a lot of character to the water. I spent an hour climbing over the rocks capturing the nuances of the creek. It was a great way to end the day.
Torrent
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/4s, 70mm, f/18, ISO 100
Passing By
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 8s, 70mm, f/22, ISO 100
Calm Rapids
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 2s, 24mm, f/20, ISO 100
Morning Glow
The colors of the sunrise were too good to pass up, so another image from my early morning at Hinkley Reservoir makes it into my stream. This is a 3 exposure bracket HDR image. It was the best way to capture the most light. The sunrise wouldn’t be as interesting if the rocks in the foreground were silhouetted.
Morning Glow
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {1/4, 1, 4s bracket), 17mm, f/16, ISO 100
Cavern Cascade
Fading light and too much work have kept me from exploring with the camera so here is another image from my exploration of Watkins Glen State Park.
Cavern Cascade
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, (0.8, 3, 13s bracket), 26mm f/13, ISO 100
Water Carving
Water Carving
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 13s, 38mm, f/18, ISO 100
Classic View
Rainbow Falls – Classic View
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 6s, 28mm, f/18, ISO 100
Rainbow Falls
There is training for work I will be attending in Buffalo, NY on Monday and Tuesday this week so I took the opportunity to visit my parents. It also allowed me to stop at Watkins Glen State Park for a little exploring. I have seen images from this park and knew it was going to be a good time. I was not disappointed.
The gorge trail along Glen Creek is absolutely amazing. As I am sure readers of this blog are aware I love to photograph water. I definitely have a thing for it. It took me a little over three hours to walk the 1.5 mile trail through the gorge. I know I would have stayed longer but as I was returning from the west end of the trail the park was starting to get crowded. The trail is not very wide in a lot of places and setting up a tripod when it is busy just didn’t seem right. I didn’t want to hold people up or be in the way.
This is the view from the stone bridge at Rainbow Falls. I have the more classic view also but I really liked the detail in the gorge walls in this view.
Rainbow Falls From Above
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 8s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 100
Rollin’ In
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 30s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 100
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