Dam Dreams

Delta Lake Dam

Last Saturday was a beautiful day and I was not about to sit on my butt all day. Around mid-morning I took off with the camera in search of pictures. My adventure started with flowers but eventually I found myself heading toward Delta Lake. My initial thought was to walk the trails in the state park but upon seeing the water flowing over the dam I stopped to explore the opposite side of Delta Lake.

It has been a while since I last photographed the dam. It was an often used destination when I started on my photographic journey and I’m not exactly positive why I have not been back. Although I would prefer capturing images with more green in the trees, I could not pass up the water flowing over the dam. I made a full circle tour of the area grabbing images from every view. Even with a wonderful blue sky I felt this series looked better in monochrome…

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Dam Dreams 1

Dam Dreams 1
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/200s, 19mm, f/11, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Dam Dreams 2

Dam Dreams 2
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/250s, 14mm, f/11, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Dam Dreasm 3

Dam Dreams 3
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/320s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Dam Dreams 4

Dam Dreams 4
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/100s, 14mm, f/11, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Dam Dreams 5

Dam Dreams 5
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/250s, 25mm, f/11, ISO 200

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Dam Dreams 6

Dam Dreams 6
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/320s, 14mm, f/11, ISO 200

Other Disney Dreams

WDW in B&W – WBW38
Yacht & Beach Club, Crescent Lake, Walt Disney World

  

MLCreations Photography: WDW in B&W &emdash; Other Disney Dreams

Other Disney Dreams
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/4000s, f/2.8, ISO 200

 

Hollywood Dreams

WDW in B&W – WBW37
Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World

  

MLCreations Photography: WDW in B&W &emdash; Hollywood Dreams

Hollywood Dreams
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/400s, 40mm, f/11, ISO 400

 

Journey Dreams

WDW in B&W – WBW35
Monorail Monday
Future World, Epcot, Walt Disney World

  

MLCreations Photography: WDW in B&W &emdash; Journey Dreams

Journey Dreams
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 17mm f/1.8, 1/400s, f/9, ISO 200

 

Relaxing Thunder

WDW in B&W – WBW34
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

  

MLCreations Photography: WDW in B&W &emdash; Relaxing Thunder

Relaxing Thunder
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/250s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200

 

Roll With It

West Canada Creek

It is not like I partake in many social gatherings but when you are advised to limit your interaction it definitely modifies your behavior, even behavior that was already sparse. Luckily for me I enjoy quite a few solitary activities. Sunday was a beautiful, sunny day although a little on the cool side. Considering it is still early March I shouldn’t complain. It was a good day for photography.

The early morning found me in search of a sunrise that did not materialize the way I had hoped. But, to be truthful, I did not plan it as well as I should and a lack of images is the result. Midday was a different story. I knew exactly what I wanted to capture. I drove up to Trenton Falls to play in the West Canada Creek.

The harsh, overhead sun would produce bright whites and deep shadows which is exactly what I was looking for while I photographed the fast moving water. My telephoto lens and 4-stop ND filter allowed me to smooth out the water flow while still retaining some detail in small sections of the river.

I should warn everyone now, my collection of images from Sunday was pretty good with an above average keep rate… it was a good afternoon.

  

MLCreations Photography: Slow &emdash; Roll With It

Roll With It
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/10s, 85mm, f/8, ISO 200