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Peaceful Creek

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Oriskany Creek

Friday was another beautiful day here in Upstate NY. I don’t want to jinx us but we have been enjoying a string of beautiful days and I took full advantage of the one we had yesterday. Originally I had to take a half day off of work to help my daughter get to a meeting for her summer research position as well as her (what is now a second job!) scheduled shift at Price Chopper. There was a little mix-up with the times but everything worked out for the best. What it did allow is for me to go exploring on my way home before having to get her to work.

As much as I love the Autumn and the colors of the changing leaves, I think I love the new budding leaves in the Spring just as much. The new green leaves against the dark, winter worn limbs always looks great to me. Through in some water reflections and I will click the shutter release all day. The leaves hit that sweet spot on Friday so stopping at Oriskany Creek was now a must do as I worked my way home. Midday isn’t always the best time to capture a picture but I think this one turned out OK.

Peaceful Creek Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/13s, 66mm, f/16, ISO 100

Peaceful Creek
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/13s, 66mm, f/16, ISO 100

Broken Road

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Walk Around the Block

I decided it was the perfect day yesterday to get off my butt and go for a walk around the block. I’m sure I’ve mentioned before that one lap around my block is four miles. I grabbed the camera, put on the walking shoes and headed out. I could not have wished for a better day. Temperature was around 75 degrees with a nice gentle breeze. I took my time and stopped often for pictures. What a great day! I also discovered that it isn’t what you see but how you see it…

Broken Road Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 17mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Broken Road
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 17mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Groceries & Employment

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HDR Photography

Waiting for my daughter to finish her shift the other night I couldn’t help but play with the camera in the parking lot. I wanted to get some practice in with night shooting and using the bracketing tools with this camera. The experience is much better with the external control rather than having to navigate menu after menu on the old camera. And this camera has a much better dynamic range that I have not had to use bracketing as often to get the image I wanted.

Groceries & Employment Nikon D7100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, {1, 8, 15 & 30s bracket}, 55mm, f/16, ISO 100

Groceries & Employment
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, {1, 8, 15 & 30s bracket}, 55mm, f/16, ISO 100

Cloudy Sunset

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Delta Lake State Park

What a glorious evening! Last night the temperature, the wind, the approaching clouds and the sunset all combined to create a wonderful time at Delta Lake State Park. I knew driving home that I would be jumping right back out after dinner. It is still very early in the season so I practically had the park to myself. I brought home quite a collection of images from my short exploration. This wide-angle view of the lake is about 15 minutes before the actual sunset.

Cloudy Sunset Nikon D7100, Tokia 12-28mm f/4, 1/8s, 15mm, f/16, ISO 100

Cloudy Sunset
Nikon D7100, Tokia 12-28mm f/4, 1/8s, 15mm, f/16, ISO 100

Wordless Wednesday: Fresh Blossoms

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Wordless Wednesday
Squared – SQ61

Fresh Blossoms Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/100s, 85mm, f/4.5, ISO 200

Fresh Blossoms
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/100s, 85mm, f/4.5, ISO 200