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Trail Marker

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Oh man, I’m on fire. Or maybe I wish I was as it was a little cold this morning. Have I mentioned that I am really starting to dislike being cold? At least I have officially managed a streak… three days n a row! Still not venturing too far away from the house. But with views like this I guess I don’t need to travel far. One more day in this long weekend and hopefully I’ll get more adventurous tomorrow morning.

Just down the road from the house one of the hundreds of miles of snowmobile paths crosses the road. It is a nice way to venture back into the fields without wading through all the snow. Plus it provides a nice view for the rising sun.

I have been giving my old Sigma 17-70mm lens some well deserved love lately. The first lens I bought and learned on still manages great pictures. Thought I lost it earlier this year but a quick trip to the repair center pumped new life into it.

Trail Marker Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/20s, 35mm, f/11, ISO 200

Trail Marker
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/20s, 35mm, f/11, ISO 200

Winter Path

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Can two in a row be called a streak? Second day I’m out early to capture some images before anyone else in the house is even thinking of waking up. I got luck today with the clouds disappearing overnight although we do have another winter storm advisory in effect for today. I have plenty of left overs so I can ride this one out… lol!

Winter Path Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/80s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 400

Winter Path
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/80s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 400

Cinderella Castle

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Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney World

Cinderella Castle Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/1000s, 24mm, f/8, ISO 400

Cinderella Castle
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/1000s, 24mm, f/8, ISO 400

The Magic of Disney Animation

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“I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing- that it was all started with a mouse.” – Walt Disney

Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse!

The Magic of Disney Animation Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/640s, 32mm, f/8, ISO 400

The Magic of Disney Animation
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/640s, 32mm, f/8, ISO 400

Monochrome Monday: Boardwalk Dock

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Disney Boardwalk Resort Area
Crescent Lake

Boardwalk Dock Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/800s, 29mm, f/11, ISO 200

Boardwalk Dock
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/800s, 29mm, f/11, ISO 200

Running Through the Woods

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Thirty in Eleven – TIE10

Another beautiful day here in Upstate New York and I did not let it slip away without a walk during lunch. Ate quickly, grabbed the camera and headed toward the town park up the road from the plant. It is convenient and because I have been numerous times in the past few weeks it forces me to ‘see’ differently each visit in order to come away with any images.

I tries a little different processing on this image. I thought about a straight up B&W conversion but there was not enough tonal difference to work with. I ended up desaturating the colors slightly to help bring the focus tree further into the foreground and let the texture of the tree stand out.

Running Through the Woods Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/100s, 85mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Running Through the Woods
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/100s, 85mm, f/5.6, ISO 200