Monorail Monday
Reflections
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/400s, 12mm, f/9, ISO 400
Reflections
Category Archives: reflection
Alice’s Castle
Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
I am always looking for new ways to photograph the parks when I visit Walt Disney World. I’m not sure I would have ‘seen’ this image if my friend Joanie hadn’t been helping me ‘see’ unique patterns in a few of my latest images. With those other images I have been cropping out a section of a much larger image to create the pattern image.
This image isn’t exactly the same as the images I have been creating (a post will follow soon), but the interesting view is a result of my recent ‘training’. For this image I specifically captured what I wanted to create. This is what I imagine a peek through the looking glass would be like…
Alice’s Castle
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 17mm f/1.8, 1/50s, f/11, ISO 200
Reflection
Bellamy Harbor Park, Rome, NY
Reflection
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/15s, 13mm, f/16, ISO 200
Calm Reflection
Wordless Wednesday
Delta Lake State Park
Calm Reflection
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/80s, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200
Marina
Onondaga Yacht Club Marina
Marina
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/160s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 200
The Light & Dark of It
Onondaga Lake Park
I have driven by the top end of Onondaga Lake Park for as long as I have lived in Central New York. Since I have been doing this photography thing I have been thinking to myself that I need to stop and explore this park. Well, it only took four years for me to make it there…
On Saturday my daughter had the Biology GRE test at Onondaga Community College. Although she has been enjoying her independence with the car I wasn’t sure even I could find my way to the college without some help from the GPS and who wants to fight a drive to an unknown location before a big test? I took the opportunity to go exploring after I dropped her off at the college. I had about four hours to myself, so the expansive park was all mine to explore. I started at the main entrance off Route 370 just North of Destiny USA.
This image is one of the first views that caught my eye. I loved the varying shades of blue and the reflection of the trees. It didn’t hurt to have the stone wall leading toward my subject trees either. Typically I would have stayed with a landscape orientation but by flipping to portrait I was able to focus in more on the trees and their reflection while using the wall as a contrasting angle and leading line.
The Light & Dark of It
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/200s, 14mm, f/11, ISO 200
Back Center
Osler Medical Back Center, Melbourne, FL
When I am in Palm Bay/Melbourne, Florida I generally head toward the Indian River and the ocean to look for my pictures. I have to pass by the Osler Medical building in Melbourne in order to get to the 192 causeway. I always make a mental note to stop and grab a few images of this building as I enjoy the color scheme. One of the last nights of my most recent trip I turned left off of US 1 and headed down to the Crane Creek Promenade to see what I could discover.
Not only is my colorful building visible from the promenade but the train trestle and a private marina were on my areas to explore. Even though it was an overcast evening and the sun was fighting to show through the clouds the building ended up being illuminated well, creating a very nice reflection in Crane Creek. It took a few tries to get the composition I wanted but I think this view which includes the train trestle works the best. This is an area I will have to explore more on my next visit.
Back Center
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/10s, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200
Boardwalk Glow
Crescent Lake, Walt Disney World
I am going to go with the excuse that I have not been feeling well and that work has been really hectic as the reason for not venturing out with the camera of late. That is my story and I am going to stick with it. So that leaves me looking through my photo library for something interesting to show.
I seem to be stuck on night/pre-dawn/sundown type images recently. I know I can attribute this fixation on the fun I had during my vacation over Christmas. I came away with quite a few great images and it sparked a desire to learn more.
This image is from my October trip to Walt Disney World. An early morning walk around Crescent Lake which ended up having a very foggy sunrise. This is the Yacht Club Lighthouse looking toward the Boardwalk about thirty minutes before the official sunrise. Usually there would be wonderful deep blues in the sky and if there were only a hint of clouds the morning colors would be bouncing off of them. What I captured is the glow of the Boardwalk lights soaking into the clouds and fog. The colors create a different mood but they work together.
Boardwalk Glow
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 20s, 21mm, f/16, ISO 200
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