Thoughts of Summer
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 50mm, f/5.6, ISO 200
Thoughts of Summer
Category Archives: snow
The Bridge
The Bridge
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/320s, 24mm, f/8, ISO 200
Snowy Owl Reprise
I Spy You
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/200s, 200mm, f/9, ISO 400
Gotcha!
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/800s, 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400
Going Home with Dinner
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/640s, 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400
Neighbors’ Barns
What a weekend! Left the house Friday morning to bring my daughter back to school. She is going to SUNY Binghamton for Biology. Just a little over 2 hours to get her there, haul everything to her room, take her to lunch and then head out to my Dad’s house. Three hours later I reached Bemus Point and although I had nothing but blue skies for 95% of the trip it is overcast and grey. So much for any exploring with the camera.
Saturday was nothing but snow and wind. The family event I was attending was interesting to say the least but only on account of the weather. Finally made it back to my Dad’s house and settled in to wait for the storm to pass. My only concern then was which path home on Sunday and that would depend on the weather. Mother Nature was nice to me. Clear skies and no snow for the whole trip back home.
But enough about my scenic tour of NY State. This week’s theme was all about barns. I knew I would have some great chances around my Dad’s house but those plans went out the window. I managed to get out around my house Sunday afternoon and tried to be a little more creative. I only took the 55-200mm lens with me. Two reasons really… one was to get some detail images of my next door neighbors barn and secondly, the other barn in view from my house is over a half mile away.
Here is was I came up with…
Front Door
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/200s, 120mm, f/8, ISO 200
Barn Door
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/250s, 165mm, f/8, ISO 200
In The Distance
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/320s, 200mm, f/8, ISO 200
Shadows
Squared – SQ28
Shadows
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/1250s, 66mm, f/5.6, ISO 200
Snow Sports
Yes, the title is a little misleading, but it did get you to investigate this post. The theme this week is square (1×1) format images. Most cameras produce an image that is either a 2×3 format or a 4×3 format. There is a lot of creativity possible by changing your image in another format and I have found the 1×1 format to have a lot of potential. That is evident here on my blog via my Squared series.
On Saturday the weather was absolutely beautiful and I had an idea for some images out in the snow that would utilize this week’s theme. I grabbed as much sports equipment as I could find in the garage and went outside with the camera to create images of the different pieces in the snow. I purposefully waited until I had strong midday light so there would be strong shadows. I thought that would add to each piece. Here are the three best from my little experiment.
Snow Baseball
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/800s, 35mm, f/8, ISO 200
Snow Racquetball
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 32mm, f/8, ISO 100
Snow Basketball
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/250s, 58mm, f/8, ISO 100
I’m not sure this little experiment turned as well as it was envisioned but I had a great time running around the yard utilizing the areas of untouched snow. It also got me off the couch that day and I was quite happy with the Juxtaposition image I posted a few days ago. 🙂
Off to Fight the Fish
Off to Fight the Fish
Nikon D5100, Nikor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/640s, 190mm, f/11, ISO 800
Sunrise Snowfield
I missed the colorful sunrise on Saturday (and truth be told, it was just too cold outside) but this morning I bundled up and trudged my way into the field across the road. The colors in the sky were great just before sunrise. I so love living out in the middle of nowhere!
Sunrise Snowfield
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 0.4s, 21mm, f/16, ISO 100
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