Category Archives: State Park

Sebastian Inlet

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Sebastian Inlet State Park, Florida

On Saturday I went to Sebastian Inlet State Park for the sunrise. I had looked online for places close to Melbourne that would have a pier or dock out into the water. What a good choice for the sunrise. I was not alone in the pre-dawn hours. The pier was packed with fishermen and I did spot a few other photographers.

The bridge over the inlet had a nice walkway underneath that allowed me to get an interesting view of the inlet with both piers sticking out into the Atlantic. I played with a few images with a very high ISO setting when it was still basically dark out. As the sun approached the horizon from below I managed to grab this image from the walkway.

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Sebastian Inlet

Sebastian Inlet
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 13s, 12mm, f/16, ISO 400

 

I walked out along the pier to grab a few images of the bridge over the inlet. The moon was still high in the sky but I was able to achieve a nice view of the lights contrasting with the deep blue of the sky and water.  It was out here that I realized I was being eaten alive by these little gnats.  Luckily the bait shop opened up so I could buy some insect repellent.

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Moon Over

Moon Over
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 8s, 15mm, f/16, ISO 400

 

It is always amazing to me to watch the colors on the sky change as the sun starts to rise. All these images were captured within an hour of each other. The blues of the pre-dawn time are replaced with the orange and yellows as the sun crosses the horizon.  The time was right for the sunrise but the low clouds near the horizon kept it hidden but created a nice display in the sky.

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Fishing Spot

Fishing Spot
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.4s, 26mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

I was talking with a fellow photographer Laura Macky earlier this week about an image I had posted. We both tend to favor the grand landscape views with our wide-angle lenses and we always want to capture different views telling a better story. The story elements are generally best captured when you focus on specific items.

With that conversation running through my head as I was capturing images with my go-to lens (12-40mm f/2.8), I switched to the 40-150mm f/4-5.6 to grab a few of those story elements. It didn’t hurt that the sun was starting to break through the clouds and the silhouette of the pier was very dramatic.

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Sunrise Fishing

Sunrise Fishing
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/80s, 62mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Morning Catch

Morning Catch
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R, 1/100s, 105mm, f/16, ISO 200

Last Light

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Delta Lake State Park

I’m back! Did you miss me? I have been having fun these last few days, how about you? The latest Windows update that was installed Wednesday night decided to trash my hard drive. Luckily it didn’t do anything to my files as I have them on a second hard drive but my operating system needed to be re-installed and I am still in the process of reloading all my software. I have one more issue Microsoft is going to have to deal with but the one department I need to talk to does not work on the weekends so that will be an interesting call on Monday.

Just to get me back in the swing of things I processed another view of the sunset from last Sunday evening up at Delta Lake State Park. I just love the colors! The ice was starting to melt and break up some so there is also a cool channel for the sky reflection. After these past few days I’m hoping to get back out with the camera today… 🙂

 

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Last Light

Last Light
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/25s, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200

Rockin’ the Sunset

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Delta Lake State Park

Sunday was the perfect end to a beautiful weekend. The weather the whole day was gorgeous so I knew I would be heading out around sunset in search of an image. I didn’t have to travel far as my favorite state park around the corner from me had everything I needed. Empty beach. Melting ice. And just enough clouds in the sky to make it interesting.

After capturing a few images in the landscape orientation I found this rock that was begging me to take its picture. I rotated the camera into portrait mode and zoomed in to get its good side. I ended up having to use my thumb over the sun trick I wrote about a few posts ago to be able to remove the flare but I think everything turned out well.  I love the colors in this image.  I’m hoping the rest of the week is as nice so I can continue exploring.

 

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Rockin' the Sunset

Rockin’ the Sunset
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/15s, 23mm, f/16, ISO 200

Sunset Blues

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Delta Lake State Park

Today’s image is from the end of my photography adventure on Saturday. I was able to get out and capture both the sunrise and the sunset, with this sunset being at my old stand-by Delta Lake State Park. The water level in the reservoir is always low during the winter so I was able to walk out quite a ways toward this familiar point to capture the sunset light reflected in the layer of ice.

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Sunset Blues

Sunset Blues
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/50s, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200

September Falls

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Pixley Falls State Park

We interrupt this fine winter day to jump back to September for a little color. I haven’t had a chance to venture out much with the camera even though there has been some beautiful sunsets. I’m hoping the weekend will provide me a few good picture opportunities. I thought it would be nice to look back at a colorful September day at Pixley Falls State Park.

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; September Falls

September Falls
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 0.6s, 17mm, f/20, ISO 100

Separation

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Delta Lake State Park

Still no snow here in Upstate New York and the temperatures have been well above normal. I find myself looking forward to some of the white stuff to give the landscape a nice coating and cover up all the dreary brown. Today I went back to mid-November and a quick trip to Delta Lake to catch the sunset.

I really liked the difference between the calm reflection in the pool of water and the waves coming into shore just beyond the sand bar. The sky had just enough cloud cover to make the scene interesting. I positioned the sun almost out of view on the left to enhance the gradient from orange to blue in the sky and water.

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Separation

Separation
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/250s, 24mm, f/11, ISO 200