Category Archives: State Park

First of the Season – Pixley Falls

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Pixley Falls State Park

There was no way I was letting a beautiful Sunday afternoon go to waste. As soon as lunch was done I packed up the camera & tripod and headed toward Pixley Falls. I have been waiting all winter for the state parks to open. Granted I visited Delta Lake often enough over the winter but there are only a few parks open all year and I am ready to start exploring.

There is not much green in the landscape yet so the images are a little colorless but I tried to focus on the water and rocks best I could. There is one tributary stream that has more than its fair share of moss so I did manage to squeeze in a little green. Hoping the warmer weather is going to jump start the grass and leaves. I am planning on revisiting a few of my favorite parks this summer.  Of course, there are numerous parks I have not visited yet which necessitates even more trips this year.  🙂

But for now, here are a few images of the water falls that can be found at Pixley…

Pixley Falls - Main Falls Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/5s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100

Pixley Falls – Main Falls
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/5s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100

Pixley Falls - Tributary 1 Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 0.5s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100

Pixley Falls – Tributary 1
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 0.5s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100

Pixley Falls - Tributary 2 Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1.6s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100

Pixley Falls – Tributary 2
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1.6s, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100

Summer Dreamin’

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Chittenango Falls State Park

As I sit here at the computer watching it snow yet again I couldn’t help but dream of warmer days. I think the snow hurts more today after the nice sunny weather we experienced yesterday. I caught spring fever while I was out running errands and now I want the snow to just melt away.

As I was going through my image library for a book I was creating (personal project focusing on my Squared series) I noticed this image of Chittenango Falls. I’m not sure why I didn’t process this one last June but I thought doing so today would distract me from the white stuff coming down. Hopefully it will help the rest of you who are just as tired of winter as I am.

Summer Dreamin' Nikon D5100, Tokina 12-28mm f/4, 1/6s, 19mm, f/18, ISO 100

Summer Dreamin’
Nikon D5100, Tokina 12-28mm f/4, 1/6s, 19mm, f/18, ISO 100

Seeking the Light

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Delta Lake State Park
Along the shore…

Seeking the Light Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/160s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 400

Seeking the Light
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/160s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 400

What was I thinking?

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I am not exactly sure what my frame of mind was yesterday when I posted the image of Little Pixley Falls. Although I am happy with the composition I would have normally processed the image as monochrome. So, as an immediate redo, here is the image that was in my head when I clicked the shutter…

Little Pixley Falls Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 2.5s, 26mm, f/6, ISO 100

Little Pixley Falls
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 2.5s, 26mm, f/6, ISO 100

I’m going to blame the oops moment on me signing up for the Adobe Photographer Create Cloud program which allows me to use Lightroom (which I have since I started this journey) and Photoshop. I have been using Photoshop Elements but the cost difference between upgrading Elements and buying into this program just made sense for me. Luckily most of the basic functionality is the same so I was able to jump right in but I am looking forward to learning what the big brother Photoshop can do. 🙂

Wordless Wednesday: Thistle Bloom

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Squared – SQ44

Thistle Bloom Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/320s, 65mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Thistle Bloom
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/320s, 65mm, f/5.6, ISO 200