Category Archives: sunset
Stoic
Sun Goes Down on Summer
Wide Open
Delta Lake State Park
Summer is coming to a close. This weekend is the Ring of Lights around the lake. There will be a bonfire on the beach with a fireworks display. For me, this event signals the end of summer. The weather is expected to be perfect this weekend. I’m looking forward to exploring…
Last evening I went to the lake for the sunset. There were not a lot of people. Other than the seagulls, I had the beach to myself. After the sun set, I grabbed an eight image set of the view from the beach. I created this panoramic from those images.

Wide Open
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/8s, 24mm, f/11, ISO 100 {8 image pano}
All in a Day
Bellamy Harbor Park
Mohawk River Trail
Delta Lake State Park
I ended up being a lot more lazy on Saturday than I planned. Simple as that.
On Sunday I reversed what happened on Saturday. I started the morning at Bellamy Harbor Park for the sunrise. The fog had other plans but I adapted and incorporated the conditions into an image. I miss the trees that lined the canal walkway and provided shade for the benches but without them this view is more open.
I doubled down around lunch and went for a walk along the Mohawk River Trail. I split the trail in half by parking at the Chestnut Street lot and explored in both directions. I couldn’t resist the black-eyed susans as soon as I spotted them.
In for a penny, in for a pound. I made it a trifecta by ending the day at Delta Lake State Park. The sunset was going to be interrupted by the clouds on the horizon but I arrived early enough to capture the color before the sun completely hidden. The gulls were enjoying the beach and lake even more than the remaining people. I took a chance at capturing one in flight. I don’t think it turned out too bad…
Seagulls Scatter
Catch the Rainbow
Delta Lake State Park
The past few days have not been photo friendly, or rather, not motivational enough for me to get off my butt after work. I was determined to change that this evening. With an hour left before sunset I headed up to Delta Lake.
I walked to a good location and noticed there was a faint rainbow in the sky.
Score!
At first I only noticed the left half of the rainbow and was composing a few images to include the rainbow and the sun. But then I noticed both ends of the rainbow were visible.
Time to break a few “photography rules”…
Colors of the Harbor
Bellamy Harbor Park, Rome, NY
Thursday evening was good time to explore Bellamy Harbor Park. Well, I suppose explore isn’t the correct term considering how many times I go to the park with the camera. I know all the good spots for images. It depends on the lighting conditions and what I’m in the mood to capture. Maybe I should say explore the light at the park.
Anyway, enough of that short ramble…
There were clouds approaching from the East and I was anticipating a little drama in the sky for the sunset. When you include the orange glow from the sun conditions were ripe for a few good images. The wonderful result of the clouds is varying colors depending on looking West or East…










