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Around the Farm

Posted by Mike on

We always spend the Christmas holiday at my mother-in-law’s house. My wife’s family (she is one of six kids) all get together and we have a great time. I was able to sneak out on the day before Christmas Eve to have some fun with the camera. I generally go for the big landscapes but on this day I left the telephoto lens on the camera and focused on details.

Colors and Lines Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/250s, 100mm, f/11, ISO 200

Colors and Lines
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/250s, 100mm, f/11, ISO 200

The Fence Electric Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/250s, 120mm, f/11, ISO 200

The Fence Electric
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/250s, 120mm, f/11, ISO 200

Caught in the Limbs Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/160s, 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Caught in the Limbs
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/160s, 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Seasons Collide Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/400s, 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Seasons Collide
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/400s, 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Snow! Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/320s, 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Snow!
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/320s, 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Good Start, So-So Finish…

Posted by Mike on

The day after Thanksgiving found me having to get out and moving early. Not to shop but to work off all the food I ate the day before. Luckily, it was a beautiful morning and unusually warm. We had traveled down to my mother-in-law’s house which is next to the heifer barn on the family farm. I went for a walk out into the fields and was greeted with an early color show prior to the official sunrise of the day.

Good Start, So-So Finish
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 42s, 21mm, f/16, ISO 100


My plan for the day was to leave early on the trip back home (I have to work on Saturday for a few hours) and stop at a few waterfalls south of Syracuse. There is a great website New York Waterfalls and Nature that Scott Thomas at Views Infinitum had clued me into. I had already mapped out a plan and the cloud cover that was building suited me just fine since I didn’t want a bright sunny day.

I headed out a little after noon planning on making it to the first location around 2pm. My enthusiasm started to wane as I approached Cortland and a steady rain settled in for the remainder of my trip. I drove by both stops making a promise to myself to return at the first opportunity.

At least the day started off right…