West Canada Creek
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/4s, 35mm, f/20, ISO 100
Falling Water
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Cavern Cascade
Watkins Glen State Park
Cavern Cascade
Nikon D7100, Tokina 12-28mm f/4, 1.6s, 28mm, f/16, ISO 100
My attempt at a close-up of the cascade failed this year but here is an image from two years ago.
Cavern Cascade
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, (0.8, 3, 13s bracket), 26mm f/13, ISO 100
Cloud View
I was working one of the images from my trip to Watkins Glen last night when the sunset caught my eye. I quickly threw on some shoes, grabbed the camera, and headed out the door. The clouds above the setting sun were amazing but as I drove to a spot up the road from me the show got even better.
Cloud View
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/20s, 70mm, f/16, ISO 100
Shrouded Sunrise
Field near Barge Canal
I finally decided me being lazy on Sunday mornings was getting me nowhere. I can’t tell you how many mornings on my way to work I wanted to stop to catch the sunrise. Well, I don’t have to work on the weekend (generally). Rather than wait until it was time for me to do my Sunday morning routine of grocery shopping, I loaded up the car and headed down to the Barge Canal.
I have been very negligent in visiting the canal. It is a location I frequented at the beginning of my photography journey but have avoided with thoughts of more exciting locations (ahem, state parks?). I have forgotten it can be about seeing your images and creating them, not always having them laid out before you.
It was a good walk along the trail and I captured some interesting images. When I was done I stopped over at the Nice -n- Easy for a coffee to enjoy on the way back home. This sunrise view is what I encountered as a crested the bridge over the railroad tracks. There is a corn field next to the Mohawk River which parallels the barge canal. I couldn’t resist pulling over on the side of the road and setting up the tripod. This is what I did more often when I didn’t know better. These opportunities I need to grab when they present themselves. I will make a more conscious effort going forward…
Shrouded Sunrise
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/25s, 46mm, f/20, ISO 100
The Curve
Buttermilk Falls State Park
Another view of the gorge trail at Buttermilk Falls State Park. This view is just after the Slip -n- Slide image I posted a little over a week ago. I really enjoyed seeing all the water but I will definitely return once the levels drop a little. My last trip to this park was almost two years ago and I look forward to improving on these images… Buttermilk Falls – Gorge Trail.
The Curve
Nikon D7100, Tokina 12-28mm f/4, 2s, 17mm, f/20, ISO 100
The Cowsheds
Fillmore Glen State Park
The Cowsheds
Nikon D7100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/2s, 21mm, f/16, ISO 100
Rainbow Falls
Watkins Glen State Park
Today was another State Park day. The confluence of events all worked out for me. No work for me or either of the kids. No commitments. Beautiful weather. I decided last night to take off early in the morning for Watkins Glen and Fillmore Glen State Parks. I arrived at Watkins Glen a little after 8am and was starting the Gorge Trail before 8:30.
It was a good thing I am an early bird. By the time I walked the 1.5 mile trail it was getting very crowded and my photographic opportunities on the return walk were slim to none (that is if I wanted the view people free). Patience does win out on a few occasions and this view of Rainbow Falls was captured on the return trip. If you look closely you can spot a few people on the stone bridge. 🙂
Rainbow Falls
Nikon D7100, Sigam 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1.3s, 26mm, f/16, ISO 125
Throwback Thursday – Sugar River
Throwback Thursday
I see all these posts across various social media sites concerning Throwback Thursday or something similar and I thought maybe I will start this tradition here on my blog. My initial thought (which could evolve as I go) was to re-process an old image from when I was just starting this journey with photography. This re-processing could involve a different look or style for an image. It might be a different composition to bring out a better view of the subject. Whatever it ends I being I’m hoping the process (OK, that one was intentional) of reviewing the image will help me improve my current photography.
When I began exploring photography I was intent on learning everything I could about my old point & shoot camera. I had a Sony DSC-H20, 10.1 MP, 10x zoom camera that lasted another 9 months while I learned about exposure, composition and post-processing. It wasn’t until I could not achieve the effects I wanted (long exposures, proper DoF, etc.) that I upgraded to my D5100.
During this learning period I was making trips to Potsdam, NY to bring my son back and forth to college. Along the way there was a nice waterfall visible from the road and in August 2011 I was determined to stop and grab an image. This is the original JPEG I processed with Lightroom 3.
Sugar River – Original
Sony DSC-H20, 1/25s, 44mm, f/9, ISO 100
At the time I hadn’t wrapped my head around white balance or how to properly use the tools within Lightroom. Not to mention that a ND filter was totally unknown to me. At least I was heading in the right direction as I did use a tripod… 🙂
There isn’t a lot of room to play with the JPEG output from the camera. Some of the obvious fixes are the white balance, a better distribution of the tonal range and the ability to use a few of my (now normal) processing plugins. Do not zoom in too much on either image, the noise will scare you! 😉 A saving grace for me is the composition. I like the balance I used with the trees on either side of the water and the placement of the falls in the image. If I took my camera up to Sugar River today I would probably come away with a very similar picture, of course, the water would be more silky looking after 3+ years of waterfall fascination.
Sugar River – Rework
Sony DSC-H20, 1/25s, 44mm, f/9, ISO 100
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