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Voluptuous

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Callaway Resort & Gardens
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Voluptuous
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/160s, f/3.3, ISO 100

Light in the Dark

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Callaway Resort & Gardens

Callaway Resort & Gardens is in the middle of their Celebrate Spring Festival. I’m fortunate enough to live only twenty miles from this wonderland. I spent about four hours Sunday morning exploring the trails and searching for subjects for my macro lens. It was great!

Unfortunately, the azaleas were not in full bloom yet so I will be heading back up soon. I did find quite a lot to point my lens at along the trails but spent a good chunk of time at Cason’s Garden. In the garden I found the tulips (images coming soon). I was a little early for the festivities at the garden so I’m thinking I need to stay longer next time to enjoy the food, music and activities of the festival.

As I was walking along one of the trails I came to a spot where the sun was shining through a break in the woods and lighting up a small clearing. The flowers (I think azaleas) were beautifully backlit and I scampered all over getting as many different views as I could find. It didn’t hurt that we had a storm come through the area Saturday night and everything had a layer of water droplets.

This one is my favorite. I decided to see what it would look like as a B&W too. I love the how the color stands out against the dark background but the B&W lets the details show through better, IMO… let me know what you think.

Light in the Dark
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/400s, f/5.6, ISO 100

Light in the Dark B&W
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/400s, f/5.6, ISO 100

Light the Darkness

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Midday, Floral, Macro
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Light the Darkness
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/800s, f/3.3, ISO 100

About Time

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Midday, Floral, Macro

I See You
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/250s, f/5, ISO 100

It has been way too long since my last post on this blog. To say I’ve been busy is a little understated. Things have changed.

The first week in August I accepted an offer on a new job in Columbus, Georgia. It is basically a transfer between to companies within the same larger organization. I moved from Collins Aerospace to Pratt & Whitney. I’m still a Quality Engineer doing the same type of work, but I finally was able to move to a warmer climate.

I’ve lived in New York my whole life and have spent the last 33+ years in the Utica/Rome area. As much as I have enjoyed living in that area, I have grown tired of being cold in the winter. I sold the house four years ago with the intent of moving south but became complacent with the new experience of apartment living. If I didn’t move now, I don’t think I ever would have made this change.

My trip to Florida in early September morphed into a trip to my daughter’s north of Atlanta to drop off a car load of stuff I didn’t want the movers handling. I also used that trip to look for an apartment. The stuff I needed to coordinate and figure out to lease a new place had me cancel my trip to Disney, drive back home and get everything sorted out for the move.

The movers came on September 25th to pack up my apartment and the next day I hit the road with the cats toward our new home. Hurricane Helene interrupted that trip and we ended up staying an extra day in Roanoke, Virginia until it was possible to travel again. We moved in on Saturday, September 28th.

Of course, my stuff didn’t show up until October 7th and I have been spending the past week unpacking the boxes. Yesterday I went to my daughter’s apartment (about 2 hours north) to pick up my stuff which included all my photography equipment. Now I’m looking for locations around me to explore with my lens.

So far, I’m loving it! My apartment is in a nice location north of the city. I’m about 3 hours to the Florida coast along the pan-handle and a little over 6 hours to Walt Disney World. This is going to work out well…

Memories of You

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Memories of You
Nikon Z6 II, Lensbaby Composer Pro II with Soft Focus II, 1/640s, 50mm, f/2.8, ISO 100