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Sitting Through the Seasons

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Delta Lake State Park

Well, I am not doing this photography thing very well lately. I could contrive numerous reasons, but basically, my focus has been on other hobbies/interests. That being said, I do want to contribute to Karma’s four season photo hunt.

I’m going to cheat in order to play along with everyone else who posted for this hunt. Karma shared the idea for this photo hunt at the beginning of the year. What did I go and do… move to a different state at the end of September. Makes it a little tough to get an image of the same spot through the seasons. So, I found four photos that show the seasons at one of my favorite spots back in NY, Delta Lake State Park.

Considering the hunt was in January I’ll follow the winter, spring, summer and fall rotation. I selected images from the pond at the entrance to the park. This area has more trees around the water which will help show the seasons as well as a bench. I have a soft spot for including a bench in my images…

Sit Beside Me
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 24-70 f/4 S, 1/50s, 26mm, f/11, ISO 100

A Place to Relax
Olympus E-M1 MK III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/160s, 38mm, f/11, ISO 200

Bench and the Moon
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 2s, 48mm, f/11, ISO 100

Autumn View
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 12-100mm f/4, 1/40s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200

You should check out Karma’s post for her results, Four Seasons at Conant Brook. I am going to attempt to be more engaged with this blog going forward. Things have settled down after the move and I think (finger’s crossed) that all my drama has been resolved. Now I can get back to exploring my new hometown…

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Delta Lake State Park

The computer has been rebuilt. Still working through application installs and configuration, but it is functioning. Although, going through this process has highlighted the age my computer. Maybe it is related to me scouring the internet for a replacement “in case” I could not revive this bad boy. I have a feeling I eventually will do something crazy…

Work was long, even on a short week, so the call of the sunset brought me to Delta Lake. A few other individuals were on the beach enjoying the show presented by the setting sun. Once again I chose to stay with my 50mm prime lens. I’m loving the images I get with this lens.

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Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S, 1/160s, f/11, ISO 100

Sun Goes Down on Summer

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Delta Lake State Park

Sun Goes Down on Summer
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1/125s, 54mm, f/11, ISO 100

Wide Open

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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}

Over and Under

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Buttermilk Falls State Park

Over and Under
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1s, 70mm, f/11, ISO 100

Shoot the Gap

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Wordless Wednesday
Buttermilk Falls State Park

Shoot the Gap
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 2.5s, 28mm, f/11, ISO 100

To All Things Serene

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Wordless Wednesday
Gorge Trail, Buttermilk Falls State Park

To All Things Serene
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1.3s, 45mm, f/11, ISO 100

Defiant

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Taughannock Falls State Park

Defiant
Nikon Z6 II, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S, 1.3s, 28mm, f/9, ISO 100