Bellamy Harbor Park, Rome, NY
Hold the Harbor
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 4s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200
Hold the Harbor
Tag Archives: sunrise
Night Into Day
Bellamy Harbor Park, Rome, NY
My timing could not have been any better yesterday morning. I went down to the barge canal at Bellamy Harbor to capture the sunrise. There were still some clouds in the sky and with the sun still a half hour away from making an appearance I was able to capture a panoramic view of the harbor that goes from a night scene to a sunrise scene.
I generally try to shoot my panoramics in portrait mode. With the harbor having quite a large viewing angle I needed 9 individual shots to create this image. Lightroom does a really good job at stitching the pano together. Once I had what I wanted it was a few minor adjustments and tweaks to achieve my results.
Night Into Day
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, {9 image pano}, 1.3s, 22mm, f/11, ISO 200
Morning on Blakeley
Blakeley River, Mobile Bay, AL
My flight home on Monday was not until late morning. I didn’t have to leave the hotel until 8:30am which allowed me to get out one last time for some sunrise images. I got lucky again as it turned out to be a pretty good morning. I stopped before the bridge on route 98 over the Blakeley River to capture the view toward Mobile Bay.
Morning on Blakeley
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ, 1/5s, 14mm, f/11, ISO 200
10 & 98 Come Together
Mobile Bay, Alabama
I’m spending a little more time in Mobile, Alabama this weekend for work. Our only opportunity to get our tasks done was this weekend so I flew in on Friday evening. We had a good day yesterday, accomplishing most of our tasks so I had a little time this morning to get out with the camera (yes, I brought it this time!). If we have a good morning today I might go back to the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park for better quality pics (fingers crossed).
This morning I stopped where Interstate 10 crosses Route 98 in the middle of Mobile Bay. I was hoping for a little more sunrise color in the sky but the clouds had not yet rolled past. You can see a sliver of orange barely above the interstate. It is all good, I do love me some light reflections on water…
10 & 98 Come Together
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 9-18mm f/4-5.6, 40s, 9mm, f/9, ISO 200
Sliver of Light
Bellamy Harbor Park, Rome, NY
I was driving to my son’s in Albany Sunday morning to help him winterize his new apartment. It is an older house and the colder weather increased the awareness of the drafts within the place. His first attempts by himself were slight unsuccessful. I always had to perform the same tasks around my house so this was an easy assist for me. Plus, he has always been bragging about the places to eat he has found in Albany so I figured my payment could be lunch at one of those places…
The timing of my departure was going to be right at sunrise and I had hoped I would be able to capture something interesting. As I was getting ready to leave I was unsure how the sunrise would unfold as the clouds were making there way across the sky but I did still see a sliver of light along the horizon. I drove to Bellamy Harbor Park and was able to catch a few rays of sunlight before the clouds consumed the sky.
Sliver of Light
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1s, 40mm, f/11, ISO 200
Environmental Education
Green Lakes State Park
The first park I explored last weekend was Green Lakes State Park out in Fayetteville, NY. The early morning light did not do the namesake water its proper justice but I could not resist the way the trees were reflecting. I captured the view of the environmental education building from across the lake as the morning sun did its thing…
Environmental Education
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/25s, 21mm, f/11, ISO 100
Aerial Clayton
Clayton, NY
My friend Justin has a drone. Lately we have been talking about capturing images with it and how to use it to create high dynamic range (HDR) pictures. He had the opportunity this past weekend to explore the area around Clayton, NY while his wife was busy being a bridesmaid. It’s not as bad as it sounds. He wasn’t a part of all the festivities over the weekend which allowed him to fly around in the mornings. He was there for the important evens.
He let me import all his images into Lightroom so I could show him what can be done with all those exposure brackets he captured. We reviewed all the pics during lunch but last night I went to town and processed a few of my favorites (there are more still to work on). Justin doesn’t claim to be a photographer but he has a damn good eye…
Channel Marker
Wake Up!
On the Rise
Welcome to Clayton
Rolling In
Sculptures at Dawn
Griffiss International Sculpture Garden
Yesterday I headed out to capture early morning images. I didn’t have a specific destination in mind but thought I would head down toward Utica and see if any of my normal spots along the way held anything interesting. Really I was going to wander and settle for pot luck.
As I drove through Griffiss Business and Technology Park (they really need a cooler name) I headed over to check out the NYSTEC building that was recently added. I had heard that it is lit up pretty cool. It didn’t disappoint but there was still splotchy patches of grass and the front of the building faces East with the sky behind the building still a little boring. Later. I’ll get that image another time.
On my way out of the park I passed the Griffiss International Sculpture Garden and was reminded how some of the sculptures are illuminated at night. Seeing those sculptures and realizing I could get them silhouetted against the Eastern sky had me turning the car around. It ended up being a great morning…
The Birth of Venus
Artist: Lucia Warack Meister
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 2.5s, 15mm, f/11, ISO 200
The Wishing Tree
Artist: Tash Taskale
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1.6s, 17mm, f/11, ISO 200
Blue Light Column
Artist: Mark Abildgaard
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.4s, 32mm, f/11, ISO 200
Persephone
Artist: Howard Kalish
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.8s, 22mm, f/11, ISO 200
Chimney
Artist: Tomasz Domanski
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 3.2s, 31mm, f/11, ISO 200
Ellsworth Road
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 4s, 29mm, f/11, ISO 200
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