Tag Archives: sunrise

Hinckley Morning

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Hinckley Reservoir

The weather forecast was calling for a warm weekend. It also indicated that rain would be moving into my area in the afternoon. I took a chance that those conditions would produce a good sunrise up at Hinckley Reservoir. Although the thermometer was reading in the low teens I didn’t think it would affect my morning photography. Stupid me! I forgot about wind chill. I lasted about 30 minutes up at the reservoir before I gave up and jumped back into the car.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Grand View

Grand View
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 6s, 24mm, f/11, ISO 200
8 image panoramic

  

I have captured numerous pictures over the years from my vantage point next to the dam. If you do a search for Hinckley on the blog you will get a sense of how often I return to this spot. Before I ventured down to my normal vantage point at the water’s edge I decided to try for a panoramic image of the entire scene. I didn’t quite have enough coffee in me as I neglected to turn the camera to its portrait orientation but I grabbed 8 images covering almost 180 degrees. FYI – turning the camera to portrait will require more images to capture your scene but you can capture more information top and bottom which will help when your software stitches the images together. If you are interested in the process, check out this article at Digital Photography School.

After getting all my images for the pano I went closer to the concrete columns frozen in the reservoir for my traditional image at Hinckley. If you did the search you will see these columns are typically the focus point of my pictures in this location. I think it is time for me to explore this area a little more and find the other views I am sure are here. Maybe next weekend…

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Frozen

Frozen
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M.
Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 2s, 13mm, f/16, ISO 200

Marina Morning

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Utica Marina

Yesterday was a get out of bed and find the sunrise morning. After working on my image for yesterday’s post I gathered up my gear and headed East in search of the sunrise. I could see the colors were going to be great but I needed a suitable subject. I wanted the barge canal in the image as I thought there would be open water somewhere along its route. The first few locations did not work for me, either the sunrise was in the wrong location or the ice was still on the canal. Finally I found my prize at the Utica Marina.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Marina Morning

Marina Morning
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/4s, 31mm, f/16, ISO 200

Boardwalk Sunrise

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Boardwalk, Crescent Lake, Walt Disney World

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Boardwalk Sunrise

Boardwalk Sunrise
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1.6s, 12mm, f/8, ISO 200

Yacht Club Morning

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Walt Disney World

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Yacht Club Morning

Yacht Club Morning
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8
1/30s, 18mm, f/16, ISO 200

Juno Beach Pier

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Juno Beach, Florida

Well, I’m back in Florida! It seems like only yesterday that I was in the sunshine state. Although that moniker leaves a little to be desired as I have been fighting the wind and the rain since I arrived. I needed to fly down so I could help my Mom drive back to New York. I decided to spend a few days exploring the Treasure Coast and maybe even a small stop at Disney before I head over to my Mom’s place.

The last time I explored the East Coast of FL I made it as far as Jupiter. This time I booked a room at Juno Beach as I have seen some amazing pics from this area. Even though the weather has not been cooperating I have done a few location scouting for the next time I can make it down this far along the coast. My first morning was spent fighting the wind and ocean spray to grab some images of Juno Beach Pier. This one is during the morning blue hour about forty minutes before the official sunrise.

  

MLCreations Photography: Florida &emdash; Juno Beach Pier

Juno Beach Pier
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 20s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 800

Yacht Club Rides

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Crescent Lake, Walt Disney World

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Yacht Club Rides

Yacht Club Rides
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, {1/8, 1/5 & 1/30s bracket}, 12mm, f/16, ISO 200

Mornin’ Lights

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Bellamy Harbor Park, Rome, NY

Although it seems I am always looking out the car windows for a photographic opportunity and I have mentioned before how I see differently now due to photography, I did not notice the new lights on the General Cable water tower near Bellamy Harbor Park. From what I have been able to piece together via Google search, the city of Rome accepted a gift from the Rome Common Council to add lights to the old General Cable water tower in Bellamy Harbor East.It is kinda cool as the lights change color in interesting combinations.

With Saturday probably being the only day this weekend with decent weather I went out early to grab some pictures at dawn. I liked the view of the tower as I looked down the street. I was still standing by the car deciding the best vantage point to capture the tower. Luckily it is a dead end street with barely any traffic at 6:30am on a Saturday. I plopped the tripod down in the street and grabbed this image.

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; New LIghts

New Lights
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 2s, 40mm, f/8, ISO 800

  

I apparently was a little focused on my own routine when I heard a voice behind me ask if I was performing a survey. I explained I was only a photographer trying to grab a few pics of the new lights on the water tower. I was then regaled with a story about this cool camera he wanted that practically sees in the dark. It was out of his league and he only had the phone on his camera to take pictures. I attempted to interject that I take quite a few pics with my phone’s camera but the story was being told and any interruptions were not to be tolerated. After a few minutes I explained I had to get to my next location before I lost the light. We parted ways and I headed across the walkway bridge to my favorite spot for a panoramic view of the park.

After I was happy with my capture (last image in this post) I finally did something I had been thinking of doing for a while now. I climbed the embankment for the bridge over the canal and walked to the middle to get a shot of Bellamy Harbor park from that elevated vantage point. In my head it was going to be awesome. As you can see from the image below, it didn’t turn out so great. I will have to make my way back up there once the gates in the canal are lowered. I think this view will be different without those huge obstacles in my way. I guess the good point of the story is I overcame my hesitation and did it!

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; From the Bridge

From the Bridge
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 2s, 19mm, f/16, ISO 800

 

This last image is the view I can capture from the canal wall in front of the gates. The wind was picking up as the morning passed on but I like how it rippled the water. I’m always a fan of the reflected lights on the water and even though it is a wide angle shot, you can see the effect of the new lights on the water tower. I like that the city is investing in this park. It might not be the greatest location in the city but I appreciate a place to get away from everything.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Mornin'

Mornin’
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 5s, 23mm, f/16, ISO 800