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Twilight

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Bellamy Harbor Park

Twilight – Portfolio Blog

I ran out last night to catch the sunset. I had a few thoughts of places that might be interesting but they failed me. I ended up at Bellamy Harbor Park with the thought of capturing the setting sun aligned with the Barge Canal. Looking West from the park along the canal you can see a steel structure bridge (South James Street) and there was a mixture of ice and open water. I thought would be interesting. I think I managed to capture a few good images. Of course, you should always check out your surroundings as you photograph…

This was the view behind me as I was attempting to capture the setting sun. So as you look this image over imagine me running back and forth between the edge of the canal where the Mohawk River enters and the support pylon under Erie Boulevard bridge trying to get both the sunset and the twilight colors reflected in the clouds in the East. I got a little exercise in last evening…

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Twilight

Twilight
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.6s, 19mm, f/22, ISO 100

 

Harambe Lights

Posted by Mike on

Africa, Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World

Harambe Lights – Portfolio Blog

If it hasn’t become obvious maybe I should explain that I am on the downward slide toward next trip to Disney. Only 35 more days! As typically happens with me, there is an increase in postings of my Disney images. I like reviewing what I have done on previous trips and try to plan a little of what I would like to capture while I am back home! So I guess I should apologize now for the content during the next five weeks! LOL

I have captured this view in the Africa area of the park numerous times. This is from the bridge over the Discovery River as you enter the African village of Harambe. This is looking toward the Harambe port. Normally I am photographing this at sunrise, or early morning, and have not been able to capture a good sunset image. I originally planned this as an HDR image, capturing a four bracket set, but the software had issues with the bright sky behind the trees. It was creating some off color artifacts that I did not want to deal with. Upon closer review of -1 exposure image I felt there was plenty of detail in both the highlights and shadows for me to work with.

I have been using the new, to PC anyway, Luminar program from Skylum Software to post-process my images. It has allowed me at lot more creative control and helped me improve the look of my images. If you are looking for a relatively inexpensive program to process your images, I would highly recommend Luminar. There is a lot of tutorials online and a growing amount of presets available for this program. Definitely worth a look…

  

MLCreations Photography: Animal Kingdom &emdash; Harambe Lights

Harambe Lights
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 2.5s, 23mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

Open Water

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Bellamy Harbor Park, Rome, NY

Open Water – Portfolio Blog

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Open Water

Open Water
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/160s, 18mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

Beach Ending

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Delta Lake State Park

Beach Ending – Portfolio Blog

After a week of not finding the time or the conditions didn’t lend themselves or blah, blah blah… I made it back out for some sunset images. I returned to my favorite state park, OK, maybe it is my favorite because it is 5 minutes away, but anyway, I got outside with the camera. There was some nice cloud cover but it was moving in fast. It became a race between the sun and the clouds. The clouds won by a narrow margin but I still was able to get a few images before they obscured the sunset.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Beach Ending

Beach Ending
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm 1/160s, 21mm, f/16, ISO 200

 

Griffith Observatory

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Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park, California

Griffith Observatory – Portfolio Blog

A last minute adjustment to a supplier visit had me traveling to California this week. It was suppose to be a quick trip so I decided not to bring any camera equipment along. That was a mistake. The supplier was prepared and I was able to complete my inspection by noon on Wednesday. My flight back was not until Thursday morning. With some free time on my hands I drove up to Griffith Park to explore the Griffith Observatory. I was in geek heaven! It was amazing!

Although I was regretting not bringing a camera with me, my phone manages to capture halfway respectable images. I can do quite a lot of editing with the apps on my phone but ended up using Lightroom Mobile to get them sync’d up with my computer. I did not have the proper time to process all of the pictures so I will warn everyone now that another post will be coming for my trip to the observatory.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory
Google Pixel Phone

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Sunset Observed

Sunset Observed
Google Pixel Phone

Winter on the Lake

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Delta Lake State Park

Winter on the Lake – Portfolio Blog

I was not a happy camper yesterday. I awoke to the sound of wind and rain on my window. My hope for going out to capture a sunrise was quickly diminishing. So were my plans to test the X-T2 a little more before I needed to send it back. The day unfolded and my mood only worsened. I’ll admit, I pouted.

I should have had faith in Mother Nature. We are usually on good speaking terms. Around 3:30 in the afternoon she came through for me. The sun worked its way through the clouds and as I looked to the west I could tell it was going to be a good sunset. I got the cats fed, charged up the camera battery and headed over to Delta Lake State Park for the show. It was so worth it!

I’m really enjoying the manual adjust dial layout on the X-T2. I can adjust the exposure quickly without removing my eye from the viewfinder. The multi-angled view screen is great for when I switch to portrait mode as well. The small joystick for re-positioning the focus point just works for me. I had a good time on the frozen lake last night. Hopefully this image reflects my mood…

  

MLCreations Photography: Landscapes &emdash; Winter on the Lake

Winter on the Lake
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS, 1/60s, 33mm, f/16, ISO 200

Setting Imagination

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Monorail Monday

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Setting Imagination

Setting Imagination
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/400s, 22mm, f/8, ISO 400