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Yellow, Green and Blue

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I found a new trail on the south side of the city yesterday. I didn’t investigate it via Google maps prior to grabbing the camera after dinner and heading out to explore. It wasn’t a very visual path for me. I kept hoping the next bend would reveal a clearing full of photographic possibilities but after 30 minutes of walking I had to turn around in order to get back before dark. Still, it was a good walk.

I decided I would use the new 35mm lens tonight as I wanted to see how using a prime lens changes how I capture pictures. Definitely a different approach required but I like it. It is a lot lighter than my Sigma, the camera barely feels like it is hanging from my neck. I need to be able to adjust my distance to my subject and some times that is not possible. These Black Eyed Susans were down next to the water. I could have changed lenses but that would have defeated my purpose.

Yellow, Green and Blue
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, 1/50s, f4, ISO 800

The Challenge

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I decided to go exploring at Delta Lake State Park again after dinner. The temperature hit around 90°F today but after polishing off way too much food I needed the walk. I hadn’t been out with the camera in a day or two so I had to capture some pictures. I swear this photography addiction is worse than my chocolate addiction!

The sun was producing some brilliant orange light as it set through a slight haze which allowed for some great colors tonight. The dry spell we have been experiencing has lowered the water level in the lake so I was able to walk along the rocks and reach a few new places tonight. Luckily for me most of the day visitors had already gone home so I practically had the place to myself.

I decided to leave my 55-200mm Nikon lens on the camera. Normally I would use my wide-telephoto lens but thought it would be interesting to see this familiar setting through a different lens. It challenged me to find different compositions and I ended up focusing on more of the details rather than the grand vistas.

Here are a few of my favorites…

The Line
Nikon D5100, Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/200s, 86mm, f11, ISO 200

Buoy Jam
Nikon D5100, Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/100s, 150mm, f16, ISO 200

Speeding
Nikon D5100, Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/160s, 200mm, f5.6, ISO 200

Prehistoric Find?
Nikon D5100, Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/125s, 105mm, f4.5, ISO 200

Sentinel Posts
Nikon D5100, Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/125s, 160mm, f16, ISO 200

Silhouette in Orange
Nikon D5100, Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/125s, 90mm, f16, ISO 200

Toss the bread…

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Toss the bread, and slowly back away…
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-700mm f/2.8-4, 1/250s, 70mm, f5.6, ISO 400

Bending Reality

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Bending Reality
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.0, 1/160s, 17mm, f5.6, ISO 400

While I was at the canal park last night I decided to try for another panoramic image.  I had watched a video by Gavin Hoey on Adorama TV on creating panoramic images and I was hoping the view of the canal would allow me to create what I wanted.  This image is a stitch of 9 portrait pictures taken from East to West between Mill St. and Erie Blvd East in Rome, NY.  I think next time I’ll back away just a little more to get the metal railing in the entire image.