Merry Christmas to All!

I would like to take this time to say "Merry Christmas" to you. May your holidays be filled with love, hope, and peace! Happy New Year

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Hay Stacks Up Close

Here is an image from an "Ed Heaton" photo workshop I attended this past summer. One of our destinations, to photograph, was field of hay stacks. Although I photographed a few images showing the entire field of hay stacks, I liked this this image of the hay stacks close up. The diagonal line works in this image. Moving in close on small subjects shows more details too!

The metadata for this image is f/19 @ 1/6, ISO 100.

Tracks at Sunset

Tonight I ventured out with my camera and tripod and headed to one of my favorite places to take photographs. There is a patch of woods beyond railroad tracks that sit along the Susquehanna River in Marietta, PA (my current home.) After capturing a few images of the river at sunset, on my way out of the woods, were the railroad tracks covered with snow. Here is one of my images. The only thing missing is the train coming down the tracks!

The metadata was 30 seconds at f/19 ISO 100. The sky was also enhanced in post-processing.

Horse in the Field

This morning I woke up early and decided it was time to put my new Induro tripod to the test. Although I chose covered bridges as my main subject, I found a horse grazing in the field and captured a few images. I did photograph a few covered bridges, but the end result was not to my liking.

As for the tripod, I'm impressed with the overal ease of use. This is my first tripod with a ball head, and now I wish that I always had this type! The weight of the tripod is slightly heavier than my previous one, and it's a little stiff, but I'm sure over time it will ease up a little. The only problem I had was forgetting that this tripod doesn't have a lever to adjust it to vertical!Lol! Stay tuned for my next exciting blog segment!

Last of Fall Colors

Here is an image of a leaf that I captured using back lighting. With the morning sun shining on the backside of the golden leaf, I was able to use the light to my advantage to get this image. The texture of the leaf also adds a nice effect. Have a great week!

Iron Master's Mansion

Here is another image from my trip to Hopewell Furnace. This was the Iron Master's Mansion. This house has a "spooky" feel to it. Is it the gray brick? The leafless trees? The ground covered with brown-turning leaves?

I purposely composed the image with the stones as a lead-in. I like how the stones leads you to the steps, and right to the mansion. Have a great day!

Hopewell Furnace (Continued)

Upon touring Hopewell, I came across a small creek. The fall leaves were full of color and beckoning to be photographed. After taking a few water flowing images, I noticed the water reflection and of course, had to capture it.

This image was set at f/16 @ 1/2 second at ISO 100, with my camera mounted on a tripod.

Happy light!