Naylor Vineyards

This afternoon I went to the Naylor Vineyards Wine Fest in Stewartstown, PA with some photo buds from Lancaster County Meet-up Group. Some of us went on the wine tour while others in the group took a wagon ride tour of the vineyard grounds. Bluegrass music was being played by a local music group Laurel Run.

After the wine tour we walked around the grounds taking various pics of the events, including a grape smashing contest (yes, the competitors were smashing grapes in their bare feet!) The attached photo sheet explains the events of the day a little more than my blog post!

Sunflower Field

Yesterday, I finally had the opportunity to visit the sunflower field at Longwood Gardens. Although the sunflowers were rather dry, I managed to get a few worthy images. It wasn't hard to find bees polinating on the flowers, as the attached image will show. This sunflower shot was cropped and the background was blurred as well.

The metadata was f/6.3 @ 1/500th, ISO 100 handheld.

Have a great week!

Lancaster County Sunrise

I was so inspired with yesterday's shoot @ Hopewell that I decided to get up early this morning to capture a few landscapes. Not finding any misty areas in Marietta, I drove down Route 23 and stopped at a small church that had a lot of inspiration for landscapes.

Attached is one of my favorite images of the morning. Although the thumbnail size doesn't do it justice, there is a white barn in the distance on the left side. There is also some mist that adds atmosphere to the shot. Oh and the clouds in the sky helped out some too:)

Happy Labor Day!

Enchanted Horse in Meadow

Early this morning, I met up with several members of the Chester County Camera Club for a sunrise shoot at Hopewell Furnace. The morning greeted us with great light and some fog as well. The white horse in the meadow looks "fairy-tale like" with the fog.

The metadata for this image was f/16 @ 1/6 seconds, ISO 100 with my camera mounted on my tripod.

Summer Barn Scenic

This past Wednesday, I seized the opportunity to capture a few landscapes for a potential "4 season" shoot. A 4 season shoot is when you photograph the same scenic/place and photograph it during each season, spring, summer, fall, and winter. The first shot was taken in the spring, also after sunrise. In the second shot, the corn in the field was so tall, that the barn, next to the silos, is hidden from view.

I love to photograph landscapes when the sky is overcast in the background, but the sun is shining on the subject, such in this image. The light was beautiful on this fine morning!

Colorful Balloon

Here is another image from the balloon fest in Phillipsburg. The colors of the balloon and the blue sky gives this image a sense of element of design. The metadata for this image is f/7.1 @ 1/320, ISO 100.

Have a great week everyone!

The Elephant Balloon

Yesterday afternoon, my photobuds Nancy, Beth and I went to the Warren County Farmer's Festival in Phillipsburg, N.J. After getting something to eat, we found a decent spot, set up our camera equipment, and waited for the show to begin. While we waited, we were approached by a staff member on a 3-wheel vehicle who asked us if we had a pass. (Apparently, we were not allowed to shoot where we were set up without a pass.) The staff member told us where we could get our passes and left for a few seconds and returned with passes in his hands. Expecting the unexpected can be wonderful at times!

This shot of the elephant balloon was taken as the hot air was quickly filling the large apparatus. The truck in this image looks small next to the extreme, large balloon!