Thursday, October 21, 2010

Yesterday morning, I was surprised to see fog when taking a look out my window. About twenty minutes later, with my camera gear in hand, I was seeking photo opportunities.

Weather can add drama to images and fog is no exception! Attached is a landscape with a red barn, fog, and (yes) a cow. As I approached, this curious cow decided to observe me as I photographed the scene.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Hammer Creek

Today we (The Wright's Ferry/Well Spring Camera Club) headed to Hammer Creek (Speedwell Forge) to capture the beauty of autumn. The morning greeted us with blue skies and calm winds as we made our way down a short path to Speedwell Lake. while the other club members went on their way, I lagged behind to work on a few creek images.

Attached is one of my favorite captures of this beautiful place!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Red Barn Scenic

Here is another image from the Naylor Vineyards outing. There is nothing more amazing than rural landscapes. Add a red barn, a dried out corn field, and a sky full of clouds, and you have your own rural masterpiece!

Have a great week!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

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!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

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!

Monday, September 6, 2010

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!

Sunday, September 5, 2010

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.