Quiet evening at the park
I stopped off at Lackawanna State Park last Thursday evening. It was one of those nights when I didn’t have any expectations but rather was looking forward to some quiet time outside. It was a beautiful evening, the air was cool, the autumn colors intensifying, and frankly I didn’t care what images I came home [...]
Saturday Light – Allie & Russ’ Engagement Session
This is going to be an easy edition of Saturday Light, because 90% of the lighting used during this session was ambient. Which is something of a departure from my usual path, although a direction I plan on pursuing with more of my outdoor work portraiture work. And while there’s a lot less I can [...]
In The Backyard: Morning & Evening
I’ve really enjoyed using my backyard for shots for the blog. As I said previously, you often don’t have to travel very far to find some interesting photo subjects. The photos in this post were taken on two different days, about 10 days apart. The first pair were morning shots, while the second grouping was [...]
Autumn in the air
Autumn has arrived. It’s subtle, so much that you could miss the first signs, the calendar barely into September. But I woke up Friday morning and knew it. It was in the air, that unmistakable crispness, that autumn smell. The days are shorter, the light warmer and somehow more lovely. It is, perhaps, as much [...]
Simple Clicks: Dog Days
Although August is often called the “Dog Days,” the timing of this pair of photos is purely coincidental. Most of my animal kingdom photo efforts are centered around birds, with both smaller (dragonflies and other insects, for instance) and larger specimens (horses) included. Other than snapshots of our now-deceased three cats, I never seriously pursued [...]
Swan Lake
Actually, that title should be “Swan Pond,” since these images were taken at Fords Pond, a favorite nearby location. This is the latest addition to the family of wildlife I have photographed at the pond, which includes Red-winged Blackbirds, a Great Blue Heron, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow Warblers and common Snapping Turtles. On inspecting this swan [...]
Tropics?
I like the way the interplay of lighting and composition can seemingly transform the attributes of a scene, particularly in early morning or in the fading light of dusk. This image comes from Bullhead Bay at Lackawanna State Park, a long-time favorite shooting location for both Brent and me. We have photographed this region of [...]
Foggy Morning at Fords – Paul’s Perspective
As Brent noted in his post on this subject, we spent some time at Fords Pond one morning last week while the lake mist was still lifting. If you look at the images in the two posts, I believe you’ll find a noticeable difference in overall tone and mood. This is the first of three [...]
An afternoon in Sleepy Hollow
I spent part of this last weekend in Sleepy Hollow, New York, as part of a small road trip Mandy and I took to the outskirts of NYC. She was running a 5k at Yankee Stadium and it was easiest to let her take the train into the Bronx from Tarrytown, leaving me with several [...]
On The Fly
I’ve always seen dragonflies in the summer, but I’ve never paid much attention to this ancient creature of the order Odonata. That is starting to change. I came across this specimen while stopping by Bullhead Bay at Lackawanna State Park. Bullhead Bay has always been a favorite place for Brent and me; there are often [...]
