Simple Clicks – Afternoon Light
Just a few clicks from Sunday afternoon’s hike at Lackawanna State Park. It was one of those perfect afternoons – warm, slight breeze, not too many people. I’ve always found retreating into the woods therapeutic, a good way to clear my head and find some balance when it’s lacking. Making images works into that easily, especially [...]
m4:3 Panoramas
Took a moment during last Saturday morning’s outing to shoot several series of images for panoramas up at Fords Pond. This was my first opportunity shooting a pano series with the E-M5, and to be honest, it was brought on as much by the dearth of wildlife at the park as by the desire to [...]
It’s birding season!
There’s no longer any doubt about it, it’s birding season! The first batch of migrants are already back in the area and each week will continue to bring more. I had several days off for the Easter weekend and was able to make repeated trips into the field, which have been some of my most [...]
First astro of the year
Keystone College’s observatory program has re-started for the year – another sure sign of spring. It took a couple of tries, but I was finally able to make it up there for their Wednesday night session last week. The programs are really wonderful, each beginning with a 30 minute astronomical lecture, and followed by at [...]
Nest Cams!
It’s the start of nesting season and there are already some awesome nest cams in place and streaming. I’ve had these open in background windows for the past few days and have found them endlessly fascinating. It’s an intimate view into the birds’ lives that most of us would never otherwise see. That we’re able [...]
Simple Clicks – Lackawanna Lake Panorama
Not sure that I’m entirely happy with this one. It’s a 180* view from the end of the boat-launch dock at Lackawanna State Park, and while I’ve wanted to shoot some wider panos, I’m not entirely convinced that this one stands on its own as anything other than a really long image. Spring is [...]
Simple Clicks – Grove trail
With Spring here, I’m trying to make a habit of getting out at least one evening a week. It’s the perfect chance to spend some time behind the camera and, as an added bonus, is good for my physical and mental health. The most recent trip was to Lackawanna State Park, where I once more [...]
Simple Clicks: Signs of Spring
Spring is here, early and in all its glory. It’s beautiful, as color starts to return to the earth, the browns slowly sublimated by green until winter’s bleakness is a distant memory. I spent an hour or so out at Merli Sarnoski one evening last week. Part of it I just spent sitting in the [...]
Simple Clicks – Fungus
Fungus at 420mm, to be precise. I find myself pointing the bird lens towards other subjects fairly often, with interesting results. It’s power to compress a scene and throw a background well out of focus is impressive, especially in a case like this when the focal depth is measured in inches.
Spring Blossoms
Sometimes even I can’t resist flower shots, although goodness knows that the world has enough of them already. I’ll justify this one because it’s really a lovely little image with excellent lighting. But really the thing that drew me to it – and unless you know something about trees, you probably wouldn’t pick up on [...]
