Simple Clicks: Textures Part 2
I recently posted an image of a leaf on the shoreline of Merli-Sarnoski Park Lake as an example of textures. After reviewing some archives, I realized I had another image that might be equally evocative of differing textures gathered in one image. So here it is: I took this image several years ago, when I [...]
Simple Clicks – Shoreline Sunrise
A final shot from Friday’s sunrise outing, and something a little different. This shot came out of the camera upside down. Why? Because that’s how I shot it, with the tripod’s center column reversed and the camera mounted with the hotshoe only inches above the ground. Perspective changes everything; I’d been shooting at standing height [...]
Simple Click – Unexpected Visitor
Still at Bullhead Bay when I stumbled across this little guy. As near as I can tell, he’s a Spotted Sandpiper, although this time of year makes IDs harder, since mating season is long over and some species are already into their molt. My limited experience with shore birds doesn’t help; although they’re fairly common [...]
The Shots I Did Get
So while Paul was capturing John the Heron in flight, this is what I was setting up to shoot – the dock at Bullhead Bay, which is a perennial favorite of mine. Combine it with quick-moving fog hovering low over the water, and some intense purple pre-sunset light, and it was well worth the 5am [...]
Simple Clicks – Apples in the Rain
One of the few slashes of color I found in the rain, ripe apples on a tree by the lake. The tree is leftover from when the area was farmland. I’m drawn to old farmland, and old apple orchards, due to my family’s historical connection to them. And wet with rain, colors vibrant, I couldn’t [...]
Shooting in the Rain
So the heat finally let up and was replaced by several days of rain and gloom. Just in time for the weekend. Naturally. Since I wasn’t about to spend the whole weekend inside, I grabbed the gear and headed up to the park. I’ve been taking a lot of inspiration from Jim Brandenburg’s work (as [...]
Main Street Bethlehem, PA
I’ve always had a thing for towns that have maintained their Main Streets. It’s somewhat uncommon these days, a hold over from decades past when people would rather do their shopping on a town street as opposed to a mega-mall, or the internet. For a whole slew of reasons – some demographic, some cultural, many [...]
Simple Clicks – Dragonfly
Another dragonfly down by the pond. There’s a lot of them right now and they’re obliging enough to land on nearby plants just long enough to capture a shot. Then it’s back to their darting flight, patrolling for mosquitoes.
Simple Clicks – Summer Field
Finally got back into the field today – nothing serious, just the camera back in my hands after far too many days without. Only kept about six of the shots I came home with. This was my favorite, the view across the field up at Fords Pond. Very much how summer looks to me. The [...]
Simple Clicks – Canning Beans
A single image from a series a shot two weekends back, up at my grandparent’s house. They maintain a spectacular garden and, having an overflow of green beans, invited us up to learn to can them. Mandy’s been expressing an interest, so it worked out perfectly – a great day spent with family, learning one [...]
