Fifty Point Sunrise - horiz
... this is why, need I say more?
others from the outing...
remnants
point of view
DJE
2010-10-31
Photo of the Week 2010-11-01
I am often asked why I get up so early to go out for my photography ... well, on Saturday, with 3 other "fanatics", I departed home at 6:00 am for a lovely little location 1 hr away, just outside Hamilton to watch the sun rise.
Fifty Point Sunrise - horiz
... this is why, need I say more?
others from the outing...
remnants
point of view
DJE
Fifty Point Sunrise - horiz
... this is why, need I say more?
others from the outing...
remnants
point of view
DJE
2010-10-24
Photo of the Week 010-10-25
fall farm
It may seem odd to present a fall image in B&W but to my eye it was the leaves that really stood out in the scene. The bright yellow on the branch overhanging from the tree in front dominated the small farm shed in back. I chose a focus point on the leaves to emphasize and present them sharp while leaving the shed in the background slightly out of focus. Converting the image to a medium contrast B&W helped to draw attention to the leaves as well.
DJE
It may seem odd to present a fall image in B&W but to my eye it was the leaves that really stood out in the scene. The bright yellow on the branch overhanging from the tree in front dominated the small farm shed in back. I chose a focus point on the leaves to emphasize and present them sharp while leaving the shed in the background slightly out of focus. Converting the image to a medium contrast B&W helped to draw attention to the leaves as well.
DJE
2010-10-17
Photo(s) of the Week 2010-10-18
Those of you who may follow my photographic journey know that I have not done much with people as the subject of my images. Well, I decided it was time to expand my horizons and asked my oldest son Matt and his girlfriend Brooke if they would assist by being my models for a trial "couples session" this weekend. This Sunday, we drove up to Elora on a bright, sunny, warm autumn day for what was to be a very enjoyable and in my eyes, successful outing.
Brooke & Matt
I can't thank my two models enough for taking the time to help me push out of my comfort zone with photography. Neither Matt or Brooke have had a camera focused on them as intensely as it was for the couple of hours we were shooting. They were both very tolerant as I muddled my way through my first shoot like this. Thanks to both of you I learned a lot and just may do more of this .... of course a first outing with a very photogenic pair made it very easy.
... some others from the session.
DJE
Brooke & Matt
I can't thank my two models enough for taking the time to help me push out of my comfort zone with photography. Neither Matt or Brooke have had a camera focused on them as intensely as it was for the couple of hours we were shooting. They were both very tolerant as I muddled my way through my first shoot like this. Thanks to both of you I learned a lot and just may do more of this .... of course a first outing with a very photogenic pair made it very easy.
... some others from the session.
DJE
2010-10-10
Photo of the Week 2010-10-11
On the second day of my recent trip to the Adirondacks heavy rain deterred us from traveling NY-RTE 86 for the views of the Au Sable River we had seen the previous day. We decided to make the trek to Lake George area for some outlet shopping rather than spend the day inside hoping for the weather to clear.
The planned route would take us along NY-RTE 73, unknown to us at the time but called the High Peaks Scenic Byway. What a windfall, the scenery along this route was fantastic, even with the rain ... which by the way let up just enough for a stop along the road to capture this week's image. I could have stayed here and photographed for hours on end.
falls in the clouds
This image is of Roaring Brook Falls. I had not even heard of it or came across it in the brief bit of research I did on the area prior to our trip. Reported to be "over 100' high" by one source, it's just outside of Keene. As we drove the trees cleared along the left roadside and it was there right in front of us. We just sped by and I has to look for the next parking area to make a U-turn. I could not pass by without getting some shots of this falls.
When we returned to the roadside parking area there were others stopped taking in the view and making some images. The clouds were so low that the top of the falls were shrouded in mist to varying degrees as they moved by. I've since seen other images of this falls on the net, but none that I like as much as this one.
.. Oh, and on the return trip, the weather was even worse, rain was harder, clouds were lower, although we stopped and just looked then stopped again at a parking area just past the falls at the head of a trail leading to the base. A hiker returning to his vehicle (soaked through) told us it was about a 5 min hike to the falls but not worth it in the conditions. He also mentioned that the falls is actually 3 tiered and you cannot see all three tiers from the base, but that the trail continued to each of the tiers. I imagine this is absolutely gorgeous to photograph in better weather but I did not make any more images of it this day. I had the one I was looking for from our first stop.
DJE
The planned route would take us along NY-RTE 73, unknown to us at the time but called the High Peaks Scenic Byway. What a windfall, the scenery along this route was fantastic, even with the rain ... which by the way let up just enough for a stop along the road to capture this week's image. I could have stayed here and photographed for hours on end.
falls in the clouds
This image is of Roaring Brook Falls. I had not even heard of it or came across it in the brief bit of research I did on the area prior to our trip. Reported to be "over 100' high" by one source, it's just outside of Keene. As we drove the trees cleared along the left roadside and it was there right in front of us. We just sped by and I has to look for the next parking area to make a U-turn. I could not pass by without getting some shots of this falls.
When we returned to the roadside parking area there were others stopped taking in the view and making some images. The clouds were so low that the top of the falls were shrouded in mist to varying degrees as they moved by. I've since seen other images of this falls on the net, but none that I like as much as this one.
.. Oh, and on the return trip, the weather was even worse, rain was harder, clouds were lower, although we stopped and just looked then stopped again at a parking area just past the falls at the head of a trail leading to the base. A hiker returning to his vehicle (soaked through) told us it was about a 5 min hike to the falls but not worth it in the conditions. He also mentioned that the falls is actually 3 tiered and you cannot see all three tiers from the base, but that the trail continued to each of the tiers. I imagine this is absolutely gorgeous to photograph in better weather but I did not make any more images of it this day. I had the one I was looking for from our first stop.
DJE
2010-10-08
Adirondack Adventure
... just back from a few days in Lake Placid with Lynn. We chose to go to the Adirondack region of New York State for some relaxation and fall colour. Though you can't see it in this image, the colours were spectacular and so was the view from Whiteface Mountain. We took the Veterans Memorial Highway to the summit (almost) the last 270 or so vertical feet are by elevator or the "Stairway Ridge Trail". I'll let you guess which one we took up ...
Placid in the clouds
(this was taken just after starting our hike to the summit, looking back to Lake Placid below through swirling clouds)
... here's the "Stairway Ridge Trail"
The ridge trail takes you from elev. 4610 to elev. 4867 ft, almost a mile above sea level. Though this is tame by many standards, I found it exhilarating and hope to return for some of the more challenging hikes in the High Peaks area of the Adirondacks.
... on the way up ...
... at the summit
taken by Lynn as I set up for a shot from "the edge"
DJE
Placid in the clouds
(this was taken just after starting our hike to the summit, looking back to Lake Placid below through swirling clouds)
... here's the "Stairway Ridge Trail"
The ridge trail takes you from elev. 4610 to elev. 4867 ft, almost a mile above sea level. Though this is tame by many standards, I found it exhilarating and hope to return for some of the more challenging hikes in the High Peaks area of the Adirondacks.
... on the way up ...
... at the summit
taken by Lynn as I set up for a shot from "the edge"
DJE
2010-10-04
Photo of the Week 2010-10-04
A walk with Lynn and Murphy for the first time at nearby Burns Conservation Area in Halton provided a pleasant surprise. We were encouraged by some neighbour friends to check out the trails at this nearby tract. I find it refreshing to experience new trails, with their individual character and nuances, for the first time. With only 2 km of wide well groomed and traveled trails it was an enjoyable if short and leisurely hike.
Photographically, it was all about the soft diffused light with brief moments when light would intensify through a thin area of the cloud cover and spill on the subtle colours of early fall. The leaves of trees in the forest at Burns were mostly yellows and greens with the brilliance of fall read and oranges not yet arrived. Rounding a corner on the trail, the leaves of a lone bush amongst the dark trunks of larger trees seemed to glow in the light spilling form the clouds.
colour on forest trails
DJE
Photographically, it was all about the soft diffused light with brief moments when light would intensify through a thin area of the cloud cover and spill on the subtle colours of early fall. The leaves of trees in the forest at Burns were mostly yellows and greens with the brilliance of fall read and oranges not yet arrived. Rounding a corner on the trail, the leaves of a lone bush amongst the dark trunks of larger trees seemed to glow in the light spilling form the clouds.
colour on forest trails
DJE
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