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Tuesday’s Tree – ep. 1

Green’s energy abounds

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’re aware that I am a lover of trees and obsessed with a particular tree: the Yoga Tree. Her strong beauty and vivid poses never cease to impress me, so I like to give her as much coverage as I can. So how about a Tuesday’s Tree topic?

20140717-yogatree-2014-07-17 07.24.29 HDR-1 — *Surveying the field*

Of course, we’re starting with the Yoga Tree, but today from an angle that I don’t feature very often: a low view looking into the field that she keeps an ever-watchful eye on.

This image was from a beautiful July morning, when the sky was particular interesting as clouds were not lighted uniformly yet. The scene is quite verdant and full of the promise of life’s boundless energy.

May your day be filled with similar energy!

Technical Details

This image was captured with an iPhone 5S using the standard Camera app.

Lighthouses – Bass Harbor

A beacon for seafarers

Lighthouses are always great subjects for photography, as they often are located in picturesque locations and their architecture makes them stand out from their surroundings (intentionally).

20150813-Maine_57A2658 — *Bass Harbor Light*

The lighthouse at Bass Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine, sits on the rugged rocks on the southern tip of the island. Of course, Mount Desert Island is best known as the home of Acadia National Park, which is a truly gorgeous park with lots of trails and easy access to many areas, including Cadillac Mountain.

This lighthouse dates back to the 19th century with the original monies for its construction being appropriated by Congress in 1855 and its construction completing in 1876.

On the day that we visited the area, it was nigh impossible to get a wider angle view of the lighthouse without a significant number of tourists in the shot, so I opted to frame the shot with the trees, which I think worked pretty well.

Technical Details

This image was captured with a Canon EOS 5D Mk III using an EF 24-105mm f/4 lens. Exposure settings were 1/40 second at f/10 and 160 ISO.

Wednesday Wonderment – pt 12

Waste not, want not

There are lots of things in the universe that fill me with wonder, and there are a significant number that make me wonder. Today I present you with something in the latter category.

Chincoteague-Sunset_57A3976_7_8 — *A Vista?*

This was during a photography trip, led by John Slonina, to the Chincoteague area. To finish up the first day of shooting, John had brought us to this beautiful stretch of beach where we’d have a great opportunity to catch the sunset over water.

As I’m not always the one to go for the obvious shot, I decided to add a little point of interest to the stunning beauty of the sunset: the not-so-stunning view of waste receptacles just off the parking lot by the beach.

The human footprint on our planet is something that I often wonder about, as I’m sure many of you do as well. Minimizing our footprint and living in harmony with our space home is in our best interest, as we don’t want to overstay our welcome; the planet will survive, but will humanity?

Technical Details

This shot was captured with my Canon EOS 5D Mk III using a EF 24-105mm f/4L lens. The HDR effect came from the in-camera HDR.

Shot of the Week – vol 12

Nubble at night

This week’s shot of the week is a throw-back, as weather and time were not exceedingly cooperative this week.

Nubble-Night-2_57A0318-8x10 — *Nubble at Night*

It’s not a frequent occurrence for me to do night photography, even though it is something that I enjoy, as it’s a thinking photographer’s game. This shot is from December 2014, when Nubble Light on Cape Neddick, ME, was decorated with lights for the holiday season.

From a position, low on the rocks, I noticed that I could get a nice long reflection of the light on the island, including some on the rocks that were moist from the surf. In case you wonder, the ocean was flat, as this is a side effect of very long exposures.

Hope you enjoy!

Technical Details

This image was captured with my Canon EOS 5D Mk III using an EF 17-40mm f/4L lens. Exposure settings were at f/18, 100 ISO and 2.5 minutes of open shutter (yes, a full 130 seconds).

WPC – Landscape(6)

Smooth surface

As landscape photography is one of my main areas of interest, I am am truly excited about this week’s Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape. Each day this week, I will share some of my favorite landscape shots.

Photo Sep 08, 7 17 42 AM — *Morning Serenity*

Today’s image is from somewhere much more local to me than the vistas from the past couple of days, as it is from the neighboring town of Boylston, Massachusetts.

One of the things that I enjoy doing during my daily commute, is finding locations that I can photograph time and again, as they change over the seasons. Rocky Pond in Boylston is one such place (of course, my commute has changed with my new job, but I’m looking for some spots).

On this particular morning, there was nary a breath of wind, as the sun had just risen and left the pond with a glassy surface. All that could be noticed was the song of various birds, which is a perfect accompaniment for a moment of serenity.

Technical Details

This image was shot with my iPhone 5S using the standard camera app and some minor adjustments in Instagram.

Inspired by Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge – Landscape

WPC – Landscape (5)

Cloud cover

20150620-Iceland_57A2122 — *Iceland Vista*

After leaving Ólafsfjörður, I followed the road along the northern coast of Iceland, which is an amazingly scenic ride with many places to stop and soak in the beauty of the landscape, such as at this location.

As you can imagine, what caught my eye was the line of the road leading toward the cloud cover hanging over the fjord in the distance. The light was not ideal, but at some point, I will improve the quality of this image.

In the mean time, I hope you like it.

Technical Details

This image was shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mk III with an EF 24-105 f/4L lens (circular polarizer attached). This image was shot at 1/100 second at f/16 at 400 ISO.

Inspired by Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge – Landscape

WPC – Landscape (4)

Pining for the fjord

20150620-Iceland_57A2068 — *View across Eyjafjörður*

This shot was taken in the town of Ólafsfjörður looking out over the dock that reaches out into the Eyjafjörður. This little town sits nestled into the hills that rise from the fjord.

The town grew up around the herring industry that was in much bloom in the 1940s and 1950s, but the herring are gone now.

Ólafsfjörður was connected with a road for the first time in 1940, when the horse riding trail through Lágheiði was improved enabling cars to get over the heath. Before, ships, seaplanes, and horses provided the transport.

Hope you like it.

Technical Details

This image was shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mk III with an EF 24-105 f/4L lens (circular polarizer attached). This image was shot at 1/125 second at f/11 at 320 ISO.

Inspired by Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge – Landscape

Winter’s Beauty – pt 5

Snow in Spring

Just when you thought that I might not mention Winter again, I ran across this image from last year that wasn’t actually from Winter…

2015-03-29 12.51.18 HDR-1 copy — *Spring is coming!*

Last year, I captured this image on March 29th, so it really was Spring! The Winter of 2015 was by far the snowiest in my memory of New England. This little vista appeared before me when I went for a short walk, while my wife was getting a herding lesson with on of our dogs.

Hope you enjoy the Spring that is coming (and Autumn for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere).

Technical Details

This was shot with an iPhone 5S using the standard camera app.

Winter’s Beauty – pt 4

Warm tones on a cold day

Another entry in the short series on Winter’s Beauty, as today’s temperature went up to 76F!

20150131-Landscape_57A0885 — Sunset on a Cold Beach

This shot was the final image that I captured during a long, cold day of shooting at various snowy beaches, from which you have seen some other images. As the sun started setting I wanted to create something that summed up both hope for warmer times and the stark beauty of this chilly beach.

The posts provided a great leading line to juxtapose the water’s edge and the horizon lines.

Hope you enjoy this image!

Technical Details

Shot with a Canon EOS 1D Mk III and a EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens. The exposure settings were f/10 at 1/160 second and 400 ISO.

7-Day Nature Photo Challenge – Day 2

Rosy-fingered dawn

I was nominated by a fellow blogger, Project Relish, for a 7-Day Nature Photo Challenge.

So for the next week, let’s see, if I can come up with some interesting nature images and pass the challenge onto some of my fellow bloggers.

p28-20130911-IMG_2126 — *ρόδoδακτύλos Ηως*

This image came from arriving at a golf course, as the sun was still making its presence felt. What came to mind was Homer’s oft-used epithet for Eos, the goddess of Dawn, the rosy-fingered Dawn.

This image also gives me a sense of the cycle of death and renewal, as petals are dying on this rose-bush, while buds are showing the promise of new growth.

Technical Details

This image was captured with an iPhone 4S using the standard camera app and treated through Instagram.

The Rules

Post a #naturephoto every day and nominate another blogger for this challenge.

Nomination

The challenge of nominating a fellow blogger… gottatakemorepix runs a blog full of amazing images, many of which are nature at its finest!

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