scenery Archives

Sunday Serenity

A short exploration of\ Gillette Castle State Park in Connecticut, highlighting its scenic beauty and benches that offer respite for weary wanderers.

A late post for this Sunday, so I thought it might be nice to bring back a moment of peaceful contemplation. Yesterday, I ran an errand to pick up our knee scooter, as another friend could use it. As a side benefit, I enjoyed a nice lunch and some quality photography time.

This was one of the moments…

We traversed the paths of Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam, CT. This is a wonderful area to explore adjacent to the mighty Connecticut river. Along the paths there are some lovely benches, as they might be steep and wanderers, such as myself, can benefit from a moment of recuperation!

Thursday Throwback – 10

In 2009, on a lovely autumn day I found this bit of scenery and scene in Montague, Massachusetts

After going full abstract in last week’s image of Thursday Throwback – 9, let’s got for something a bit more representational. This one comes from the year 2009, during which I did a bit of experimentation with HDR imaging. A great time for those kind of japes is Autumn, as New England throws a pretty spectacular one!

Let’s check out this image…

On a lovely autumn day, I was just chasing the colors and found myself in the town of Montague. As I was exploring, I went under a railroad bridge and noticed that there appeared to be no track on either side. After clambering up the stone abutment, I got a glimpse of this scene in front of me.

I shot several sequences with slightly different composition and settled on this one. There was a bit more breeze than ideal, making it impossible to get all the leaves to not ghost. Nevertheless, I think that even with a bit of ghosting this still is pretty effective in capturing the saturated Autumn mood.

Curious to hear what you think.

Roadside Serenity

A varying commute with scenic roads can provide some interesting vistas. Today, an image of a Boxborough Pond on a January morning.

Over the years, I have always enjoyed changing up my daily commute, whenever possible. I find it more relaxing to drive down smaller, scenic roads and see changes in their scenery. Another aspect that I like is the ability to stop and capture an occasional roadside vista that inspires me.

Today’s image is the result of one of those stops…

On a January morning there was just a bit of ice forming across this pond. This produced some rather cool colors in the foreground with a bit of warm light hitting the treetops. This is one of those images that I’m still not 100% happy with, but it’s on its way to something acceptable for my portfolio.

Do you get the opportunity to stop and photograph during your daily commute?