I know, I know, I really gotta get out more. It has been some time since my last post. Some of the shots are repeat locations but others are new. Still working on that angle – can’t quite nail it.
Just snapshots really. Still trying to develop that eye for angle and composition.
Looks like this is it folks. I hopped on a trail I haven’t done before just to check it out. I am sure it would have looked awesome a few weeks back, but now I had to search for small segments of color.
This is how fast the leaves are falling. Notice the piles of color; red, yellow, orange, yellow. They were dropping fast.
A few bushes still has some color.
No this was the leaf color. Didn’t have to push these.
The only wildlife I saw on the jaunt.
This caught my eye. About 70% of the trees roots are exposed.
I do believe I hit some peak color at this location. Once again it is a place I have never been so I had to check it out.
There was one unique perspective in this area that I could not get in many of the other places I have recently shot, and that is reflection. So the theme of this shoot is reflections.
Link to complete set: Photo Album
I started out no differently than any other shoot, I started with a few snapshots. About half way through the sun came out and a reflection caught my eye. From that point forward I changed my point of view for every shot afterwards. I had taken advantage of a large body of still water.
A different section of the Lehigh river than some of my previous shots. A section that still has a good portion of the old canals intact.
Cemented up now but most of the structure is still there, less the wood of course.
Ok this is the main theme. The color was there and I tried to eyeball a decent angle for each shot. I was of course limited unless I wanted to swim and stir up the water.
I always try and nab a few close ups, so here they are.
About the only wildlife on the trail. If you look closely you may be able to see 10 mallard males. Click to enlarge or look at it via the album.
Hope your eyes are more relaxed now after gazing at all the eye-candy.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, another thread about some snapshots I’ve taken. Once again this was a place I had never been – they’re always the best.
Absolutely gorgeous morning so the bike had to come out. Along with the bike I had taken the camera and camcorder.
I had to push em a bit. I love that smack me in the face color.
I normally don’t do clouds but the space caught me eye, both of them.
I was going for tree color and sky interaction here. Don’t focus too much on the drab looking road, I had to get there somehow.
Ok so I went crazy on one. I did not push the red!
While pedaling along I noticed a few beaver dams. Looks like those little critters are using concrete now.
The snapshots are great but nothing like the pans to get a feel for what I saw. These are straight as shot, no pushing em.
If I breakdown and create a YouTube account I’ll push up some of the videos, otherwise I’ll just upload a few that can be downloaded then viewed.
First of all thanks everyone for coming out. We had a safe trip and all cameras returned home safely.
As with every trip I learned something new. I actually learned quite a few things on this trip – thanks for letting me pick your brains!
If you were at the event and you want to post a few of your masterpieces let me know and I’ll grant you access to update the thread. Or you can pop me a link to your pics and I’ll update the blog with your link.
Now as promised here are some of my shots. Double click to expand.
The trail.
Contrasting foreground and background. Played around with the short depth of field when I saw the opportunity.
How could I resist the moss?
I never get tired of these. No matter how many times you shoot them, no matter how many different perspectives. They are always different and always easy on the eyes.
The falls.
The bike trail down below. Yes, if you double click and expand the picture you can see it. This is a small section of the trail. Within the next week or so I’ll be exploring other sections. Bring your bike as well as your camera.
The Pans. I love these. Every one allows you to step into the picture.
Link to all the pictures: Album
Hope you like them. I had a great time taking them.
For those on the trip: Yes, I did look into nabbing the windmills. I have a venue but it is a pretty good distance and will require some walking. I cannot guarantee we will not enter some restricted zones. PM me and we’ll hammer out a date and meet up point.
I had to use the bike, no not the motorcycle, the manual one.
It looks like the start of peak color.
I placed the slideshow a little farther down in the blog. I added a few pictures to give you a feel for the color. It was awesome.
The trail. 1 on a 10 scale. Flat, less than a half of a percent grade. Well maintained.
Eye candy along the way.
The Incan terraces. My guess is this was some sort of lock many moons ago. The slide deck has more images of this.
Spotted a few shrooms along the way.
Couldn’t resist this moss wall.
Link to slideshow: Album
I wouldn’t mind doing this again. The leaves will be gone in a few weeks so if I do decide to do it it will be within another week or so. There are also many tributaries feeding into the river that are nice stops.
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