Spring Sun Rise

Not every morning I see this. As a matter of fact the last time I saw this kind of color was in the Fall and it was a sunset.

 

The shots were great as is so I messed with them.

Ah well, a little eye candy to wake up to – enjoy.

Pebbles

Although there is still some color left the goal of this shoot was to shoot the boulders (pebbles). I couldn’t resist the pond along the way.

 

Simple snapshot of the dark green with the clear blue sky.

 

The pond was like glass so I snapped a few shots on the hike out.

 

I love the way this tree hangs onto the bank. From the base it shoots out at almost a 45 degree angle.

 

The pebbles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first pan looking over the pebbles.

The second doing a full 360. I was too lazy to set the self timer and get out of the shot.

 

 

I played with the ISO on these to catch the water in motion.

 

Almost went for a roll on this shot. I was hanging onto a bank with one hand and had the camera in the other. Looking straight up from underneath the tree trying to nab that angle I almost bit it. I had about an 18 inch ledge to stand on underneath the tree. I like the perspective.

 

There were still a few trees that had their color.

 

Ok this ain’t a Warhol collage but I overexposed some images and wanted to play with the results to see what I could use. Nothing spectacular, but different.  

 

Still struggling with those perspective shots, I’ll get there.

 

I liked this so I decided to do a vertical and horizontal pan of it.

The vertical (4 frames)

 

The horizontal (16 frames)

The Quest for Color–Results

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.

Fell on the shutter release…

I like trees… they are easy to sneak up on and don’t run away. This makes them great subjects for a photag like myself. Eyeball some of these shots and let me know what you think.

Some of pics have been altered – I enjoy messing with color. You’ll also notice a few have a bald eagle in them. Look closely. I nabbed a few shots of him sitting on a branch waiting for dinner to fly by.

I couldn’t resist this one. Not that I am a big fan of creating something from a bunch of old bottles, but like I said above – I like color. This angle just caught my attention.

 

OK, OK, I too like snapping sunrises and sunsets. On these I was able to nab the Sun just coming up. Good thing I caught it in time, it was a little off to the right and I was able to adjust it before it got too high up in the sky where I couldn’t reach it.

 

I had to snap this. I am impressed at how close these birds get while cruising for food. They only flap their wings when absolutely necessary.

I like the contrast of these next two pics.

Oh well… the same pics and more are on my picasa site. I have not watermarked them so you can download them should you find any use for them.

Next gig is going to be double exposure. Can’t wait to start playing with this. Stay tuned.