Tomorrow ends my last winter visit to Stowe, VT. Haven’t taken too many pictures lately because I feel like I’ve exhausted the possibilities, and because skiing has taken precedence. But here are a few that I liked from this week:
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Goodbye, Lovely Vermont 1 comment
Rock Stars Leave a comment
I wanted to give these boulders the glamour treatment, using HDR and some filters. I shot these on an overcast day on Hammonasset Beach in Connecticut. (Maybe I should call them ‘Boulder Stars’…)
Canon Powershot G12, multiple exposures processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro and Color Efex Pro.
The Oldest Ski Patrol in the US Leave a comment
Is on Mt. Mansfield, near Stowe, VT. Here’s what it looked like on a recent winter day:
Skylark and Nemo 1 comment
Our dog LOVED all the snow that came down as a result of storm Nemo:
Sunset in the Forest 3 comments
Fresh snow, a setting sun, plus some fiddling with various filters, and voila: a different take on the typical sunset.
Scenic Montana 6 comments
These were taken along the Pintler Veterans Memorial Scenic Highway in Montana, connecting Anaconda and Phillipsburg:
Canon Powershot G12
Ghost Town in Montana 1 comment
I’m off to Montana, and thus took a look again at pictures that I took 2 years ago in Elkhorn, Montana, an abandoned mining town. I finally have the software (Nik Color Efex) to turn somewhat bland snapshots into much more interesting photographs.
Storm over Devils Tower 3 comments
I shot these pictures as a storm was developing near Devils Tower in Wyoming. I had to rush to get into a position where the storm clouds and the sunset converged, and made it just in the nick of time:
This is what you see when you approach the National Monument from the south:
Canon EOS 7D
Top: ISO 200, f/11, 1/125 sec, 21mm
Bottom: ISO 200, f/11, 1/80 sec, 90mm
Don Quijote’s Nightmare 4 comments
These windmills look pretty indestructible to me, and are about 20 times bigger than an old-fashioned windmill.
I’ve started using Nik Color Efex to enhance some of my photos. This is a good example what that software can do for a mediocre picture (original below):
Canon EOS 7D, EF-S 15-85mm
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/800 sec
Winter Gazebo 2 comments
I pass this gazebo every time I walk our dog through the woods of Vermont. Finally I’ve taken a picture of it that I like:
Canon EOS 7D, EF 24-70mm
ISO 100
f/8
1/100 sec
Cemeteries Worlds Apart 6 comments
Mt. Zion Cemetery in Long Island, New York, overlooked by an industrial plant and flanked by a highway overpass:
Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, shaded by giant chestnut trees:
Red Barns of Vermont 3 comments
This color is ubiquitous in Vermont and really stands out, especially in the snow.
iphone Hipstamatic
Above the Clouds 1 comment
Summer storm, shot from above during a flight across the New Mexico desert.
iphone
ISO 64
f/2.4
1/24 sec
Winter Beach Panoramas Leave a comment
It’s now so cold that the saltwater is freezing, leaving interesting ice formations on the beach at low tide.
Canon EOS 7D, 28-70mm
HDR
Winter Dreams 1 comment
Visions of Vermont snow are always on my mind these days:
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: Tinto 1884
film: Claunch 72 Monochrome
Evening Light Leave a comment
Caught this next to St. John’s Cathedral in New York.
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: John S
film: Ina’s 1969
Winter Forest Colors Leave a comment
Vermont forest in winter – even now there are lots of colors in the forest.
This one was a double exposure experiment:
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: Helga Viking
film: Kodot XGrizzled
Reflections on the Pavement 2 comments
Caught these while walking the dog one morning, and thus mostly looking down.
Snow Cone Leave a comment
I didn’t taste it, but it looked exquisite to me:
Canon EOS 7D, EF 24-70mm
ISO 100
50mm
f/2.8
1/800 sec
The Red House in the Snow 4 comments
Spotted this lovely barn on a walk through the snowy forest in Vermont:
Canon EOS 7D
ISO 200
f/7.1
HDR
Heading Home 3 comments
These geese were making a few passes over the field behind our house during sunrise, and then they disappeared beyond the horizon. Hope they found a warm place to set down.
iphone Hipstamatic, Jane lens, Ina’s 1969
Vermont Waterfall 2 comments
From an earlier vacation to Vermont – Glen Moss Falls near Stowe.
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/8
1.0 sec
Moonset over New Jersey 3 comments
This was caught one late afternoon from my window in Manhattan – looking towards New Jersey, just across the Hudson River. The moon is setting over Columbia Terraces in Weehawken, NJ.
Canon EOS 7D, EF70-200mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
f/11
2 sec
Winter Wonderland – Vermont 5 comments
The frosted forests of Vermont would have made the perfect setting for the ice princess in the Chronicles of Narnia.
All photos taken with iPhone Hipstamatic
Frosty Dog Walk 5 comments
Beach Panoramas Leave a comment
I think that cropping some pictures of large vistas focuses the eye on the essential part of the picture – too much sky and things tend to get lost. Here are some recent pictures where I tried that approach:
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- Long Island Sound
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- Clinton Town Beach
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- Storm Brewing
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- Sunset with Swans
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- Clinton Town Beach
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- Sunset colors
Bark Leave a comment
Macro in the Morning Leave a comment
Details of a recent morning walk:
Art Walk in the Backyard 1 comment
I shot these while walking our dog on a crisp morning. Even in black&white, nature is gorgeous:
Canon EOS 7D, 24-7omm EF f/2.8, B&W conversion with SilverEfex
Winter Beach Walk 2 comments
Even in the cold, wet weather, the local beach provides some good photo opportunities – you just have to get close to your subject.
All shot with iPhone, edited with Snapseed
Central Park at Night 3 comments
Shooting the Sun 3 comments
I know that the rule is to keep the sun out of the picture, and preferably behind you, but this time I thought I’d experiment doing the opposite.
ISO 100, 60mm, f/22, 10 sec, using 10x ND filter
ISO 100, 24mm, f/20, 1/250sec
ISO 100, 24mm, f/22, 1/160 sec
All photos taken with Canon EOS 7D, 24-70mm EF lens
Cold is Here 6 comments
Early morning weather in CT today. ‘Stick season,’ as the locals call it, is here. Still, there’s beauty in it, especially in early morning and evening light. Reminds me of the moody paintings of the romantic German painter Caspar David Friedrich, one of my favorites.
Canon EOS 7D, 50mm f/1.4
ISO 200
f/22
1/800 sec
Here are two paintings of Caspar David Friedrich:
The Last Burst of Color 5 comments
Now that the leaves are down, I just need to post one more shot that reflects how I felt when watching the leaves turn in Vermont: a veritable EXPLOSION of color!
Canon EOS 7D, 24-70mm
ISO 100
f/20
1/15
multiple focal lengths
Fall Silhouettes Leave a comment
Taken a few days before hurricane Sandy, when the weather was still nice enough to wander to the beach without a heavy jacket.
Canon EOS 7D, EF 24-70mm
Top: ISO 100, 70mm, f/2.8, 1/2500 sec
Bottom: ISO 100, 66mm, f/3.2, 1/320 sec
Forest Oddities Leave a comment
Only in the fall, when all the leaves are down, do you start noticing some of the other, equally beautiful things of the forest: mushrooms, bark, fungi.
Moonset over Fall Foliage 1 comment
Smuggler’s Notch, VT
Canon EOS 7D, EF24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 160
f/13
1/80 sec
Fall Waterfalls 6 comments
Found these waterfalls in Vermont while hiking:
Near Smuggler’s Notch
Glenn Moss Creek Falls
Glenn Moss Falls, near Stowe, VT
All taken with Canon EOS 7D, 24-70mm lens, various apertures
Vermont Colors – Last Day: Panoramas 6 comments
A week in Vermont during peak foliage season was simply magical. Here are some parting shots, all taken near Stowe:
Vermont Colors – Day 7: Up Close 2 comments
This time I enjoyed getting very very close to my subject. Fortunately, the mushrooms didn’t move much. The frog was a bit more challenging – took about 3 minutes to get close enough for this macro shot.
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm EF-L f2/8
Vermont Colors – Day 6: Foliage and Water Leave a comment
Glen Moss Creek near Stowe provided some great photo opportunities:
Vermont Colors – Day 5: Early Morning 4 comments
Finally had a day featuring a sunrise, and I was amply rewarded with beautiful light. Mixed with the early morning dew, it created some great photo opportunities:
Vermont Colors – Day 4: Black and White 3 comments
After the overdose of vibrant colors my eyes were subjected to during the first few days in Vermont, I decided to take a break from the colors. Instead, I focused on textures and contrasts to come up with some black & white photographs:
Forest Mushroom
Birch Bark
Pond Reflections
Vermont Colors – Day 3: Panoramas/Vistas 1 comment
Driving along Highway 100 in Vermont, I came across too many photo opportunities to ask my wife to stop for every single one of them. Still, I managed to take advantage of a few, catching the peak season of the famous Vermont Foliage:
Vermont Colors – Day 1 5 comments
I haven’t even been here for 24 hours, and already my camera is bursting with colorful shots of the fall foliage. And according to the foliage report, this isn’t even peak season yet! Stay tuned for more.
Canon EOS 7D, 70-200mm
ISO 200
Mr. Blue Sky Leave a comment
Today the sky was so blue I just had to post some pictures of it. And the fall blooms provided a nice contrast. It was the kind of gorgeous day that made me think of one of my favorite songs that always gets my feet tapping: ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ by ELO (“Sun is shining in the sky, there ain’t a cloud in sight…”).
All photos shot with iphone Hipstamatic.
Lightning on the Plains 4 comments
I captured this while driving through South Dakota on a warm summer night.
Shot in South Dakota, with Canon EOS 7D, EFS 15-85mm lens
ISO 200
f/5
64 sec
Burning Man Sculpture Leave a comment
Burning Man 2012 is coming up at the end of the month. Here’s a photo I took there in 2006.
Seagull’s view of beach 1 comment
Another gorgeous day at the local beach – as seen by the many seagulls walking around.
Storm Brewing 2 comments
Late afternoon thunderstorm gathering over Clinton Harbor, CT.
Canon EOS 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 160
32mm
f/8
1/25 sec
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 