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
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Vermont Colors – Day 7: Up Close 2 comments
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
Reflections at 9/11 Memorial 1 comment
Although surrounded by ear-numbing construction on all sides, the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan is an oasis of peace and quiet. Even the fountains didn’t seem to make any noise.
All photographs taken with Canon EOS 7D, 24-77mm EFL f/2.8
Man’s Best Friend 11 comments
Well, at least THIS man’s best friend. Caught this man and his dog while walking through Brooklyn – both were completely content sitting on the doorstep of their house and pursing their favorite activity – reading and people watching.
Shot with Canon EOS 7D, 100mm f/2.8L Macro
ISO 800
100mm
f/3.2
1/80 sec
The Spirit of Ecstasy 1 comment
On a walk through Brooklyn I found a parked Rolls Royce (yes, parked and unattended!) and had fun experimenting with some close-up photography of the hood ornament, called ‘Spirit of Ecstacy’ , designed in 1911. Here are a few of my favorite takes.
All images shot with Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro lens
Jane’s Carousel 2 comments
This is Jane’s Carousel, an antique carousel (built in 1922) lovingly restored by Jane Walentas in her studio in Brooklyn. It now sits in a dedicated structure at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, is open year-round, and enjoyed by kids of all ages.
Canon EOS 7D, 24-70mm
ISO 100
f/4
1/30 sec
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
Retired tunnel equipment Leave a comment
Driving by New Haven’s port facility, I spotted these rusting pieces of equipment.
Canon EOS 7D
New York’s most beautiful building Leave a comment
The Flatiron Building will always be my favorite building in New York:
Here are a few other views:
Manhattan Solstice 7 comments
Manhattan Solstice or ‘Manhattanhenge’ is one of two days every year when the sun sets exactly in line with the crosstown streets of Manhattan. Because New York’s grid isn’t aligned exactly along East/West, this phenomenon doesn’t occur on June 21 (like in Stonehenge), but on two days spaced evenly around summer solstice (this shot was taken on July 11, 2012).
Canon EOS 7D, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L
ISO 250
200mm
f/5
1/125 sec
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
Inspiration for the Wright brothers Leave a comment
Watching these graceful herons at our beach sure awakened in me the desire to fly. I’m glad that the Wright brothers did something about it.
Desert Colors 2 comments
Fun in my parent’s backyard in Phoenix with a macro lens.
Shot with Canon EOS 7D, 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens
Big Open Spaces Leave a comment
Panorama shots taken on a drive across the USA. These are from Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska.
All shots taken with Canon EOS 7D.
Saluting our heroes Leave a comment
Even a small Memorial Day parade as the one in our town (Clinton, CT) is a great opportunity to honor our fallen heroes.
All photographs taken with Canon EOS 7D, 70-200mm
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/125 sec
Where cars go to sleep in New York City Leave a comment
A follow-up to my post about where cars go to party in NYC, here’s where they go to sleep:
This was shot as seen from the High Line (check back tomorrow to see what that is):
Close Encounter of the Monkey Kind 1 comment
These monkeys had no fear – they prowled across the hotel property with impunity.
And this howler monkey didn’t care whether he was flashing us or not:
And this spider monkey thought he could fly:
All photos taken in Costa Rica in April 2012, with Canon EOS 7D, 200mm lens.
Unexpected Guests 1 comment
Found these two wild turkeys strolling across our lawn today. Raced to my camera gear to get a good shot, and was lucky that they were still there when I got back.
The male was about 3 feet (1m) tall.
Canon EOS 7D, 70-200mm EF IS II
ISO 200
135mm
f/6.3
1/400
Elusive birds of Costa Rica 1 comment
While there’s a constant racket of bird chirps, screeches, and whistles in the background, the birds in Costa Rica’s are actually very hard to find because they hide in dense foliage of the rainforest canopy. I was lucky to get these shots during a week-long visit. Here is a Toucan, the national symbol of Costa Rica:
This was shot at 400mm, and then cropped by 2x. With the naked eye, the Toucan was just a dark blob in the foliage. Here’s another screecher (no idea what this one is called):
And here’s a hummingbird, the hardest one to catch on film because they dart so quickly from flower to flower:
All photos taken with Canon EOS 7D, 200mm or 400mm, ISO 1000 to ensure fast enough shutter speed.
Jurassic Park? No, Costa Rica! 1 comment
Saw quite a few lizards and iguanas in Antonio Manuel National Park yesterday morning. This one is a Ctenosaur – it was about 2 feet long and resting on a tree overlooking the beach:
And this one is a Plumed Basilisk, also known as the Jesus Christ Lizard, for his ability to run across water for up to 20 meters:
And these little ones (20 cm) ran so fast and their heads darted in all directions so frequently that they reminded me of the velociraptors in Jurassic Park:
All photos taken with Canon EOS 7D, 400mm, ISO 500, f/5.6, 1/160 sec
Snow in Stowe Leave a comment
A weekend in Stowe, VT, provided an opportunity to try snow photography.
Canon EOS 7D, 50mm f/1.4
ISO 100
50mm
f/2.8
1/800 sec
Monument Valley Dust Storm Leave a comment
Shot during a dust storm tearing through Monument Valley in Spring 2010.
Canon EOS 7D
ISO 100
50mm
f/5.6
1/80 second
Sunrise in Antelope Canyon 6 comments
I shot this while on spring break vacation (2010) with my son in Arizona/Utah. This was in the Lower Antelope Canyon, around 11:30 in the morning, when a few openings in the canyon allow light to reach all the way to the floor of the canyon.
Canon EOS 7D, 15-85mm
ISO 125
15mm
f/14
13.0 seconds
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 