Found these outside our house before the snow smothered all plants.
Canon 7D, 100mm f/2.8 macro
ISO 100
f/7.1
2 sec
Archive for the ‘nature’ Tag
Study of Seedpod 4 comments
Sleigh Ride in Stowe 2 comments
It was snowing heavily, but that didn’t deter these folks from enjoying a romantic sleigh ride through the forests of Stowe, VT.
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 800
-2ev
f/8
1/100 sec
optimized with Nik Color Efex
Longing for Summer 1 comment
Thought I’d post a few close-ups I shot this summer while it’s snowing and howling outside.
Canon 7D, 100mm macro lens
Adjustments in Color Efex
Frosty Days 6 comments
The winter storm is providing some (but not many) photo opportunities, as I don’t venture far from home. Here are two shots from the neighborhood.
Winter Frost is Here! 4 comments
These pictures don’t need an explanation: It’s COLD!
Canon 7D, 24-7-mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
70mm
f/2.8
1/250 sec
Badlands Drive 12 comments
From a trip across the country, after a storm in Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
Georgia Country Roads Leave a comment
Just a few sights I captured while driving through the Georgia countryside:
Canon Powershot G12
Dead Calm 3 comments
Long Island Sound at sunset, as viewed from our local beach. And if you haven’t seen ‘Dead Calm’ – I highly recommend this little claustrophobic thriller about a couple on a boat taking on a shipwrecked stranger.
Canon EOS 7D, 10-22mm lens
ISO 100
f/11
1/50 sec
Midnight Moon 1 comment
Took the opportunity of the last balmy night of the season to experiment with some shots of the full moon and the apple tree branches in front of our house. Which one is your favorite?
Canon 7D, 12-22mm
ISO 800
f/8
15 sec
Take-off 1 comment
These birds were heading to the sunset – wish I could have flown along:
Canon PowerShot G12
ISO 100
f/3.2
1/2000 sec
processed with Nik Color Efex
Sunset Walk 2 comments
Took the dog out for a walk around sunset and came home with some great photo material:
Canon 7D, 12-22mm
Mushroom Pavillion 10 comments
This mushroom looked to me like a sun umbrella for tiny creatures.
Canon 7D, EF 70-200mm
ISO 125
f/8
1/400 sec
Montana Fall Vistas 3 comments
I spent a day last weekend in Montana with my son and we spent the entire day taking pictures. Here’s the first batch, of the scenery while driving from Bozeman to Virginia City.
Canon 7D, 12-20mm lens, adjusted with Nik HDR Efex Pro
World Wide Photo Walk – Guilford, CT 4 comments
On Saturday I participated in Scott Kelby’s World Wide Photo Walk by joining one of thousands of group, this one located in Guilford, CT. We spent a couple hours on the shore taking pictures and exchanging photo tips, and enjoyed ourselves despite the overcast weather. Which means it’s a good time for black&white pictures. Click on any picture to see them as a full-screen slide show.
Hidden Robin Leave a comment
This little Robin had built her nest in a bush on the side of her house, guarding two blue eggs. Then one day there was only one egg, and the Robin never returned.
Canon EOS 7D, 70-200mm f/2.8
ISO 100
f/2.8
1/200 sec
No Lifeguard on Duty 1 comment
Our local beach at the end of the day, after everyone has left. I love it when we have it all to ourselves!
iphone Hipstamatic
film:Sussex
lens: Doris
A Good Spot for Solitude 6 comments
“If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.” – Jean-Paul Sartre
This bench overlooks our local beach and is my favorite spot to spend time alone.
Canon EOS 7D, 10-22mm lens
ISO 100
f/11
1/15 sec
Nik Color Efex vintage film filter
Above the Clouds 6 comments
Some dramatic storm clouds were forming while I flew from Connecticut to Seattle:
iphone, Hipstamatic
iphone, edited with Snapseed
Success! Leave a comment
Or: Dinner!
Shot at sunset near our local beach:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro
ISO 100
f/4.5
1/60 sec
Monet it Ain’t 2 comments
But it was fun playing around with some color filters to enhance the water lilies I photographed yesterday.
Fossils Making Out on the Beach 3 comments
I was lucky enough to catch the one day when Horseshoe Crabs come to our town beach to mate. There were at least 15 pairs of these ‘living fossils’ (so-called by Charles Darwin because they look just like their fossilized ancestors) horsing around (pardon the pun) in the shallow water.
Camera: Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro lens
Contemplating the Sunset 3 comments
Overlooking Hammonasset Beach, CT:
Canon Powershot G12
Flower Fireworks 2 comments
Rainy day, so I spent it practicing indoor photography:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro lens
ISO 100
f/5
1/10 sec
I shot a small piece of moss up close, and changed focus while the shutter was open, to get this effect:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm macro lens
ISO 100
F/2.8
1/30 sec
Early Morning at the Marina Leave a comment
I came across this peaceful scene on a recent early morning while walking the dog:
Canon EOS 7D, 70-200mm
ISO 100
f/7.1
1/200 sec
Sleeping Beauty’s Window 1 comment
Found this on the Seaside Sanatorium grounds in Waterford, CT:
Canon EOS 7D, 70-200mm
ISO 100
75mm
f/5.6
1/50 sec
Evening Light 8 comments
The light is getting more and more beautiful in the evenings here in Connecticut. Soon the temperature will cooperate, too.
iphone, Hipstamatic
lens: John S
film: Ina 1935
Morning Mist Leave a comment
A misty morning greeted me while walking the dog:
Canon EOS 7D
ISO 320
f/4.5
1/60 sec
Adorable Cats and Wolves 2 comments
Some other shots I really liked from my visit to the National Zoo in Washington, DC (the first one was a collaboration with my son – he took the shot with my camera, I did the editing):
Animal Portraits 1 comment
Moonrise over Mt. Rainier Leave a comment
I was lucky to be flying to Seattle at the right time and sitting on the right side of the plane:
Incoming! 2 comments
Captured on Hammonasset Beach in Connecticut, as they fluttered around a gentleman passing out breadcrumbs.
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/4.5
1/200 sec
Adjusted with Nik Color Efex
Tiny Beach Treasures Leave a comment
Tiny shells (1 cm long) on our local beach, shot with my macro lens:
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm 1/2.8 macro lens
ISO 100
f/3.2
1/400 sec
Giant Winter Tree 1 comment
This tree has a commanding presence in our neighborhood. Can’t wait for the leaves to return this spring.
iphone Hipstamatic, adjusted with Snapseed
Winter Wonderland along the Highway 1 comment
Winter wonderland along I-89 in Vermont:
Canon EOS 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
F/14
1/60 sec
Good Morning, Frost 3 comments
I can handle the cold when it’s nice and sunny (because you get nice pictures like these at sunrise):
Canon EOS 7D, EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro
ISO 100
f/3.2
1/400 sec
Magical Sunset Leave a comment
I love how the clouds disperse the sun’s rays late in the afternoon on overcast days:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/8
Last Glimpse of a Beautiful Winter 6 comments
Goodbye, Lovely Vermont 1 comment
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:
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:
Shells, Shells, Shells 1 comment
Hammonasset Beach in Connecticut is covered in these shells. Finding a spot where they take up the entire viewfinder wasn’t difficult. Deciding whether I like the color or b&w version better was tough.
Canon PowerShot G12
ISO 100
f.8
1/100 sec
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
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
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
New Snow in Vermont 1 comment
We didn’t get as much as snow as CT (32 inches/80cm!), but still got nice fluffy snow that blanketed everything:
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
Ice Flowers Leave a comment
At -20 degrees at night in Vermont, the windows get nicely frosted. Brrrr! Ice flowers are less common these days, since everyone now has double-paned windows, where these formations rarely show up. These were on a single-paned garage window.
Canon EOS 7D, 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
ISO 200
f/2.8
1/125
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
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 