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I was inspired by recent work Karen Messick has been doing. She has been creating what I would consider to be kaleidoscope images . Being that ice abstracts are one of my favorite things to shoot I took a few to create kaleidoscopic images. The kaleidoscope effect is created by mirroring a single image in […]
Susquehanna St Park, below the Conowingo dam is the place I go when the temperatures drop below freezing. Arriving pre-dawn, hopeful that water has not been released to generate the days electricity . On some days the water is up and the days ice washed away before the sun rises. Some days give a […]
Just got back to a trip to Blackwater Falls WV with Chuck Robinson and later in the week the Baltimore Camera Club. We had stunning fall colors and a variety of weather . Opportunities for great photographs abounded! I’ve been to Blackwater before but not to Douglas Falls located near the adjacent town of Thomas. […]
The Baltimore Camera Club took a trip to NYC visiting the Museum of Modern Art to see a collection of work by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Seeing work by this legendary photographer was inspiring to say the least. Trips like this give camera club members a great opportunity to talk photography sharing ideas and techniques. It’s not […]
Last fall I spent a week in Acadia National Park. I’ve been to Acadia many times before and was looking for new places to explore. My “search” lead me to Acadia’s Schoodic Peninsula. The Schoodic Peninsula is fantastic, and the communities outside the park are classic ME. Beach Cliff Sardines was taken in one of […]
I have been aware of the photographic technique of panning the camera while using a shutter speed long enough to blur the image for several years. I have seen it used to create beautiful images by Karen Mesick and Tony Sweet but until last week never made a serious attempt to do it myself. I […]
The Smokies are full amazing streams and rivers, their water flowing down picturesque cascades and waterfalls. Most any road you drive down will have water flowing beside it. The beauty of these bodies of water can be captured in many different ways. The grand view, fluid motion, abstract details … … … “Cascade” uses a […]
The trees here in the Great Smoky Mountains are in the green of spring. When illuminated by the sun the intensity of the greens are incredible. Not one shade of green but many. Fresh red leaves are part of the palette too. This blog image attempts to capture the “Smoke” in the Smokies along with […]
“Waves of Color” was created shortly after arriving at Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee today. I’m here with fellow Baltimore Camera Club Members Karen and Chuck. After the nine hour drive to get here (Chuck Drove) it felt great to get out and take some shots. Good company and great scenery should make […]
Ruffles is a shot of a Cattleya Orchid taken using a 180mm macro lens with a 25mm extension tube and Live View. I always enjoy looking for abstract images to shoot but in general haven’t had much success finding them in flowers. This is at least in part due to the fact that making a […]