Uploads from Richard-, tagged 2007, with geodata

Early Morning Light on Swamp

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:14:29 -0700

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Warren, Connecticut. The sun was coming up as I was driving by this swamp and the light was just too good, I had to stop. Light like this changes in minutes so one has to work fast, not to mention the stillness of the water can be disturbed by a leaf, a bird, or a beaver changing the reflection and so, the shot.

Note: This was shot last November but I wanted to share it as an example of the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 stopped down to f/11.

Salt 'n Pepper 'n Bokeh

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:41:09 -0800

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Warren, Connecticut. For Kay (mathteacher). Salt and pepper 8' from me, christmas tree 30' behind. 135mm at f/2 (wide open). Notice the focus strip on the table which shows you how shallow this is. Believe it or not, that's Gary on the couch on the right.

Serrated Railing

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:09:10 -0800

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Greenwich Village. New York is loaded with this stuff: seemingly decorative wrought iron the sole purpose of which is repelling humans or pigeons. It's a well known fact that you can't pee anywhere in New York and here we have proof that it's tough to sit down as well.

Lights in Washington Square Park at Dusk

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:31:49 -0800

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New York City. While waiting to get into The Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village we took a walk around the block and bumped into an edge of Washington Square park. The mood that lights at dusk creates reminds me of scenes in the various "Bourne" movies, especially scenes shot in Berlin.

Trees in Fog on Baldwin Hill

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:07:41 -0800

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Washington, Connecticut. Driving home from an errand my left peripheral vision caught these trees with the fog behind them and it took my brain about 1/4 mile to register that I should stop, get out of the truck, set up the camera on tripod and take a picture. Some days wanting to get home and warm up by the fire really gets in the way of photography, other days photography gets in the way of getting home. When these two forces hit simultaneously one is frozen and it's interesting to see what tips it one way or the other.

Sunrise on Trees in the Shepaug River Valley with Morning Fog

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:12:11 -0800

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Warren, Connecticut. My friend Zarinna called me at 6 am this morning "come quick, the light is incredible." I reluctantly left my place next to the now fired up woodstove, threw clothes on, grabbed camera bag, tripod, and most important coffee and headed over to her place, slowly waking up on the drive. When I got there the sun was just coming up which seemed too late but as I stood and watched the changing light on both the trees and fog around the Shepaug Reservoir I had a feeling even with the sun up there would still be something worth shooting. An hour and 50 shots later I was pretty sure I got something interesting and took off for the warmth of our woodstove, a hot shower, and breakfast.

Sunrise on the Shepaug River Valley with Morning Fog

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:12:12 -0800

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East End of Bee Brook Swamp

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:13:09 -0800

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Washington, Connecticut. A new lookout has been built in Macricostas Preserve and Gary and I trudged through the snow to check it out. It's ten feet off the ground which gives a photographer or bird watcher a nice perspective of the surrounding landscape. This is the east end of the swamp which is filled with horse tails.

Dried Grass

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:54:31 -0800

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Washington, Connecticut. The landscape at Macricostas Preserve is full of photographic possibilities in spring, summer, and fall but winter presents a bit more of a challenge. This dried grass was the first thing that caught my eye and its color was echoed all day as we saw this color and texture in meadows and marshes.

The Boulders Inn at Night

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:41:07 -0800

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Warren, Connecticut. The Boulders is a classy inn and restaurant on the east shore of Lake Waramaug. They were still "doing business" at midnight and Gary and I thought we heard a bear poking around in their dumpster so we took off.

North end of Lake Waramaug at night

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:41:08 -0800

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Warren, Connecticut. Anne (my wife) rolled her eyes when Gary and I announced at 11:30 pm we were making a night run down to the lake to attempt some shots. It was pitch black when I took this but a tripod allowed me to leave the shutter open long enough to capture some light. The lake is frozen over although I don't think it's ready for walking just yet. We had a blast.

Field in Fog on Baldwin Hill

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:07:38 -0800

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Washington, Connecticut. When I stopped the truck and got out I could see the trees on the other side of the field and I was excited to get a picture of them with fog dropping down but alas, by the time I got set up the fog had dropped down enough to wipe out the detail. Still, the leaves on the mown field in the waning light made this scene interesting to me.

Afternoon light on Gritman Pond

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:37:48 -0700

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Warren, Connecticut. A friend called yesterday wanting to get out and shoot fall colors. I think between shooting and raking leaves, I've about had it with fall. But, it's good to move my butt so we decided to see about late afternoon light on Gritman pond, one of the many swamps around our town that fills up during rains and turns into more of a pond.

Here's a piece for my photo journal and for those of you who think about such things: I got out of my truck and was already loaded for bear with 24-70 and circular polarizer on camera. I took some shots but they just did not get me excited. What to do? I was about to chalk it up to a bad day or lack of inspiration or cliche overload and go home but decided to change perspective instead. I put the 300mm f/4 on the camera, moved the polarizer to it (tip: buy lenses that can share expensive filters), lowered the tripod to near ground level and looked out at the same landscape with a different perspective. It was just what I needed and even though the resulting pictures aren't as sharp as I'd have liked, I feel good about how I came to take them.

Just a single lens change made all the difference and got me excited. Sometimes we need to get out of our ruts and try seeing the world in a new way. That and get out more.

Afternoon light on Gritman Pond

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:37:46 -0700

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Afternoon light on Gritman Pond

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:37:51 -0700

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Afternoon light on Gritman Pond

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:37:41 -0700

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Island on Gritman Pond

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:37:38 -0700

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Afternoon light on Gritman Pond

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:37:43 -0700

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Reflection on Gritman Pond

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:37:36 -0700

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Warren, Connecticut. This is he only image in the batch I kept where I used a shorter lens but I thought I'd give impressionism a shot.

Annie's Oak Leaf

nobody@flickr.com (Richard-) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:20:10 -0700

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Warren, Connecticut. Okay, I couldn't resist the play on words (Annie Oakley). My wife is now getting with the program and bringing me leaves she'd like to see photographed. I initially complained that this oak leaf wasn't big enough in any one place to shoot without showing the outer edges, but then I thought about how wonderful the natural shape of the leaf is and decided to try shooting it in a way that used that shape as a border. Fall colors have peaked when we start seeing more oak leaves like this on the ground. We can see deep into the woods now where leaves obscured the view during summer.