Snow Shadows

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens

Finally looks like winter up here in Vermont.

Freedom Tower

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

More pictures from Hoboken, NJ.  Got the NYC skyline as the sun started to go down.  It gives a really nice glow. 

Tickets?

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

Did some walking around in NJ took a few pictures.  Haven't been shooting much lately since it's dark most of the time when I get home but I do have alot of picture in my collection, im sure I can find something to keep this going for a while.

Birds and Seed

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 50mm f1.8 lens
That single spot to the left is a piece of birdseed that was just dropped.  This is a pretty good picture considering it is through a glass window.  The Cannon 50mm F1.8 is not an expensive lens but when used well, it produces some very nice results.

Bird Feeder

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 50mm f1.8 lens
Sometimes the birds even land on each other when there is no place to land.  I have a bunch of pictures but haven't taken much lately as it's dark most of the time that I am free to take pictures.  More to come.

Orchid

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 50mm f1.8 lens
I've got some new pictures.  Now I just need to be better about getting them up here.  More to come in the near future I hope.

Reflections in Fall

 

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 17-40mm f4L lens

So my other computer has not been cooperating so the blog has been on a much longer hiadias than expected.  I have a bunch of great shots and will try to be better about posting.  I do love to share the pictures and love comments and feedback.  It was a great year for foliage if you had time to get out on a nice day during the week.  I snapped this shot on my way in to work from the middle of a "major road" in Vermont (major is a relative term but generally there is enough traffic that I wouldn't have been able to stop in the middle of the road and shoot this out my car window.  

On another note, I really enjoyed renting a lens.  For me it was a nice way to play with it before paying for a lens I may not use as much as I thought.  

4 Wheel Drive

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

Venturing into the world of manual mode on my camera.  It has been liberating and a great learning experience.  Found this truck in Waitsfield, VT.  and just couldn't resist to snap a few shots, even in the rain.

Milky Way

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

I am still learning how to take pictures in the dark but they are starting to get better.  Learn something new every day. 

Hay Fields

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

Hay season is probably one of my favorite times for photographs around farm fields.  It never really gets old.

Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park

Canon G11

Life has been a little crazy again and my computer is still acting up but I came across this photo I took and processed a while back.  It was a great trip and I look forward to going back some day.  If you've never been, it is worth the trip.  Hoping to get the blog back on track sometime soon.

Lilies of Summer

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

It's a little early but the lilies have been working their way out in full force this week.  Makes for some great pictures.

(Due to some computer issues, my posts have been sparse.  I hope to have it resolve soon and get back to posting regularly)

Big Dipper

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

Last week is was very warm up here in the North East Kingdom but it sure was clear at night.

Still learning to focus at night but slowly getting better. 

Skyline in Vermont

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

A view from the top of Mt Hunger in Waterbury, VT.

More Flowers in the Yard

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

Flowers in the Grass

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

Always nice to get out for a walk and check out the flowers. 

Deer

 

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

Just wandering around the neighborhood.  This guy prefers the tree covered route.  Saw this just before leaving for work a few days ago.  

Logging

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 lens

  Although I love wandering around in the woods, I do understand that logging is just part of our human interaction with nature.  Walking in the backwoods, there seems to be a lot of this lately.

White Trillium

  Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 lens

  White Trillium, found in the mountains and some yards. 

Flying Ants

  Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

This is not a true Macro shot but the summer season reminds us that we will be swatting flying things until it gets cold again. 

Bleeding Hearts

  Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

These are really cool. 

Flowers

  Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens

I never really get tired of looking at pretty flowers or taking pictures of them for that matter.  Just have to keep them interesting.

Gus and Lady

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 lens

This is Gus and Lady enjoying a cool morning sunrise last week.  I had to get up pretty early to catch this light but it was worth the effort. 

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f3.5-5 lens

Happened to come across this on my walk today.  A Black Swallowtail butterfly.

White Flower

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f3.5-5 lens

Sometimes simplicity has the greatest impact.

Tulips in the Afternoon Sun

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f3.5-5 lens

I love the rich colors of spring and summer.  Sometimes it's the little things that can have the largest impact.

A Dandy Day

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f3.5-5 lens

For some reason I really hate having these in my yard (even though they make up most of my hard but this really are beautiful when you have an entire field of them. 

Apple Blossoms

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5 lens

Toad

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5 lens

Just hanging out in the middle of the trail. 

Flower Buds

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5 lens

Spring is a wonderful time of year as everything comes back to life.

Scarlet Tanager

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5 lens

It was a tough shot without a longer lens but a very neat bird.  Scarlet Tanager.

Thinking I might need to rent a nice zoom lens for some bird photography. 
(click on the image to make it a little larger)

Ohio River

Canon EOS T1i using a  EF-s 18-55mm f3.5-5 lens

Sun setting over the Ohio River.  The Bengals football stadium is across the river.

Modern Style

Canon EOS T1i using a  EF-s 18-55mm f3.5-5 lens

This is a cool looking apartment building in KY.  I think I caught it at the perfect time of day too.

Cincinnati, OH

Canon EOS T1i using a  EF-s 18-55mm f3.5-5 lens

Last week I was in Cincinnati, OH.  I went for a drive on my first night in town and found a few nice spots on the KY side of the river.  I will be back at some point to get some night shots of the skyline. 

Morning Dew

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5 lens

Morning Dew.

Daffs in Bloom

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5 lens

It's finally warm again and the flowers are loving it. 

Blooming

 

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5 lens

The spring was here and then it got cold again but the signs are here.

Wallpaper: The Saga Begins

I knew I planned to take this wallpaper down but it looks like it might take a little while longer than I first expected. 

Rising Sun

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5 lens

The sunrise is where my day starts and it's not a bad view.

Start of Spring Greening

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5 lens

The lilies are starting to come up.  Looking forward to the beautiful colors.  I hope to do a time lapse of one of the flowers opening some morning. 

Rainbow Ice

 

Canon EOS T1i using a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5 lens

Just barely caught this rainbow but it sure was pretty.  Spring has come in like a lion.  I just hope it doesn't get really cold again.  My photo inspiration has returned and hopefully lots of pictures to follow as the flowers bloom up here in the north.  

White Stuff?

Canon EOS T1i using a EF 50mm f1.8 lens

This was a week ago.  It all melted during the day but hard to believe that there was snow in the yard last weekend and today it was 76 Degrees.  Should be some great spring pictures coming to the blog shortly. 

Melting

  Canon EOS T1i using a  EF-s 18-55mm f3.5-5 lens

  This picture was taken in the fall but fits this upcoming weekend well.  It's supposed to be warm and sunny.  The snow is pretty much gone and it's time to start on the spring projects. 

Locked Up

  Canon EOS T1i using a  EF 50mm f1.8 lens

  So the blog returns after the dark winter lull.  Flowers are staring to pop up.  

I picked up a 50mm Prime lens and have had fun playing with the Depth of Field.  

Pick a little Talk a little...

  Canon EOS T1i using a  EF-S 55-250mm f/3.5-5.6 lens

Meeting of the gold finches at the bird feeder.

Box Cat

  Canon EOS T1i using a  EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens and external flash

You can take my picture but I am not looking at you.  Make sure you put me in a good light. 

Snow in the Hills

Canon EOS T1i using a  EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.

A beautiful day for a ski over the weekend.  A nice view up into the hills.

Gate in Snow

Canon EOS T1i using a  EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.

It was nice and cold this weekend but no new snow.  Today was 45 degrees.  Tomorrow night it will be in the single digits.  I wish this winter would make up it's mind. 

Tools of a Trade

Canon EOS T1i using a  EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.

Getting the job done requires the right tools.  In this case, this room is too dark to take this picture without an overhead flash bounced off the wall.  I am starting to enjoy the things I can do with a flash.  So many different ways to shoot.

Frozen River

Canon EOS T1i using a  EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.

It's kinda looking like March around here. A day after this picture was taken the water was completely open.

Tracks in the Snow

Canon EOS T1i using a  EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.

Winter is a fun time to see what roams the yard.  In our case, Squirrels, deer, cats, mice and birds.  It is always fun to find fresh tracks in the snow.