I was driving along Chamber Lake in Hibernia Park yesterday, and I had to stop for the view of the drawdown with snow.
This is a small (3635×1000) panoramic view, of 9 images ‘stitched’ together, looking toward the dam.
I was standing knee-deep in snow, and for the locals, there is a good 5-8 feet of water missing because of the drawdown.
You can also see maintenance trucks working on the dam itself.
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Being the nut job that I am, I managed to tantalize someone else to join me in the 14°F weather!
When we got out into shooting position down by the Brandywine creek, it was allot more dangerous because of the 6-8 inches of snow covering everything!
Some of the ice structures that I had seen on my visit on the 8th, were no longer around, and the water was not as dark with silt.
I still have more to process, but I wanted to get something Posted.
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I have been playing with the idea of publishing a photography book for some time, and after my experience with producing Madison’s 10th birthday gift, I decided to make a first real attempt.
So what was my first real book going to be about?
Looking back at my recent history, it only makes sense that I do something about covered bridges, and I already had the content from the presentation I did back in October 2012 for Citadel bank.
This time is going to be easier from the standpoint that I only had a limited number of pictures, and a layout with the text.
So after a couple of hours, I was able to put the following together using the simple Adobe Lightroom module, and uploading to Blurb.com.
I invite you to take a look, and let me know what you think.
With this first book done, and I’m sure that I’ll revisit at some point, I am beginning to put together some ideas on themed books.
This time, using Blurb’s SmartBook application to put together my next adventure, namely because it seems to offer far more options and controls than what is available in the built-in Adobe Lightroom module.
In the meantime, let me know what you think of the book!
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Some images taken along the southern Rim Trail in Hibernia County Park, when the air temperature was 9°F!
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Some images taken during a late Fall walk in the Natural Lands Trust’s Peacedale Preserve in Chester County, PA.
There was a weather front moving through while I was there, which allowed for some very interesting cloud and lighting conditions, and several times, I was able to see some Crepuscular rays.
At one point during my walk, I encountered a real old-timer.
In the middle of the Preserve, there is a huge beech tree, at is 3-4 feet in diameter, and easily several hundreds of years old!
I don’t think I have ever seen a monster like this!
I was also extremely surprised with all the wooly bear caterpillar that I encountered. (Predicting Winter Weather: Woolly Bear Caterpillars)
During my walk, I had to avoid walking on over a dozen of these critters!
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