Category: Pennsylvania

Things related to Pennsylvania (PA).

Categories
Announcements Chester County Facebook Featured Hardware Online Life Photography

Featured on Manfrotto

Creek Rd Tone Map 078 - The Fall colors along Creek Rd in Chester County PA.
Creek Rd Tone Map 078

I was very honored to find that one of my Fall captures had been selected by Manfrotto as a Featured Image on both Facebook and Google+!

Featured on Manfrotto - Facebook and Google+
Featured on Manfrotto – Facebook and Google+

I can really and honestly say, that I could NOT have done it without you!

Thank you again!

[contentblock id=1]

Tech Talk

Equipment Details

  • Canon XTi w/EFS 18-55mm
  • 20 seconds f25 – ISO 100
  • Manfrotto 055 Carbon Fiber Tripod-Q90-3 Section (#055CXPRO3)
  • Manfrotto Midi Ball Head (#498)
  • Manfrotto Tripod Should Strap (#MB MSTRAP-1)
  • Manfrotto Compact QR Adapter (#MA323)
  • Manfrotto Accessory Plate (#200PL-14)
Categories
Adobe Chester County clouds Fields HDR Nature Nik Software Photo Journal Photography Tone Mapping

A Fall walk in the Peacedale Preserve

Weather Clouds 169 - Peacedale Preserve
Weather Clouds 169 - Peacedale Preserve

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.

Weather Clouds hdr 01 – Peacedale Preserve
Weather Clouds 169 – Peacedale Preserve
Weather Clouds 024 – Peacedale Preserve

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!

[contentblock id=1]

Categories
Chester County Creeks Glenmoore HDR Long Exposure Photo Journal Photography Streams Tone Mapping Water

Hunting for Fall Colors

Creek Rd Tone Map 107 - The Fall colors along Creek Rd in Chester County PA.
Creek Rd Tone Map 107

On Friday the 18th, I had a chance to drive around again looking for the Fall colors.

Here we are, over halfway through October, and there still is a fair amount of green still in the trees, but in other places, some of the trees are already bare.

Creek Rd Tone Map 057
Creek Rd HDR 01
Creek Rd Tone Map 095
Creek Rd Tone Map 072
Creek Rd Tone Map 078
Creek Rd Tone Map 111
Creek Rd Tone Map 107

All these shoots were taken using my Canon 18-55 IS using both two Tiffen Neutral Density filters (1.2 & 0.9) at f22+ for 15 to 25 seconds.

I gotta find me a ND filter in the 2.1 range. My 3.0 is too much, and I do not like having two layers of glass on the lens…

[contentblock id=1]

Categories
Adobe Barn Chester County Digital Painting Fields Nik Software Photo Journal Photo Manipulation Photography

Barn door with corn stalks – Digital Art

Barn door with corn stalks - Digital Art
Barn door with corn stalks - Digital Art

I am still ‘new’ to the digital art/painting capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS6, but it has been a lot of fun playing!

Earlier in the week, while out on a GPS drive, I captured the base image while shooting out the car window, and published it ‘as is’ so to speak.

A couple of days later, playing with a new processing technique, I came up with this!

Barn door with corn stalks - Digital Art
Barn door with corn stalks – Digital Art

I’m still fine tuning which images this technique works best, so come back again to see more images!

[contentblock id=1]

Categories
Chester County Downingtown Events Featured Photo Journal Photography

Minquas Fire Company Open House

My son and I were out doing Saturday errands, when we happened by the Minquas Fire Company Open House, and what boy could resist Firetrucks…

Reaching for the Sky
A Long Way Up
Looking back

We spent about a half-hour wandering around, looking at the various pieces of equipment, and being very thankful, that these folks are under 5 minutes away from my home!

Later in the evening, I got a Facebook mail from the folks at the station house, asking if they could use the photo I took during the Super Moon for their Facebook profile.

I quickly responding by saying Yes!

Minquas Facebook Cover Page
Minquas Facebook Cover Page

Again Many, Many Thanks to all those First Responders, and I am so glad that you are right down the street!

[contentblock id=1]