Oct 18, 2010 | B&W Photography, Landscape Photography
You gotta love mother nature. No matter what you plan, it really doesn’t matter because she is going to do whatever she wants to do. So the sign in the Appalachian Cafe was so true. No Rain, No Pain, No Maine!
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The first day, we didn’t even try to get out, the nor’easter pretty much kept us pinned up. The next day despite the rain and drizzle, we made an attempt. We drove up to Baxter State Park and waited in the truck for 90min while the worst of the rain went by. We then made the short walk up to Sandy Stream Pond only to stand in the wind in drizzle. With the best eyes in teh business scanning the pond, after a couple of hours, we called it.
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Heading back to the room wasn’t an option so we started to cruise the park looking for targets of opportunity. We were pleased to see that even with the big rains, leaves still remained in some locations. So out we popped to make some clicks.
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Why B&W? The wet trunks just suggested to me that B&W worked better so, B&W it is.
Photos captured by D3x, 24-70AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film
Oct 15, 2010 | Aviation, Landscape Photography
We left Freeport and headed up to base out of Millinocket to work the Moose in Baxter State Park. We got in with just enough time to reconnoiter the area for color before the storm comes in. It is simple stunning in the surrounding hills, the color is maxed out!
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Well one of the lakes has an air service so headed in that direction to see if I could get some aviation with fall color. A great twist on landscape photography if you ask me.
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As it so happen to unfold, the pilot James was warming up and taking off on a run. The light level was so low with the pending storm, I was shooting at 1/45 f4 handheld! So we were able to photograph him in his Cessna 206 taxing down lake, turn around and lift off. I’ve photographed a lot of float planes in our work in Alaska but never with this kind of fall color. I could do this kind of landscape photography all day long!
Photos captured by D3x, 200-400VR2 on Lexar UDMA digital film
Oct 14, 2010 | Landscape Photography
The best shot of the week for me was made by literally falling out of the van and pointing the lens. -2.5 exp comp was all there was to it, the rest was all right there before me. And was there luck? Na, just getting up early. Simply gorgeous!
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Photo captured by D3x, 24-70AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film
Oct 13, 2010 | Landscape Photography
And then I simply looked up. Wow! The heavens were dancing as the clouds skipped on by. This all unfolded as the sun was rising.
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And then the last element was added. Perfection! Simple! I just had to show up and look up.
Photos captured by D3x, 24f1.4AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film
Oct 12, 2010 | Landscape Photography
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Then there was the last rays of light of the day. The light is so gorgeous there really is no bad photograph to be had. But…
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But bringing in the romance of the port comes from going beyond the basic rosey warm light and finding the small little pockets of light. Where you find those little beams kissing only the tip of a bow of little of a mast, this permits the water to go darker and the quietness of the location crepe in and eventually, grab your viewer.
Photos captured by D3x, 70-200VR2 on Lexar UDMA digital film
Oct 12, 2010 | Landscape Photography
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It’s so easy, walk, look and click. When you’re in ME in Fall at least.
