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bulls-eye

Alex needed a photo of himself at archery for his phys ed class, so I hooked him up.    He didn’t hit the bulls-eye on this shot, but he often does.

bulls-eyeCanon EOS 7D (24mm, f/5, 1/50 sec, ISO800)

axles

I found these railroad axles all neatly lined up at the Reading and Northern Railroad in Port Clinton.  They cried out for monochrome :-)

 

axlesCanon EOS 7D (24mm, f/6.3, 1/80 sec, ISO100)

another rainy morning

While taking some photos one morning after rain had fallen, I noticed this flower.  A contribution to Macro Monday and I Heart Macro #1

dropsCanon EOS 7D (100mm, f/18, 1/30 sec, ISO400)

raymondskill falls

I took a ride on my shiny new ‘chrome pony‘  and visited Raymondskill Falls, the tallest waterfall in PA. It’s ~100 miles (160KM) from my home, which is about a 2 hour drive. This photo is taken from mid-falls, so you’re only seeing half the picture.

I used a 10x Neutral Density filter and f/16 to get an 89 second exposure which makes the water silky.  I particularly like the way the running water fans out into the pool.   Monochrome conversion was performed in Silver EFEX Pro.  I posted the color version below.  I like them both, but I’ll probably print the monochrome.  I’d be delighted to hear your thought in comments.

I bought a portable tripod because it fit in my saddlebag and it wasn’t up to the task.  I should have lashed a real tripod to the back of my bike, which I will do next time.  Because of my shortsightedness, I missed out on some photos, but now have an excuse to return :-)

Linking to The Weekend in Black and White, 17-May-2013 and Weekly Top Shot # 83

raymondskill fallsCanon EOS 7D (19mm, f/16, 89 sec, ISO100)

 

raymondskill fallsCanon EOS 7D (19mm, f/16, 89 sec, ISO100)

the other morning

I noticed little drops of water had accumulated on the pansy’s from overnight rain.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections #190.

water dropsCanon EOS 7D (100mm, f/25, 3.2 sec, ISO100)

 

water dropsCanon EOS 7D (100mm, f/18, 1/8 sec, ISO400)