We sojourned to Knoxville Tennessee to see my Grandson for his 1st birthday by way of Lexington Kentucky. I would highly recommend Lexington for a place to visit. Lexington will be the host of the World Equestrian games this September, the first time this competition has been held in the United States-they are very excited and well should be. We had a chance to ride around horse farms, visit Keeneland Racetrack and visit the downtown area. Then it was off to Knoxville. I think another trip to Knoxville is in order around the Fall colors, plus I don’t see my son and family enough.
No Frame on the print as I still need to swith my frame actions from Photoshop CS4 to CS5
Infrared Nikon D80/ Nikkor 24-70
Had to interrupt the Southeastern Ohio series. Mid last week in between the thunderstorms the weather turned perfect and after 8 hours of photographing Indianapolis I was rewarded with this great shot. As the sun was setting, it was so low that it peered under the stone walking path leading from the Indianapolis Botanical Gardens to the the main area of the White River State Park and just lit up the whole seen. This shot was taken about 8:45 PM. Another bonus was the White River overflowing its normal banks allowed a nice reflection in the still waters at the bottom the frame that normally would not have been there under normal conditions. I was also able to get a couple of cool night shots, but this one was definitely the winner of the day. Returned home about 11PM.
Nikon D700, Nikkor 24-70, Tripod and Cable Release
It’s not everyday you get the chance to go to Florida and have a free place to stay, so on pretty short notice Angie and I grabbed the opportunity. We had to get up at 2AM to make an early flight, but we were in Florida before noon. The first evening was spent at the Naples Pier. The clouds created a great background. But the most amazing of part of the evening was as we shooting, we saw another photographer walking along the beach. It was the same Photographer, Monte Nagler, we had met this summer in Traverse City, MI. Life is always providing these little twists.
The following picture was taken about 15 minutes after sunset. There are several others, plus I am working on a 7 exposure HDR, maybe I will be able to share. Hopefully more on the way.
Naples Pier, Naples, FL
Nikon D700, 24-70/f2.8
January is a good time to reflect on last years successes and not so successes, but it’s not a time to dwell on them. We need to move on to 2010 and just improve on what we did last year and this first month of the year is already half over. Obviously we all need goals: some of the obvious ones are to continually improve my photographic skills,find new methods of post production, improve marketing and business practices, but some of the others are more personal oriented like better daily planning and prioritizing, more specific goal setting and so on. So as I sit here and ponder these things I could write a long list of things to improve on. If the list just gets overwhelming then just start prioritizing the list. An improvement in one area is better than none. Go out and enjoy 2010.
I thought this photograph was appropriate for the post. This photograph was taken about 20 minutes after sunset this past October at the Kokomo Reservior.
Nikon D700; 24-70/f2.8
We know that winter is cold, too cold for most of us; but if you embrace the cold, and look for the opportunities that abound in every season of the year (or seasons of your life), winter is all about attitude. I will have to admit that when the sun comes out, it is better. I had a chance to spend some time this Saturday doing what I do, that is taking some photos. I did get that many that I liked but here are a couple.
Way overdue on a post- so hopefully I will catch up in the next couple of weeks as we are already moving from fall to even colder. The last couple of weeks we have had some great fall weather and I have tried to get out an enjoy the fall foliage.
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Rainbow Christian Camp
in Converse, Indiana. I received a first class tour from Scott Schoberg. He spent almost an hour showing me the different campsites and cabins. The tour started off with a look at their conference center. The foyer of the conference center is lined with exotic stuff game. I am not a hunter, but this was amazing. It is a got to see! After the tour of the conference center, we toured the grounds. They have a wide variety of accommodations from huts that simulate a small village. (I can’t remember if it was Africa or South America.) They had dorm type cottages with bunk beds and even cottages for couples who want to get away for the weekend or longer.
Besides the accommodations they have plenty of activities and team building events like wall climbing and paintball to make your group’s stay extremely memorable. The camp caters to all people in all walks of life from children to adults.
I had my camera with me as we toured the site. I did not have a chance to take any pictures during the tour and I had another appointment that day but I did manage to take a parting shot of their barn as I left. The barn has rabbits, chickens, horses and a few other. (I am pretty much a suburban boy- I only know subdivisions and manicured lawns.)
Rainbow Christian Camp is a well kept secret only 30 minutes from Kokomo. I certainly recommend a visit. The fall colors were gorgeous too!
Nikon D700 Nikkor 24-70/f2.8
