Mozart in Three Quarters...

This is Mozart; one of our "boys"...

Made this image a few weeks ago. There is something special when using natural light; especially northern light...

Have a great day! - Ed

Fire On The Water...

Another image from Sunday's spectacular sunrise...

Have a great day! - Ed

A Little While Later...

As the clouds moved in from the West; over are heads, the color was pushed back until it was just a thin line on the horizon. The clouds were not a solid mass; and it was possible to see the many different layers, even the bright blue sky that tops them all...

Have a great day! - Ed

The Payoff...

You make enough return visits to the same haunts; and maybe someday, a visit pays off...
Sunday's (probably not an accident) sunrise at Marsh Creek. The clouds showed up and the fishermen moved out of frame just in time.
Even better; some photobuds where there to share it with, all of us understanding how fleeting views like this are when the scene is right and the light cooperates...

Have a great day! - Ed

Reflections...

Another image from yesterday's outing...

Took advantage of the water's mirror like surface to capture some reflections of the early morning light striking the far bank.

Have a great day! - Ed

Seeing The Forest For The Trees...

Created this image this morning using the "swipe" technique. Met with some fellow shooters at the Birdsboro Reservoir; Nancy, Beth, and Mike...

Nancy explained this technique and here is my first go at trying it. This is a single exposure image, all the effects taking place during capture instead of post.

Have a great day! - Ed

Looking East...

Processed in a slightly different way than I normally do with my images... I like this one because even without my daughter's face; you can get a sense of her curious nature as she looks out over the ocean.

Have a great day! - Ed

Evening Falls on the Boardwalk...

Here is another image from yesterdays' trip to the shore...

Have a great week everyone! - Ed

Ice Cream at Sunset

One of the best reasons to go to the Boardwalk...

Kohrs Brothers!!!

I know, I know... technically it's frozen custard, not ice cream. Try explaining that to a six year old...

No real trick to this image; get in front with the setting sun over your right shoulder, and then ask Elise for a lick... guaranteed to get you this look every time.

She did eventually give me a lick in exchange for a taste of my own cone later...

Have a great day! - Ed

Fun Along the Edge

I wanted to share an image from my outing on Saturday... The outing was the delightful combination of a much anticipated family day trip, new gear tryout, and photo ops.

From the image you can see the weather was perfect. The new gear; a LowePro Pro Trekker 400AW backpack/bag, performed fantastically, being comfortable and handling the weight of all of my lenses etc. Just need to get a few more miles and hour in the harness to get myself used to wearing such an adjustable bag. The photo ops where plentiful enough; of both the art and family kind.

At the end of day though; the most important thing was spending time with my family. Getting to enjoy my photography while doing it was just a bonus...

Have a great day! - Ed

Heads Bowed in the Cathedral of the Sky

Today was bittersweet for me; remembering more happiness than sorrow...

I wanted to share an image I captured today of the sunflowers near Longwood. Like others before me the past couple of days, the wind played havoc with trying to get a good crisp image of a single plant. But; shooting them as a group, I was able to get some better results.

Through the field; containing almost half a million sunflowers, it appeared to me that all of them had their heads bowed, as if in prayer...

Today's quick photo stop was all for myself; as the beautiful weather and the pose of the many flowers helped me to remember my father...

Missing you Dad...

Ed

Italian Feast...

I had the opportunity; while visiting some family over the holiday weekend, to spend a few hours at the Italian Festival in Scranton, PA.

This was one of the images I captured. Street shooting can be an adventure, never quite sure how people will react to you. I usually use a small prime lens (in this case a 50mm) to not attract too much attention. Sometimes, like in this image, I will simply take the shot with the camera laying against my chest on the strap. Most of the time, it just looks like I am holding the camera and not actually taking pictures with it. You can get good results once you get a feel for it, but you also wind up with a high number of clunkers too...

Have a great day! - Ed

Balloon Landing

Here is the conclusion to my pursuit of this balloon...

The balloon landed on the road at the top of the hill and when I drove up, I spent a few minutes speaking with the pilot and the passengers. This was a great image for me to end the morning on; I was fortunate to get as many opportunities for great light and nice compositions.

Have a great day! - Ed