Happy Halloween!!!

Visited the the old truck in the woods to see how it was doing yesterday after Marsh Creek...

"Blending In"

Have a great day! - Ed

Clearly Fall...

Had a nice time this morning at Marsh Creek with a photobud... Little color, some mist, and catching up... Images a little later

I used an ND filter when capturing this to help keep the sky in check and clouds from blowing out. Just felt good being out chasing the color.

Enjoy the weather! - Ed

Pinnacle Path...

This is from the path leading to the Pinnacle Overlook... Here's hoping that everyone's path this weekend is a good one.

Have a great day! - Ed

Falls Magic Light...

Here it is... the last weekend of October 2010.

I have been a little anxious to get out and try to capture some of the season's amazing colors; but other obligations (some way more fun than others) have kept me from behind my camera.

Feeling a little stressed; I decided to take a little time, less than 2 hours this morning to get out in the field. Once I got out there; it was pretty clear that the gusty wind would make it a challenge to capture more "traditional" type of landscape / Fall images.

I decided to try "swiping" again, this time with some slightly wider subjects and compositions. In order to get the slightly longer shutter speeds needed for these types of images; I mounted a Neutral Density filter with my Lee Filter holder to help get the speeds down between .5 seconds to as much as 2 seconds in the strong morning sun.

This image was taken near Holtwood, PA.

I will share more of these "swipes" soon... I find these more "artistic" images to be very enjoyable to create and shooting them was a great way to relax for a while.

Have a great day! - Ed

Cast at Dawn...

Last Sunday's sunrise found me out on the seawall in Avalon. I was all alone for a while until this guy came along, said good morning, and continued out almost to the end of the seawall.

There were no clouds; but that gave me an opportunity to catch this private moment between a man and his fishing...

Have a great day! - Ed

Foam & Shells...

Normally when shooting landscapes; especially wide flat views, I try to keep the horizon line out of the middle of the frame.
Sometimes doing the opposite works, and in this case I think it adds to the image...

Have a great day! - Ed

Beach Patrol...

Here is another image from last week's trip...

Have a great day! - Ed

Sun Catchers...

It's always a good idea to look behind you, no matter where you find yourself shooting...

I guess this is what makes beachfront so special. I was out on the seawall when I turned around and caught the sunrise in the windows of the homes fronting the beach.

Have a great day! - Ed

Here Comes The Sun...

One of my favorite songs of all time; especially the version done by John Williams and the Boston Pops...

Not a bad way at all to start a Monday...

Have a great day! - Ed

Swept Away...

This was one of my first images from this past Monday morning at sunrise...

This was from the beach in Avalon; where I was able to spend a few days hanging and relaxing with my family. I even managed to get a little shooting in also. This was the 3rd and last morning that I was trying to get good sunrise images. I guess that the 3rd time really is the charm, as the sunrises on Saturday and Sunday had color, but absolutely no clouds.

Took this using my Lee ND filter and a longer exposure. Not the Big Stopper yet...

Swept Away... Like the Phillies did to the Reds :)

Have a great day! - Ed

Rock And A Soft Place...

Another image from Holtwood... little bit more abstract than some of my others.

Have a great day! - Ed

Holtwood in Black & White

Here is another image from this mornings outing...

Have a great day! - Ed

Holtwood Falls...

With all of the rain that fell over the last two days; I got the urge last night to do some water images, particularly waterfalls and rapids. This is not my normal subject; but has been on my list as a "to-do" for quite a while...

Thanks to photobud Michael Lawrence for the heads up and guided tour of this new shooting spot. Had a great time and look forward to the next outing...

Have a great day! - Ed