As I walked down closer to the river, I noticed this rock dripping with icicles. Couldn't help thinking it looked like a walrus!
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As I walked down closer to the river, I noticed this rock dripping with icicles. Couldn't help thinking it looked like a walrus!
Went out this afternoon to try and get caught up on shots. The water at a local river was rushing down over. Tried using a slower shutter speed to obtain that "foamy" look of the falls.
Looked out this morning to see some light snow falling. Ran and grabbed my macro lens to try and capture more snowflake shots. I love looking at the macro views- the detail in the shapes and sizes is so much more interesting!
Am wondering what was going on in the clouds above to result in thin needle-like shapes, as well as small blobs that look like they may have once resembled your standard snowflake?
Tried some food photography at Thanksgiving. This was delicious Savory Cranberry Bread.
Tried to capture the steam coming off the bowl of squash. There's a bit there, but not what I was hoping for. On the "up side", it was the best squash I've had in years!
Shot this at school this week with my iPhone. I believe these could be altocumulus clouds decorating the sky?
Yup- it's a wasp nest...hanging directly over the middle of our street. Funny what you'll find once the leaves drop!
Went shopping with a friend last weekend. Believe it or not, this tranquil scene was just steps from a shopping mecca!
A colorized view of the previous shot, however looking in a different direction. The red berries really stood out.
So this is my first panorama put together in Photoshop. I watched a quick how-to video, and was surprised how very easy it was! This is actually a 180˚ view at the summit of our hike yesterday, stitched into one panoramic shot. My husband is checking out the view below. It was a gorgeous day, and likely the last one of THAT caliber for months to come!
Walking along the trail yesterday we came upon this path that had been worn to the ledge below, with moss on either side. Kind of a neat, little path!
Even though we're into November, there's still a little color left to be seen! On our hike yesterday we came across many species of trees we don't see as much of in the dooryard. Case in point, I believe these to be white oak leaves. I can't say, however, that they were on a "tree". More like a scrubby bush closer to the summit of the mountain we hiked. I liked the smattering of colors in the light of the sun!
Did some more hiking this weekend. On the way, drove along a road we'd never been on before, and saw this awesome old water tower. Instinctively, I expected there had to be railroad tracks nearby, and sure enough we spotted some just down the road! Although I probably should have, I'd never quite put together why the water towers were often near tracks. So I did a quick Internet search and discovered that they were called "water stops", originating with steam engines and the frequent need to replenish water. I even found out that some isolated water stops were favorite ambush spots for train robbers. Hopefully this was a peaceful water stop!
Last of the acceptable shots from the pumpkin festival. This one was actually my favorite! Happy Halloween!
I was experimenting with some different styles at the pumpkin festival this weekend. This was actually a "tower" of electrified pumpkins, all carved with hearts. Looked a bit like the hearts were flowing out!
Last weekend there was a nearby pumpkin festival, for which our school contributed a number of jack-o-lanterns. We didn't carve these, but I loved the unusual way they were designed!
It was a little hazy looking out over the summit, but plenty of mountains in whichever direction we looked. This is a shot of my husband looking northward.
On our hike last weekend, found this interesting rock on the summit. Lots of granite up there. And then there was this. Looked like it had been heated up at some point with its swirls.
As we looked over to another nearby summit, the red berries we saw everywhere (we're now thinking Mountain Ash), and the tall spruce framed a steep rock face. If you look really closely, there were people on that summit enjoying the view!