Post Thanksgiving Ramble

We were away in upstate NY for Thanksgiving this year.  Spending time with Wendy's family and some of our dearest friends.  I have a little tradition when we are upstate for the holiday to get up early the following day and head to Mendon Ponds Park.  I walk the old orchard trail and then take my camera to birdsong trail.  The titmouse's (or is it titmice?) and the chickadees were fun this year and posed for me a little once I offered up some birdseed.  It was a great trip in many ways.  One of the things I am thankful for is being able to get out and hike with my camera.

Keep Makin' Art!

Carl

An image from last year...

I have not had a camera in my hands in a few weeks.... The leaves have fallen and the tempo of life at work has increased.  I can not believe I have not posted in two weeks.  I have been on such a roll this year. It has felt weird not to post.  I am afraid it will be more of the same this week.  Hopefully this weekend I'll get out with the camera.  I leave you with this image from fall of 2010 and wish all of you celebrating a happy Thanksgiving!

Keep Makin' Art!
Carl

Community Photo Challenge - People in Landscapes

The November challenge over at community photo challenge is 'people in landscapes.'  My entry is from a late October morning in 2008 at Harriman State Park.  It was a wonderful peaceful morning.  This photos conveys that and I think it would not be the same without the fisherman in the boat.

Keep Makin' Art!

Carl

A Departure From the Norm....

For those of you expecting flowers, waterfalls or lighthouses from me my apologies.... I planned to shoot nature today, but the leaves were gone, the park was crowded and I was not feelin' the love today.... That is until I saw these beauties sitting out in the sun at the local motorcycle shop... Chrome was just meant to be photographed in High Dynamic Range.

Keep Makin' Art!

Carl

Re-Edited

Since I had a little time this morning I went back to the raw file of this image from my first Ithaca trip in June.  When I first edited the photos I had done a quick version of this one.  I have gone back and settled on a crop and worked on the tones of the image a little.  It looks like it will hold up to a 10x20 print.  I will have one done to see how it looks.  I am thinking this one will look great on canvas!

Kee Makin' Art!

Carl

Sunrise and Fog Above The Trees - Ithaca, NY

A whole week of no pictures.

I woke up this morning and realized I have not taken any photos all week.  I will have to do something about that this weekend.... but I am not sure yet what.  I will post what ever I find.

Have a great weekend everyone,
Carl

October Snow

After the late October snow yesterday the sky is clear and bright today.  I was able to frame up some leaves and berries in closeup with ice and snow on them and a nice warm fall background to set off the image nicely.  This is one of the guidelines I follow with my photography.  Take the opportunities that present themselves.  You should never force a photo the viewer can always tell when you do that.  Let nature show her wonder and capture it when she does.

Keep Makin' Art!

Carl

Sunday Oct 23th Harriman State Park

This past Sunday I went for a hike and photo jaunt with my Mom in Harriman State Park.  We followed one of my favorite streams for a while.  It was nice to see so many people in the park and on the trails enjoying nature on that fine Sunday morning.  This park is a treasure and it never fails to recharge my batteries walking along its many paths and streams.  We are supposed to get some snow here tonight so i amy be able to get some snow photos with some fall color left.  It is these moments that make the most striking photos when you are able to show something unexpected.  I will be moving into the studio this weekend as well as I can not ignore the call of my watercolor paints and brushes much longer.  There are paintings from our Italy trip last year still screaming to be painted.  They waited patiently as I set a hectic pace with the camera running around New York and Cape Cod this year..... the paintings will not wait much longer.  It is important to follow your art when the muse calls you... If you ignore the muse it will simply call to another who will serve its means..... For now the muse has been in the streams, waterfalls and gorges of New York, but the studio now calls.  Maybe just one more hike.....

Keep Makin' Art!

Carl

Home

Sitting at home enjoying a cup of coffee, editing photos and listening to folk tunes on my ITunes.  I love the peacefulness of mornings like this.  It looks like we will get snow tonight and have a chance for some photos that cross between the seasons tomorrow.  Today I will post fall pictures from Harriman State Park I took while on a hike with my Mom last week.

Keep Makin' Art!
Carl

Moodna Viaduct - Autumn

One of my favorite subjects!

Keep Makin' Art!
Carl