Posted on November 18, 2010 in Fall, Landscape
It was late afternoon … just after 5:00 PM … and daylight savings time was still in effect. I had about an hour of light left before darkness fell. I spent that hour wandering through Jim Thorpe, Pa. with my Canon DSLR and 50mm f/1.4 lens. I shot this scene from the porch of the Asa Packer Mansion looking down upon the quaint town. St. Mark’s Church stands high above all of the other structures and is a focal point of historic Jim Thorpe. Most of the trees had lost their leaves as it was early November, but there were still a few golds and greens here and there. This was a spur of the moment photo shoot, but one that resulted in a few images that I’m very fond of…like this one.
Posted on November 16, 2010 in Fall, Landscape
It was fairly early on Saturday morning and we were making our way along a country road in Lancaster County, Pa. Off to our left we caught a glimpse of this scene and the immediate reaction was, “Holy cow…look at that reflection!” We quickly found a place to park and made our way over to the side of the road where we could hop over the guardrail and set up our tripods. Not a breeze was blowing and the reflected buildings and trees were crystal clear in the water. We were lucky enough to meet the owner of the farm who graciously allowed us to come onto the property and photograph a little more. One point of interest was a clothesline filled with colorful print dresses hanging on the porch of the house. As it turned out there were 8 children in this family – all of them girls. I met several of them and we chatted about their pets [naturally!]. They have a cute Pomeranian named Panda and an orange tabby named Sunny. I photographed Panda, but my memory card was full and my others were back in the car, so Sunny didn’t get to be a model. She would have been a great one! Hopefully we will be able to go back here again….maybe after a snowfall. That would be a beautiful spot for winter photography! To see more images from our trek through Lancaster County, go to:
http://www.betsydallasphoto.com/Lancaster%20County%20Nov%202010.html
Posted on October 29, 2010 in Fall, Landscape, Nature
Last weekend as I was on my way to photograph a super cute beagle, I saw this scene along the side of the road. I made a mental note to stop to photograph it on the way home as I was short on time. Most often when I see something and say, “I’ll come back and photograph this”, I rarely ever do. I either forget or just want to get on home from wherever I was headed in the first place. This scene was too pretty to pass up, however, so I pulled over on the way home. The leaves were ‘just right’! It was a cloudy day, so I chose not to include the sky in the image. I just wanted to fill the frame with Fall color. I wonder what is inside that little building? Isn’t that open doorway just beckoning you to come inside and have a look?
Posted on October 28, 2010 in Fall, Landscape, Nature
I’m quite sure that my neighbors just shake their heads when they see me wandering around the yard in my jammies, camera in hand! Today was another one of those days when I looked out of the window, saw the fog, grabbed the camera and ran outside in an outfit not ready for public viewing! 🙂 These 2 images were photographed at around 8:00 AM. The top image is across the road from my house where there is an empty lot. Almost all of the trees here have already lost their leaves and there was just a splash of color on the forest floor, made even more vibrant by yesterday’s rain. The image below features my Japanese Maple tree. It’s always the last tree in my yard to change color and it’s as if it waits until the oak trees have finished putting on their show so that the Maple can shine and glow all by itself. It really is a striking red color.
Posted on October 19, 2010 in Fall, Nature, People
Sunday was a beautiful day to be outdoors. I visited Nescopeck State Park which has a wonderful walking trail that circles the lake – a rarity in my neck of the woods. I was doing some ‘people watching’ as I wandered with my camera and enjoyed seeing this couple hand in hand as they sat at a picnic table and later as they walked around admiring the leaves. There were also plenty of people walking dogs, which of course caught MY attention! 🙂 The image below was processed with painting software.
