“Photography has nothing to do with cameras.” — Lucas Gentry

This week’s blog features some of the scenes from my vacation.

Sunday, 07/28/2024: Posted photo — Milky Way.

During my vacation, I attempted to take a Milky Way shot. The first two nights, I practiced at a couple of different locations. Both these locations had a large amount of ambient light. I was hoping that when we traveled away for civilization, the sky would be darker. No luck. When we were away from civilization, either the moon was too bright, or there was cloud cover. Here are my test shots.

Monday, 07/29/2024: Posted photo — Ganoga Falls.

We went to Ricketts Glen State Park in PA during this trip. This park features 23 waterfalls along a 5 to 7 mile trail (depending on your direction). We were able to see 18 of these waterfalls. This is the largest of the falls. Ganoga Falls has a height of 94 feet.

Tuesday, 07/30/2024: Posted photo — RB Bicketts Falls.

Another fall at the park is RB Bicketts Falls. This 36 feet waterfall is a wonderful example of the cascading falls in the park. The hike we took had about 800 feet in elevation change over some easy and difficult trails. The trail we took was marked the most difficult trail in the park. It was well worth the hike.

Wednesday, 07/31/2024: Posted photo — Ozone Falls.

Ozone Falls is the second highest falls at 60 feet tall. The water was flowing well in the park. It will be great to go back in the fall, after the snowmelt, to see how much water is in the river. We camped two nights at Ricketts Glen to be able to hike and rest up before we moved onward.

Thursday, 08/01/2024: Posted photo — Bee on Flower.

Back home after vacation, we went to the cottage. My wife’s family has their reunion the first Saturday in August every year. I am always in the lookout for bees on flowers since I need practice on talking high speed photography.

Friday, 08/02/2024: Post photo — Rainbow.

Rain today. Rain this time of year produces rainbows. The strange thing about rainbows is that no two people see the same rainbow at the same time. They are based on your perspective.

This one started out weak, and then became stronger and then a double. The photo is an attempt to capture the full rainbow using the panorama setting on my cellphone.

Saturday, 08/03/2024: Post photo — Nature.

Just a shot of a log with moss on it to close out the week. When I returned to the office, I had one day to get up to date with my work before customers and auditor paid me a visit.

This photo was taken during the family reunion. Great to see old and new faces once a year.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.