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November 24, 2024

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Photographic Thoughts — 11/17/2024 to 11/23/2024

“I don’t trust words. I trust pictures.” — Gilles Peress

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it h keep me inspired.

I did not have much time this week to go into detail on why I took each photo. I will be posting the photos and a short description.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in this coming week.

Sunday, 11/17/2024: Posted photo — Perspective.

This week’s photo challenge in my other photo project is perspective. As in most weeks, I start out with a plan in mind and then need to take a quick photo.

This is one of my blanket. I took it as I was folding my laundry.

Monday, 11/18/2024: Posted photo — Sunrise.

When I arrived at work today, I was greeted with this wonderful sunrise. I did have my DSLR in hand, stepped my exposure down one, and took this photos.

I am happy with the colors. I know that a photo does not always capture the moment. This one almost does.

Tuesday, 11/19/2024: Posted photo — Flowers.

The topic for my 52 week photo project this week is high key. High-key photography is a style of photography that uses bright lighting to create images with a light, optimistic feel, and minimal shadows. Since I do not have a studio to set up special lighting, I took this photo of roses, brought it into GIMP, and turned it into a high key photos.

High Key Image
Original Image

Here are the before and after photos.

Wednesday, 11/20/2024: Posted photo — Onions.

Last night was a special town meeting, so I did my shopping tonight. One of the items I needed to pick up was onions. When I saw the different types of onions next to each other, with their contrasting colors, I took this shot.

Thursday, 11/21/2024: Posted photo — Roses.

Here are a bouquet of rose I saw today. No particular reason for this photo. Just needed one to keep my streak of a photo a day since January 1, 2010 alive.

Friday, 11/22/2024: Post photo — Stage Harbor Lighthouse.

The Harding’s Beach Lighthouse, the Stage Harbor Lighthouse is one of the most noticeable landmarks on Cape Cod. It is the youngest lighthouse in Cape Cod having been built in 1880.

An automated light on a separate tower was built in 1933 and the Stage Harbor Lighthouse was decommissioned. The light at the top of the tower, the glass enclosure and the roof over it (called the lantern room) was removed and the keeper’s house and remaining tower was sold. It is now private property.

Saturday, 11/23/2024: Post photo — Nobska Lighthouse.

History of the lighthouse off the web. “Nobska Point Lighthouse, a classic New England-style lighthouse situated at the entrance to Woods Hole Harbor, Massachusetts. A lighthouse has stood on Nobska Point since 1828; the current cast-iron tower was erected in 1876. During open hours, visitors can explore the lighthouse tower and view the fascinating multifaceted lens that casts its light, as well as the quarters that hosted lighthouse keepers until the light was automated in 1985. From the lantern room at the top of the tower, take in breathtaking 180-degree views of Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard, the Elizabeth Islands, and Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds.”

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

“Sumens imagines consolatur et inspirat me.”

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Photographic Thoughts — 11/10/2024 to 11/16/2024

“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” — Dorothea Lange

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

Sorry for the broken English some weeks. I type as I think and sometimes do not make all the corrections that are needed.

Sunday, 11/10/2024: Posted photo — Moon from Movie Clip.

Last week I noted that I would not post a moon shot unless I took it during the week. I took this one tonight as a movie. One of the features of the AutoStakkert program is that you can take a movie of the moon and then have the program stack all the frames of the movie.

The movie I took tonight was with my “moon” lens and my Canon 60D. This might have come out better if I were to have a tracking telescope, or if I did a better job focusing, but I like to practice with what I have. The wind was also blowing, and the long lens does not like the wind. Also, I do not plan on purchasing a tracking telescope. I have investigated a tracking feature for my camera, but I would not use it enough to justify the cost.

Monday, 11/11/2024: Posted photo — Ring around the Moon.

The temperature was dropping during tonight’s hike. We have not had much rain lately and the clouds were moving in for possible rain showers tonight.

I saw this ring around the moon earlier in the hike and wanted to take a photo of it at the summit. When I saw it earlier, we were in a wooded area. This ring may or may not be a luna halo, I need to look up the official scientific definition.

Tuesday, 11/12/2024: Posted photo — White Pass & Yukon Route Railway.

The White Pass & Yukon Route climbs from sea level in Skagway to almost 3,000 feet at the Summit in just 20 miles and features steep grades of almost 3.9%. The tight curves of the White Pass called for a narrow-gauge railroad.

I have, in the past, posted a photo of one of the mountains that can be seen from the railway. This is a photo of the train as it goes through a valley. Not happy about the washout in the background, but I did not have much time to adjust any camera settings.

Wednesday, 11/13/2024: Posted photo — Navajo Arch.

Navajo Arch sits on a short side trail off the Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park. The arch is made of Entrada sandstone and sits at the mouth of a small sandy alcove. The tree in this photo looks like it is full of branches, but if you look at it from the other side, the branches have been blown away. The area that I think looks like water, is the sun shining.

The day we did this hike it was over 100 degrees F in the shade. We were hugging the cliff walls during rest stops to keep out of the sun. The rule in the park is one gallon of water per person per day. We had one member of our group, me, carrying most of the extra water, with the other parties in the group carrying their own. This was a spur trail that we took on our way to Double O Arch, the second largest arch in the park, behind Landscape Arch.

Thursday, 11/14/2024: Posted photo — Fire.

I was bored today. It was the coolest day of the week so far and we had a fire in the wood stove. As I was loading wood into the fire, I had and idea of adding texture to a photo. I took a photo of the fire and went into the archives to my texture photos.

This photo is what I came up with. It looks like the photo is sideways, but it is not. This was just after I placed a log in the fire and the log was beginning to burn. The fire was following the contour of the log.

Friday, 11/15/2024: Post photo — Beaver Moon.

This is a composite of 12 photos stacked together with the AutoStakkert program. It is one of my favorite moon photos. I have been taken moon photos for 14 plus years and I am almost happy with one. All I need to do next is to take a full moon photo at moon rise, when it is closer to the horizon, so that it looks big.

The full moon for November is named after beavers because, at this time, they become particularly active in building their winter dams in preparation for the cold season. The beaver is mainly nocturnal, so they work under the light of the Full Moon. This is also the last supermoon of the year. A supermoon occurs when the Moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time the Moon is full.

Saturday, 11/16/2024: Post photo — Photo.

Needed one for today so I took a photo of the buttons on our projector.

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

“Sumens imagines consolatur et inspirat me.”

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Photographic Thoughts — 11/03/2024 to 11/09/2024

“Pulchritudinem mundi video per cameram meam”

“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” — Elliott Erwitt

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

Sunday, 11/03/2024: Posted photo — Ready for Winter.

All our wood has been delivered and stacked. Including the wood we have left over from last year, have about six cords of wood available to burn this winter.

Unless we have a very cold winter for an extended period, I will not be ordering as much wood next year as I have been for the last two years. The next step is to cover the wood that is outside the protect it from the elements.

Monday, 11/04/2024: Posted photo — Boston at Night.

Here is a view of Boston from the summit of Wachusett Mountain. I know this photo is dark. There was some cloud cover and what seemed to be very light snow on the summit, so everything was dark.

I had a good hike last night. There were only two of us tonight, both strong hikers, so my average speed was 2.8 miles per hour. To put that in perspective, when I hike with the normal group, my speed is slightly less than 2 miles per hour. It took us a half hour less to hike the four-mile loop than if I were with the normal group.

Tuesday, 11/05/2024: Posted photo — Bird in the Clouds.

When I pulled into my parking space at work today, I saw this hawk flying near me. By the time I was able to take my camera out, he moved away from me. This was the best shot that I took.

When I looked at this photo, I liked the way the simplicity of it. Not the perfect composition, yet simple.

Wednesday, 11/06/2024: Posted photo — Another Moon Shot.

Practice, Practice, Practice.

Not only practicing moon shots but practicing with my new software. I have been taken my old moon photos and processing them again using the AutoStakkert program. This will be the last practice photo I will be posting. Any future moon photos will be ones taken that day.

Thursday, 11/07/2024: Posted photo — Abstract.

This week’s photo topic is “full frame”. The idea is to fill the entire frame of your photograph with your subject, allowing it to take center stage and draw the viewer’s eye to its details. This photo is my first attempt of a full frame photo this week. It may not be the photo I post, but at least I will have a photo to post.

This is abstract wall art that is in one of the cubicles at work. This is a very colorful painting that drew my eyes. I will look at it for a few days to see if it is good enough to post. I have not been happy with my photos lately and need to step it up a notch.

Friday, 11/08/2024: Post photo — Moon and Venus.

Walked out of the office to this wonderful site — the moon and Venus at sunset. Venus is hard to see in this photo.

Saturday, 11/09/2024: Post photo — Centerpiece.

Today was the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC’s) Annual Meeting. During the meeting we voted on the new Executive Committee for the Worcester.

I was the official photographer for the meeting. I have not looked at any of my photos yet, and hope that some are good. I am sure they are. I am my worst critic.

This is a photo of the centerpiece on our table. The logo on the water bottle is the newest logo for the AMC.

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

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Photographic Thoughts — 10/27/2024 to 11/02/2024

“The picture that you took with your camera is the imagination you want to create with reality.” — Scott Lorenzo

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

This week has a hiking theme.

Sunday, 10/27/2024: Posted photo — Here they Come.

Here comes the hiking group, ascending the mountain at night.

Little tricky ascending the mountain tonight due to the low temperatures, leaves, and acorns on the trail. We all made it back to the trail head safely.

Monday, 10/28/2024: Posted photo — Trail Ahead.

Mountain House trail on Wachusett Mountain tonight. I was able to get out earlier than normal tonight since no member of the Monday Night hiking group was able to make it to the hike tonight.

Tuesday, 10/29/2024: Posted photo — Summit Sunset.

Tonight there was a wonderful view of the sunset. I will have at least one more week with this group since next week I will be back to my regular hiking schedule.

Wednesday, 10/30/2024: Posted photo — Mount Monadnock.

Many photos of this mountain at sunset. Here is another one taken with my cellphone.

Thursday, 10/31/2024: Posted photo — Super Moon.

This photo was taken back in January. I am posting it this week since I am getting more comfortable with my new software and I wanted to share the results.

Friday, 11/01/2024: Post photo — Baking.

The topic for one of my photo project this week is bake. I made some chocolate chip cookie dough tonight and make some cookies for the photo project.

Saturday, 11/02/2024: Post photo — Training Setup.

Today was the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC’s) Winter Hiking Workshop. During this workshop, new hikers were taught the ins and outs of hiking in the winter.

During this training, I set up a table to discuss winter navigation. I displayed what I do from the initial planning to out on the trail. This is a photos of my compasses. I did demonstrations on how to use a map and compass together and how to determine your UTM coordinate on a map.

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