“The camera makes you forget you’re there. It’s not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much.” — Annie Leibovitz
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Sunday, 10/19/2025: Posted photo — Moon at Sunrise.
One of my goals is to capture the earth shine on the moon with my moon lens. This is not one of those photos. This photo of the moon with Venus was taken with my cellphone as I did a morning walk.
I find myself taking more photos with my cellphone versus my DSLR and I am not happy about that. I know that it is my doing, I guess that I have been lazy over the last few months. I told myself that I would only use my cellphone if I needed a quick photo, or when I am hiking.
One of the things I like about this photo is the glow of the sun just before sunrise. This was taken during golden hour. The different hours during the day are: Astronomical twilight, nautical twilight, blue hour, golden hour, sunrise, daytime, golden hour, sunset, blue hour, nautical twilight, astronomical twilight, and then nighttime.
Monday, 10/20/2025: Posted photo — Sunrise over Boston.
I was on the mountain for sunrise. There were others on the mountain and the others thought that the moon would rise to the north of the city. Using my photo app, I knew that the sun was going to rise over the city. Again, since I was hiking, I only had my cellphone. Poor planning again on my part.
When I hike for sunsets, I look at Boston and try to remember the last time I saw a sunrise over the city. I took the opportunity to hike for sunrise and was planning just to relax and enjoy the sunrise. When it was rising in the middle of the city, I took this photo. There was haze off the ocean, so this photo has a strange effect around the sun.
As a frame of reference, Boston is approximately 45 miles from the summit of Wachusett Mountain at a bearing of 100°.
Tuesday, 10/21/2025: Posted photo — Point Pelee Mum.
Point Pelee Mums are not only beautiful, but they are also tough! They are hardy in USDA Zones 5a (-20° to -15° F) through 9b (25° to 30°), allowing gardeners in much of North America to enjoy it outdoors year after year with proper care and protection.
One thing that stands out in the photo is that they almost look painted. The light and coloration of these mums was almost ideal.
Wednesday, 10/22/2025: Posted photo — Pumpkins.
Pumpkins are a type of winter squash. This is the time of year to either carve them or eat them.
Thursday, 10/23/2025: Posted photo — Foliage.
Along with chlorophyll, there are two pigments present in leaves are: Carotenoid (produces yellow, orange, and brown) and Anthocyanin (produces red). These colors come out of the leaves as they lose their chlorophyll in the fall.
Some maples, sweetgum, and oaks have red fall leaves. Dogwoods, black tupelo trees, sourwood trees, persimmons, and some sassafras trees also have red leaves. Hickory, ash, some maples, the yellow poplar (tulip tree), some oaks (white, chestnut, bear), some sassafras, some sweetgum, beech, birch, and sycamore trees have yellow leaves in the fall.
Friday, 10/24/2025: Post photo — Deer Print in the Sand.
Walking around cottage, I noticed deer prints in the sand. The water level is very low. I do not know if it is because of the lack of rain or if they opened the dam to lower the water for the winter.
The strange thing about these prints was that I did not see where the deer came from or where the deer went. The direction of the prints lead to some trees and I did not see any signs of the deer turning.
Saturday, 10/25/2025: Post photo — Maple Leaf.
This is a photo of a maple leaf as I was raking up our yard today. The topic for my other project is center focus. This is the photo that I am submitting.
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“Sumens imagines consolatur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per cameram meam.”
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Photo by Joseph Ciras 