“What makes photography a strange invention is that the primary raw materials are light and time.” — John Berger
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Sunday, 12/07/2025: Posted photo — Monument Valley, Arizona.
Navajo Nation’s Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park is in Arizona. The valley is made from sandstone monuments that tower at heights of 400 to 1,000 feet. This photo is from the road looking back into Monument Valley after rain.
We were on our way to national parks in the area and drove through a storm. I looked back into the valley hoping to get a photo of a rainbow over the valley and did not see one. We did not enter the Tribal Park since we did not have time to do so, and we could see many of the monuments from the road.
Monday, 12/08/2025: Posted photo — Patterns in the Snow.
As I left my car this morning on my way into the office, I liked how the sun was reflecting off the patterns in the snow. I also like the color of the snow.
The topic for one of my photo projects this week is nature. I do not know how many opportunities I will have this week to take nature photos due to the lack of sun during the week. I took this photo just in case I could not take a photo on Saturday due to weather.
Tuesday, 12/09/2025: Posted photo — Roses.
Information on the color of roses and their meanings. I have posted rose photos in the past and will do so in the future. I will be using this blog post as the basis of some of my comments.
Common rose colors and meanings:
Red: True love, romance, passion, desire. White: Innocence, purity, new beginnings, reverence, spirituality (great for weddings/funerals). Yellow: Friendship, joy, caring, remembrance (evolved from jealousy to platonic love). Pink: Admiration, elegance, gratitude, joy (lighter pinks for admiration, darker for thanks). Orange: Enthusiasm, desire, fascination, energy, excitement.
Wednesday, 12/10/2025: Posted photo — Abstract.
This is a fill in photo that I took this week. I wanted to try something artistic.
Aialik Glacier is in Kenai Fjords National Park and is in the Harding Icefield. You can find the Aialik Glacier a little over 15 miles from Seward and it is the largest glacier in Aialik Bay. Aialik Bay is in Kenai Fjords National Park.
We visited the glacier a few years ago as part of an Alaskan cruse.
Friday, 12/12/2025: Post photo — Star on Tree.
Here is a photo of the star that is on top of our tree. My brother-in-law made it for us.
Saturday, 12/13/2025: Post photo — Lights on our Tree.
Lights on our tree. Did a slight abstract photo.
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Sumens imagines consolateur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per camera mean.”
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“Photography is the story I fail to put into words.” — Destin Sparks
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Short descriptions this week. I have been tired and have not had the opportunity I would like to better describe my thoughts for taking these photos. Refer to this week’s quote.
Sunday, 11/30/2025: Posted photo — First Sunday of Advent.
This photo was taken before the Advent candles were lit after I put up the numbers for the hymns. Advent is a time for hopeful anticipation, looking forward to the future with a spirit of expectancy.
Monday, 12/01/2025: Posted photo — Hiding Mouse.
During tonight’s hike, I saw this mouse hiding under a rock. I was expecting to move when I approached. As I put my light on the mouse, it just stayed still so I took out my phone and took its photo. A few weeks ago, the same thing happened on my hike with a frog. The frog did not move when I put my light on it.
Tuesday, 12/02/2025: Posted photo — Cottage.
We spent some time on Sunday afternoon finishing the closing of our cottage. We took the boats in and put in the storm door. The cottage is only a three-season cottage. We used it in the winter when going ice skating. I have not done that in a while. I need to get back to using it more.
As an interesting note, the cottage now sits on the west side of the lake. It was built on the eastern side of the lake. One winter, many years ago, it was brought to its current location by being moved over the ice.
I love my commute home during the winter. Most of the time it involves a quiet hike in the woods. I especially like it when I break trail with my snowshoes.
My house is not far from the Mid State Trail. The Midstate Trail is a 92-mile hiking trail that extends from Rhode Island to the Wapack Trail in New Hampshire. I have hiked most of the northern section of the trial and have not spent much time hiking in the southern section.
Thursday, 12/04/2025: Posted photo — Snowshoeing.
More snowshoeing photos to show you. This was on my commute home in the heavy snow. You can see snow falling in this photo. It almost looks like it is raining.
Friday, 12/05/2025: Post photo — Icicles.
It is a very frigid day today. The temperatures were in the low single digits (deg F) this morning and is not expected to be much warmer. The cold does not bother me since I have the clothing to keep me warm.
Even with the cold temperatures, the sun is melting some icicles leading to droplets. This is not the best photo of the droplet but is the first of many icicle photos I plan on taking this winter.
Saturday, 12/06/2025: Post photo — Last Load of Wood.
Yesterday I received a text from my wife saying that we just received a load of wood. I was surprised since I did not let my wood guy know that we were ready for it. My son’s car was in the driveway at the time, so the delivery driver must have been very experienced.
This morning my son had a couple of cousins, and a friend came over to help. I was working on stacking the wood when the help showed up. So, I let the youngsters do the work while I did other things around the house.
Here is a photo of the wood stacked up. We can put five cords of wood into our four cord woodshed. We still had to stack about a half a cord outside the woodshed and we have burnt almost a half a cord already this winter since it has been bitterly cold at times.
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Sumens imagines consolateur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per camera mean.”
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
I found this flower interesting as I saw it today. I liked its size and color.
Wednesday, 11/26/2025: Posted photo — Rose.
Whenever I need a photograph, I look for a rose. I found this one in a store as I was doing my grocery shopping. I went shopping a day later this week since I was sick in bed all day on Monday.
Thursday, 11/27/2025: Posted photo — Lilys Home First Kiss.
Lily’s Home First Kiss Resin Garden Statue, Little Girl and Boy Kissing. This is on the porch at my in-law’s. We were there today for our second Thanksgiving dinner of the week. The first one had 20 people and this one had only nine.
Friday, 11/28/2025: Post photo — Wild Turkeys Windsor Ware.
I have posted a photo of these plates many times before. I just needed to post one today.
Saturday, 11/29/2025: Post photo — Footprint.
We had some squalls go through the area yesterday and today. I was out doing yardwork, finishing cleaning up leave, when they came through so I stopped working yesterday, finishing today.
That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.
“Sumens imagines consolateur et inspirat me. Pulchritudinem mundi video per camera mean.”
“Quod scripsi, scripsi. Ingeniarius sum, non scriptor.”
“When I photograph, what I’m really doing is seeking answers to things.” — Wynn Bullock
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Sunday, 11/16/2025: Posted photo — Apples.
Apples provide numerous health benefits, including improved heart health, better digestion, weight management support, and a reduced risk of chronic diseases like certain cancers and type 2 diabetes. We like to use McIntosh apples for baking pies and I eat Gala apples for health reasons.
Monday, 11/17/2025: Posted photo — Acorn Squash.
Acorn squash is a starchy vegetable and is a source of carbohydrates and vitamin C. It may offer numerous health benefits, such as providing antioxidants, promoting digestive health, and more.
I cook acorn squash once and a while. It does take a while for the squash to be cooked, 45 minutes to and hour, but the end justifies the means.
The first shopping cart was invented by Sylvan and Fred Goldman in June 4, 1937. The original patent for the “Combination basket and carriage,” was filed in 1937 and granted to Sylvan Goldman in 1939 (US patent 2,155,896). With the introduction of shopping carts, shoppers were able to carry big items and a lot of items at once. This made shopping a lot easier and revolutionized the shopping industry.
Every week I go shopping on Tuesday nights. I always look for something to photograph while I am shopping. This week I was in an abstract, or artistic, mood and saw the shopping carts lined up.
What a wonderful sky this morning. This photo was taken just before sunrise. The reflection of the light off the clouds makes them look like they were painted.
The colors of sunrise are primarily red, orange, and yellow, but can also include pink, purple, and blue. As light travels through the Earth’s atmosphere, the blue wavelengths are filtered with the longer red and orange wavelengths reaching our eyes. This is the same phenomenon as in sunset.
Thursday, 11/20/2025: Posted photo — Compass.
This is a photo of my lensatic compass. I am in the middle of an article about how to orient a map and compass using a lensatic compass. I have written the same article using a fixed declination baseplate compass and wanted to explain it using a different type of compass.
A lensatic compass gets its name from a magnifying lens on the rear sight that is used for reading the compass dial accurately. A lensatic compass is good for taking bearings in the field and is not easy for beginners to use on a map. A baseplate compass is one that has a plastic see through baseplate that is better for using it with a map and easier to use in the field.
Friday, 11/21/2025: Post photo — Stained Glass.
During medieval time, when many people were illiterate, stained glass windows were used the depiction of Biblical events to teach those who could not read about the events and lessons in the Bible.
Some of the newer churches do not have stained glass because of their maintenance. There are not many craftsmen that can restore the stained glass, if needed. Also, many of the older windows have led in them. I always enjoy looking at stained glass windows and the stories they detect.
Saturday, 11/22/2025: Post photo — Poinsettia.
The Poinsettia, or Christmas Flower, is a plant from Mexico and Guatemala. The plant was used to make dyes and medicines. I read on a website that the name poinsettia comes from Joel Roberts Poinsett, a U.S. ambassador to Mexico appointed by John Quincy Adams in 1825.
The plants can be kept as houseplants, though they require specific care to trigger the bracts to change color and “bloom again” the following year.
Tips for Caring for and Growing Poinsettias at Home that I received from another website.
Poinsettias can thrive at home in the right conditions. Pay careful attention to light and temperature to keep your plant healthy and happy.
Poinsettias should receive direct light. Placing them in an east or west window will ensure they receive bright light daily.
An indoor temperature of 65-70 degrees is ideal for growing these plants. Damage may occur if poinsettias are placed in environments where the temperature fluctuates, or where the plant may become dried out or chilled from a cold draft, heat duct, poorly insulated window, fireplace, fan, or space heater. Temperatures below 50 degrees can further damage or even kill poinsettias.
The soil for poinsettias should be kept moist. Do not allow plants to dry out or wilt! Excessive wetness or poor drainage may rot the plant’s roots.
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.”
“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – Barry Finlay
Monday, 11/10/2025: Posted photo — Bouquet of Flowers.
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” – Lady Bird Johnson
Tuesday, 11/11/2025: Posted photo — Orchid.
“Orchids are nature’s way of telling us that beauty comes in many forms.” – unknown
Wednesday, 11/12/2025: Posted photo — Sunrise Through a Window.
“A sunrise is Nature telling you that it’s time to cherish another day on Earth. Enjoy life.” – unknown
Thursday, 11/13/2025: Posted photo — Firewood.
“A man may plant a tree for a number of reasons. Perhaps he likes trees. Perhaps he wants shelter. Or perhaps he knows that someday he may need the firewood.” – Joanne Harris
Friday, 11/14/2025: Post photo — Reflection in Water.
“Be praised, my Lord, through sister water; she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure.”
– Francis of Assisi
Saturday, 11/15/2025: Post photo — Mushrooms.
“Advice is like mushrooms. The wrong kind can prove fatal.” – Charles E. McKenzie
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.”
“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, 10/26/2025: Posted photo — Corn.
“Corn is a healthy grain and a source of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. It may promote eye and digestive health.” https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/corn
Monday, 10/27/2025: Posted photo — Gourds.
“Gourds are any of the hard-shelled fruits of certain members of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. Many gourds are cultivated as ornamentals, decorations, or food crops, and some can be dried and used to make decorative or useful objects.” https://www.britannica.com/plant/gourd
Tuesday, 10/28/2025: Posted photo — Roses.
Just a photo of roses for today. Shopping day leads to “what am I going to photograph today?” There are usually flowers where I go shopping.
Wednesday, 10/29/2025: Posted photo — Onions.
“Onions may provide potential health benefits. These may include reducing the risk of several types of cancer, improving mood, and maintaining skin and hair health.” https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/276714
Thursday, 10/30/2025: Posted photo — Rainbow.
This is an older photo of a rainbow. Rainbow symbolizes new beginnings and change.
I am posting this photo as a symbol of joy and remembrance.
Friday, 10/31/2025: Post photo — Knollwood Memorial Park.
“Knollwood Memorial Park was founded in 1898 by a group of people with a vision of a modern garden-style cemetery that would serve the residents of Eastern Massachusetts. Centrally located in an idyllic setting overlooking the Neponset Valley in Canton, Massachusetts, Knollwood’s location on 340 acres was carefully selected for it’s natural beauty.
Although it is one of New England’s oldest and largest memorial parks, Knollwood is a modern, well designed cemetery with exquisitely manicured grounds. Distinctive works of Carerra marble sculptures and statuary provide visitors with inspiring settings while flowering trees and a myriad of floral plantings serve as a lovely haven that comforts those who come to remember their loved ones.” https://knollwoodmemorial.com/about/history-of-knollwood/
We were at the park for an burial yesterday and took a photo of this statue.
V/. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord. R/. And let perpetual light shine upon her. V/. May she rest in peace. R/. Amen.
V/. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R/. Amen.
Saturday, 11/01/2025: Post photo — Reflection.
A reflection of a fake Jack-O-Lantern in a window.
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.”
“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.”
“Today everything exists to end in a photograph.” — Susan Sontag
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
This is a repost from four years ago. I have been busy looking through all the wedding photos that I took last weekend.
Sunday, 10/12/2025: Posted photo — Lakeside.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 400, f/7.1, 1/125 s, 32 mm.
Today we took the dock out of the water at the cottage. The water was cold when first going into it, and then it did not feel so bad. We need to go into the water to lift part of the dock off its foundation to bring it in. Many years ago, the tires on the bottle of the support legs on the dock fell off so we manually need to lift the dock out of the water.
Before the dock was removed, I went out on it to enjoy the foliage from out in the water. I took this photo shortly before the dock was removed from the water.
The day is always a fun filled day with family and friends.
Monday, 10/13/2025: Posted photo — Trees in the Sun.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/125 s, 50 mm.
This is the backside, or inlet side, of the falls at Round Meadow Pond. You have seen a few photos of the water flowing over the dam since that is one of my favorite spots to photograph. I took this photo because of the bright colors of the foliage, and I liked the way the light was reflecting off the trees.
Tuesday, 10/14/2025: Posted photo — More Foliage.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/160 s, 50 mm.
Not much to say about this photo. The foliage is starting to get to peak in this area, so I am taking as many foliage photos as I can.
One thing I can say about this photo, and my other foliage photos, is that they look very bright. The histogram looks good for these photos, but the photos look bright when viewing on some screens. It might be because I use calibrate monitors to edit my photos and the other monitors are not calibrated.
Time to do some research into this issue. Maybe I should get one or two of them printed to see how the colors come out.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/250 s, 72 mm.
I was going to post another foliage photos today but decided to post a photo of the morning dew. This photo was meant to show the dew and to break up my trend of foliage photos. Too much of a good thing is not always good.
I attempted to capture the light off the dew on the grass. Please leave a comment to let me know how well I captured the light and to give me some tips to improve.
Thursday, 10/16/2025: Posted photo — Lightning at Sea.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 100, f/5.6, 15 s, 48 mm.
15 second exposure looking out to see in Jacksonville Beach, FL a few years ago.
During a past vacation, my family rented a condominium on Jacksonville Beach. My wife has relatives that live in both Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach, so we travel to the area relatively often. Most of the time we rent a house or condo not on the beach.
A common occurrence in Florida is a storm out to sea at night. It is such a great sight to see the lightning in the distance. On this night, I decided to put my camera on my tripod, set the exposure time to 15 seconds, to capture the storm. After looking at the photos, my only regret was that I did not leave my shutter open for 30 seconds.
There will always be another trip back to the beach.
Here are a few camera settings for photographing daytime and nighttime lightning that I have picked up over the years:
Camera settings tips for photographing daytime lightning photos:
Set up camera on a sturdy tripod.
Turn off any image stabilization you might have. If image stabilization is on, the camera will think it is moving when the shutter engages, even though there is not camera movement.
Focus camera lens on infinity or on an object in the distance.
Set the aperture of the lens to f/16 or smaller. This will close the iris inside the lens, allowing a longer shutter speed to be used.
Set ISO to lowest it will go, for example use ISO 100.
Take a test exposure using the slowest shutter speed allowed to see if the image is exposed correctly and your focus is correct.
Set your camera on manual or bulb.
Use a remote timer/intervalometer to fire the shutter continuously.
Here is an example of a daytime lightning photo. This photo was handheld since the storm arrived quickly. For your information, we did not hike down into the Grand Canyon that day.
Camera settings for photographing night-time lightning
Set up camera on a sturdy tripod.
Turn off any image stabilization you might have. If image stabilization is on, the camera will think it is moving when the shutter engages, even though there is not camera movement.
Focus camera lens on infinity or on an object in the distance.
Set the aperture of the lens to a medium value, such as f/5.6 or f/8. This will allow a longer shutter speed by bringing in more light and improve image quality at the same time by allowing the use of a lower ISO value.
Set ISO to lowest it will go, for example set your is to ISO 100. You may have to increase your ISO to ISO 200–ISO 400 depending on the lighting in the area. I prefer my ISO set at ISO 100 for all my lightning shots.
Set your camera on manual or bulb.
Set the shutter speed to between 5 and 20 seconds. You can set it up to 30 seconds if you are in a dark area.
Take a test shot to see if the scene is exposed correctly, remembering that if a strike does happen in the field of view it could light up the scene considerably, depending on how big the strike looks in the photo.
Use a remote timer/intervalometer to fire the shutter continuously.
Friday, 10/17/2025: Post photo — Clouds.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/1250 s, 37 mm.
Today I am posting a photo of a cloud. I took many photos today, but this one was the only one that I liked.
Saturday, 10/18/2025: Post photo — Aster.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/320 s, 106 mm.
I went to my mother’s house today to make sure everything was fine at the house. I also collected some of the wood from the tree that fell on her house about a year ago to bring home to burn. Earlier in the day, I took photos at Leominster State Forest. I went hiking at Leominster State Forest last night and went back today to get some more photos. I will be posting the photos I took in this blog for you to see what I did not post for my 365 project.
When I was at her house, I noticed a lot of asters. I also saw that there was an abundant number of bees flying around the asters. What a great photo opportunity. The aster flowers (Aster spp.) add color to the autumn landscape while offering beauty with little work when caring for asters.
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.”
“Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.” — Anonymous
Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.
Little words this week. I have been tired and my creativity this week is low.
Sunday, 10/05/2025: Posted photo — Bolton Pond.
Bolton Pond off the Bolton Pond Trail on Wachusett Mountain. This is a trail that I hike on once every year or two since it is one that I find not very interesting to hike. The trail is relatively flat and hard to follow sometimes. I was a little surprised to see that the Commonwealth has done trail work and it is easier to follow.
This trail had a turn that was very wide and, if you did not know the trail, you would have wandered into the woods. The Commonwealth made a barrier at this corner to force people to stay on the trail.
Monday, 10/06/2025: Posted photo — More Progress.
Here is my weekly progress photo of the lift installation. The lift structures are almost all installed. The chairs themselves have not been installed and are still in the ski area parking lot.
Tuesday, 10/07/2025: Posted photo — Lakeside.
We went to the cottage to take out the dock on this fine fall day. The foliage is just starting and should be a peak soon.
This is the view from our cottage looking over Winnekeag Lake.
Wednesday, 10/08/2025: Posted photo — Texture of Pine.
I am testing a plant ID app that I have been using to identify trees. The app is called Seek. I used it to identify the bark of this pine tree.
When you are lost in the woods, you are taught to triangulate. The problem is, when you are lost you do not have any objects to triangulate on.
One way of locating yourself is by slope aspect or finding your location off the contour of the land. This is something I have been practicing for a while and hope to never use. If you want to know more about this technique, please leave a comment.
This is the slope that one of the lifts is at were one of the hiking trails cross the ski area.
Friday, 10/10/2025: Post photo — Day after Full.
This is a photo of the Hunter (or Harvest) moon the day after it was officially full. I took this photo two nights ago and just processed it today.
This photo was extracted from a 15 second video of the moon. I have a photo stacking program that will extract all the frames from a video and stack them into one photo. I have not used this photo much, so I wanted to give it a try again.
I have not been very happy with my moon shots lately. I do not know if it is my eyes or the lens. When I take moon photos, I zoom in as much as possible and manually focus my lens. My “moon” lens is all manual. The zoom is set at 1050 mm and placed on my tripod. With the length of the lens, any breeze or wind will make it shake. I use live view to focus, and it looks focused on the camera. I may have to take my lens apart and give it a cleaning.
Saturday, 10/11/2025: Post photo — Covered Bridge.
This covered bridge is located at the Foster Country Club in Foster RI. This was the site of one of my cousin’s daughter’s wedding yesterday afternoon. Here daughter likes my nature photography and asked me to photograph her wedding.
The photos from the wedding came out great. The photos from the reception were not so great because of the lighting. It is very difficult to take photos inside when they keep the reception hall dark. You need a very fast lens to take photos. I had a fast lens, but with the darkness and the colored lights from the DJ’s booth, I am not happy with the RAW photos.
It is now time to go through all my photos, edit them, and make them presentable to bride and groom.
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Grasso!
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.”
Photo by Joseph Ciras 