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Road Trip 2018
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Road Trip 2018GPS Track
I'm back! If you follow my blog regularly you have probably noticed that I've gone quiet for an unusually long time. Indeed I have! The good news? The last two weeks or so have been due to a new adventure, a new source of photographic material. We've made another road trip happen! Yes, Road Trip 2018 is now in the history books and in photographs.
I am very excited about the photos this time as this was the first road trip that I took both of my digital camera with me as well as my Nikon FE loaded with black and white film. I still have 2 frames left to shoot and hope to develop the film and possibly do a contact print over the weekend. Then, I'll share the results here with you.
As a teaser, I am sharing a still life photograph I set up for an online photo contest.
¡Hasta luego!
Enjoy The Beauty That Surrounds You (#etbtsy)!
PS: 2013 Road Trip posts: Indiana Dunes, De Immigrant, Amana Colonies, Des Moines, Madison County Roads, Bridges of Madison County, White Pole Road, Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Golden Spike Tower & Union Pacific's Bailey Rail Yard, Loveland Pass, The Resting Day at Powderhorn, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Cimarron, Colorado National Monument, Fruita Rodeo, Grand Mesa, Arches National Park, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa Creek, Arches National Park Add-On, Canyonlands National Park, The Little Big Moments of Road Tripping, Mesa Verde National Park, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Train Depot, Pecos National Historical Park, Route 66 Part I, Santa Rosa, NM, Route 66 Part II, Santa Rosa, NM, Route 66 Part III, Tucumcari, Route 66 Part IV: Cadillac Ranch, Route 66 Part V: Bug Ranch), Route 66 Part VI: Conoco & Magnolia, Moore, OK after the 2013 Tornado
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Out of This World
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Previously from Lake Mead and the Valley of Fire: Road Trip through Mars - Road through Fiery Wonders - Out of This World
The last post from Valley of Fire was "on the road" and so is the one today. Quite often, photographers go to great lengths to exclude any signs of civilization from their landscape photographs. And that often includes me. However, I also find myself intrigued by the interplay of man-made structures and natural wonders. And roads are one particular obsession of mine, whether leading through forests, tracking the slopes of mountain sides, passing through deserts, or as in this case, winding through the landscape of Mars. Not literally of course, but I felt pretty sure the views all around me were out of this world. Such a sensory overload! Colors, textures, and then the path of the road winding through it all!
Winding through MarsValley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Winding through Mars, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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Living against the Odds II
A sequel to Living against the Odds ...
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Just a few posts back I shared my captivation with the trees living at the edge of Niagara Falls with you. For the post I selected a photograph that showed a little bit of the frozen river bank at the trees in the mist in the background. Then later, I was selecting photographs for a photo contest with a theme of minimalism and I liked a different take on the Niagara River scene. After coming back to both photographs I now like that simpler one with less context better. I feel it is moodier and better captures what it felt like standing on the river bank staring into the frigid mist floating over the rapids and obscuring the trees.
Isolated Brave TreesUpper Niagara Rapids
Isolated Brave Trees, Upper Niagara River Rapids in Winter
Which one do you like better?
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The Chimney
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Previously captured on film: Analog (Film) Photography - Film Pinhole Photography - Winter Jinx - Seaside Pinhole Photography - Theatre District at Sunrise, Buffalo, NY - On Main Street, Buffalo, NY - On the Road around Buffalo - Lake Erie Lakeshore on Pinhole - Erie Basin Marina on Pinhole - From Ohio Street - As the Names Change - Buffalo Classic on Classic Medium - One More White while Appropriate - More Winter in Hamburg, NY - Palace in Winter - A Shed - The Chimney
It's late but it is still a Thursday so let's take a look at another black and white photo captured on film. What chimney do you ask? The chimney that's begging for attention every time you pass by on I-190 south of Buffalo, NY. After years of putting it on my mental shot list the time finally came when I had my Nikon FE with me and black and white film just seemed like the perfect medium for this cityscape.
The Chimney of Len*Co Lumber, Buffalo, NY - Nikon FE, Ilford Delta 100 Film
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Shenandoah: Still on the Rose River Falls Trail
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Previously from Shenandoah: Trouble with Color - The Details or the Wide and Grand? - The Skyline Drive View in Autumn - The Lonely Tree - Dark Hollow Falls - Cozy at Shenandoah - Skyline Drive of Shenandoah - Shenandoah Sunset - Different Look of Shenandoah at Big Meadow - Shenandoah is Waking Up - On Skyline Drive - Colorful Flashback - Luray Caverns - Luray Valley Museum - Fox Hollow Trail - The Treasures of Shenandoah - Distant Sunset Views - Hiking - Rose River Falls Trail - Still on the Rose River Falls Trail
Rocks, Leaves, and Falling WaterShenandoah National Park
After a few beautiful hikes in Shenandoah National Park, expectations were high for every hike involving a waterfall. Still, this trail managed to shatter them all. There were breathtaking images all around me prompting me to get stuck in a single spot for long periods of time. And then when I finally moved it was only a few feet before spotting my next perfect picture. It was just overwhelming.
Maybe I am just too easily pleased or maybe I pay attention to details many just walk right by but I will admit I am not a good hiking partner for those that want to get their miles or steps in. A 5-mile hike can easily be a whole day endeavor with me.
I dare you though, try it at least once. Pick a waterfall or any other place for that matter, take your pictures, but then instead of leaving look again. And again. Really look. How does the foreground relate to the background.? What's along the edges of your frame? What if you move a foot or two to the left or right? Up or down? Back and forth? Look, and take another picture.
Then, in the comfort of your couch, go through the photos a few times and pick your winner. Possibly repeat the review process a week later. Which photo did you like the most? Was it the first or second? Was it one of the later photos as you started the photo dance? Or was it possibly the very last one you took?
Cascading DownShenandoah National Park
Cascading Down, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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