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Michigan Street Bridge at Night. Buffalo, NY
In today's post we are returning to Buffalo, NY at night. This time it's to a different area though but still staying at the Old First Ward. I have photographed the Michigan Street Bridge before but this time my focus was on night photography and showing the area in a different light.
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In the first photo I was standing on the banks of Buffalo River looking down the river towards the city and the river mouth into Lake Erie. Michigan Street Bridge was reflecting in the river and street lights were brightining up the night. And General Mills was puffing clouds of smoke in the background and spreading the smell of Cheerios around.
Michigan Street Bridge over Buffalo RiverBuffalo, New York
Michigan Street Bridge over Buffalo River, Buffalo, New York
Photographed on film: Nikon FM2n, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D, Cinestill 800T
For photograph number two I moved from the river banks to the bridge itself and looked for an interesting composition that would arrange all of the steel and the street lights in an interesting way. The shiny road reflected the lights adding light to the darkness.
Michigan Street Bridge at NightBuffalo, NY
Michigan Street Bridge at Night, Buffalo, New York (NY)
Photographed on film: Nikon FM2n, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D, Cinestill 800T
And that does it for our third 2020 excursion to the city of Buffalo at night. I hope you've enjoyed it and will join me again on the next one.
Enjoy The Beauty That Surrounds You! #etbtsy
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Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD) 2020 - Part 1
Sunday, April 26, 2020 was the worst day weather wise. Saturday was beautiful, Monday was beautiful, but Sunday was cold, cloudy, and rainy all day long. But it was the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2020!
The Tools for WPPD 2020
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Thus, I did not let the weather stop me, even though I have to admit it did slow me down. I had two locations in mind for the day but not any specific shots. First, I headed to a local county park with some nature shots in mind. After parking at the main parking lot I started circling the casino building looking around. I never really use an umbrella but I had a large one on me this day. The water was coming down by the bucket and I had some long standing around ahead of me.
I took my first five photos of the day with my Lensless 4x5 on the Harman Direct Positive Paper. With the heavily overcast skies, ISO 3 paper, and f/154, my exposures were around 15 minutes. That's not normally a problem but with the rain and slight wind I had to hold an umbrella over the wooden camera and could not do parallel activities while an exposure was in progress. Did I say it was cold?
I stopped by one of the roofed casino entrances to load the first film holder in the camera and put the rig on a tripod to make things easier at my first location. And that's when I saw it - my first subject of the day. A tree, still bare, braving the elements. That is where I stood the first fifteen minutes. Maybe I need to think of a way to attach an umbrella to the tripod too. But this day, I was the holder. The standing was not in vain though. It was during that time that I noticed an old stump just a few feet away. The stump itself was not that impressive but its roots spreading above the surface mostly in one direction definitely were. So guess what my second shot of the day was?
Stump & Roots - Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD) 2020
Lensless 4x5 Pinhole Camera, Ilford Harman Direct Positive Paper
After the tree and the stump I went behind the casino looking for a change of pace and some neat architecture. And the stone wall seemed to fit the bill beautifully even as the rain continued.
Stone Wall - Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD) 2020
Lensless 4x5 Pinhole Camera, Ilford Harman Direct Positive Paper
After this third picture and over 45 minutes in the cold rain the conditions were getting to me. But I knew there was a way out of the situation. When I walked from the stump to the wall in the above photo I passed by this wonderful patio. And the best part of it? It had a roof! At that point, I was not going to refuse a nice looking architectural photo under a roof even at the cost of even longer exposures due to the roof's shading.
And a bonus? No need to hold the umbrella. I was free to move around and do some light exercise to warm up. I also took that as an opportunity to pull out my cell phone and capture some behind the scenes photos.
Behind the Casino I - Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD) 2020
Lensless 4x5 Pinhole Camera, Ilford Harman Direct Positive Paper
My second camera for the day was ... continued in Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD) 2020 - Part 2.
Enjoy the Beauty that Surrounds You! (#etbtsy)
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One TruckLensless 4x5
Two TrucksLensless 4x5
TramLensless 4x5
FlywheelLensless 4x5
Crossed LogsLensless 4x5
Police StationLensless 4x5
The Would Be 20th Annual Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival, 2020
Since 2013, the Memorial Day weekend meant only one thing for me and my family. It meant getting up around 4:30 a.m. to make the 60-minute drive to Letchworth State Park and catch a beautiful sunrise right around 5:45. It meant moving on to the Archery Field and anxiously awaiting the decision. Then, given the cooperation from weather, we would watch one of the most colorful events possible.
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This year would have marked the 20th anniversary of the Red, White, and Blue Balloon Festival in the park. Unfortunately, given this year's events, it is marking the first in twenty years that the festival is not happening. Let's take a look at a few photos and get excited about 2021. I hope it will be a go then!
Annual Red, White, And BlueBalloon Festival, Letchworth State Park
One of the beautiful things about this ballooning event is that as soon as the hot air balloons take off from the Archery Field and clear the road and alley of trees they dip right into the Genesee River gorge. Some of them go low enough to dip in the water or to land on the river banks. Others hover up and down for a bit. Then, it's time to rise and let the wind blow them over and towards their yet-to-be determined landing spot.
Fogy Magic over Letchworth GorgeSunrise
We never packed it there. Instead, we'd head out of the park's southern gate and follow the balloons to see them land. The crews were very nice, let us watch, would talk to us about their hobby, and would even incorporate us into their packing.
Annual Red, White, and BlueBalloon Festival, Letchworth State Park
And then? Usually around 9 a.m., it was over and it was time to drive back home for a quick rest, some lunch, and possibly light activity. After the early wake up call, the days did not usually turn out to be productive.
Genesee River Great Bend of LetchworthSunrise
Come about 4:30 p.m., it was time to repeat it all over for the second launch of the day, this time at the day's end. Huge advantage of the 2 launches a day is the very different light in the morning and in the evening. Looking and capturing photographs against the rising sun in the morning versus having the sun in one's back in the evening.
Sky Riders at Red, White & Blue Balloon RallyBalloon Festival, Letchworth State Park
Do you see that wonderful fog filling the gorge and hovering above the river? It's always a wonderful sight but especially during the ballooning weekends. Beautiful white fog combined with colorful balloons and morning light create quite the sight!
Daybreak at Big Bend of LetchworthCloudy Sunrise
Balloon Crowd at the GorgeBalloon Festival, Letchworth State Park
Fred B Rabbit over LetchworthBalloon Festival, Letchworth State Park
Enjoy the beauty that surrounds you! (#etbtsy)
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Spring Contemplation
Hello everybody and thanks for stopping by again. I had a different post in mind for this week but it turned out to be more involved than expected and I do not have it ready yet. Hopefully next week. So in the meantime, please, accept a short post today. An encouragement to get visually lost in a simple scene and let your mind wonder to some happy thoughts.
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I love reflections and especially colorful natural reflections on water. They can be so different. Wind plays a huge role, the lens focal length plays a huge role as it can isolate a smaller section making things more abstract. And shutter speed can also make a huge change as it blurs the ripples on the water. I don't have a problem staring at the water for extended periods of time and just observing the different looks. Give me a camera and I could probably spend half a day at a single spot.
Spring ReflectionIn Sunset Light
Spring Reflection In Sunset Light
Photographed on film: Nikon N75, Nikon AF Nikkor 28-105, Kodak Portra 160
It's sunny, it's warm, so head out and find your quiet place to contemplate, to reflect, to be happy :-)
Enjoy The Beauty That Surrounds You! #etbtsy
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Fall Abstract at Moss LakeAutumn Colors
Photographic Painting of FallAutumn Colors
Fall ColorsAbstract
A New Zine Issue 3: South Carolina Road Trip 2019
Zine Issue 3: South Carolina Road Trip 2019Zine and a Pentax Spotmatic
After a brief pause I am happy to announce that my third photo zine, Zine Issue 3: South Carolina Road Trip 2019, is now available in my zine store.
It is my first color zine offering a mix of color and black and white photographs from our 2019 winter break road trip to South Carolina, and a side trip to Savannah, Georgia.
The featured locations include Charlotte, Congaree National Park, Bluffton, Savannah, Port Royal, Beaufort, Pinckney Island, and Charleston.
The zine is press printed into a 8.5" x 5.5” landscape format booklet. It has 32 inside pages plus the front and back cover and offers 20 color and 15 black and white previously unpublished photographs. Each photograph is captioned with the location and the means of capture.
All photographs in the zine were photographed with a 35mm film SLR camera on a variety of color and black and white films from Kodak, Foma, and Ilford. All film was home developed in either Kodak XTOL for the black and white film or the Cinestill Cs-41 for color negatives. The one roll of Ektachrome was also hand processed in an E-6 KIT.
Zine Issue 3: South Carolina Road Trip 2019Parks & Towns
Zine Issue 3: South Carolina Road Trip 2019, Parks & Towns
The purpose of this zine is not to make money but to share my photography in a non-digital format. That concept is reflected in the zine's price. It is only $8.00, which includes a $1.00 charitable donation to The National Wildlife Refuge Association (NWRA). I always like to give back to organizations that take care of the places I photograph and one of the featured and much enjoyed locations in the zine is Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Zine Issue 3: South Carolina Road Trip 2019A Film Photography Zine
Zine Issue 3: South Carolina Road Trip 2019, A Film Photography Zine
Enjoy The Beauty That Surrounds You! #etbtsy
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Zine Issue 1: Road Trip 2018
Zine Issue 2: Chasing WaterfallsWaterfalls & Other Treasures
The 135mm Challenge Zine 2019A Collaboration