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Greeting a New Day
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Previously from Letchworth State Park: It's the season of color - Letchworth is getting very colorful! - Autumn vs. Summer, Great Bend at Letchworth - Two Birds with One Stone at Letchworth - Letchworth Off The Beaten Path - The Seasons They Are a-Changin' - Watching Time Pass - The Mystery of Papermill Falls - Back at Great Bend for More, Letchworth State Park - Could not Resist - Back for More at Letchworth - Letchworth Icon: Portageville Bridge to Be Replaced - Waterfalling Off the Beaten Path in Letchworth - Nickel Plate Road Engine No. 765 on Letchworth's Trestle, Middle Falls Blues, Fall Colors & Setting Sun, Greeting a New Day ... and more posts about the Annual Letchworth Balloon Festival.
Colorful Morning InspirationLetchworth State Park
I am not a fan of the daylight savings time. Let me clarify, I am not a fan of the changes that come along with it. If I had my choice, I'd just switch to daylight savings time permanently as I like the long summer days and am less concerned about darkness in the morning. But don't worry, I am not going to bore you with the benefits, or the lack of, of DST. I will admit though that the changes sometimes come with benefits.
Like this time. As the clock rolled back it put enough time between sunrise and the start of a business day, all of a sudden allowing me to enjoy a daybreak at a wonderful place away from people with mostly just birds sharing the moment with me. And it did not even require the crazy wake up time of 4 a.m. that's needed at the peak of daylight savings time.
Well, I could not exactly sleep in either as I wanted to turn this into a truly relaxing morning. Too many times in the past did I try to save every minute of sleep arriving either just in time or couple minutes too late for the best show. So this time, the alarm announced a new day at 5 a.m. and I was enjoying the fresh air and the dim view of the gorge by 6:30. On weekends, there's a pretty good chance a few people will be around even this early as some of the viewpoints are now too famous for their sunrise views. But on weekdays, that's rare.
And as you can see this is not a typical sunrise photograph. Not only was it very cloudy but you're looking south here, even slightly to the west. As I set up my tripod and started thinking about my composition I saw a very deep and bold red in the sky to my left, even doubting my decision to come here this morning. But each time I refocused knowing that I had previously photographed the sunrise and this was the location that deserved a new look in my photo collection. And the heavy clouds were perfect, diffusing the light and illuminating the whole gorge while providing a nice dramatic backdrop for the colorful foliage. Really, one could not wish for much more.
Now as I am writing this, guess where I'd rather be than in front of the computer screen?
Get Inspired!Letchworth State Park
Get Inspired!, Middle & Upper Falls of Letchworth State Park
Enjoy the Beauty that Surrounds You! (#etbtsy)
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Foggy Fall Morning Big Bend of Letchworth
Cloudy DaybreakHog's Back
Middle FallsBright & Clear
Upper Papermill FallsLetchworth
Papermill Falls SidekickLetchworth
Upper Falls WinterTrestle Bridge
The Broadway Theatre of Buffalo
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Broadway TheatreBuffalo, NY
The Broadway Theatre, Buffalo, NY established as the Sattler Theatre in 1914. It was renamed to Broadway Theatre in 1920. The building was purchased by the Western New York Minority Media Professionals (WNYMMP) in 2008. Fundraising has been ongoing since but I have not been able to get any recent info on the fundraising status or plans as of 2017.
It's a beautiful historic building that was on the city demolition list for a while. Will it make it in the end? With so much positive happening in Buffalo, will it reach all the way here?
On this beautiful blue sky day I wanted to insure the building's preservation in a photograph of mine. Out of the possible angles and given the surroundings I opted for the straight head on shot here carefully leveling the camera and aligning all of my verticals to insure I would not cause a premature leaning of the building forward or backward.
Once I was happy with the single shot version I took this opportunity one step further and worked to create a series of shots to stitch into one large resolution image. There are several advantages to this. First, one could print a photo really large with an amazing level of detail even upon close inspection. And second, it allows for zooming in and studying the architectural details as if standing right by the facade despite being across the street.
In the end, I captured 13 vertical and overlapping photographs to provide a 134 megapixel photograph of the Broadway Theatre. It's hard to show how large it could print here so instead I will show the detail captured:
134 Megapixel Close UpBroadway Theatre
134 Megapixel Close Up, Broadway Theatre, Buffalo, NY
Enjoy the Beauty that Surrounds You! (#etbtsy)
References: The Broadway Theatre - The Sattler Theatre - Broadway Theatre “Board and Paint” with BYP
Would you like to see more photographs from Buffalo, NY? Visit my Buffalo Cityscapes gallery and enjoy! For a more moody taste of the city, head over to the Buffalo in Blue collection. Please, let me know if you have any questions about any photo products offered, or not offered, I will be happy to help! For a quick reference to all photo galleries and collections as well as all photo products currently offered through my site, please, visit the Products page.
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Thessaloniki Photo Exhibition
An unplanned Tuesday post for you today. If you find yourself in Greece between November 23 and 26, specifically in or near Thessaloniki, you can see my Gallagher Pier Pointed at Sunset photograph digitally featured as part of the GuruShots exhibition at Art Thessaloniki International Art Fair.
Gallagher Pier Pointed at SunsetBuffalo, NY
Gallagher Pier Pointed at Sunset, Outer Harbor - Waterfront, Buffalo, New York (NY).
For this photo, the atmospheric conditions were just right and I was given a bonus solar pillar. DO you see it shooting upwards from the sun?
Enjoy The Beauty That Surrounds You (#etbtsy)!
Would you like to see more photographs from Western New York? Visit my Buffalo & Western New York Landscapes and enjoy! To get a dose of fall colors, click through to my Autumn Collection of photographs. Please, let me know if you have any questions about any photo products offered, or not offered, I will be happy to help! For a quick reference to all photo galleries and collections as well as all photo products currently offered through my site, please, visit the Products page.
Do you like my free content but are not ready to buy a photograph for your walls yet? Using my links to do your shopping helps me share more photographs and write the stories behind them. And it costs you nothing. You just need to start your shopping by clicking on an advertised product or use the Amazon search box in bottom left. It does not matter what you eventually buy as long as you start here. I truly appreciate each purchase, no matter how small. Thank you!
Fall Colors & Setting Sun
Previously from Letchworth State Park: It's the season of color - Letchworth is getting very colorful! - Autumn vs. Summer, Great Bend at Letchworth - Two Birds with One Stone at Letchworth - Letchworth Off The Beaten Path - The Seasons They Are a-Changin' - Watching Time Pass - The Mystery of Papermill Falls - Back at Great Bend for More, Letchworth State Park - Could not Resist - Back for More at Letchworth - Letchworth Icon: Portageville Bridge to Be Replaced - Waterfalling Off the Beaten Path in Letchworth - Nickel Plate Road Engine No. 765 on Letchworth's Trestle, Middle Falls Blues, Fall Colors & Setting Sun ... and more posts about the Annual Letchworth Balloon Festival.
Gorge of ColorsLetchworth State Park
After a short break we're returning to the wonderful Letchworth State Park to witness another day's end. This time I arrived sooner gaining more time to experience the magic of a bright day turning into dusk for a few brief moments only to disappear in the darkness of the night.
We take these transitions for granted. Indeed, they're there to witness twice a day so why pay attention, right? Did you ever take the time to slow down or stop and actually really pay attention? Isn't it amazing how quickly it happens? As the sun approaches the horizon, or a mountain ridge, its speed of movement becomes so obvious and so incredibly fast!
Such was this evening too. Just couple minutes after this photo the cliffs on the left lost the sunshine, and then I could watch the line of the light as it climbed the trees up the the treetops and above. And that was it, another evening to remember!
Enjoy the Beauty that Surrounds You! (#etbtsy)
Would you like to see more photographs from Western New York? Visit my Buffalo & Western New York Landscapes and enjoy! To get a dose of fall colors, click through to my Autumn Collection of photographs. Please, let me know if you have any questions about any photo products offered, or not offered, I will be happy to help! For a quick reference to all photo galleries and collections as well as all photo products currently offered through my site, please, visit the Products page.
Do you like my free content but are not ready to buy a photograph for your walls yet? Using my links to do your shopping helps me share more photographs and write the stories behind them. And it costs you nothing. You just need to start your shopping by clicking on an advertised product or use the Amazon search box in bottom left. It does not matter what you eventually buy as long as you start here. I truly appreciate each purchase, no matter how small. Thank you!
Foggy Fall Morning Big Bend of Letchworth
Cloudy DaybreakHog's Back
Middle FallsBright & Clear
Upper Papermill FallsLetchworth
Papermill Falls SidekickLetchworth
Upper Falls WinterTrestle Bridge
Large Format Pinhole of Green Lake
Previously on pinhole photography: A New Chapter, a New Book - Pinhole Photography, Film Pinhole Photography, Seaside Pinhole Photography, Lake Erie Lakeshore on Pinhole, Erie Basin Marina on Pinhole, Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2017, The Final Six, Large Format Pinhole, Large Format Pinhole by Cargill Pool Grain Elevator, Large Format Pinhole of Orchard Park Train Depot, Large Format Pinhole of Green Lake
Green LakeLensless 4x5 Pinhole Camera, Ilford Paper
Let's continue this black and white Thursday theme for another week while staying in Orchard Park and not far from the scene of the previous Train Depot photo.
If you are interested in learning more about the behind the scenes of shooting straight on an old fashioned photo paper, feel free to hop back to my previous post (Orchard Park Train Depot).
The one thing I am still getting used to is the lack of a viewfinder. I can either guess where the front of the camera is pointed and how wide of a view the camera will capture, or try to approximate things with my regular camera and then replace it in the tripod with the large format pinhole. Unfortunately, I do not have a lens wide enough for this exercise as the Lensless Pinhole I selected is 50 mm. 50 mm on a 4x5" format is equivalent to 15 mm on a 35 mm (full frame) format.
Of course, I can also do some math and create a viewfinder but I am on the fence with that idea as it would take some of the crudeness out of the experience. Maybe I will just rely on practice and learn what fits in and what does not.
Enjoy the Beauty that Surrounds You! (#etbtsy)
Would you like to see more pinhole photographs from Buffalo and Western New York? Visit my pinhole gallery on timelessbuffalo.com and enjoy! Please, let me know if you have any questions about any photo products offered, or not offered, I will be happy to help! For a quick reference to all photo galleries and collections as well as all photo products currently offered through my site, please, visit the Products page.
Do you like my free content but are not ready to buy a photograph for your walls yet? Using my links to do your shopping helps me share more photographs and write the stories behind them. And it costs you nothing. You just need to start your shopping by clicking on an advertised product or use the Amazon search box in bottom left. It does not matter what you eventually buy as long as you start here. I truly appreciate each purchase, no matter how small. Thank you!