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Another Reminder of the CIty of Light
After a few outdoor expeditions to catch the brief appearances of winter it was time for some architectural photography in downtown Buffalo, NY. This evening, I had one of the newer sights in mind: a historic building dating back to 1912 turned Curtiss Hotel with its beautiful illumination and color transitions.
Every time I see some of the new bright additions to downtown Buffalo, whether at Canalside, by Peace Bridge, or now here, one of Buffalo's nicknames comes to mind: the City of Light.
Best time to photograph a light show like this? Blue hour seemed t be a great fit and I tried to time my photo shoot accordingly. I stayed for a while taking advantage of the duration of blue hour almost until the sky turned black. As I went along, I wanted to capture all of the different color variations. I also played with different exposure times either to avoid street traffic or to include it and turn it into nice complimentary light trails. Really long exposure times were not an option as the different colors blended together resulting in a whole new color palette not possible to see with ones bare eyes.
Curtiss Hotel BluesThe City of Light, Buffalo, NY
Curtiss Hotel Blues, City of Light, Buffalo, NY
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References: The Curtiss Hotel: Buffalo’s New 5-Star Retreat - Destination: Curtiss Hotel
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Green Lake's Charm Is Back
Snow and Ice on Green LakeYates Park, Orchard Park, NY
Yes, I've been complaining a bit about this winter over the past few weeks. With all the dirty gray all around I wished for more cold weather and a lot more ice and snow to capture what the season is supposed to look like in Western New York.
So when things turned around I was excited. I had to wait though and hope for the best as I was heading out of town for a week. Upon return, there was only one thing to do, especially as a quick review of the forecast revealed yet another significant warm up coming soon. And I chose to travel very little for it, staying in my back yard.
Green Lake in Yates Park has been tough to photograph for quite a while now as it's been going through some well needed maintenance, including a thorough excavation. Here's where the melting snow in January accompanied with a lot of rain was good for something. It filled the lake with at least a little bit of water, even if not even half way up. It was plenty for the cold weather to unleash some creative arts on the surface. Lake frozen solid with snow being pushed along by wind creating some wonderful patterns.
To make the photograph all about winter, I collapsed all of my tripod's legs opening them up wider thus getting the camera very close to the ice, then tilting it downward to allow the ice to take over the bottom two thirds of the frame. Can you feel the freezing wind sweeping the ice hitting your face?
Oh, and who says photos in a blog post must be chronological? They're certainly not here. The photo above was captured just eight minutes after the one below. I always love how quickly light changes around sunrise and sunset. This night, the sun was visible about half an hour before sunset, then disappeared in clouds, and set, with the actual sunset invisible. Then, colors quickly and very briefly lit some of the distant clouds, and disappeared as quickly as hey showed up, as if afraid to be seen. So what did it look like eight minutes earlier?
Winter Colors of Green LakeYates Park, Orchard Park, NY
Winter Colors of frozen Green Lake, Yates Park, Orchard Park, NY
Enjoy the Beauty that Surrounds You! (#etbtsy)
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Shenandoah: Distant Sunset Views
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 - Shenandoah: Distant Sunset Views
It's below freezing outside, not by much, but it is. Winter has finally returned to Western New York and yes, I headed out to enjoy the whiteness. But no, I am not sharing that in today's post. Instead, I am sharing some wonderful warm colors of a sunset over Shenandoah Valley. If you have followed my blog for a while, today's post also closes the book on the 2013 series from Shenandoah. Nothing like starting a new year by finishing something started a while back. If you have not been following my blog and would like to catch up on the previous posts, click along the links above and enjoy!
Distant Peaks at SunsetShenandoah National Park
Have you enjoyed the Shenandoah series and now wonder whether there's going to be no more? Well, you will just have to wait and see.
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Buffalo Classic on Classic Medium
For the Classic Thursdays post (what, a new tradition? No, not really, I am not ready to commit to anything new requiring a regular schedule) I've selected a Buffalo classic captured on a classic medium. Yes, I had a lot of fun walking around Gallagher Beach with a Nikon FE loaded with Ilford Delta black and white film looking for a new perspective, a new take on a very familiar subject I had photographed many times before. The times before were on digital though and this time there was no LCD on the back of the camera. Eventually, the big boulder on the beach captured my attention and after my usual dance to find the final vantage point I was ready to click the shutter ...
Gallagher Beach & Cargill Pool Grain ElevatorNikon FE, Ilford Delta 100
Gallagher Beach & Cargill Pool Grain Elevator, Buffalo, NY
Nikon FE, Ilford Delta 100 Film
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As the Clouds Roll In
Clouds Streaming over Lake ErieHamburg Beach, Hamburg, NY
Previously from Hamburg Beach: Stormy Hamburg Beach and Lake Erie Shoreline - One Beach, Yet More Looks - One Beach, Different Looks - Winter Abstracts - The Frozen Moon Land is Back - Arctic Tundra in Buffalo, NY - Frozen Desolation on Lake Erie - Lacking Perspective - As the Clouds Roll In
This January and its non-winter-like character almost had me start believing in writer's block. I normally don't think about topics like that as there always seems to be plenty around to attract my attention and my camera. But this January proved to be a special challenge for me.
After I enjoyed photographing the Chestnut Ridge cottage in snow, things changed, it warmed up, all snow disappeared, and the outdoors looked like early spring. Just too early for any colors to show as in true spring. All gray, all wet, all mostly dirty. Then it started pouring and poured for two weeks. Bad to motivate one to spend more time outside, good to wash the dirt away. But still, I had my hopes high to capture some typical Western New York winter landscape, whether on land or water (hoping for ice).
I used the down time to work through my older photos that still had not seen the light of day and had been electronically decaying in a pile of bits. But it was no substitute for being out there!
Then the itch was finally stronger than any reservations and excuses and I headed to a familiar and favorite place of mine to recharge. The intention was a sunset gamble. The cloud cover was rather thick and chances slim but that often yields the best results. Upon arrival, what surprised me the most was the calm surface of the lake. I don't think I had ever seen it as calm as this evening. It was barely moving, just gentle energy swishing around under the lake's surface. The clouds were slowly moving overhead. By then, I knew there would be no sunset and I looked for alternate plans. The calm water and the streaming clouds overhead and I reached for long exposures to capture the mood of the moment. The distant hint of sunset reds was a great bonus!
The first composition clearly confirmed the direction of the clouds. For long exposures, it is always great to get the clouds moving straight at the camera. And this night it worked great as I could spin a bit to the left, point my camera more to the west, and get a sliver of land in the picture.
Incoming Clouds from the WestHamburg Beach, Hamburg, NY
Incoming Clouds from the West, Hamburg Beach, Hamburg, NY
What can I say? I enjoyed the evening immensely and the recharge was successful. I know, I've been back out there since!
Enjoy the Beauty that Surrounds You! (#etbtsy)
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