Fuji X-T1, FX55-200mm @ 55mm, f/11, 1/9 sec, ISO 1600
Fall days are a wonderful time to drive around rural Bucks County, PA and enjoy the iconic covered bridges. During the last few days, a friend and I spent late afternoons exploring around the area. For this image of the Loux Covered Bridge, I focused on a composition that did not include bright road signs and caught some of the fall color.
Fuji XT-1, XF55-200mm @ 95mm, f/11, 0.6 sec, ISO 500
Gloomy grey days highlight great fall colors. Add a little artistic flair and voila … out comes an impressionistic painting. The colors here in eastern Pennsylvania are rapidly changing. One day makes a big difference. A great college friend and I took the opportunity to get a little damp and explore some of the countryside and covered bridges here in Bucks County. The colors were great, but most important, just being out with a good friend made the day.
Canon 5D MkIII, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L @ 38mm, f/8.0, 1/125 sec, ISO 200
Some of my favorite photographs are the simple ones. This is a simple single hinge on an outbuilding door in Williamsburg, VA. Williamsburg is a Mecca for these types of simple details. Each building is its own museum. I can easily spend my time just exploring these types of details.
Fuji X-T1, XF10-24mm @ 24mm, f/22, 1/35 sec, ISO 200
This image is my first trial using Topaz’s new “Impression” software. I took a nondescript image with a distinct foreground, mid ground, and far field as the base of my experiment. I was pleasantly surprised of the interesting result. Below is the original RAW image.
Fuji X-T1, XF 10-24mm @ 24mm, f/20, 1/110 sec, ISO 400
More wide angle practice. My objective for this image was to capture the details of the near field grass as well as the background of the tree line and farm house. I feel that the image would have been more interesting if I would have taken it from a slightly higher angle so I could have included some of the mid-ground. I knew better!
Fuji X-T1, XF 10-24mm @ 22mm, f/18, 1/160 sec, ISO 400
During my walk in Longwood’s Meadow, I saw this single tree with the path curving around it. The leading line and isolated tree caught my eye. The wide angle helped place the tree in perspective with the expansive meadow. Again, my thoughts for the day were to work on wide angle perspectives and just enjoy the day.
Fuji X-T1, XF 10-24mm @ 24mm, f/11, 1/150 sec, ISO 200
It has been several months since I have posted an image. My focus has been in other directions other than photography. Yesterday I woke up to a beautiful early autumn day. I just felt like getting outside and “practicing” with my camera. Since getting my Fuji, I have not taken the time to explore its capabilities. Yesterday was a fresh start. I traveled to Longwood Gardens to explore the revitalized Meadow Area. Because of its expanse, I decided to practice using only my wide angle lens. It was a “get out and explore day” as opposed to focusing on getting that great image.
During my visit, I ran across this guy who had a demo version of Canon’s new EOS 7D MarkII. We started talking and I recognized him as George Lepp. He is doing a workshop at Longwood on Saturday and Sunday. It was a pleasure spending a few moments with him.
Fuji X-T1. XF18-55mm @ 55mm, f/4.5, 1/350 sec, ISO 1600
Over time, I have learned to frequently look up and see. On a hot day walking along Lake Galena, I looked up and saw the bright sun shining through these maple leaves. In the bright sun, the leaves looked pretty flat. At the time I took this image, I thought about adding a texture. So off I went looking for something interesting. I found an old cherry tree covered with a thin green fungus. The texture caught my eye. I combined the two to come up with the above image.
For reference, the texture image is below.
Fuji X-T1, XF55-200mm @ 105mm, f/11, 1/60 sec. ISO 200
This image is an attempt to just work with color and composition. The deep pink and the adjacent dark green provided a strong color contrast as did the bright yellow and the adjacent dark green. The round clump of pink flowers in the upper right corner was balanced somewhat by the white flowers in the lower left corner. The diagonal strips of yellow and green provided the center focus.
Fuji X-T1, XF55-200mm @ 55mm, f/4.5, 1/200 sec, ISO 800
Walking around downtown Philly, I saw this old stately building with ordinate sculptures decorating the facade. This image spans the main building entrance. From my viewpoint the vertical lines were perspective distorted. I took the opportunity to work with perspective warp in photoshop to clean up the distortion. Below is the overall main entrance facade.
