Cloudy, Spring, Weekend=Waterfall Shots.
Here I am at the bottom of he falls with my new golf cart umbrella holder attached to my tripod. It works pretty slick.
Below: ISO 400, 34mm, f/10, 25 sec w/10 stop ND Filter.
Below: ISO 400, 34mm, f/7.1, 25 sec. w/Hoya Infrared filter.
Below: ISO 400, 34mm, f/7.1, 25 sec. w/10 stop ND filter.
Below: ISO 640, 19mm, f/10, 5 sec.
I drive by this brook everyday to work. It runs parallel to Hardy Hill and is mostly hidden from view. It is close to home, so I decided to check it out. All shots were taken with a 10 stop Neutral Density filter.
First rule of thumb, always have your camera ready. Just as I reached the brook I was head to head with a mink. It was a cold, but bright morning. The shot below was taken with a 10-Stop ND filter. ISO 400, 34mm, f/9.0, 30.0 sec.
These last two shots were taken with a IR filter and converted to B&W.
Both shots: ISO 250, 10mm, f/5.6, 10.0 sec.
Went to the coast over the weekend. It was a very bright and sunny day, so I decided to use a 10-stop ND Filter.
This is a single image 59 secs., ISO 100, 14mm, and f/25.
Same image in B&W.
Single Image 104 secs., ISO 100, 14mm, f/16.
Three Images blended, f/16, three exposure shots @ 1/15, 1/60, and 1/30 sec.
This weekend’s hiking adventure brought Brent and I to explore Smith Pond in Enfield, NH. You get there by taking Exit 15 on I89 (Montcalm/Smith Pond Rd) and then driving up Smith Pond Road until you see a place to park on the left. From there it was a mystery which way to go , so we continued up the road and then through a gate and continued up the dirt/gravel road until we came to some clear-cut logging where we found some signs (but missed the one for the trail). We continued up the road to a private cabin on the pond. We back tracked a little and took a side road that finally brought us to a small dam on the pond. Here we found the trail head for the trail we missed. If you continue by the road or a trail that hugs the pond you come to two more dams. Taking the correct trail back to Smith Pond Road (red trail) you must go through the tree carnage. I highly recommend a trek to Smith Pond, but prefer the Enfield trail.
This shot of Smith Pond was taken with a 10 stop ND filter at ISO 100, f/22 and an 108 second exposure.
Upside down Chickadee ISO 450, 200mm, f/4, 1/100 sec.
These last shots were taken at the Esker Sanctuary in Hanover, NH.
Brent and I went on a Sunday morning adventure up to Big Dog Falls and beyond. There are three ways to get to the falls. We decided to follow the ridge over looking the brook. After arriving at the falls, I noticed that the water level had dropped quite a bit from my visit earlier in the week. After a few photos Brent and I scurried up the step bank to the rim trail. We continued along a very narrow trail until we came to stones laid out in a square pattern. Just a little further we came to a second waterfall (which we have named Little Dog Falls). Just above the falls is a beaver pond which is just below Smith Pond.
Went on a photo walk this morning at Bicknell Brook in Enfield, NH. It was not the best day for water shots, so I used a 10 stop Neutral Density Filter. The first two shots were 16 minutes long and the third shot was 2 minutes long.
