Calm After the Storm

Calm After the Storm, a photo by UpstateNYPhototaker on Flickr.

I was surprised to see quite a few trees come down over the Alplaus Kill In Charlton after Irene hit the area. This large tree in the background is what I believe is a Basswood tree. Whatever it is, it was quite a large tree. There were several other smaller trees taken down with this one and quite a few more down with a few hundred feet of this one.

This was taken with the D90, Sigma 10-20mm and a Cokin polarizer.

Big Rock in a Little Stream

Big Rock in a Little Stream, a photo by UpstateNYPhototaker on Flickr.

Had a chance to fish this pretty little stream in the Adirondacks and couldn't pass up a chance to photograph it. Managed to catch a small brookie, as did my brother, so all in all it was a good day.

This was taken with my aging D90 haha and the Sigma 10-20mm with a Cokin polarizer. I really liked the composition with the large rock, the flowing water and the bridge in the background.

Loonar Eclipse

Loonar Eclipse, a photo by UpstateNYPhototaker on Flickr.

I have been slow in posting lately (and slow in making photos). I have numerous Galway Lake Sunset photos, some I have posted and some I have not but this is my favorite so far. While it looks like a normal sunset photo, I waited patiently for that loon to enter the scene in just the right position.

This particular Loon was one of the least skittish that I have seen. It would appear that the loons are nesting on Galway Lake in Saratoga County. I have been told by people who know a lot more than me that this is pretty far south for loons to be nesting. Also, while Galway Lake is not small (550 acres), it is heavily populated with camps and houses. There are a few good sized areas that don't have structures and I would have to assume that this is where they would be nesting.

I would really appreciate it if anyone had more information about loon nesting behavior.

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Rare Photos Of The Great Depression

These are interesting:

http://www.photozz.com/fizz/16745843.aspx

Derby Day

Derby Day, a photo by UpstateNYPhototaker on Flickr.

This was one of those lighting conditions where I had to find something to shoot. It wasn't sunrise light but the sun was still low enough in the sky and the clouds were doing a good job of diffusing the light. The breaks in the clouds that let the light through are obviously what make the photo.

It was difficult in post processing to keep the sky dark enough but keep the foreground and horses light enough to keep the detail. Ideally I would have shot this with a strong ND filter to darken the sky but this was more or less a grab shot.

Taken with the Nikon D90 & Nikkor 80-200mm F/2.8

First Light on Collins Lake

First Light on Collins Lake, a photo by UpstateNYPhototaker on Flickr.

I recently was able to purchase a number of lenses that I wouldn't have been able to purchase under normal circumstances. I bought them with a number of other lenses and camera bodies and made enough selling the items that I didn't want to be able to keep those that I did. Amongst the lenses I kept, was the Nikon 20mm F/2.8D AF that was used here. From my preliminary tests it definitely seems sharper than my Sigma 10-20 @ 20mm and my 18-105mm @20mm.

This one was taken right around 6am at Collins Lake in Scotia.

Not Happy

Not Happy, a photo by UpstateNYPhototaker on Flickr.

Was fortunate enough to obtain a really cool Sigma 105mm F/2.8 Macro lens. This is my first attempt at a macro type shot. I am liking this lens so far!