Star Trail With Light Painted Selfie

I mentioned yesterday walking to the end of the Lake Monticello Levee and trying an "experiment" photo. In this I tried taking a star trail photograph then adding a light painted selfie with me holding a flashlight. I'm in the shadows and I wish my outline was more visible bit I do like the way … Continue reading Star Trail With Light Painted Selfie

Lake Monticello Star Trails

I mentioned the other day going to Lake Monticello hoping to make it to the end of the levee to take some pictures but I got a ways then saw some scenes I liked and stopped for pictures. I ran out of time to try the walk to the end of the levee (it's a … Continue reading Lake Monticello Star Trails

Wildflowers with AG

This week I’m going to focus my posts on some recent flower photography. Monday's post: The Spider Lily A few days ago my daughter told me she wanted her own section here on the blog where we go do photography together. So we made a plan to go as soon as we could to start. … Continue reading Wildflowers with AG

Star Trail Photography

This is probably my favorite photo of the week. It is the combined photograph I mention in my Milky Way post Monday. On this type of setup I ran my camera with my cable release for about an hour then stitched the photographs together using Photoshop. It is a bunch of photographs but I enjoy … Continue reading Star Trail Photography

Watching The Sunrise (surprise!)

On Friday morning I like to go out to Lake Monticello to walk and take photographs. This past Friday was overcast so I did not even get my camera out but just walked close the truck in case it rained. As I walked I saw some light on the Eastern horizon and thought it might … Continue reading Watching The Sunrise (surprise!)

Long Exposure Photography With Moon Light

A few mornings ago I went for some more long exposure photography with a decent amount of moonlight over me. This was at Lake Monticello. I tried (not crazy about the results) some light painting from the dock too.

Long Exposure Photography At The Lake

I mentioned last week getting back into long exposure photography. The other morning I was out at Lake Monticello early to walk before it got too hot. I took some long exposure photos of the stars from the parking lot. Long exposure photography is enjoyable especially this time of year! Recent Perseid Meteors Long Exposure … Continue reading Long Exposure Photography At The Lake

Cut Off Creek Birds

We took our son to Cut-Off Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) a few weekends ago to spend some time outside before he had to go back to school. While there at the creek this pair of Whit Ibis (I think, again not a bird expert) kept hanging around the creek. They flew off but returned … Continue reading Cut Off Creek Birds

Perseid Meteors

At the beginning of this week I've been able to go out to Lake Monticello for one of my favorite photography outings. The Perseid Meteor shower. It is one of my favorite times but one I've not been able to do in several years! Either scheduling, weather, health, etc... the list of excuses is long. … Continue reading Perseid Meteors

Early Morning At The Lake (Again)

I've been on a pattern lately of some early morning photography. I went back to Lake Monticello for some more photos. While there for the photos I posted yesterday I thought of wanting to try it again. So, I went back on Friday morning before work! I ended up taking my favorite photo of the … Continue reading Early Morning At The Lake (Again)