Fall reflection

Autumn leaves on the Peconic River.

Blue Thursday

Same scene as yesterday. 

Yesterday's image was processed from a RAW file, this came from a jepg. Since I still don't know how to get the color I want from the RAW image, I converted it to a grey scale image. For the color version I followed the basic instructions and proceeded from there.

I know there's more inferred light in the summer months and that my results will look different then, I just need to fool around with it.

Getting there...

This is an inferred photo the Peconic River that almost there! Looks ok this size but it's lacking sharpness and there's more noise that I'm comfortable with. But I'm getting there. Tomorrow I'll post the color version.

Fall Ferns

Well, we had some sunshine yesterday after a cold and wet weekend. 

I spent a few minutes looking for color along the Peconic River and found some beautiful back-lit ferns.

Autumn is when leaves get to play the part of flowers.

Sunday, my foster brother and his new girlfriend came out to visit. We haven't seen each other in fourteen years. 

Way too long a time not to see family. 

It was a great visit.

Peconic River in Autumn

This image and Autumn Flames were made on the same hike.  

Some people have seen deer swim across this river.

I haven't been so lucky.

Autumn Flames

A branch of Greenbriar 

along the Peconic River 

imitates flames in the evening sunlight.

Autumn on the Peconic River

 

Today's post was made Thursday, late in the day. It's a HDR photo made with the Canon 5dmkII and processed with Photomatix Pro and Photoshop. The river was almost still Thursday and the foliage along the bank was beautifully lit by the warm light of the late afternoon sun.

 

Peconic River

 

I stopped by the Peconic River yesterday after getting an oil change for my car. There was a man fishing who seemed to mind me being there. Camera shy fish can't be caught I guess. Anyway, I saw the signs of spring in the river and along the banks. I made this photo in the still part, where the reed grass grows. New green spouts are breaking the surface and soon will be a thick haven for dragonflies, mosquitoes, redwing blackbirds and the rest of summer life.

I'm getting all packed and ready for a three day trip to Florida to visit my family. I leave Friday morning for my parents home in Lakeland Florida. My sister and her family also live in Lakeland. The youngster of the family, John will come up from Fort Lauderdale sometime Friday and the last of the clan, Dan and his girlfriend, Shelly will be there Saturday. I'm looking forward to the visit.

Dancing in the forest.

I went for a short walk along the Peconic River yesterday. There was a short spell in the afternoon that the rain let up. I saw this patch of grass under the pine trees and was drawn to the reflection of the sky on the two blades. I made images from a couple of angles, but this was the last image I made. I felt it showed the grace and delicacy of what was there.
I raised the contrast in post production to bright the highlights.