Category Archives: Sunrise

03.18.2023 Just Another Roadside Attraction-Willow Weep for Me

Once in awhile, when I am on my way somewhere, I have the good fortune to see a scene like this and actually have my kit with me. The first half of the title refers to a Tom Robbins novel.  … Continue reading

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02.19.2023 Silent Sunday II-Nuclear 5th Anniversary

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02.03.2023 North Quabbin 2004

Old tech ain’t too shabby.  This was made with the Canon 10D, my first digital camera shortly after I made the switch from film thanks to Kodak destroying a box of transparencies from a trip to Acadia.

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12.30.2022 Fog Friday…sort of

A scene I have shared many times.  The basic composition is more or less the same each time but the sky is always a little different and the addition of fog, some or a lot, makes the difference. Another close … Continue reading

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11.05.2022 Drama from the Archives

Trolling through the memories I found this shot not previously processed from a dramatic morning on Mount Pollux. Not sure why I never did anything with it but better late than never.  And it’s always nice to find a little … Continue reading

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10.07.2022 South Amherst Sunrise

Ordinarily this would have been a “Ride to Work” post but I had the day off to take advantage of the warmth and work on repairing our garage apron which was in need of some serious work. All prepped and … Continue reading

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07.24.2022. Silent Sunday- Brickyard 5:30 a.m.

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06.26.2022 South Amherst at Dawn

I was headed to North Quabbin yesterday for the sunrise that I posted earlier this morning.  But this was why I got there after it had crested the distant hills. I have shot this location before.  The silos belong to … Continue reading

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05.19.2022 Learned a New Trick

In the past I’ve ham-handed my attempts at flare removal.  Some have turned out reasonably okay and others not so much.  I recently learned a method involving an inverted curves adjustment that does a nice job.  Of course, this image … Continue reading

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04.15.2022 Fog Friday-Fog on Fire

Giving the archival frogs a break.  Hopefully there will some new froggy heads bobbing up in the ponds soon. But fog is good too and my favorite landscape condition. Some days the valleys catch the light before the rest of … Continue reading

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