I’m Not Ignoring You

I promise, I really don’t mean to take so long between postings, but time is precious and limited in supply. With more and more time spent photographing sporting events, less time gets spent in the wild, searching for wonderful landscapes. I’m going to spend a little time next week covering some of the sports action I’ve gleaned in the past month or so, because I think I’ve captured a few really nice sports images. For now, here’s a picture from my visit to Marsh Creek State Park last week. The Sun was low in the sky so its golden light was caressing the colors of the trees on the right side of the picture. The green foliage in the background was in shadow. Have a wonderful weekend.

Nikon D800 Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 250mm f/9 ISO 100 1/60 sec

Evening

I’d almost forgotten about evening. It barely existed in the shortened days of Winter. Now, as Spring swells its grip on the landscape, evenings lengthen days into the gradual dark of nightfall. It’s a time to reflect, a time to recuperate, a time to enjoy the light and sounds of the waning day. It’s a time of magical warmth and beauty as it blankets our world. It’s a time to be cherished.

Nikon D800 Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 48mm f/29 ISO 100 13sec

Evening moments

There’s a finite amount of time in the evenings when sunlight bounces along the Earth. Peaks are aglow with sunshine while valleys are bathed in shade. Distant hills paint their elongated shadows across the land as if laying down to sleep, while light, refracted through the atmosphere, dapples colors on clouds floating in the sky. Sometimes these moments last for a few brief seconds and sometimes for a few minutes. Each of them is beautiful and unique. To capture one either on film or in our memories is precious. Evening Moments.

Nikon D800 Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @ ​34mm f/14 ISO 100 1/20 sec