Larry at Larry's Images.com: 9/11/11

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Fall Plants

Big Bluestem Prairie Grass

There are accounts of frontiersmen riding horses through the prairie grass in northeast Ohio. The accounts say that the grass came to the horses backs. This was in the 1750's while our our state was being settled. Big Bluestem was one of these grasses. I have thought that it is beautiful for a long time.

Upland Bent Grass and Goldenrod

I am looking forward to using the above technique with the grass mentioned under this shot as the season progresses. I have long been captivated by its beauty even late into fall and early winter. When the season progresses to the point that I am looking for any color, this grass provides it.

Tall Sunflower

This plant gives me joy as I behold it. The yellow is a happy color! This is a short specimen. I was able to look down on it to make this image. I am always pleased to find a plant short enough that I can view the flower. I like the texture and colors provided by the grass in the background.

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Friday, September 16, 2011

Mushrooms

Pinecone Lepidella Mushroom

We have many of these at Gorman at present. Some of them can be quite large. This one is about 8 inches across. They are not recommended for eating.

Pinecone Lepidella Mushrooms

This is actually a combination of two shots. They seemed to fit together and so I put them together. You can still get the feeling of the mushrooms or at least, I can.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Clover Update

Five-leaf Clover

I have been checking the five-leaf clover daily. The other day, I noticed that a new five-leaf clover was forming on the same plant. I saw my friend, Paul, that morning and showed it to him. The very next day, the plant was gone. It looked like the trail mower had passed that way. Now, I spend several minutes each day looking for the clover plant. I hope that it may grow back yet this season.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Frog Pond Two Ways

Frog Pond

Yes, its filling. The vegetation in it will change as it refills. The Cattails will remain but the grasses and other plants will not survive.

Frog Pond

We had a misty morning today. No sunrise but the light was great for saturation. I walked around looking for colors. I wanted at least two which pleased my eye. When I found what I wanted, I shot with a technique advocated by photographer, William Neill. I used a slow shutter and moved the camera, in this case vertically, while the shutter was open. A scene like the top shot could be considered pretty cluttered, where as; in this shot, same scene, it gives more of a feeling. It conveys an impression of the scene. To my eye, the bottom shot is much more pure and evocative. I hope you like it.

Monday, September 12, 2011

More Clouds

Clouds 1654_4_6

I love the sunrise time of day! This was an interesting scenario. There were high puffy clouds above, which were hit by the rising sun. There was a lower level cloud cover which was lit by the reflected light from the high clouds. It was like a light box, in a way. It produced an interesting light on the lower clouds.

Gorman Sunrise

Any morning with clouds makes an interesting shot unless you can't see the sun. This was a Photomatix series. The above was made with my Canon DSLR camera. I shot EC, exposure compensation, -4, -2, 0, +2, +4. I kept the aperture constant and varied the shutter speed. This is called HDR, high dynamic range photography.

Incidentally, I just learned that you can get apps for your smart phone camera which makes it do HDR. It takes a series of shots so you must try to hold it pretty still during the shooting. I am experimenting with it and may report later. Thanks to Dewit Jones who writes a column in Outdoor Photographer magazine for the tip about this.

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Sunday, September 11, 2011

9/11 Remembered

US Flag, Flagpole, Sunrise

September 11, 2002, I remember feeling very sad and wanting to express that somehow. I stepped outside my house with my camera. There was my neighbor's flag with the sunrise behind it. I used flash to avoid the total silhouette of the flag. I was shooting film then. It was not processed until one week later. It was Kodak E100SW. It was and still is my tribute.

Leaf Hopper?

I have mentioned before that I keep watching the milkweed plants to see what is happening. The other morning I found this insect on a leaf. My first thought was that it was a leaf hopper, but now I am not so sure. I did not catch it but I had the distinct impression that it had wings. I do not think leaf hoppers do. If you can help me with this, I would appreciate it. Thanks.

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