Gorman Nature Center

Gorman Nature Center

I confess that there are days when I don't want to go into the cold.  This year, not so much.  It has been warm but we have had some snow and freezing weather.

GNC Frogpond

Even in the winter, the views are quite beautiful.  They are well worth a walk.

Red Juniper

This little fellow is what I believe to be a red juniper.  I thought that it stood out tonally.  I liked the way the grasses lean in toward it.  I never seem to lack finding things which interest me.

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Winter Color

Rose Hips

Things change as winter approaches.  I find myself looking for colors and themes.  The other morning as I walked, I was noticing all the red berries.  They are prominent with leaves gone.  I thought, "Red is a good color.  I need the right background to go with the berries."  One bush of berries would work great with the background if my tripod or I stood 10 feet tall.  Since I could not get that high view, I moved on.  The idea I had was to shoot the red berries with a green background.  The only green thing that I could think of was the pine tree.  All I had to do was find a pine tree with red berries growing near it.  

I did not see any.  I even walked around an area where I usually do not walk.  Just as I was coming to a point of wishing that I could pick a branch of berries and place it near the tree, I found these.  I did two Helicon Focus series'.  The first I processed as you see above.

Rose Hips

The second, I process slightly differently.  The color of the pine trees in the background comes out more like it was at least in my memory.  (Remember my color memory is somewhat suspect.)  

I found that I liked the first way better.  Carol also liked the first one better.  What do you think?

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Flint and Quartz

Back to crystallization, I think that the crystals on top of the flint where in solution hence the flat bottom.  The solution evaporated and the the crystals formed.  I find it intriguing to wonder about what might have happened. 

This is the same rock from a different view.

This is a different rock but is made of the same stuff.

It has interesting fractures.

This is the sort of rock that I need to keep out of the tumbler.

I thought that this was a n interesting perspective.  There was something wrong with it, though, which I think that I corrected in the next shot.

What do you think?

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Crystallization

Snow on a Tree

Water crystallizes when it's temperature drops below 32 degrees F.  From what I can read, this is the less common form of crystallization.  the more common form is characterized by precipitation of crystals from a solution.  An example would be salt water.  The water evaporates and the salt crystals are left.

Quartz Crystals

You can kind of see with these quartz crystals, that they were in a solution.  There was a level, at that time, bottom.  They precipitated out of the solution as it left the area. 

Goldenrod

These crystals probably came directly from the air onto the goldenrod.  They may have skipped the liquid state.

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Nutcracker

Nutcracker

My daughter and her husband took their family and ours to the Nutcracker performance in Dayton this last weekend.  It turns out that we know one of the lambs sitting on the steps.

Nutcracker

We giggled and laughed during that part of the performance.  What an enjoyable experience.  Thanks to Carrie and all.  We love you!

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Mixed Light

Mixed Light Decorations

The lights on the mantle are LED's.  The light from the left is incandescent.  I did not think that the color was right on the blanket on the chair.  My wife, Carol, has a highly developed sense of color.  She helped me adjust this.  I did not even remember the color accurately.  The mixed light was the problem.  I used auto white balance on the camera but it did not adjust it correctly.

I could have done it if I would have used the eyedropper in levels or curves.  I could have chosen the white eye dropper and told it by touch that the tile surrounding the fireplace was white.

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