Winter landscape

Winter landscape, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

A break from the light painting series. This is a late afternoon photo from Glacier Ridge Metro Park. Shooting directly into the sun is always a challenge and I found it particularly so with my Tokina 11-16 mm lens. This wide-angle lens is pretty good, optically, but there are more issues with chromatic aberrations and light streaks than I have with my Canon L series lenses.

Light painting #3

Light painting #3, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Intentional camera movement, long exposure: Glacier Ridge Metro Park. I'm amazed at the variety of effects light painting offers.

Light painting #20

Light painting #20, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Winter landscape at Whetstone Park of Roses. Three second exposure, hand held. I like the dreamy feel of this image. The vertical movement worked well for the effect.

Light painting #19

Light painting #19, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Steve and I went to Whetstone Park of Roses yesterday just before sunset. We concentrated efforts on the ravine. The lighting was very dim, snow was falling, the ground was dusted in the previous 24 hrs worth of snow, and there was ice on the creek. This is a 3 second exposure at f22, hand held camera movement.

Light painting #13

Light painting #13, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

For Friday the 13th....

More experimentation at Glacier Ridge Metro Park. Intentional camera movement at sunset.

Light painting #10

Light painting #10, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Sunset in a forest makes for a great setting for doing some light painting. You can see the motion I did with the camera by observing the streaks of orange and yellow, which is the glow from the sunset peaking through the grove of trees.

Light painting #5

Light painting #5, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Intentional Camera Movement - my new phase of photography. The impressionistic qualities of the blurred image combined with some careful processing to bring out the features makes this series an interesting challenge for me. This photo was taken at Glacier Ridge Metro Park.

Light painting #4

Light painting #4, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

I'll post #3 eventually, but I wanted to put this one in today's report. The sun was just disappearing to produce a beautiful orange glow on the horizon. I was in a dense thicket of trees looking towards the setting sun. Processing was done using Aperture 3.2.2 and Nik Software's Color Efex Pro 4. I've designed some custom filter recipes for my light paintings, and I like the effects I'm getting with this series.

Light painting #2

Light painting #2, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Second in my series of light paintings from Glacier Ridge Metro Park. Late afternoon, forest patch and some planned moivement. Makes an interesting abstract, I think.

Light painting #1

Light painting #1, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

My favorite paintings are found in the Impressionist genre of Monet, Cezanne, Pizarro, etc. I've seen a lot of interesting photographs that use a technique known as "light painting" where the camera is left 'wide open' to allow light to burn patterns into the frame. Often this is at night with someone using an LED flashlight to etch a pattern onto a black background. Sometimes it's done by moving the camera. For this photo, I moved the camera while exposing the frame. I like the effect and did a whole series from a visit to Glacier Ridge Metro park yesterday afternoon. I'll post more of these images here as I find time to process them.

Dusk at Waterman Farm

Dusk at Waterman Farm, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

The light dusting of snow we had Jan 2, 2012 made for some early winter photography scenes over on the farm. It was a cold and blustery day, but, despite the 10 degree windchill, it was a nice walk. Taking photos in the dim light of dusk is a bit challenging, but I do like the way this photo came out. I used some filter effects to get the faded and grainy texture.

Mohican Bridge

Mohican Bridge, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Covered bridges are always fun to see, and a challenge to photograph. This one is over the Clear Fork River, near Mohican State Park. Maybe it's actually in the park, I really don't know the boundaries. It was late in the day when Steve and I found it. I set up my tripod, did manual exposure and bracketed up and down. This is a composite of three exposures, using HDR processing.

Winter evening at Waterman

Winter evening at Waterman, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

The start of a snowy night at Waterman Farm. The first snow of the year, cold wind, and dusk - what combo could be better. We walked the farm last evening, wearing our down coats and carrying minimal camera gear. It was invigorating.

New Year's resolution...

New Year's resolution..., a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

I'm participating in a Project 52 on Google+ this year. A project 52 is where you take, process and post a photo each week, each one with a different theme. This week's theme was New Year's Eve/Day. I don't usually make resolutions, but I thought I should try to do more walking each day, so my first photo of the year reflects that idea.

Winter sky

Winter sky, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Happy 2012! It doesn't feel any different to me than does 2011, but the start of a New Year is just that - the start of a new year.  I don't usually make New Year's resolutions, but I might change my mind about this year. I have several ideas, but I need to think about it for awhile.

Today the sky is gray and dreary, but December 29, 2011 offered a bit of blue sky. This photo is from Mohican State Park.