Columbus, Ohio is a beautiful city

As Steve and I continue to explore Columbus in the early morning hours, I've come to realize that it is a very interesting city with many beautiful spots that are quite photogenic.  Here's another skyline - this one was from yesterday morning. I have a feeling I will be exploring different angles of the city skyline, especially as the Scioto Mile park continues to progress. The riverfront area is going to be absolutely stunning when all the construction is done. The restoration projects on the Scioto River and the Olentangy River makes a huge difference in how much I love the river areas of the city. Simply by removing the weirs, the rivers are coming back to life with natural beauty, more birds, beavers, muskrats, and fish. It's great to see.

Columbus, Ohio. Photo by Andi Wolfe ©2014 - all rights reserved.

Puddles can be lovely

As I was leaving Mudhen Marsh last Sunday, I saw these tufts of grass in a puddle. I'm a sucker for symmetrical reflection imagery, so I made this photo to remind me of the lovely morning spent birding and chatting with friends.

Early morning serenity in monochrome

Hoover Reservoir this past Sunday morning. The beginning of a lovely spring day. Usually I like to post color photos, but the geometry of this image was very suitable for black and white processing. I use Adobe Lightroom with Silver Efex Pro 2 for my monochrome processing.

River reflection landscape

River reflection landscape, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Last month, while in New York, we visited B&H photo. I wanted to get a new point-and-shoot camera to replace the Canon S90 I lost a few years back while traveling. I bought a Sony RX100, which has all sorts of cool features built in, including a panorama setting. You move the camera while holding down the shutter button and it takes a continuous stream of photos and stitches them together. You have to hold the camera at the same level while moving - a bit of a challenge to do without a tripod.

This scene is a river reflection of the trees on the far bank with the blue sky and clouds. It looks very impressionistic to me - all from the ripples in the "mirror" of the river.