Sometimes one needs a change in perspective. Some of the trees at Highbanks Metro Park are pretty old and have interesting branching patterns.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
ICM: Autumn
I enjoyed my walk with Steve yesterday at Highbanks. I didn't want to lug my big DSLR for a long walk, so I had my Sony RX100 along. I can use manual settings for this camera and so I decided to try some Intentional Camera Movement techniques to see how it would perform. It did very well, I think. This is a fairly short exposure, but the rapid movement worked to streak the light and colors of autumn.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Autumn at Highbanks
Steve and I went for a long walk at Highbanks this morning. It seemed like the best opportunity to enjoy the fall foliage. It's supposed to thunderstorm later this weekend, so we wanted to see everything before the trees get hammered by a storm.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Colors of autumn
Sometimes it's easy to forget that the colors of autumn involve more than the changing leaf spectrum. Goldenrod is a prominent component of the autumn color scheme.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Autumn in Pennsylvania
Sumac turns such vivid colors during autumn. Last weekend, it was the big winner in terms of color hues.
Monday, October 08, 2012
Autumn on the farm
Steve and I spent the weekend over in Pennsylvania to go to the Allegheny Front Hawk Watch site. It rained Saturday, so we never made it up there, but we did drive around the country a bit. Near a covered bridge was this beautiful field of hay bales. I like the symmetry of the rotoballes and the color contrast of the lush green field with the brilliant autumn foliage. The soft lighting and wet foliage was a great combination for vivid saturation, too.
Friday, October 05, 2012
Thursday, October 04, 2012
From Plunderbund's blog:
After the First Debate – The Fact Checking Festival (via PlunderBund)
Last night President Obama and Governor Romney had their first debate. Now the fact checking festival begins. My final thought of the night last night on Twitter… My final thought of the night on Facebook… How does one debate a shape shifter? How does anyone expect our President to be able to…
Australian sunrise
After watching the presidential debate last night, I need an image to bring me back to a sense of calm. What I found most disturbing was the ease with which Mitt Romney lies to the American public. It worries me that people will swallow his pitch hook, line and sinker.
Please, readers, take the time to read through all the fact check analyses. Romney does not offer us a solution to unemployment, medical insurance, medicare, foreign policy. He won't share with us his real plans because the only thing he supports is the Reaganomics that failed us over the past 30 years. Deregulation is not our collective friend. Having corporations decide public policy is not to our benefit. Continuing the economic inequality policies that have squeezed the middle class and sidetracked the American Dream is not the way forward.
Please, readers, take the time to read through all the fact check analyses. Romney does not offer us a solution to unemployment, medical insurance, medicare, foreign policy. He won't share with us his real plans because the only thing he supports is the Reaganomics that failed us over the past 30 years. Deregulation is not our collective friend. Having corporations decide public policy is not to our benefit. Continuing the economic inequality policies that have squeezed the middle class and sidetracked the American Dream is not the way forward.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Gray hairstreak butterfly
A very small, but beautiful butterfly that was foraging on goldenrod at Whetstone prairie.
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Beetles in the park
Spotted cucumber beetles - one of the common insects easily seen this time of year. If you want to see one, check out the late blooming flowers in the sunflower family.
Monday, October 01, 2012
Pretty Emma
Emma is now eight years old, and is starting to get some white hairs around her muzzle. She's just as sweet as ever, and is still the alpha of the dachshund pack, despite have two youngsters who outweigh her by three or more pounds
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