Simple Clicks – Signs of Autumn?
Growing up, apples were always a sign of autumn’s impending arrival. Apple picking was a September-ish thing. I remember a grade school field trip to the orchard; even more, I remember going with my mother to pick apples for the many, many autumn desserts that she always baked. We’d pick a lot of apples. Sometimes [...]
Ithaca in Autumn
PTO days are a wonderful thing, if you can get them. Fortunately, I was able to take on yesterday, giving Mandy and I time to drive up to Ithaca, NY, for a day away from it all. If you’re not familiar with Ithaca, that’s not surprising – aside from being the home of Cornell University [...]
Autumn at Ricketts Glen
Sunday was one of those rare autumn days where the weather completely defied the forecast and turned from drearily cold to sunny and inviting. I had the good fortune to spend the day at Ricketts Glen State Park with my friend Mike, who had brought his camera club up from New York City for a [...]
Twilight
A few shots from this evening. Today the sky was an amazing, sharp blue following our first killing frost of the season. I headed out just before sunset and stayed out through twilight, up at Trostle Pond and then Bullhead Bay. Shooting in twilight, when the air is still, is one of my favorite times.
Baseball
Baseball. The great national pastime, the stuff of movies and legends. Every time I see the word, in my mind I hear the way James Earl Jones says it in The Sandlot; baseball. You cannot visit Cooperstown, NY, without visiting baseball. You don’t have to be a diehard fan, you don’t even have to know [...]
Cooperstown, NY
Last Wednesday we decided to go to Cooperstown. So we booked a room and on Friday evening, we left. If you’ve never been, Cooperstown is one of those charming tourist towns that somehow manages to handle hoards of visitors with grace and charm. Laid out over a few blocks at the southern tip of Otsego [...]
Autumn Checklist
The trees are starting to turn here in northeastern PA and September is half gone. It is Autumn, my favorite time of year, and what I consider to be the best season for outdoor/nature photography. And because of that, there’s a whole list of things I want to accomplish: * Ricketts Glen State Park, PA [...]
