Tomorrow I will head to Old Bedford village to photo graph the French and Indian War reenactment. Been looking forward to this one since I was there for the old west show. Hoping the weather holds out and I’ll post some photos of the reenactment.
Here is a couple of shots from the Old West Show:
Tonight I have a couple of shots that I did on my latest trip to Gettysburg. If you are able to visit Gettysburg I highly recommend taking the time see what Gettysburg has to offer. This is an area rich in history and I learn something new every time I visit. I would also like to point out that this year is the 150th anniversary of the battle and they have many great events planned for the entire year.
Hope you enjoy!
Where I’m from there is a local river by the name of Youghiogheny. As you can guess this has been shortened to Yough (“Yok”). And if you have spent any time in the mountains of my area you no doubt have visited Ohiopyle, Pa. The river that runs through the little town of Ohiopyle is none other than the Yough. The areas that we use the most are either the “Middle Yough” or the “Lower Yough.” The “middle” section works well for a lazy float down stream for the family. The “Lower” section has a bit more, shall we say, excitement.
Years ago I worked in Ohiopyle as a photographer taking photos on the middle Yough of those that took the rafting trips. Not to date myself but this was before digital cameras. I always enjoyed capturing the action and the expressions on the faces of the people as they made their way through a small rapid. But the fun place to be is on the lower Yough at what is referred to as the entry rapids on the “Loop”. The photo graphs below were all taken this past Saturday while I was out enjoying the weather.
Hope you enjoy!
Yesterday I had a chance to venture to Gettysburg. I’m posting a couple of shots but will post a few more as I get the processing done.
Hope you enjoy!
General Warren
Cannon in B&W
To my readers I apologize for such a long down time. No excuses just life gets in the way.
Yesterday I finally got out and enjoyed a day of photography, driving, and just enjoying the country side. I traveled through Somerset County, Pa and stopped by a couple of covered bridges then headed off to the Flight 93 National Memorial. I’ll post a few shots from the Flight 93 Memorial in another post.
Today I’m posting photos from two bridges. The first is Kings Bridge which was built-in 1802. It was rebuilt in 1906 and then again in 2008. The second bridge is Barronvale Bridge which was built-in 1830.
Hope you enjoy!
Kings Bridge
Barronvale Bridge
Tonights I am posting one of my shots from a recent quick trip to Ohiopyle. The photo is of the natural water slides. During the hot summer this is a great attraction to the visitors of the park and a fun way to cool down quickly.
This was shot with a Nikon D7100. This was part of a test run with the camera to start getting a feel for how the camera works in different lighting situations and with different colors. So far I can say that I’m impressed with the color rendition and exposure of the camera.
Hope you enjoy!
Tonights shot is a photo from Gettysburg National Battle Field. I liked the line of the fence shot through the cannon.
Last night we talked about one of my favorite subjects to photograph. Another one is reenactments. I try to make it to as many as possible every summer. This year is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. If everything goes right I’ll be there for the reenactments this year.
This post is a photo of a group of British Soldiers having a cup of coffee and relaxing. This was taken at a reenactment at Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Fayette County, Pa.
Well since the warmer weather has finally ascended upon us we might be a little overwhelmed with all the fun things we can finally do. One of my favorite things to do is check out car shows and of course take along my trusty Nikon D300. (Soon to be replaced with the Nikon D7100, but that’s another post).
When you photograph car shows one of the challenges is the people at the show. It can be very challenging to photograph the cars and keep the people out of the photo. I have, over the years, accomplished this by finding interesting angles, small parts of the cars, and of course reflections. This makes photographing the cars a little more enjoyable and you are able to get around all those annoying people.
I’m adding several photos to this post to give you a better idea of what I like to photograph at car shows. Hope you enjoy!
Tonight’s post is a close up of a Trillium. I find these flowers to be very interesting because of the how the grow in great abundance in some areas and just down the trail a few feet there will be none. There is a local park that only have white Trilliums. I have visited the area many times and never saw a single red or yellow Trillium. And yet other areas have an abundance of the red and not as many of the white.
This one was taken in Cedar Creek Park in Rostraver, Pa. This park has a mixture of red, white and yellow Trilliums. As well as many other species of wild flowers.
Hope you enjoy!
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