May 22, 2010
Got a chance to visit New Orleans. I grew up there, and it was interesting to see the changes in the last 20 years…
This is probably one of the most recognized landmarks in the city…
I had to go past the old neighborhood and take a couple of shots of the house I grew up in.
The neighborhood changed so much, I wouldn’t have been surprised if it were gone. But it wasn’t, and it was good to bring back some of the old memories…
I even had a chance to have dinner with an old high school friend, Jay. It was so good remembering the old times…
All in all, a good time, probably a little too much alcohol and food, but worth it… Now, back to the diet…
Capn Scott
May 16, 2010
I got a chance to get out shooting with the camera club. What kind of a seafarer would I be if I wasn’t interested in lighthouses? So, off to the New Jersey shore we go…
This is the lighthouse at Sandy Hook.
It’s on an old military base.
The sky couldn’t have been any prettier.
Behind the lightkeepers house…
An antique Cadillac passed by and I couldn’t resist. And, turning it to black and white was just a given…
There were some areas 0f beach there that were stunning as well…
This is a double lighthouse called Navesink.
Very rustic and interesting architecture…
Got a chance to shoot the fresnel lens…
Barneget Lighthouse…
Shooting the lighthouse next to the Barneget Inlet. Fitting… a boat named “Lucky Thirteen” next to Atlantic City… I’m sure that there is a story behind the name…
Nice contrasting colors…
A very well kept structure…
There were some rose gardens surrounding the lighthouse, and this bee was nice enough to pose for me. If I would have cranked up the ISO and shutter speed, I could have frozen the wings… Just not fast enough…
All in all, a nice day for shooting pics. Again, a great time with the photography meetup group…
Capn Scott
May 1, 2010
Got a rare chance to get out shooting today. The meetup group had an outing in which we visited 7 covered bridges in Chester county and upper Maryland and Delaware.
The day was really nice, but it got warm in the afternoon.
The spring foliage is so bright green…
An HDR shot to show some of the inner structure.
This was near Valley Forge park…
Another HDR shot to show the inner structure.
This bridge was no longer in service and gated on both sides.
Nice little bridge on “Covered Bridge Road”…
Again, the spring foliage is really lush.
None of these bridges are copies of the others…
Another HDR photo to show the inner workings…
This was the longest of the bridges.
It looked like it was recently updated…
Almost like new.
The giant old beams are so interesting…
The HDR photos really show up the inside of the bridges… Using HDR to lighten the inside of the bridge is so convenient. It would take an amazing amount of lights to be able to do this normally.
Another great outing with the photo meetup group…
Capn Scott
