Category Archives: Nature

View 264: Dancing Trees

Blustery days are the bane of Landscape photographers looking for static subjects in beautiful light and dramatic sky.  Me, I like to take advantage of how the wind moves objects normally thought of as solid. Trees must sway and move when … Continue reading

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Ithaca Waterfalls Adventure

While I wait for winter weather to arrive in upstate New York, I thought I would share a few more photos from the Ithaca Waterfalls Adventure I took with Debbie of My Life in CNY and Andy Williams last month. … Continue reading

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eBook Review: SLOW

In contrast to the fast shutter speeds I used for photographing the Syracuse Crunch hockey games, photographer Andrew S. Gibson’s ebook SLOW explores the use of long exposure photography. (See below for special discount codes) This is a kind of … Continue reading

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View 253: Wells Falls

Ithaca, New York is known for its gorges and waterfalls.  Some are easy to get to like Ithaca Falls.  Others, like Wells Falls, takes knowledge of the maze of Ithaca roads which wind around the gorges, creeks and Cornell University. … Continue reading

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View 252: Autumn Colour

Autumn was muted this year. The long, hot and dry summer really stressed the trees and the fall foliage showed it. Many trees which normally turn bright red this time of year went going directly to yellow or brown. There was … Continue reading

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