PHOTOGRAPH INFO

This photograph was taken last weekend at Tobyhanna State Park. "Tobyhanna" is a native North American word meaning "a stream whose banks are fringed with alder.”

Post-processing: Shot with the Canon EOS 5D and the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L lens at 24mm, ISO 400, f/3.2, shutter 1/1000s. Curves adjustments, color balancing, dust busting -- clear skies really let you see all the dust on your sensor! Time for a cleaning, methinks.

NEWS
I'm happy to announce that the November/December 2007 issue of Pennsylvania Magazine features 10 pages of photos, as well as the cover shot, from A Walk Through Durham Township. You can order a free copy of the magazine from their website!

Thank you for visiting Durham Township!

--Kathleen

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I wonder what's down there? Beautiful shot! 10 pages! Congrats!

Congrats on the magazine!

The colors of the trees in the background are amazing...

Great shot Kathleen.
That looks like Mikey's behind.
I'd know it anywhere.

Absolutely Surreal. That ribbon of fall color between the blues.....shocking......oops.....just a minute.....dropped my contacts......*&*$$&(^$#@$#^!...

Beautiful! I love the light.

Congrats! That is awesome news.

I visit your blog regularly to see your gorgeous captures of rural Pennsylvania.

A question: How do you get the sky to blue in your photos? You don't mention using a neutral density filter.

Thanks!

I forgot to say that each month I go back and look at your archived photos for that month in prior years. I can see how your photos have improved and find that encouraging.
Thanks.

Anita: Thanks for your nice words about my photos.

This was shot close to sunset with my back to the sun so a neutral density filter wasn't necessary. The sky was blue and clear and I used a fast shutter. If I was shooting into the sun, then a neutral density filter would be a good choice.

The sky is very important in my landscape shots. I’m careful with exposure so I don’t blow highlights or color. On occasion I use a circular polarizing filter if I'm shooting into the light, especially in the winter when the sun's angle is so direct. I rarely use a neutral density filter.

In the last year or more I've developed a real distaste for post-processing that takes more than 5 minutes of my time. Two years ago I would've spent time dodging shadows in Photoshop; today I spend that time with my camera and lenses getting the exposure right in the first place. If I can't figure out how to expose something correctly "in the field" then I don't bother taking the photo. And I learn something for the next time I'm in that situation.

I loathe sitting indoors in front of a monitor. I love being outside with my gear.

Beautiful. I just want to plunge right in... congrats on the magazine! it looks great!

Thank you, Kathleen, for taking time to write a detailed answer to my question (especially since you don't like sitting in front of the computer). When I went out taking photos this late afternoon, I kept in mind the points you made. I haven't looked at the results yet, but I now have more information to help me take better photos. I am soooooo thankful to you and your blog!

Lovely strong colours. I like the effect of the vignetting.

What do you see as you stare so intently into the water? Can you see the future? Can you see the world as it evolves around you? Do you wonder where you will be when the stars fall from the sky?

What's that you see................you found the answer to the riddle of the cosmos?! Terrific! What is it? It's.... three tadpoles, .............one frog and .......some..... Sunfish? hmmm, not quite what I thought but let's run with it!

I could spend all day looking at your photographs. You make me want to become a photographer, and you make me want to move to Durham. Thank you for sharing your gift.

-Melissa Donovan
Writing for Writers

Congrats on the publication - strong composition to this shot.