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Thursday, October 31, 2013

CDPB Monthly theme day - Heights


Each month, the City Daily Photo Blog community choose a theme and many of us post our interpretation of that theme.  This month, the theme is HeightsCDPB November 2013 Theme Day Click the link for many photos from round the world!

This month is an easy one for me, because I love climbing.  In June and September, I am part of a group of amateur radio operators who set up towers on Mt Greylock, MA as part of a weekend of radio contesting.  And I do a lot of climbing on those weekends!  I was planning on showing the view looking down from the top of 'my' tower, but when I was looking through my pictures I realised I took one with people in it.  I don't often do that, but these ladies knew I was snapping their photo, so I feel OK about it.  I'm about 40 feet up, near the top of the tower as I'm taking this photo.  The view is always spectacular, because I'm above almost all the trees and I can see forever in a full 360 degree arc.

Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/60
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
ISO200
Advanced Scene ModeIntelligent Auto (5)
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

All Hallows' Eve


It's a day when corporate America sells us gruesome masks, fake blood, violent movies and worst of all, candy.  I'm taking a moment to remember those who came before us. Even those who didn't live long enough to receive their name.

Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/250
Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
ISO160
Advanced Scene ModeOff
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

A week later...

A week ago, this tree had green leaves mixed in with the orange.  Now they're just blazing orange, and the top has started to shed its leaves.  Taken as I drove by; the windshield needs to be cleaned!

Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/250
Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
ISO160
Advanced Scene ModeOff
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Local peppers

I loved the colour of these peppers at the Greenmarket!

F Number5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm
Exposure Time1/80
Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
ISO160
Exposure Compensation+0.33
FlashOff, Did not fire

Monday, October 28, 2013

Praying mantis

The little guy raised some 500 mantids from egg cases in the spring.  Many went over to the garden, but he kept some for our yard.  We're still finding the adults even into late October.

LensTamron SP 35-80mm f/3.8 MD
F Number3.8
Focal LengthAbout 140.0 mm
Exposure Time1/100
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
ISO160
Advanced Scene ModeOff
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Food?


These geese are hoping that the little guy has some food for them. Meanwhile, he;s hoping the geese will take grass from his hand. They're all disappointed!

Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/400
Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
ISO160
Advanced Scene ModeOff
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Friday, October 18, 2013

Swan & State

This tree catches my eye every year.  I always tell myself that one year I'm going to do a photo a day and then time lapse the lot into a short video, but I never commit to it.  It's not the same every year, either.  This year it has green and red together; more typically it turns red, yellow and brown.

F Number8.0
Focal Length28.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 56.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/160
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO160
Advanced Scene ModeOff
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Changes

The leaves are changing along with the season.  Just a little bit north of here the leaves are past their peak colour, but down in the valley there is still a lot of green.

Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number7.1
Focal Length31.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 62.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/125
Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
ISO160
Advanced Scene ModeOff
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Rose Garden

The Rose Garden at Central Park still has many gorgeous flowers.  It always amazes me that the volunteers manage to keep this beautiful place going for so many months of the year.

F Number5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm
Exposure Time1/100
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO160
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Central Park leaves

Took the youngest biking in Schenectady's Central Park.  While he was walking around the Duck Pond, I sat in a patch of sun among the leaves.

F Number5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm
Exposure Time1/500
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO160
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Friday, October 11, 2013

Sunset


A group of photobloggers post a photo of their skies each Friday - it's called Skywatch Friday. Click the link to see photos from round the world.

 

Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/100
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
ISO160
Advanced Scene ModeSunset (7)
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Foggy St John's


Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number8.0
Focal Length25.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 50.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/640
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO160
Advanced Scene ModeOff
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Monday, October 7, 2013

Leaves on the windshield

It was raining when I went to work the other day, so I had to take the car rather than the motorcycle.  When I left work, the windshield had these beautiful leaves on it, so I took their photo from the inside of the car. 

Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/6
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO400
Advanced Scene ModeOff
Exposure Compensation-0.66
FlashOff, Did not fire

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Lance, lounging

Cats love to lay about, apparently relaxing.  But secretly, they keep watch, waiting for a bug to fly past.  Or a leaf to blow up against the window.  Lance is really loving this little couch on the porch.  From here, he can see through the windows - there are birds on the wires, but he's not going to let them know he's watching.

F Number5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm
Exposure Time1/30
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO400
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire
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