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Monday, March 25, 2019

Snow drops




No matter what the calendar says, when the snow drops arrive, it's spring to me.

Monday, July 16, 2018

Berries


I love walking through Vale.  Every season brings its own beautiful things.  The middle of July brings berries!  Seeing these never fails to remind me of my childhood - in the best way.  There's something special about finding these in the middle of the city and eating them while they're warm from the sun.

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Fireworks






In years past, fireworks were illegal in New York.  In order to see a display, one needed to travel to a licenced fireworks event.  But this year, fireworks are legal for average citizens to buy and use.  This was taken standing on my back steps, with the camera on automatic exposure.  I did have it on manual focus though; the autofocus system had no idea what to do.

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Christmas moon


It was a doubly rare event for me in Schenectady; a full moon on Christmas and a full halo.  Hand-held, so a little fuzzy, but it was too beautiful not to try.

Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number4.0
Focal Length14.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28.0 mm)
Exposure Time0.8
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO1600
Advanced Scene ModeOff
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

That tree



Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm F3.5-5.6
F Number5.6
Focal Length34.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 68.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/125
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO200
Advanced Scene ModeOff
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

That tree



F Number5.6
Focal Length14.0 mm
Exposure Time1/125
Exposure ProgramManual
ISO200
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Monday, December 14, 2015

Christmas ride





There was a Santa visit at City Hall, and many people came to see him.  There were rides around City Hall on this horse drawn wagon.  It's very unusual to see horses downtown these days!  No snow, and the temperature was in the mid-50s F.  I was wearing a short sleeved shirt!

Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number6.3
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/160
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
ISO200
Advanced Scene ModeOff
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire
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