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 Heights.  CDPB 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 ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/60
Exposure Program	Program AE
ISO	200
Advanced Scene Mode	Intelligent Auto (5)
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, 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 ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/250
Exposure Program	Aperture-priority AE
ISO	160
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

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 ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/250
Exposure Program	Aperture-priority AE
ISO	160
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Local peppers

I loved the colour of these peppers at the Greenmarket!

F Number	5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm
Exposure Time	1/80
Exposure Program	Aperture-priority AE
ISO	160
Exposure Compensation	+0.33
Flash	Off, Did not fire

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.

Lens	Tamron SP 35-80mm f/3.8 MD
F Number	3.8
Focal Length	About 140.0 mm
Exposure Time	1/100
Exposure Program	Program AE
ISO	160
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

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 ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/400
Exposure Program	Aperture-priority AE
ISO	160
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

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 Number	8.0
Focal Length	28.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 56.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/160
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	160
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

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 ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	7.1
Focal Length	31.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 62.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/125
Exposure Program	Aperture-priority AE
ISO	160
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

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 Number	5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm
Exposure Time	1/100
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	160
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

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 Number	5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm
Exposure Time	1/500
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	160
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

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 ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/100
Exposure Program	Program AE
ISO	160
Advanced Scene Mode	Sunset (7)
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Foggy St John's

Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	8.0
Focal Length	25.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 50.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/640
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	160
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

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 ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/6
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	400
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	-0.66
Flash	Off, Did not fire

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 Number	5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm
Exposure Time	1/30
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	400
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire