Sunsets

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Thursday ~ December 03, 2020

Posted by Dave Updegraff on December 3, 2020
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Happy Thursday!

Out among them again yesterday searching for something to photograph.  This was my best image for the day.  I had a really old barn lined up but there was no way to get to it so I had to shoot through some branches.  Unfortunately when I got home and viewed the images on the big monitor the only thing that was in focus was the branches.

I did find this old barn but it too had a lot of clutter around it and there didn’t appear to be anyone home at the farm so I opted not to go on their property to get a better angle.

So all in all I’m not that happy with yesterday’s shoot.  See what I can find today.

Enjoy your day and be careful.

Sunday ~ July 30, 2017

Posted by Dave Updegraff on July 30, 2017
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Happy Sunday!

I have three unrelated images for you today.  Well they have commonality in that they are from our Minnesota trip but other than that they are unrelated to each other.

Every evening Mark and Julia would build a pit fire and we all would sit around and watch the kids play and the sun go down.  It was a great time of the day.  On this particular night they had S’mores and I had to capture this image of Austin enjoying his.

I believe this is a Double Crested Cormorant.  I am always reluctant to identify a bird because I’m usually wrong.  I do not study birds but I do enjoy making images of them.  There were some pelicans near by so he kept his distance from them.  I did read that they spread their wings like this to dry their feathers.

The best way to end this blog is with another sunset.  I have about 600 images of sunsets for the trip.  I won’t show them all but I do have to show some of them.  🙂

Enjoy your day and be careful.

Monday ~ July 24, 2017

Posted by Dave Updegraff on July 24, 2017
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Happy Monday!

I have three images today.  If you like sunsets, then I hope you will enjoy these.  If not then please check back tomorrow.

All three of these images were captured our first evening at the camp.  We got there about 4:00 p.m. as you cannot check in until after 3:00 p.m.  It is a rustic place run by wonderful friendly people.  Although this was our first time there most of the people I met during the week had been coming to the camp for years.  They all knew each other very well and spent many nights at the lodge exchanging stories and memories.

While I was photographing the sunset this fishing boat was returning to the camp.  I have no idea if they caught anything but I thought it was a good capture against setting sun.

I still love to photograph gulls and I noticed this guy sailing by and I hit the shutter while trying to catch up to him.  By the time I caught up with him (with the focus point) he was too far away.  It was only in post processing that I thought it was worthy of showing you.

That’s it for today.

Enjoy your day and be careful.

Sunday ~ July 23, 2017

Posted by Dave Updegraff on July 23, 2017
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Happy Sunday!

I have three images for you today.  We are back home safe and reasonably sound.  It was a fun week with the whole family.  Nine people in one cabin with one and a half bathrooms.  It all worked and I think everyone had a great time.  We didn’t really catch many fish but the time we had together was priceless so the fish didn’t really matter.  We caught enough for three nice meals.

Every night Mark and Julia would build a pit fire and we all would sit around it and watch the sunset, which by the way is an hour later than it is at home.  I’m sure most of you knew that but it was news to me.  🙂

Two nights we roasted marshmallows and had S’mores!  Jeanne even let me have one.

We had a bad thunderstorm on our last night and when it finally passed I went out side to check on the potential for a sunset.  This was the best I could get.

I finally gave up when it looked like a sunset was not going to materialize and went to bed.  I later learned that in fact the clouds dissipated enough to have a great sunset.  My loss but I was tired, full of fish and wine.  🙂

I have a few hundred images from the trip that I will share if you’re interested as the days ahead unfold.

Enjoy your day and be careful.

Thursday ~ July 20, 2017

Posted by Dave Updegraff on July 20, 2017
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Happy Thursday!

I have three images for you today.  Another day and another sunset.  🙂

Went out yesterday morning with high expectations.  Over cast sky and rough water should have made of some good fishing but alas it did not.  Captured this image of a pair of loons so the trip was worthwhile.

This is the resort we are staying at.  It has a perfect view of the lake and just happens to face West where the sun goes down.

I thought because of the over cast skies earlier in the day I wouldn’t be able to get a sunset image but it all worked out.

Enjoy your day and be careful.

Tuesday ~ July 18, 2017

Posted by Dave Updegraff on July 18, 2017
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Happy Tuesday!

I have three images today.  I know, it is another sunset but what else can I do but capture God’s beautiful work?

This large cloud formation would eventually turn into a small thunder-storm.  We didn’t get a lot of rain but enough to cool things down a little.

Final view of the sun before it fades below the horizon.  I love to watch sunsets in case you couldn’t tell.  🙂

Enjoy your day and be careful.

Sunday ~ January 15, 2017

Posted by Dave Updegraff on January 15, 2017
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Happy Sunday!

Jeanne and I went on a photo run late yesterday afternoon.  Chasing the sun and looking for things to photograph in the beautiful soft yellow light.  I love this time of day.

I have three images for you today that show the wonderful interaction of the sun setting and the clouds reflecting the rays of the sun.  It can and does paint a beautiful array of colors and textures to behold.

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This was the last image of the day.  The sun had already disappeared below the horizon and all that was left was the reflection on the clouds.  It was fun to watch but the temperature was low and my face and fingers burned from the cold.

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This was one of the first images I took on our journey.  It’s really not much of a tree but I loved the golden sky behind it.

That’s it for today.  Nothing else on my mind so I will bid you adieu.  Enjoy your day and be careful.

Monday ~ November 15, 2015

Posted by Dave Updegraff on November 16, 2015
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Happy Monday!

Jeanne and I went looking for a nice sunset scene yesterday, late in the afternoon.  When we started out there wasn’t that many clouds but as we got closer to sunset a bank of gray clouds rolled up and spoiled the sunset that I had sought.

No matter I found a couple of farm structures that I have not photographed before including this old machine shed.  I had spotted a barn (the image below) that I wanted to photograph and after I made several images of it I saw this magnificent building right in front of me. 🙂

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So we continued driving West hoping the find the perfect backdrop to a sunset.  Finally about 20 minutes before the sun slid below the bank of clouds I found a nice farm scene to photograph the sunset.  Well it didn’t turn out all that great because frankly the sun wouldn’t cooperate with me.

So I ended up making a bunch of HDR images, which I haven’t processed yet so we’ll see how they turned out.  I was a little disappointed but still happy with these images.  Remember you can click on any of the images to reveal a larger version of them.

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We were driving along and I pulled off the road and walked a little way to capture this image.  Jeanne said, “What did you see to take a picture of?”  I showed her this image on the LCD screen and she was unimpressed.  I don’t care I really like it.

It’s not every day you see three cows more or less evenly spaced walking as a silhouette across a harvested field against a dynamic sky close to sunset.

At least it’s not every day for me.  🙂

Busy week ahead.  I have an appointment with my Endocrinologist this morning and I’m doing employee benefit meetings this week, which means a couple of zero dark thirty departures so I’m not sure I’ll have a blog but will give it my best effort.

Thanks for stopping by the blog.  Enjoy your day and be careful.

Thursday ~ September 24, 2015

Posted by Dave Updegraff on September 24, 2015
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Happy Thursday!

Okay, I’m completely embarrassed to admit this but I didn’t see this image on my first pass through and did not realize that I had achieved this neat star effect from the sun.  I was fooling around trying different shutter and aperture settings and was firing off  shots as quickly as I could while I still had light.  I shot this image with a Tamron 15 – 30 mm wide-angle lens at ISO 200 1/8 sec @ f22.  

So this morning as I’m going over images for the blog I come across this image.  Now I will admit that I have some plug-in filters that can accomplish the star effect but this one is totally legit.  🙂

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This image was captured on my way to my final location where I shot the sunset.  It was earlier in the day but I just like the way all the structures are arranged against the green hay-field.  The corn crib looks to be pretty old while the barn has been refurbished with newer siding.

Not sure what it is about farm buildings that my eye is attracted to but I do enjoy making images of them.

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Finally I’ll leave you with this image.  I have capture this particular scene many times.  It is my favorite windmill and I like the way the old shed is weathered and leaning.  He keeps this old corn wagon near the shed so it’s like he is inviting me to stop and take a picture.

I heard his big dog barking at me but he must have been on a leash because he didn’t come to investigate me like he did last year.  🙂

That’s it for today.  Enjoy your Thursday.  Should be a good one weather wise, at least in our part of the world.  Thanks for stopping by the blog and be careful.