New Images, Scouting New Location, and Update to the May 6th Workshop
New Work Uploaded
I hope you all are having a great weekend. It’s been a while since I uploaded new work to the website. To be completely frank, I was in a bit of a creative rut during the winter. I was having issues with my old camera (more on that in a couple of weeks), and I really didn’t go out as much as I should have during winter.
Now, I am finally getting out and also editing the images I already took. It is really extremely embarassing just how far behind I am with editing. I would probably do better focusing on a set of images and finishing them, but I tend to jump between the different sets based on my mood that day.
Winter Scene at the Old Stone Church in West Boylston
Anyway, I did upload a couple of winter images from the Old Stone Church in West Boylston. These, unfortunately, were the last images my old trusty Sony A77 took, forcing me to finally switch the system. I am planning to write a post in a couple of weeks regarding equipment in general and how it can affect your photography, but this is a topic for another time.
The next few images were from my daytrips to the Berkshires last fall. I still have a batch of images from those trips, but these images are probably my favorites (especially the panoramic one). I stumbled on these barns when I was driving to the Berkshires Arts Festival in Great Barrington last year. Unfortunately, with the festival I had no time to stop and take proper images. I came back during fall and went to find the barns again.
Morning in the Berkshires
It is a panorama stitched together from five images, and I just absolutely love it. the combination of light and fall foliage, just make it so magical. I’ve added this image to a select set of images that I offer as Gallery Prints (you can read my review of this product here).
In addition to the panoramic image, I took a few others and also played with black and white editing. There is something about these old barns that just lends itself to black and white.
Fall Morning Color Version
Fall Morning Sepia
Fall Morning Black and White
Fall Morning Infrared Emulation
I’ve also uploaded another version of the Bash Bish Falls and a few more images from Cumberland Falls State Park in Kentucky. You can find these images in the corresponding galleries.
Scouting Enders Falls and a New Workshop
Last week I finally got out with my new camera and went scouting Enders Falls near Granby in Connecticut. The falls are a part of the Enders State forest. You can read about the location here.
The falls were recommended to me by a fellow photographer Dave Long (make sure to check out his work) as a good potential location for a workshop. I’ve never been there and was not sure what to expect. Let me put it this way, the location is just beautiful with multiple cascades and the stream winding through the woods. It is an easy walk for those that just want to go an enjoy the location.
Of Light and Water
I came relatively late and didn’t expect much in terms of light, intending to just scout out the location and come back. However, I ended up spending something like 4-5 hours there photographing. The trees are still relatively bare and I wonder how the location will look with more leaves, as well as in the fall. I definitely intend to find out.
Enders Falls
The light and the shadows together with the different cascade created this magical atmosphere that I tried to capture with my edits.
Through the Woods
Cascades in Enders Forest
In short, if you haven’t figured it out yet, I had a great time, and captured some great images. I think the location is also perfect for a workshop with people who would like to learn how to capture waterfalls (or just enjoy the location). All the images are available in the Connecticut gallery. I am also planning to add a few of these images to the Gallery Print offering.
I’ve decided to relocate one of my workshops (on May 6th) to this location instead of Doane’s falls. I think it offers a greater variety of subjects and compositions. By that time, there should be more greenery and I can’t wait to see how the location changes because of that. I am sure we will have a great time!
Have a great rest of your weekend and the new week!
