Broken Horse

This was turning out to be the usual horse shoot. I'd decided to go with the horse insn't co-operating theme and couldn't line up a decent one of those. There were three horses and they were doing their best to ignore me and screw up the pix. They knew I was there. I was thinking of another pic called Horses Ass, as all three lined up a good distance apart and headed away but they made that look bad. I found another position, kept shooting, hoping, but getting nothing. Finally this one decided she had to check me out, turned and moved quickly to me. Luck was turning. I got a few decent images of her coming and she nosed my lens before I pulled my camera away. I scratched her head and talked her up, wishing I had a carrot. She waited while I changed lenses, I then shot this. She has no idea how psyched I was!

Water and Tree

This was one wet day. It almost looks like the water is coming out of the ground and headed out into the field but it was actually running to me and into a culvert. I thought shooting through my fogged up window helped with the feeling I had, wet and cold. It was slushy, wet, winter, and one of those days one should stay home. The tree was right at home. It's probably been through many of these days.

Hidden Truck

We'd stopped so I could try to make something of a half built log cabin and I almost missed the this truck. I wonder about things like this. Did someone drive it here, park it and never plan on coming back? It bothered me a little that it was almost overgrown with the brush but I had to make something of it. Maybe I just wanted to see more of it and have more of a creative chance. Not to be. The half built log cabin has vanished since, but the truck is still there. I like this now because it is what it is.

NEX Rainbows

I think rainbows are something you sit, watch, and enjoy. I'm usually trying to find a better angle, whether speeding around in the car, running through the woods, or frantically trying to find the right lens while time is running out. They just don't last long enough. These were spotted at the end of the work day and for a few moments I watched but finally broke down and ran to get my camera. My angle couldn't have been better and the light on the NEX building was just what it should have been. I captured a few and the rainbows disappeared, almost like they were waiting for me to finish.

Frigid Balloons

This was a cold day and we were about to go into a shop when I decided to stop and try to get something. I include this in my movement series and I think it has this look from a combination of a breeze and a little zoom. My fingers don't move well when they get real cold, I was having a hard time getting a grip (to stay smooth with the lens), the sun was doing nothing for warmth, but working as a fine backlight (and the angle of the shot gave me neck pain). I had to stick it out, there was an image here and I had to find it. I've found that when my fingers stop moving during shooting, they always seem to work again after warming them up. And that's good.

Train Cars

This would be a dull image of nothing if it weren't for the train coming through. I like trains and their cars and I found it's their movement that intrigues me. I can fool the viewer by changing shutter speeds, and even wait for color to help separate the the cars. You can mess up for quite awhile if the trains long enough and they usually are. This train was going about 5.

Connecticut River

There's a lot of activity on the Connecticut River normally. Maybe it was to early or something but nobody out on this morning. The little floats were what interested me at first. I liked the diagonal they were on and I only had to move a little from my original view before I had them in the composition that worked for me. I like how blue the image went, it was how the morning was.

Tree and Fence

I wanted to do something with the sky, I found the cloud pattern so interesting. I'd rather not make an image of "just" clouds, and sometimes I do, but they have to be special. When I saw the fence and knew I could include it, I figured the image would work. It helps add dimension and gives a good base to the shot. With the lack of light on the fence, it went dark, more icing on the cake.

Foggy Forest

Usually when I see from this spot I feel like you do when you notice distances in the desert. Seems like the trees go on forever. The fog stops the forever feel today, but that's OK. I like how there's one row of trees separated out by the fog. The point of focus is now the these trees. It helps add depth and interest to an otherwise nothing image.

Hidden Horses

I'm as elevated as I can be and still can't get high enough. I think the horses knew I was coming, so they did what they could to hide themselves. The trick worked during the summer but not today. I'm perfectly willing to shoot this way. If I can shoot through dirty car windows, grass, and broken beer bottles, I can shoot through a bush. To bad horses, I got you again!