Who Am I

While out in the woodland yesterday I captured this little guy investigating the intruder (me) in his home.

Willard thought that it was on Ovenbird but upon checking it out in the Audubon Field Guide to North American Birds, I am inclined to believe it is a Hermit Thrush.

Captured with the Canon PowerShot S2 IS

Chip

I bumped into Chip this morning but I’m still looking for Dale :)

As photography was not my primary reason to be out and about this morning I decided to lighten my load by carrying only a Canon Power-Shot S2 IS. This little chipmunk posed for the shot about fifteen feet away.

Country Lane

While my wife and I were driving about the county this past weekend we paused for a moment along this quiet backroad.

The beauty of the poplar trees at the peak of their color provided a golden frame for this meandering Country Lane.

A Different View

I am frequently impressed with how multiple photographers can shoot the same subject and obtain quite differing results.

Not only do we experience this effect in photography but also in life in general as very seldom will two individuals witnessing the same event recount the exact same story.

While shooting with Chad, we shot the same maple leaves with very different results. I will not risk embarrassment by asking you to vote for “Best of Show” :) but rather click HERE to view the variation in our images.

Quick little Nuthatch

This little Nuthatch was very busy hopping up and down the trees.

The Nuthatch was moving quickly but the 400mm on my Canon was just a little quicker :)

White Barn

Although my wife and I didn’t take in many of the festivities the weekend offered we did drive around the county quite a bit enjoying what may be the peak of this year’s foliage season.

This pretty white barn with the beautiful fall foliage providing a colorful backdrop caught our eye.

Welcome to the Fulton Fall Folk Festival

This weekend our county hosts its 34th annual Fulton Fall Folk Festival. A local resident found fit to the greet visitors arriving from the west on the Lincoln Highway with this Autumn themed display.

The attractions encompass the entire county with arts & crafts, flea markets and yard sales nearly everywhere along with displays of antique farm machinery. Our normally quiet roads are abuzz with much more traffic than our country roads were designed to handle.

This festival was conceived as a way to celebrate our rural heritage and designed that all local people may participate as they see fit :)

Spokes

During Chad’s visit we stopped by Antietam National Battlefield. As we wandered near the visitors center I noticed the neat pattern created by the hub & spokes of this Artillery Wheel mounted on the rear of a Caisson. The standard practice of the day was to carry a spare wheel on the rear of each caisson. This wheel fit both the caissons and also the field artillery pieces.

I cannot visit places such as Antietam and Gettysburg without examining the artillery pieces sitting about. One hundred and fifty years ago these guns represented the power and might of the U.S. Government but today they are left to sit idly by on these sacred grounds. Only a small amount of work would be required to return many of these guns to firing condition but although still deadly, their firepower would be of little consequence today.

Not by Accident

As illustrated here, not all images are captured the way nature composed them.

Amy composed this interesting arrangement and turned it just so to catch the evening light while Chad watched closely.

I found it very interesting to watch these two young photographers at work. We were all in the same place but each had their own style of capturing a memorable image. Like Amy, I seldom have human subjects to work with and found myself capitalizing on the opportunity as did my brother Willard.

Willard very rarely photographs anything other than wildlife but I learned today upon visiting his blog that while each of us was engrossed in our various subjects he was busily capturing us! For another view of our outing visit him here

Leaf Filter Technique

It seems that the Family Photoblog subject of the day is leaf filters. As I didn’t shoot any of these creations I decided to post the technique by which these images were captured.

Amy is pictured here shooting with her handy little Canon S2 IS. This camera has the ability to focus on the front lens element in the super macro mode allowing her to hold the leaf directly against the front of her lens hood and capture only the light passing through the leaf.

To see the Leaf Filter creations simply click on Chad or Ash, if you have not already done so.