Hark's 2015 and 2016
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They must have. Since this is the first time I've ever gotten so close to a flock of seagulls, I had no idea how they behave. What I do know is a gaggle of geese don't get spooked like this!
Lol! Then can I claim one of jdeg's prizes for finishing the 366?
Cindy needs one more since this is a leap year!
Will be going back through the other photos taken yesterday although I'm not sure if I liked anything quite as much. Am hoping to be able to shoot again today, but the grass needs to be mowed from all the rain and warm weather we've had!
Another from January 1st--the sky looked so unusual yesterday. In the background you can see the dark clouds. Off to my right and somewhat behind me, the sun was shining. The Circular Polarizer enhanced the sky a little, but for the most part, it really did look like this.
There is an aqueduct nearby associated with the Delaware Canal. At this juncture, the Canal runs above Brock's Creek and drains into the creek below. This device (sorry don't know its name) is located where the water from the canal overflows to the creek. The water behind this device is part of the Delaware Canal.
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In hindsight, I wish I had remembered to make use of the DOF app @BackdoorHippie once mentioned for cell phones. The app is on my phone, but I simply didn't remember it at the time. Plugging in the values, 125mm at f/5.6 while standing relatively close (maybe 10-12 feet) didn't give me as much DOF as I expected (no cropping done on the photo either).
If you don't have a DOF app for your phone, please consider getting one. The past few years I haven't been out nearly as much as I'd have liked so hopefully I have learned from my mistake.
Just for kicks, I tried out the Twirl technique that @BackdoorHippie mentioned in his thread. I don't want to post the original photo since it was 4 musicians performing during a Worship service. I did what Jake suggested by rotating the top layer 180°. This is the result.
Thanks, Roy. I really liked Jake's results from his initial post about it. It really isn't that hard to do--and it's definitely something I will play around with again.
I really enjoy seeing the Delaware Canal. One of my previous photos shows a beautiful section of it. The canal is man made and runs from around Easton, PA down to Bristol, PA. Built in 1832, they used the canal to transport goods via mule pulled barges. As roads were built for transportation, lower stretches of the Delaware Canal were paved over. What I didn't know was that I've driven past (and over) some of the sections that were filled in.
Saturday I captured one of the sections where the canal was paved over in hopes that people in other areas see this end isn't nearly as beautiful as northern areas.
Looking north along the Delaware Canal near the Levittown Parkway. Route 13 is to the right, and St. Michael the Archangel Church is slightly visible on the left. Straight ahead the canal ends where Route 13 was paved over it. This is also a stretch of the canal that goes nowhere as it is paved over on both ends here.
Turning around in the other direction we see the following. Looking south towards the Levittown Town Center, Route 13 is to the left. At this point, the canal was paved over. The Levittown Parkway is the roadway that runs right to left straight ahead (where the silver car is).
Since it might be difficult to see the end of the canal, please feel free to get a closer look. I assume the grate allows the water to drain to a basin where water from the parking lots collects. But that is simply an assumption on my part.
Below is the Home Depot entrance to the Levittown Town Center looking north. The canal was paved over at this point, and only the towpath remains between the Home Depot entrance and the Levittown Parkway. There isn't any water along this stretch of the canal. When I edited the following photo, I used the auto perspective distortion control in Bridge/LR that @BackdoorHippie mentioned yesterday. Thanks, Jake! Learning this helped immensely.
And this is what it looks like where the canal emerges from the other side of the Levittown Town Center. Looking north with Route 13 to the right.
And when turning around, you see the view below. Obviously this stretch is used for walking, but the stretch in the first two images goes nowhere because both ends of the canal are paved over. Thanks for taking this mini-tour!
Saturday I captured one of the sections where the canal was paved over in hopes that people in other areas see this end isn't nearly as beautiful as northern areas.
Looking north along the Delaware Canal near the Levittown Parkway. Route 13 is to the right, and St. Michael the Archangel Church is slightly visible on the left. Straight ahead the canal ends where Route 13 was paved over it. This is also a stretch of the canal that goes nowhere as it is paved over on both ends here.
Turning around in the other direction we see the following. Looking south towards the Levittown Town Center, Route 13 is to the left. At this point, the canal was paved over. The Levittown Parkway is the roadway that runs right to left straight ahead (where the silver car is).
Since it might be difficult to see the end of the canal, please feel free to get a closer look.
I assume the grate allows the water to drain to a basin where water from the parking lots collects. But that is simply an assumption on my part.Below is the Home Depot entrance to the Levittown Town Center looking north. The canal was paved over at this point, and only the towpath remains between the Home Depot entrance and the Levittown Parkway. There isn't any water along this stretch of the canal. When I edited the following photo, I used the auto perspective distortion control in Bridge/LR that @BackdoorHippie mentioned yesterday. Thanks, Jake! Learning this helped immensely.
And this is what it looks like where the canal emerges from the other side of the Levittown Town Center. Looking north with Route 13 to the right.
And when turning around, you see the view below. Obviously this stretch is used for walking, but the stretch in the first two images goes nowhere because both ends of the canal are paved over. Thanks for taking this mini-tour!
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I contacted one of the canal organizations asking if there are any plans to restore this end of it, and they let me know they are looking for the right person/organization to respond. When I searched online, I couldn't find photos that show this end of the canal so my reason for taking these is for the educational purpose. Many of the canal organizations have offices far north of here so I don't know how familiar they are with these stretches of canal. For many years there has been talk of restoring the canal. Hopefully I'll hear back as to their plans (if any).
A couple more from this afternoon.
We are expecting LOTS of white stuff either late Friday night or during the early hours of Saturday morning--but not THIS white stuff. It's supposed to continue all day Saturday and into Sunday. Last I heard, they were calling for between 12" to 18" of snow.
And I was very surprised to see leaves hanging on the one tree even if they were brown.
We are expecting LOTS of white stuff either late Friday night or during the early hours of Saturday morning--but not THIS white stuff.
It's supposed to continue all day Saturday and into Sunday. Last I heard, they were calling for between 12" to 18" of snow. And I was very surprised to see leaves hanging on the one tree even if they were brown.
This area is still digging out from the snow storm. Supposedly the total for this area was 22". According to a couple of neighborhood watch groups, even a few plows got stuck and had to be dug out by backhoes.
Today school was cancelled, and tomorrow they are calling for a two-hour delay. We'll see. The side streets in our section are terrible. Not sure whether buses will be able to get through all the streets.
This afternoon I came across this plow which was obviously disabled and left parked the wrong way on the street. There were several orange cones around the front end--decided to go with just one in the photo.
Today school was cancelled, and tomorrow they are calling for a two-hour delay. We'll see. The side streets in our section are terrible. Not sure whether buses will be able to get through all the streets.
This afternoon I came across this plow which was obviously disabled and left parked the wrong way on the street. There were several orange cones around the front end--decided to go with just one in the photo.
A couple images taken on February 2nd. I'm still working on the bridge photo trying to figure out how to reduce the noise or if there is some other solution that will resolve the pixelation. Something is going on with those original files as I see streaks of dark blue in the sky even when the sky isn't edited.
In any case, this first image shows some of the ice that remained in the Delaware River. Most likely it is gone after the past 2 days of warmer temps coupled with lots of rain. The ice chunks reminded me of huge pieces of popcorn for some reason. :beguiled:
After taking some photos at the above location, I drove to Yardley to see the Delaware Canal. It was almost 2 weeks ago when we received 22" of snow. After that storm, I drove to the location below, but because of the huge amount of plowing they did for the streets, the parking area for the canal wasn't cleared. I waited until this past Tuesday to go back. At least there was still some snow remaining on the towpath and ice in the water.
In any case, this first image shows some of the ice that remained in the Delaware River. Most likely it is gone after the past 2 days of warmer temps coupled with lots of rain. The ice chunks reminded me of huge pieces of popcorn for some reason. :beguiled:
After taking some photos at the above location, I drove to Yardley to see the Delaware Canal. It was almost 2 weeks ago when we received 22" of snow. After that storm, I drove to the location below, but because of the huge amount of plowing they did for the streets, the parking area for the canal wasn't cleared. I waited until this past Tuesday to go back. At least there was still some snow remaining on the towpath and ice in the water.
Lots of great stuff Cindy! Beware the birds
Lol! We do get flocks of them in some of our shopping center parking lots. Just this afternoon I walked under a huge swarm of them hoping they weren't going to do any target practice.
There have been times when I've gone to the car wash and parked in one of these lots. Let's just say several times the car wash was short-lived. :sorrow:
The other day I went to this bridge but wound up with a pixelation problem so I returned today with the same camera/lens combo--had a CP filter with me today that I didn't have the other day.
I wish I could take credit for the composition, but I saw a local photographer's image a couple of weeks ago which I really liked. So I decided to use my wide angle to replicate it. It isn't exactly like his (his was better), but I really like this type of distortion from a wide angle lens. I want to get out with this 18-35G and shoot at the wide end more often--and perhaps take my 14mm along as well.
I wish I could take credit for the composition, but I saw a local photographer's image a couple of weeks ago which I really liked. So I decided to use my wide angle to replicate it. It isn't exactly like his (his was better), but I really like this type of distortion from a wide angle lens. I want to get out with this 18-35G and shoot at the wide end more often--and perhaps take my 14mm along as well.
Although we are officially still in the winter season, today is a spectacular day. Temps in the mid-70's.
This afternoon I went to Core Creek Park--and I sure wasn't the only one with that idea. The parking lot was full so I parked next to a dumpster. It's the first time I've been there when the lot was full--and this is a weekday!
This is one of the couples who were enjoying spending some time together:
And this kayaker (and a couple of her friends) pulled up in a pickup truck. What a prime subject to capture! :encouragement: She turned around at just the right moment, too, before paddling off in the opposite direction. Talk about an opportunity!
This afternoon I went to Core Creek Park--and I sure wasn't the only one with that idea.
The parking lot was full so I parked next to a dumpster. It's the first time I've been there when the lot was full--and this is a weekday!This is one of the couples who were enjoying spending some time together:
And this kayaker (and a couple of her friends) pulled up in a pickup truck. What a prime subject to capture! :encouragement: She turned around at just the right moment, too, before paddling off in the opposite direction. Talk about an opportunity!