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Eighty Five Millimeters
Good prime lenses have much to teach the earnest photographer. Because I’m cheap, and haven’t sprung for the latest hyper expensive, nano-coated Nikkors, designed and optimized for the full frame FX...
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The Bleak Times of Year
The leaves have mostly fallen. The forests, viewed from afar now reflect the grey of tree bark, the light tan of beech leaves, which will stay on the trees till spring, and dull brown of spent...
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Another Thought on “Bleak Times”
In my previous article: The Bleak Times of Year , I attempted to discuss the difficulties of shooting landscapes in our Appalachian late fall season. I neglected to discuss another strategy to obtain...
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Photography on Nordic Skiis
Cross Country Skiing???…that’s too much work. I am fortunate to reside in a portion of the eastern Pennsylvania Mountains (hills, really) where snow is fairly reliable from January through...
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A Reluctant Spring
This year in the Appalachian highlands of Pennsylvania, spring has been a long time coming. In typical years, we get a taste of better weather starting in late March. This year, the best the month...
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Our Current Autumn
From a photographic standpoint, If not meteorologically, autumn 2012 has come to an end in this part of the Northeastern US. Aesthetically, it was a pretty good season this year. Some of you may...
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Post Fall Report
As I write this, in mid/late November, I am looking at my window at a brownish gray mountainside. The final Foliage of fall lays dried and taupe on the forest floor, or on lawns where, an owner has...
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A Walk in Spring
Yesterday, perhaps for the first time this spring, the sun was bright, the temperatures mild to a degree where a midday walk would not become an exercise in moving, just to stay warm. I elected to walk...
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Some Thoughts on my new XE-2 vs. the XE-1
Earlier this winter, while trying to organize my photographic camera gear, I noticed a lot of equipment that had seen little use(my RX 100) or had been funtionally replaced (my D 600). As is my...
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Late March Ramblings
It has been a tough spring this year. A very tough spring. Temps have remained February-like. The only thing melting the snow, which is now dense from the tepid freeze-thaw cycles, is the strong...
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Laurels and Rhododendrons
Here in the Pennsylvania highlands, June offers a unique opportunity for photographers. It is in the 6th month of the year, that the two signature shrubs in Penn’s Woods, cast open thousands of pink...
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A Visit to the Forest Cathedral: Cook’s Forest State Park
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” ― John Muir A good portion of my life has been spent wandering through the woodlands of Pennsylvania. I am privileged to live...
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Snow in Pennsylvania
Snow is definitely a 4-letter word for many Pennsylvanians of my acquaintance. An upcoming snow event creates great angst among my friends, who see no value or joy in the white stuff. Though I don’t...
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Bad Memories
Despite the optimism of my earlier article, this winter just isn’t panning out: at least for those of us who look forward to winter sports, and winter photography. It brings back some bad memories… In...
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Summer Rolls Out
The older that I get, the more I seem to appreciate the familiarity of life, and the yearly touch stones that punctuate the flow of the seasons. Or maybe I’m in a rut. If so, it’s a pleasant rut....
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Stream of Consciousness in Late Fall.
ShareLate Color (Fujifilm XT-10, XF 55-200mm f3.5) For many people, late fall is a tough time of year. For many it seems, a mild melancholia descends after the autumnal equinox, extending to the...
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Midsummer Musings.
Laurels at Hickory Run (Fujifilm X100f, TCL X100 II) It has been a quiet summer here on the Pocono Plateau. The weather has been quite pleasant since mid June, though in the last week or so we’ve had...
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Early December Musings
Christmas Dock (Fujifilm X Pro 2, XF 56mm f1.2) I’ve been away from these pages for a while, and for a variety of reasons. First and foremost was the preparation time necessary for me to take my...
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Flash Frozen
Droplets on Spruce ( Fujifilm X100f, TCL X100II) I consider myself an interested, if not a keen observer of natural phenomena. For instance, I have over the last 25 years, kept a diary of snowfall...
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Late March Ramblings
March Snow at the Honeyhole Farm (Fujifilm X100t) It has been a tough spring this year. A very tough spring. Temps have remained February-like. The only thing melting the snow, which is now dense...
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