Blogodocious ramblings of a landscape photographer living in Maine.
Sringtime Forest Floor at Schoodic
Can anybody tell me what these flowers are called? I should know- they are everywhere in the spring here- I would think they were Mayflowers but for some reason I doubted that, I guess I should just look it up now eh?
Went over to photograph Ravens Roost today on the Schoodic Peninsula which is the part of Acadia that people don't visit as much- which makes it just awesome this time of year! This is the first thing that stopped me in my tracks out there today and there were a bunch of those moments- I'll be going back real soon to continue that. This scene called to me in mono because of the inherent contrasts between the green of the foliage and the white of the flowers and the silver of the wood of the old fallen spruce. I boosted the luminance of the green channel then applied a blue filter in the monochrome conversion to deeply darken the foliage and pop the flowers even more. Now I'm off to work on the Ravens Roost images which gave me vertigo while I was making them so hopefully will get my blood up again. Have a good one! -Nate.
Waterfall Bridge Again and, Come See Me in New York City!
Hadlock Falls from Waterfall Bridge in Acadia National Park.
The first order of business today: I'm doing a show with two other people in Soho in Manhattan which opens on June 17th at Fjallraven 262 Mott st. I figured I could spend close to a hundred bucks in order to UPS the ten pieces I'll be hanging, or just drive on down there in my little diesel grocery-getter for the same amount. Granted it'll be a total of about 20 hours behind the wheel round-trip, but I haven't been to NYC since 1993 and I would so love to make some photography there! Therefore; I'm all in! So if you live around there or you're crazy enough to come from far away- I'd be wicked psyched to see you there!
Two Prams Six Oars Two Bailers One Buoy
Two Prams Six Oars Two Bailers One Buoy- B+W.
Prams vs. dingies? Any thoughts? Please leave your opinions in the comments.
Color vs. black and white? Any thoughts? Tell me about it-
Two Dinghies Six Oars Two Bailers One Buoy- Color.
This is the way I see it- I'm used to the word 'dinghies' but around here (in Maine), they're called 'prams'. I like the black and white version because of the stark contrasts between the white hulls of the 'boats' and the dark rocks. But then again the color version has that sweet red tipped oar as an accent, so, I'm torn. Whattaya think?
Whatever the case, have a good one- Nate!
Hemlock Bridge and the Maple Spring Trail in Acadia
Hemlock Bridge and the Maple Spring Trail in Acadia National Park.
From Sunday and my nice time out at the waterfalls. This is a three shot Tilt-shift panorama where using the shift function of the lens and here shifting horizontally, I'm able to capture a bigger scene than the 24mm can capture as well as a huge file that is about 6900 pixels tall by 5500 pixels wide. I don't always make panoramas but when I do it's with my Canon 24mm f/3.5 TS-e made in 1993!
Have a good one- Nate!
Hadlock Brook Falls Extract
Hadlock Brook Falls Extract.
For the past week or so here it has rained and it has poured! For one- it must be that that kind of weather harkens back to my Scottish roots or something because when everyone else gets all bummed out about it I find solace and comfort in the dreary. And for two- I know that the waterfalls will be gushing and making for all kinds of interesting photogenic possibilities. So yesterday I went up to the waterfall bridges on Hadlock Stream and the Maple Spring trail just a little ways down and spent a few hours there really taking my time and enjoying it. I have photographed there a bunch so it wasn't really all that much about making important new work as much as enjoying myself with my camera for a while. Ended up making only about a dozen or so different images on my kit and two tourist shots for couples who were mugging with their cell phone cameras- I actually like to do that bit: makes me feel like I'm doing a good deed because you know how it is, you take a picture of your lady and she makes a photo of you but there's nobody to make a photo of the both of you at the place- so I do do that for them.
Here's an aside that has nothing to do with any of that but something that I really want to get off my chest and put out there: at least 4 different times yesterday I gave a hearty "how do you do!" or a "hi how are ya!" or whatever to people passing on the trails and got a blank stare in return.- ! For the love of Pete people Please, please, please- when you visit Maine you need not be afraid of us here, we're not going to mug you or whatever it is you are so afraid of! Just a hello will suffice. I always thought it was an instinct to return a greeting, but I guess times they are a changing- but I'm not going to stop being cheerful out there until you all beat me down with malevolence so until then- like I say, just say hi when someone else says hi- ok? Ok! Alrighty then.
Have a nice day, Nate, from Maine, Usa.