Chittenango Creek

I do not really have the ability anymore to adventure on this creek the way I want to, so I picked a place I could pull my car off the road safely on and walked to the creek shore. I wanted to get right down into the creek, but I was afraid I would fall and break myself in some other location upon myself, so I did not try this. I found a spot along the creek that I liked with a small cascade in it and shot it from different angles.

The sun was behind me. I think I like the affect, but it also makes it too dark in other places, and I am not all that experienced at "fixing" things like this, but I do like how a lot of the images turned out. Here is another image from this shoot.

I also took this shot in black and white format. I think I like it better that way ... I enjoy Black and White Photography a lot. It is simple, yet very beautiful in it's own way.

Random Outing #3

I love just going out and getting in the car, picking a direction and driving in it. I never know what I will find to take pictures of while I am out. It was raining all day, and I decided to shoot in it anyways. I got some really interesting photographs from the mix I took.

This set of images were taken near the Cayuga Lake area

Sick And Stuck In #2

I decided to split this editing session into a few different posts because I have quite a few photos that I have never posted before that I got cleaned up and ready to share. I still think that I love the Black and White photos the best of everything I have done, minus a few color photos here and there. Here is the next set in the batch.

Sick And Stuck In ...

Well ... I got to make a small visit to the emergency room yesterday morning because I could not breath right and I was vomiting blood. Diagnosis is ... A serious case of Bronchitis. I went from having a sore throat the night before to this with in 12 hours. I now have an inhaler to use, an antibiotic, a decongestant, and a peak flow meter (which measures my breathing).

I decided it was a good time to sit down and edit some photos ... Here are some of the ones I edited tonight.

Looking Back

I have been sitting here today trying to figure out what to write about as I have been trying to pack for our big move next month. I have grown sick of this nasty little apartment we have lived in for quite a few years now ... and it is time for a change.

I got out a CD that had images on it from 2007 and compared them to what I have been doing and I think I might actually be learning something about the way I take photos and edit them. I know I am no where near a professional, but I think it could be a lot worse also.

Taken 4/16/2007

Taken 6/12/2007

Taken 6/22/2007

Taken 8/21/2007

Taken 11/5/2007

Taken 11/25/2007

Taken 12/13/2007

Taken 12/31/07

The subjects that I am interested in have not changed, but the way I take them has. I take more time with them before I shoot them. I think about what it is I am looking for when I Shoot them, and most of all .. What I want them to look like when I am done with them because I use them to hang on the walls in my apartment and to give to family and friends. I have been thinking about putting some of them into frames and donating them to a program where I work that will give them to sick people. I need a bit more information before I decide on that however.