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My photo walk of 11 August 2009 |
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11 August 2009 Many of my photo walks are a test for the camera, in that I often start the walk around 7:30pm, as I did tonight. As summer ends and we approach winter many of these walks will not allow photography, unless I use the flash. This will certainly be something I wish to try in the future, using my new Canon Speedlight 270EX. The camera's built-in flash doesn't perform well with the Lensmate tube attached, since it casts a large shadow from the built-in flash. The 270EX sits high enough to avoid this problem. Though the light conditions often lead to slow shutter speeds the camera still performs well due to an effective IS (Image Stablilizing) feature, which I have turned on all the time. My walk tonight covers familiar territory so there aren't many photos. I found the Maple Grove Cemetery particularly inviting, due to the wonderful lighting from the setting sun. Click on any photo to see a larger version in a popup window with photo information. |
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| The Maple Grove Cemetery was partially lit by the setting sun, giving a very attractive light. The tombstone in the second picture really shined while the smaller iron star next to it was quite muted. | |||
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| I aimed the camera up to test my new CPL (circular polarizing) filter. It requires longer shutter speeds due to the light absorption so I removed it for the remaining photos, but I should have returned it later for scenes including the sky. My hope is that using the CPL filter will make the skies less dull and monotone. I'll try this out in another walk. The next two photos show the Americhem Sales office, including one detail of the building which I found most attractive. The middle photo showing the entrance was taken with the sun just outside the field. Two disks of scattered light show on the left side of the photo demonstrating some tendency to flare, but is it the camera or the Lensmate tube? | |||
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| Crossing over Cedar Street and continuing west on North Street I approached the Ingham County Road Commission complex. The vehicle at the entrance must have had a remote control, since the gate slid open on its approach. I stepped into the opening to take a closer shot of one of the buildings. I then turned left onto Bush Street, where I encountered a particularly attractive VW Bug. The highly reflective surface and colors attracted my attention, so I set the G9 on Macro mode and got this close-up shot. As I was walking away I noticed a man in the doorway of the house watching me to see what was going on, not an unusual situation when taking photos of homes or private property. He seemed to be satisfied with my explanation. On occasions I give people the URL of this web site so they can see what I'm doing with the photos. I've considered making up business cards with my name and the URL with a brief description of the site for these occasions. | |||
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| After reaching Columbia Street I continued west to the Keith L. Hayes Park. Then I cut through the park and continued home, finally reaching the steep hill on Elm Street going to Jefferson Street a few blocks from home (see the last photo on the Walk of 5 May 2009 which shows this hill). I often like to end my walks with this up-hill challenge to put an exclamation point on my period of exercise. Along the way to took a few photos of details of local houses. The brick wall is part of the building shown in the photo of the Keith L. Hayes Park. The last photo shows the top floor of a house with some interesting reflections on the window. |
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