Monthly Archives: October 2014

Floating Island

Posted on October 31, 2014 by rusticphoto

I found an outlier from the workshop.  I love the sweeping curve of the shore and the way the sky blends with the water.

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The Hunter

Posted on October 30, 2014 by rusticphoto

Orion was watching over the yard a few nights ago.  The clouds are lit by a little town a few miles to the south.

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Eclipse

Posted on October 23, 2014 by rusticphoto

I had a few spare minutes to try and capture the eclipse through the trees in my backyard. Even with a 10 stop filter, it was still too bright to get a sharp sun, but I had the bonus of … Continue reading →

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2014 Fall Color Workshop – Colors

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rusticphoto

I attended Bryan Hansel’s Fall Color Photography Workshop the last week of September. We had terrific weather and couldn’t have had a better workshop. Everyone in the group got some fantastic. images. I got so many good shots I had … Continue reading →

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2014 Fall Color Workshop – Sunrise/Sunset

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rusticphoto

We got some fantastic sunrises on the shore of Lake Superior.  The rocky shoreline makes for some dramatic compositions. The sunsets were less vivid but we still got some great shots. View Slideshow

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2014 Fall Color Workshop – Night

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rusticphoto

We had to reschedule our night session due to clouds.  We were rewarded with a dead calm, crystal clear night.  As a huge bonus we were treated to one of the best northern light shows I’ve ever seen.  We shot … Continue reading →

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2014 Fall Color Workshop – Abstracts

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rusticphoto

I played with a bunch of abstracts. Its easy and fun.  I can’t do in-camera double exposures so I was limited to zooms and camera movement during exposure but I still got a bunch I liked. View Slideshow

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Bloody Moonday

Posted on October 9, 2014 by rusticphoto

Not much to say.  I need a longer lens – this is hugely cropped.  I also lost the battle and had to give up on getting a tack sharp focus – I don’t know what that was all about.  I … Continue reading →

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Summer Camping

Posted on October 4, 2014 by rusticphoto

I already posted some of the waterfall shots from this summers camping trip but I finally worked on the rest.  The weather was nice and I got a couple good sunsets along with some night shots. View Slideshow

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