A few minutes at the Charles River in Wellesley this morning.
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the dailypic 3889 yr11 237 Lower Falls
the dailypic 3867 yr11 214 Falling
The Charles rages in the spring. Rushing through Medway over the falls off Village Street. I got some photos a couple of weeks ago, but to get the angle I wanted, I needed to get in the river. Long story short, I now own chest-high waders. This morning I was in the Charles, while my wife watched and am sure judged my choices, camera in hand finding that right spot. All scouting for one more session with this subject, stay tuned.
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the dailypic 3864 yr11 211 Swim Up
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the dailypic 3850 yr11 198 Charlie’s Remnants
Along the Charles River in Medway there was once a water turbine built by a brilliant resident. This is all that remains. I would have loved to see it in action.
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the dailypic 3837 yr11 195 Dam Charles
The Charles River trickles through the smaller towns, all the attention is towards the Boston end, but there are beautiful parts all over. This one is a seldom-seen spot. Walking distance from my house in Medway on the Franklin line. The map shows the Charles River Reservoir behind the falls at the dam.
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the dailypic 3814 yr11 162 Reynisfjara
Iceland is special. Travel is special. The world is small. I’ve been a few places, I am lucky. This was my return to Iceland – my personal favorite place to visit . 9 days on the island, toured the South and West. I joined a tour with Artic Exposure, they arrange an incredible experience. I stayed in areas this time, exploring sites a few times, getting to see them in different light and weather. I chose this tour because it was winter. Glaciers, Northern Lights, Snow, the sun went down, the colors were gorgeous.
Being out of the country with all that is going on was strange. The virus was a conversation daily. There were strange moments like empty airports or seeing so many people in masks. I love to travel, I plan on returning to Iceland again, I hope. to take a photography tour with me in the future. As for a show of the photos, I have not decided yet. I have been asked a few times, I will consider it. I have not gone through them all yet. They may pop up now and then in the dailypic as I process.
The one above is from the drone, it was shot over water on the South Shore in Reynisfjara. We were chasing light for the sunset. We got stuck in the snow. I sent the drone out to catch this reflection as a. storm was coming in. The clouds are creeping from the left, in a matter of minutes the color would be gone and snow would be falling at a good rate. The drone did not beat the snow back, but the shot was. worth it.
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the dailypic 3799 yr11 147 Mergansers Afar
Great light, awesome looking birds, too far away. The remaining ice kept them just out of range for a photo I would. have liked. In the meantime here we are. I will have more chances.
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the dailypic 3753 yr11 101 Cold Sun
A cold morning over Lake Winthrop in Holliston.
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the dailypic 3746 yr11 094 This
One, thank you to all who reached out to tell me yesterday’s photos were not as bad as I sold them to be, it was very kind. I knew they were not bad. Just they were not the result I wanted. Two, tonight’s set is much closer but still not perfect, though I am happy with the results. I wanted the collisions. There is a lot of prep to this setup, then there is math, and the final piece is luck. Yesterday I had the setup, the math was not working, and without the right math, luck is useless. Tonight I got the math right. There are two drips to these shots. Drip one hits the water and creates the implosion, and then starts back upwards. The second drop is timed and sized to hit the stream from drop one head-on, causing the reaction, and add in the light has to trigger at the very moment they hit, freezing the motion, and all this is done in the dark. Now that those parts are lined up next, I want to play with the lighting, the background, and more light options. I take a lot of notes during these shots, the height of the dropper, size of the drops, delays in the drops, when the camera is triggered, where the focus point is, so I can build off each session. In the meantime, I will call this a success, but not done.
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the dailypic 3745 yr11 093 Disappointing Drip
I have no desire to show this to you. I only show it due to the time I wasted on it. As I left the barn frustrated with the whole set, I thought I would grab the camera and get a shot of the moon, and that would be the dailypic. But over an hour I spent on these damn drops. I knew what I wanted, and this is not it. I will admit to not being in the mood when I started the shoot. It takes a lot to set up, prep work, etc. I lost interest in the setup, but I was committed. I will do this again, and when it is right, I will share, and you will see why I am disappointed. Until then, here is the inferior product of my wasted time.
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the dailypic 3692 yr11 040 Looking Like
All these people are looking for Christmas. Being only the single digits of November, they did not find it. My wife (I will not say dragged me because she might read this) invited me to join her at the Boston Christmas Festival, I bought some peanut butter with cookie dough in it. That was worth parking 4 levels underground. We did have a nice walk around the seaport district and food at Shake Shack. Overall, great day.
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the dailypic 3691 yr11 039 Seasonal
The leaves I did not rake are now in ice.
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