Photography 101: Swarm

Swarm of Bikers

The idea of a swarm is not something I would run to my camera for but I am determined to participate. This photo was taken in July 2007 somewhere in West Virginia. I was on a week-long bike trip and we’re not talking motorized bikes. We started in Decatur, Indiana and ended in Fayetteville, West Virginia, over 450 miles of bike riding. And no, I would NOT be one of those riding. I was driving the service van.  We traveled down scenic US Route 60 from Charleston to near Fayetteville, waterfalls everywhere. The beauty was so stunning that I repeated the drive in 2009. This fun week ended with white water rafting down the New River Gorge.

Photography 101: Moment

This moment will never pass again, these small water droplets will be in this place and time only for this instant. The photo on the left shot with a medium f-stop & shutter speed, the right a larger f-stop & faster shutter speed.

f stop – f/11; shutter speed – 1/6 sec.

f stop – f/4; shutter speed – 1/80 sec.

Dunn’s Falls Water Park, Mississippi

Photography 101: Architecture

Trail 2, Clifty Falls State Park, Indiana

 

Photography 101: A Pop of Color

Grand Haven Light, Lake Michigan

 

 

 

Photography 101: Mystery

Mystery of Fog

Lake Chicot, Arkansas

Photography 101: Warmth

Lingering Warmth