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    Matt Graham Photo Blog - Landscapes and other interesting shots from Alberta and Pennsylvania

    Entries in Black and White (3)

    Friday
    Aug062010

    Wind Turbines on Armenia Mountain

     Right along our wellsites, there is an extensive wind farm on top of Armenia Mountain in Northern Pennsylvania.  I watched for hours during our frac jobs how these turbines seems to have a life of their own.  If there was no wind in one direction, they would rotate towards the wind.  Such majestic creations of engineering. Converted to B+W with Nik Silver Efex Pro.

     

    Thursday
    Aug052010

    Triple Threat

    After a heavy rain storm the night before, the well site I was working on was full of puddles.  During a down time I looked for some interesting reflections after seeing what Eli Reinholdtsen's e-book demonstrated.  Her book is called Chasing Reflections and its a new e-book from David DuChemin's Craft & Vision site.

    This shot I got the wind turbine, the sun and the water all in one frame.  I call it Triple Threat as it shows three of the renewable energy sources in one frame.  Now I cannot see wind, solar or hydro really overtaking fossil fuels any time soon, I am interested in what the next 5, 10 or 20 years will bring.

     

    Tuesday
    Jul062010

    New surroundings, new camera!

    Hey all, it has been over a month since I posted on my blog.  Our move to Mars, Pennsylvania has gone well and we are finally settled in.  I could not help but pounce on a great deal The Camera Store had on Canon EOS 5D Mark II cameras.  Ever since I got hooked on photography, and especially landscapes, I lusted for a full frame camera body.  I am not a fan on paying an "early adopter" tax that comes with the hype of a new piece of technology and after nearly 2 years on the market, I bought this camera.

    Lots of people laugh when I say I am from Mars, PA.  It is lovely town north of Pittsburgh that is surrounded in lush green vegitation and forests.  I can't wait to take autumn photos with the amazing colors of the season. Anyway, I hope to get back on the photo a day train again!  Here is the UFO of Mars, PA with the new camera resting on it.  I applied a black and white treatment using Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro

    ©Matt Graham 2010 - The 5D Mk II has landed!