Death-cicles

I have been busy, but here is another one.

I cannot believe the icicles that have formed in Pennslyvania. It seems like after a snow fall, al the heat in the buildings escapes out through the uninsulated attics and melts the snow. I could not believe hearing dripping water on a freezing night while walking the dog. Some of the icicles are 7 feet long hanging from the 2nd story eves-throughs. Well I could not resist the urge to take some pictures.

The Road to Autumn

When travelling home to Pittsburgh I noticed this road erupting in color.  The sun from above made the fall leaves glow.  I think it was a good idea I decided to pullover get on the road and take this shot.

Columbia Township Sunrise

The good thing about the oilfield is that you are outside all the time and you can catch some pretty amazing stuff that you would never seen stuck in an office.  When I was in the field in October, I arrived pretty early on the wellsite and saw a great sunrise erupting in the sky. Well this shot made me happy as I missed all of the fall colors this season in northern PA!

The Three Autumn Amigos

On a recent trip to see the amazing fall colours of Pennsylvania, we stopped at a great restaurant called Out of the Fire Cafe in Donegal, PA.  They have great smoked salmon entrees and amazing wild mushroom soup.  I noticed these three trees by the parking lot and I couldn't help but feel lucky with the find.  The fir, maple and the gnarled oak show the reality of autumn.  Some stay green, some show brilliant colours and some just turn out to look gnarly!

Diagonal Cascade

Maybe I am boring you with the recent waterfall posts, so this is the last one. 7 images blended together with Nik HDR Efex Pro (I love it!). I used a polarizer to pop the colors and cut the glare on the water. No saturation kick in Photoshop needed!  

Close and Closer...

Here are two perspectives from a waterfall cascade that I found in Northern Pennslyvania.  I was knee deep in water to get a good view, but I sure think it was worth it. Its called Miners Run Falls and its located in Loyalsock State Forest 

Maple Blast

I drove to Ohiopyle State Park in southwest Pennsylvania on the weekend and was amazed by the fall foliage that has POPPED!  Simply amazing!  I am quite lucky to live out here with the great fall colors in the abundant forests in the area.  I used the Orton Effect I learned from Darwin Wiggett on this shot to give a more painterly-like image.

Hell's Hollow

This weekend was awesome!  I had made a good commitment to get some great photos over the Columbus Day weekend.  I ventured up to McConnell Mills State Park again and I took an early morning hike to Hell's Hollow trail.  I have seen some great pictures of the trail and the waterfalls on the web, so I figured I'd check out the fall foliage.  I was quite surprised to see that even though it is fall, there was still water of the Hells Run Creek flowing over the rock features.  Well this was my favourite one of the morning.  I used a 5 stop Neutral Density filter to get a 45 second exposure at f/5.6 and my trusty warming polarizer to cut the glare on the rocks.