Gad how I love it when my adoring public responds to the rapid changes in blogospheric content so quickly. Right from our Nation's Capital, the cry comes...Thank God, Finally, An Insufferable Amount of Pictures! How could I know that people were suffering from almost withdrawal type symptoms due to the lack of photo posting on the blog resulting from our enforced lock down. Who am I to resist the call of duty?
Off we went in serious search of photographic opportunities. I started the day off using an old lens to determine if some of my frustrations from the prior day were the result of the new camera or the new lens. What I discovered is the new camera does process information slightly different than the old version requiring an adjustment in how I set things up. But the new lens has its peculiarities as well. It goes to a very low f-stop but only at its shortest length. As soon as you start zooming out to a longer length, it goes to much higher f-stops like old walk around, zoom lens. Once you accept this it is like having two separate lens in one.
Today we visited Ithaca Falls, one of 10 major falls in this area. Then we went to the small town of Moravia (birthplace of Millard Filmore - on free de-I Sandia Travel's Post-Covid Tours vacation if you know who Millard is without checking up on line you bastards!). Moravia is noted for its 19th century architecture (as are many towns here) but is unspoiled by the 'quaint' bug that has hit many places. 'Quaint' is code word for 'now has lots of trendy eating places and places to shop.' Finally we just 'ran into' a place on a road with some ruined barns and buildings. Really a pretty good day for working the camera.
Ithaca Falls
Coming up to the Falls
A Waterfall Study
I really tried to restrain myself...I really did
Two Natural Beauties
Tree Roots and Other to Study
On to Moravia
Famous Church with Alter from Austria that we couldn't get into because Wife is on the lam from her Tram fines in Austria! No because it is closed because of the pandemic.
Oldest House in Moravia (but far, far from the most interesting)
Good luck symbol we saw everywhere
Now! On to a SERIOUS study of 19th Century homes
Found at a lakefront - handy dandy geese repellents. They work. Just down the shoreline from these was a ton of geese shit
And out in the middle of nowhere
Barns and Corn
Finger Lake Daleks
Derelict School
From on our way back on Sunday in Pen Yan a cool looking mill that is still in operation
4 comments:
those waterfall are amazing!
YAY! Someone appreciates my obsessive taking pictures of running water.
(Your donative will be forthcoming)
I am deeply regretting my flippant blog post that somehow conveyed a love for millions of photos.
Also, I understand quantum mechanics better than I understand what you said about f-stops.
Yay verily RMG, be careful of what one puts out to the universe as your desire even if done in jest, for the universe of all things quantum and f-stop-able my take you seriously.
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