“The Red Dress” - Great Falls National Park, Virginia
I have been pretty busy with other things lately and consequently haven’t had the chance to get out and shoot. Until I get some more new images, I may be posting some older images in my new “Random Images” section - a category where from time to time I will post older images that I feel like posting for whatever reason. I took this photograph about a week before I put my blog online and it was taken at Great Falls National Park, Virginia. The weather forecast called for overcast - not the best conditions for the grand scenic type of shot I was trying to accomplish. However, I decided to go anyway and see what I could come up with. At the very least I could sit next to the river and just relax a little. It turns out luck was with me on that day and some beautiful thin fog began to materialize. I captured many subtle images of the falls in fog with fall color in the background. The following image, however, is my favorite. I found this crimson red scrub oak on the cliffs surrounding the falls and used it in my foreground to add a punch of color to contrast with the foggy backdrop.
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. Isn’t northern Virginia great!). However, the forest around the stream is some of the prettiest I have seen, and surely the nicest Beech forest I’ve come across. I hope you enjoy the pictures and that thoughts of runoff and pollution won’t ruin the experience - although it is all the more reason to conserve what we have left.
. Moss Lake is a small picturesque lake in the Adirondack Park of Upstate New York. During the summer and autumn when the nights are cool, thick fog often forms in the morning. Thick fog is one of my favorite conditions to photograph in, and the fog on these lakes is among the thickest I’ve personally run into. On this particular morning I managed to find the resident pair of loons (lovingly named Checkers and Lily) in my kayak and began following them around. I believe that the habitat in which an animal lives is as important (and often as beautiful) as the animal itself. Because of this, I often use wide angle lenses in my wildlife photography. By using my wide angle lens I was able to capture the ambiance of the foggy surroundings, the pair of loons, and the island in the middle of the lake (the island has a lovely osprey nest with an even more lovely osprey chick that loves to call 16 hours a day - a fun camping experience.)
