Weekend of 08/29/09

This was right off the new gravel trail they built from Park City to the visitors center. It was a little windy so it was tough to keep focus. I shot several of this and other flowers, but this was the only real keeper.


Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
Nice.

Spider vs Bee! Film at 11!

Again, I tend to like star trail shots. I shined the flashlight for a portion of the exposure on the nearby foleage.


Sloan's Pond - Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
I like star trails, even short ones.

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Freeman Lake, Elizabethtown KY (all below)






Spider vs Bee!
Actually the bee was right up against the spider several times. I suppose the spider knows how to pick his battles.
I didn't hang around long enough to see what the spider had for dinner.
I noticed the spider, as I saw the flower move. Hey, flowers don't move (very fast anyway).




Oh, there is no film. There never was any film. It was a scam. Get over it.

Caught in the Headlamps!

Sloan's Pond (Again!) - Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky
Very Very Nice!


Glen Lily Bridge, Bowling Green Ky - 120 second exposure
I think this location has potential. I will go back when it is not quite as dark, so that the background is not overpowered by the headlights. Maybe with pleasing cloud cover. I went late mainly because I was setup on Price Chapel Rd bridge. I figured there would not be much traffic that time of night.


Garvin Bridge, Bowling Green Ky - 30 Second Exposure
The colors were wild on this shot. I corrected to make the lights on the bridge look like I thought they should. That gave the light from the street lamp that eerie green color. I will go back sometime and shoot this from a lower prospective - maybe have the camera level with the guard rails, then another with the camera six inches to one foot above the bridge.

Frog Gigging

Mammoth cave again. I plan on letting it get dark and try a few star trail shots. I suppose I have never hung around a pond as the sun goes down, but it was interesting. As the sun went down the bats came out in force. Bats galore, but only for about 10 minutes, then they were gone. Then an hour or so later, the full moon started showing over the tree line and the frogs started croaking. Definitely linked to the moon.


Sloan's Pond - Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky


My version of 'Frog Gigging'
Illuminated with an LED flashlight - it took four shots to get a keeper.
I kept on blowing out the frog's underside. Once I didn't blow that out, I white balanced on the frog's underside later in post as the LEDs were not very white.
15 Second Exposure


The Big Dipper - 10 minute exposure

'Wet Belly' or 'Stop, Drop, and (almost) Roll'

Got out early to try to catch the sun rising over the lake in the park. The park is closed. Head over to the other side of town to the river. Barely make it in time. Need something to make the shot interesting. Weeds look nice, so I did the fire drill: Stop, Drop, and Roll. Actually no roll, just stop and drop and a little wallowing for position.

Wound up with a wet belly for this, not sure if it was worth it!


Bowling Green Ky - Just across the walking bridge.

The following shots are with the new lens. I had some dissappointing results with it the first time out, so I was glad to get some results.
Sloan's Pond - Mammoth Cave National Park Ky






This had lots of 'not-attractive-stuff', fortunately it was 'croppable'.


The dragonflies are out, and seem surprisingly easy to shoot. Right place, right time I think. These are cropped heavily, as I was not all that close. Interestingly, the dragonfly would take off, buzz around a bit, then land back in the exact spot over and over again. If I did not get him the first time, I just had to wait for the next landing.



'Googly Eyes'