Perfect Sunrise?

I awoke this morning and made my way down to the lighthouse unsure of what to expect for conditions.  Some monrnings you get just what you are looking for other mornings not so much.  This morning worked out perfect!  There was a nice layer of clouds that actually helped to enhance the colors.  I have always told people the best sunrises often come where there are clouds in the sky.  When it is totally clear it is still nice but the colors don't have a real chance to saturate and explode so to speak.  Anyway I thought these came out pretty well!

Jetty HDR Sunrise

Scitaute Light HDR #1

Scitaute Light HDR #2

Scitaute Light HDR #3

Old Scituate Light

"Old Scitaute Light"

Enjoy!

Where is Fall??

I have been waiting with great patience to see what the fall colors will bring around these parts.  I am starting to see a splash of color here and there, but I am not sure it is going to be that stellar region wide this year for a few reasons.  The first reason being Irene and her southeast gales carried a good deal of sea salt in the air which is just a killer for leaves, foliage chances and all that good stuff.  Back a few weeks ago you saw some trees right at the shore that had lost all of there leaves already before we even started seeing color.  Another reason I am not sure is the weather!  Most people enjoy this but as I have told everyone I am hardly a fan!  But in all seriousness the lack of crisp cold nights outside of a few has not helped the colors to start snapping so to say.  The peak season down in our region is not until the end of October maybe I will be surprised because I have some ideas I would like to try.  In the mean time another sunset!

HDR sunset

Sunset

An HDR sunset!

Lobster Boats

A few HDR shoots of Lobster Boats in Scituate Harbor.

Full Moon Trouble

I managed to get some good photos of the harvest moon on the rise behind Scituate Light.  The issue looked to be in doubt as there was a thin layer of clouds however it did not disappoint and the color of the moon was amazing!  I took a bunch of photos maybe close to 50!  But what i thought were a bunch of good photos only had a handful that actually came out ok.  The problem was the telephoto lens is maybe to much of a monster for its own good!  When you are doing longer exposure shoots in the evenings any little movement of the camera even with a timed shutter release will leave the photo horrible with a blur to it.  Hence tonight a few things went wrong I think obviously movement, second there was a little wind which might have caused this movement even with a tripod the weight and extension of the camera is just a lot.  I am not very happy at all right now but you live and learn and next time out when I use the telephoto lens on a tripod I will have to figure out how to guard against this! Below is one of the better ones that came out I have a few more but I just thought I would put this one out!

" Scitaute Light Harvest Moon"

HDR Fun!

HDR photos are really something that I am growing to love, but again it takes a lot of practice more often then not you don't get what you are looking for!  With all this in mind I have been studying up on how to get the camera into the exact settings that give me the best opportunity to make it happen.  Below are a few examples from today I am close but still a ways to go in getting exactly what I am looking for!