Waking Up

I hadn't really intended on making an effort to get out for this morning's sunrise but when I'm up, I'm up. 

I don't know if it's DOGE cuts to NOAA and the NWS, but the formerly reliable hourly forecasts for sky cover have been extremely inaccurate this year. A forecast of 40% to 60% sky cover used to be a harbinger of a good sunrise. Now, it could be anything from totally clear to completely overcast. And that's not taking into account fog or wildfire smoke.

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 53mm, f/2.8, 1/15 sec., ISO 1600

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 28mm, f/2.8, 1/45 sec., ISO 1600

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 28mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec., ISO 200

RF 16-28mm f/2.8 at 28mm, f/5.6, 1/180 sec., ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 53mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 28mm, f/22, 1/45 sec., ISO 100

Catching Up

I've been out a couple of times since the last post so here are some photos to catch up. 

First is a concert at Saratoga National Historical Park featuring Ampersand, a trio from Maryland performing traditional American music.

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/2.8, 1/350, ISO 100

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 100

Following the concert I drove the tour road, making some stops and walking some of those trails.

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/8, 1/180, ISO 200, CPL

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/8, 1/350, ISO 200, CPL

RF 16-28mm f/2.8 at 16mm, f/8, 1/350, ISO 100

And then this morning I was out for another sunrise, which is now getting to be at a more reasonable time of 5:51AM.

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 28mm, f/4, 1/125, ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/4, 1/350, ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 28mm, f/4, 1/180, ISO 100

Quilting Consolidation

I've created a gallery under color projects to organize all photos relating to quilting. These are images made at quilting shows, exhibits and shops of quilts and related subjects.

The gallery can be found at https://www.trulandphotography.com/Color/Projects/QuiltingCollections.

Yesterday was the Hudson Piecemakers Guild show at Hadley-Luzerne High School in Lake Luzerne, NY. Hadley and Lake Luzerne are where the Sacandaga River meets the Hudson River before the latter's journey to the Atlantic Ocean.

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 42mm, f/2.8, 1/45 sec., ISO 400

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 28mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec., ISO 400

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 37mm, f/2.8, 1/180 sec., ISO 400

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec., ISO 400

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 35mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec., ISO 400

Hudson River
RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 63mm, f/11, 1/350 sec., ISO 100