A Short Road Trip Up A Mountain

Nice weather and a day with no obligations gave me an opportunity to make the hour drive to Prospect Mountain in Lake George. A New York State Park, the drive up the mountain has several parking areas with overlooks and then a nice little walk up to the summit from the main parking lot.

I used the 5D Mark III with 24-105mm lens and 7D Mark II with 70-200mm lens. There was a haze in the sky which was both positive and negative. Haze always creates a sense of depth in landscapes but it also makes the more distant features soft and mushy. It also washes out colors. I could have used a little less haze today.

Here are a few samples. Two dozen full size tiff files have been added to my Adirondack Scenics gallery at https://trulandphotography.com/adirondacks.

The End of an Era

I've added some photos to the annual fall foliage page. Sadly, this will be the last year for this project. I've spent almost every day over the past 16 years at this 3 acre location in Latham, NY but before long I will no longer have a connection to the property.

First, here are the photos I added to the foliage comparison page:

The tree to the right of the maple in the photo below is a tulip tree (yellow poplar) which I planted there as a foot high tree 15 years ago. I will miss that tree.

And here is a final shot from under the maples. With rain forecast the next day or two there probably won't be a lot of foliage left over. Here's a link to the annual foliage comparison page.

Sports and Scenics

A quick trip to Oneonta and back today yielded 113 new images to this year's Hartwick Women's Soccer gallery (https://trulandphotography.com/hwsoc2019) and some fall foliage(ish) scenics from the campus. The scenics were made with the 5D Mark III and 24-105mm lens and the sports shots were made with the 7D Mark II and 70-200mm lens.