Mohawk River Hydroelectric Dam

I have often photographed a hydroelectric Dam on the Mohawk River that runs between Peebles Island and Bock Island. This morning, the Mohawk River was just about at it's banks from huge amounts of rainfall, mainly West of the Capital District.

I thought it would be interesting to collect some of the various images I have made of this dam in one blog post. Most, if not all of these, have been posted at one time or another.

June 29, 2013

May 15, 2013

January 31, 2013

December 31, 2012

On another note, nothing is sadder than an empty spot in a camera bag and I hope that the empty spot in mine will be filled in short order. It's been almost three weeks since I decided to sell my 300mm f/4L IS and my 70-200 f/2.8L in order to purchase a 70-200 f/2.8L IS II.

Tamrac Ultra Pro 13

The compartment that previously held the 300mm lens now holds Canon 1.4X and 2X extenders and a Canon 77mm diameter 500D closeup lens. And as you can see the compartment that previously held the 70-200 remains empty, waiting for the new lens which should arrive in a few days.

I'm also thinning out my bag collection and will continue to use my Tamrac bags for storage and a pair of Think Tank Photo bags, a Speed Racer V2.0 and a Digital Holster 50 V2.0 for carrying purposes on location. A Lowepro SlingShot 202AW and some smaller Tamrac bags will probably go on the Gear for Sale page.

Walking and Dealing

While we wait for Summer to show up here in Upstate New York, I continue to do my walks in the morning and have spent a lot of time trying to sell my EF 70-200mm f/2.8L and EF 300mm f/4L IS lenses in order to pick up a new EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens before the $300 instant rebate runs out in 9 days.

I've managed to sell the 70-200mm non IS for enough that if I get a fair price for the 300mm, together with what I have allocated, it will adequately fund the new lens. A week on eBay with no takers, a few promising Craigslist purchasers who don't follow through and trying to negotiate the world of FredMiranda.com's for sale forums has made for an interesting time.

Here are a few shots from my walks this week. The shot of the Common Snapping Turtle laying eggs was technically made in Peebles Island State Park but on Van Schaick Island just over the bridge from Peebles Island. The swamp shot was made on Peebles Island following a period of above normal rain and is an HDR processed image with +/- 1 1/2 EV bracketing.

Canon EOS 60D, EF 40mm f/2.8 STM, f/4, 1/125 sec., ISO 400

Canon EOS 60D, EF 24-70 f/2.8L at 24mm, f/3.5, 1/60 sec., ISO 800 

Lots and Lots of Water

The day after I made the images of Cohoes Falls in the previous post, the area received an additional 1.55 inches of rain. Both the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers rose slightly above their banks for a period yesterday.

I walked over to the Village of Waterford to document some of the scenes, carrying the EOS 60D with the 17-40 f/4L USM lens. Here some of the results with a couple scenes of normal water height for reference.

And here is a shot that shows how yesterday's high water levels compare with Irene's massive flooding in August, 2011.