Picture This!
Secret Beauty
Shutterbug Staff, August, 2007
Our Picture This! assignment this month was Secret Beauty, out of the way places
you love to photograph. The idea was that there are special places you have
come to know that spark something deep in your photographic soul, places that
only “locals” might know. It could also be places that you had come
upon in your travels when you took a turn off the beaten track. Readers responded
with a host of images from around the country, from deep glades to hidden waterfalls.
Some gave explicit travel directions, while others only hinted at the location.
Hopefully this selection will inspire you to find your special locale where
your inner and photographic spirit come together.
Babcock State Park |
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This idyllic scene was photographed in the park located in the
rural mountain community of Clifftop, West Virginia, by Amanda
Haddox. She worked with a Canon EOS 20D and a 17-40mm L lens;
exposure was f/8 at 1/2 sec using an 8x ND filter and a Moose
Warming Polarizer.
© 2007, Amanda Haddox, All Rights Reserved
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Beaver River |
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Rebecca A. Helm made this shot in Big Rock Park along the east
bank of the Beaver River in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. She photographed
with a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H1 with an exposure of f/4.5 at 1/200
sec, set at ISO 64.
© 2007, Rebecca A. Helm, All Rights Reserved
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Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge |
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Isabel Rodriguez made this photograph near Alamosa, Colorado,
on “El Rancho Lane, south of Highway 160.” She worked
with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi and a Canon 18-55mm lens; exposure
at ISO 200 was f/16 at 1/200 sec.
© 2007, Isabel Rodriguez, All Rights Reserved
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Moss Island |
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Roy H. Senn wrote: “Moss Island…is an intrusion of
exceptionally hard rock that separates the Mohawk River and the
Erie Canal near Little Falls, New York. It is best known for giant
potholes.” The photo was scanned from a 4x5 Ektachrome transparency.
No camera or exposure information was provided.
© 2007, Roy H. Senn, All Rights Reserved
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Croton Falls Reservoir |
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Tom Musante made this wintry landscape along the Croton Falls
Reservoir in Carmel, New York. He wrote: “The New York City
water system is comprised of a system of many reservoirs that
are ideal for wildlife and nature photography.” He worked
with a Canon EOS 30D and a Canon 10-22mm lens; exposure was f/22
at 1 second.
© 2007, Tom Musante, All Rights Reserved
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Fillmore Glen State Park |
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Bob Gates captures the greenery reflected in this series of small
falls in Fillmore Glen State Park in Moravia, New York. He mounted
his Canon EOS 10D atop a Manfrotto 3021 tripod to make his f/16
at a 1-second exposure.
© 2007, Bob Gates, All Rights Reserved
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Wakodahatchee Wetlands |
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Jeffrey Ornstein wrote: “This large, manmade wetland is
part of the Palm Beach County, Florida, utility water system.
A winding boardwalk allows…photographers a relatively close-up
experience…of the water birds.” He photographed with
a Canon EOS 5D and a Canon 100-400mm f/4 IS lens; exposure was
f/7.1 at 1/200 sec, set at ISO 400.
© 2007, Jeffrey Ornstein, All Rights Reserved
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Huckleberry Bald |
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This mountaintop vista was photographed by Bob Jones “near
Robbinsville, North Carolina.” He worked with a Minolta
D7 and exposed at f/5.6 at 1/45 sec.
© 2007, Bob Jones, All Rights Reserved
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Palouse Falls Gorge |
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Debbie Dahl-Cole wrote: “To get to this area take I-90 West
in Washington, exit at Ritzville and go south on Highway 281 for
about 50 miles. One small sign points to the left and then gravel
roads take over where the pavement ends.” She made this
overlook photo with a Sony Alpha A100 with a circular polarizer;
exposure was f/5.6 at 1/500 sec.
© 2007, Debbie Dahl-Cole, All Rights Reserved
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Front Range |
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These formations are located near photographer Terry Sweatman’s
home in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He photographed with a Hasselblad
501c and a Carl Zeiss 150mm f/4 Sonnar T* lens; exposure was f/32
at 1/15 sec on Kodak Ektachrome E100VS.
© 2007, Terry Sweatman, All Rights Reserved
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