A hike with the Sonny Day Hikers along a piece of the Appalachian Trial from Testnatee Gap up the mountain to the east. We had intended to hike to the Whitley Gap Shelter but got a bit confused about our location and the trailhead. Still a good hike although foggy for much of it.
Also a sunrise over Lake Lanier. Not the greatest but better than many.
And lastly a shot of raindrops on a hosta stem one morning.
Continuing to stay at home with few exceptions. I get up for the sunrise since that is so early few are out and about at that time. Other than that, I have hiked once, foraged for food and drink, and occasionally gassed up the car or truck. These pictures are from the 10th to the 13th of the month.
In early June we are still staying home much more than normal. I did go out a few times as the parks begin to re-open and the crowds are not large.
As the shutdown and re-opening proceed, I’m still not going out much since the statistics don’t show the sort of improvement I want to see. So mostly I have limited myself to the yard. I did make an exception to go boating on Lake Lanier in search of Great Blue Herons. We did find some nests, and there were young herons in one of them. I also discovered a hornet nest being actively constructed right outside the kitchen window. It is now gone. 🙂
Visited one of my neighbors early one morning to get the flowers in her yard. All manner of irises blooming along with other stuff. Great fun in a place with many photo ops.
Staying at home during the coronavirus epidemic meant I missed most of the wildflower bloom and a lot of other nice spring color. However, I did have the neighborhood flowers a subjects, so all was not lost. I hope we can get out again in time to catch the ladyslippers on the Wildcat Creek trail in Dawson Forest, but it may be too late already.
We’ve had a lot of rain recently, and that has limited my photographic opportunities a bit. But I did get out one Sunday morning (before the rains came again) to get some pictures of the spring blooms in my yard and neighborhood. All these done with my macro lens.
Was up for the sunrise a couple of times in the first eight days of the month. I went to a new spot, Mary Alice Park near Cumming, GA. The boat launch there offered a nice view. So the first four pictures are from a chilly Sunday morning, and the next three are from one week later. The final two pictures are the ducks at Sims Lake Park in Gwinnett county.
Pictures from a couple of outings. First, I went out just because the rain stopped to see what I might find. I did get raindrops on things at the greenway trailhead, which was nice. I also found a very foggy Lake Lanier at the second highest water level ever recorded. And lastly, I visited Caney Creek Preserve. The most interesting shot, I think, is the see-through reflection of the goose in the lake, and it was done simply by not using a polarizing filter.
A North Georgia Photography Club (NGPC) outing to the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, AL. We all had a great time, and my pictures are below.
The sky was clear, which made the lighting very harsh. It was a challenge to choose and exposure that would keep both the highlights and shadows properly. So I took a number of shots of each compostion.