The bridge was under construction that year (2007) so I do not have any shots of it! But I did manage to get quite a few good one of the river below, (looking west).

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This rock stood out from the crowd that is for sure. One thing was for certain, I could not pass it up!

Taken @ F/16

Taken @ F/4

In this case (and many like it) the shot taken @ F/4 is a better image because the larger aperture softens the background. You have to find a balance though, too shallow and your subject might not be in focus (enough).

The next is a series of shots that I took from reflection in the Sugar River right outside Claremont NH

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The only downside with HDR’s is that the images tend to get a little noisy and of course you have to take that many more shots. You can actually do HDR’s from a single RAW file but you get much better results using 3-5 images, being able to cover a much larger range in terms of tone (exposure).

I just love these brick buildings, you just don’t se them down here in TX like this.

I did a little PS’ing her with this image. There was an ugly storm drain and some concrete & rusty cables, I had to lose them!

I was loving the way the light backlit the web for this guy. It’s like an electric web!

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“WE NOTICED”

President Obama:

Today I read of your administrations’ plan to re-define September 11 as a National Service Day. Sir, it’s time we had a talk………

During your campaign, Americans watched as you made mockery of our tradition of standing and crossing your heart when the Pledge of Allegiance was spoken. You, out of four people on the stage, were the only one not honoring our tradition.

YES, “We noticed.”

During one of your many speeches, Americans heard you say that you intended to visit all 57 states.
We all know that Islam, not America has 57 states.

YES, “We noticed.”

When President Bush leaned over at Ground Zero and gently placed a flower on the memorial, while you nonchalantly tossed your flower onto the pile without leaning over.

YES, “We noticed.”

Every time you apologized to other countries for America ’s position on an issue we have wondered why you don’t share our pride in this great country. When you have heard foreign leaders berate our country and our beliefs, you have not defended us. In fact, you insulted the British Crown beyond belief.

YES, “We noticed.”

When your pastor of 20 years, “God-damned America ” and said that 9/11 was ” America ’s chickens coming home to roost” and you denied having heard recriminations of that nature, we wondered how that could be. You later disassociated yourself from that church and Pastor Wright because it was politically expedient to do so.

YES, “We noticed.”

When you announced that you would transform America , we wondered why. With all her faults, America is the greatest country on earth. Sir, KEEP THIS IN MIND, “if not for America and the people who built her, you wouldn’t be sitting in the White House now.” Prior to your election to the highest office in this Country, you were a senator from Illinois and from what we can glean from the records available, not a very remarkable one.

YES, “We noticed.”

All through your campaign and even now, you have surrounded yourself with individuals who are basically unqualified for the positions for which you appointed them. Worse than that, the majority of them are people who, like you, bear no special allegiance, respect, or affection for this country and her traditions.

YES, “We noticed.”

You are 9 months into your term and every morning millions of Americans wake up to a new horror heaped on us by you. You seek to saddle working Americans with a health care/insurance reform package that, along with cap and trade, will bankrupt this nation.

YES, “We noticed.”

We seek, by protesting, to let our representatives know that we are not in favor of these crippling expenditures and we are labeled “un-American”,”racist”, “mob”. We wonder how we are supposed to let you know how frustrated we are. You have attempted to make our protests seem isolated and insignificant. Until your appointment, Americans had the right to speak out.

YES, “We noticed.”

On September 11, 2001 there were no Republicans or Democrats, only Americans. And we all grieved together and helped each other in whatever way we could. The attack on 9/11 was carried out because we are Americans.

And YES, “We noticed.”

There were many of us who prayed that as a black president you could help unite this nation. In six months you have done more to destroy this nation than the attack on 9/11. You have failed us.

YES, “We noticed.”

September 11 is a day of remembrance for all Americans. You propose to make 9/11 a “National Service Day”. While we know that you don’t share our reverence for 9/11, we pray that history will report your proposal as what it is…a disgrace.

YES, “We noticed.”

You have made a mockery of our Constitution and the office that you hold. You have embarrassed and slighted us in foreign visits and policy.

YES, “We noticed.”

We have noticed all these things. We will deal with you. When Americans come together again, it will be to remove you from office.

Take notice.

Maybe that’s why I did not go crazy with pics this year, knowing I still had all of these to work with once I got home. Then again, these are in the fall whereas we were there in the summer this year.

These first 5 are actually in Claremont, NH ~ 12 miles from where I am from in VT. Shocking to me is that this was the first time I ever explored this spot for pictures having driven by it hundreds of times as a kid growing up. Of course now there is actually a place to park and is a little more accessible than way back when, but it’s amazing how much you miss or take for granted as a kid!

Well the res on the google sat view stinks, but this is looking towards Water St from North St.

you can see the falls ~ 1/2 way between the 103/120 markers on the map

I bet those buildings would be most excellent to check out inside but obviously they would be locked down….no trespassing and all that.

The 2 above are HDR images with my ND filter @ 15-30s @ F/16.

The 3 below are also with the NDF and are 30s exposures @ the same F. So as you can well imagine, using the NDF is like shooting @ night with really long exposures…you don’t have lots of time to explore!

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