Odds and Ends Seen on Walks

I'm continually intrigued by the hieroglyphics I find on the street.  This one indicates a natural gas line.

Does the American flag work as a design element everywhere?

The dream is fading.

Many quaint structures in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.

A well worn tree along a rural road near Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.

More tree people.

 Sad reminder of a bicycle ride gone bad.

A brick perch in the birdbath.  Not needed when the water is frozen.

 Canine shadow.

Too much "stuff" in the garden.  Wabi sabi.

Collection of Recent Night Time Observations

I've been exploring the limits of my Fuji XPro-1 in regard to low light and high ISO settings.  Each of these images was made at ISO 6400 and I was surprised at well the camera handled the varied situations.  Thinking back to the days of pushing Ektachrome 400 and the need to manage light sources, it would have been difficult to achieve results like this.

Technical issues aside, it's been interesting to open up a new landscape of opportunities for photography.  There's a whole part of life that happens after the sun goes down.

Sycamore tree on Penn State's University Park campus. 

The College Diner on College Avenue in State College, Pennsylvania.  The place is closed now and will soon be stripped of it's "diner persona" to make way for a gourmet burger and sandwich shop run by Eat 'N Park.

The old Grange Hall in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania during a midnight dog walk. 

At 2am the neighborhood is quiet and asleep.  The Fuji XPro-1 allows me to shoot in what appears to be pitch black.  Focusing is an issue but I'm adapting.

The glow of a streetlight provides a fine backdrop to a twisted tree.  Never noticed it in the daylight.

Keep Shooting, Keep Working

Another day in the world with the camera.  No plans.  No direction.  Just bringing the camera along to record what I see.  Working with no expectations other than to depress the shutter button on the camera a few times. 

State College, Pennsylvania is cold and gloomy.  The older I get, the more dramatic the effect of little sunlight and cold temperatures plays on body and mind.

Everything appears dingy to me.  At least when I look at the photographs.  In my mind that's not the case. I imagine things a bit brighter.  Hope springs eternal.

Uncertain the reasons, but alley ways hold a special attraction.  Perhaps because I'm more likely to find the unvarnished effects of human activity there.  Secrets and bad behavior.

The sun is setting farther south on the horizon.  That, along with the ever lengthening days, has begun to lessen the adverse effects of winter.  The camera helps identify those changes.  I would not have noticed the change in position of the sun.

Abigail at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.  I've photographed this tank dozens of times.  Each visit it feels a little different.

I'll keep working.  Not try.  I will pick up the camera and make exposures.  Time to wake up.