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Potoma Waterfall – Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia

 Harpers Ferry, Heliopan Filters, National Parks, Nikon D3x, Potomac River, River, Robert H Clark Photography, Shenandoah River, Twilight Photography, Water, Waterfalls, West Virginia  No Responses »
Nov 032011
 

Potoma Waterfall, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV.

Hi everyone and welcome to today’s post. As most of you know I have been on a self imposed exploration of my regional backyard. I have cut back some of my trans-continental travel and taken the opportunity to visit some incredible local locations with one of my shooting pals Mark Muse. Today’s post is a real jewel and is located a mere 10 minutes from my office. Just downriver from where the Shenandoah and the Potomac join a small stream that drains from the mountains around Loudon Heights empties into the Potomac. But before it does the stream drops over a knife edge of stone and splinters into multiple cascades. On this day the falls were swollen with water from rains and snowmelt. The flow of water twists and turns through an obstacle course of large boulders before finally joining the Potomac River. Sometimes it just pays to stay at home.

Technical Details: I shot the falls in the early evening. The sun was already dropping low in the sky and the dense canopy of trees obscured most of the sunlight and gave me a beautiful even light for shooting. At this time even an ISO of 100 I could get 1/4 to 1/2 of second exposures which was plenty to give the water a frozen look. But I wanted a little more “flow” to the water and cut out some small specular highlights on the wet rocks so I used a Heliopan Warming Circular Polarizer which gave me an additional 3 stops. So my exposure data was ISO 100 at f11 for 4 seconds. Nikon D3x with a Nikkor 17-35 at 20mm.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Bob

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Morning Fog on the Shenandoah River – Harpers Ferry, WV

 Harpers Ferry, Heliopan Filters, Landscape, Landscape Photography, Mountains, National Parks, Photography Composition, Photography Technique, Potomac River, River, Robert H Clark Photography, sunrise, Trees, Water, West Virginia, Zeiss Lenses  3 Responses »
Oct 122011
 

Morning Fog on the Shenandoah River, Harpers Ferry, WV.

Hi everyone and welcome to today’s post. In my last post I admonished myself for not getting out and enjoying the many scenic possibilities that exist in my own backyard. I received quite a few comments via e-mail from folks all coming clean about falling prey to the same malady. It is easy to do of course. When you plan a shooting trip, say out west, your whole focus is on that trip and the physical and mental act of scouting, shooting, chasing the light, composition, and the list goes on and on. It is different at home however. Because all the home obligations from family to work to putting a roof on the house take over. It is natural because unless we live totally in a self-absorbed vacuum we still have to take care of the business end of life. And that means manage our commitments. It is just life. But, and here is a really big but, if we do not take the time to pursue what we love then it will pass us by. Lost opportunities will turn into the “I wish I had done that”. I for one have a big bucket list of places I want to go and things I want to see, do, and experience. It is quite long and I may never get to the end of the list but I am going to try. If you want something to happen then you have to take matters into your own hands. You can’t wait for it to come to you. You must throw you aspirations out into the karmic airwaves and step by step begin the journey. The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Oddly enough the journey, for most of us, begins at home.

I am fortunate to live and work in a very beautiful place. Just twenty minutes from my house the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers meet just below Harpers Ferry. The Appalachian Trail passes below my office and Loudoun Heights and Maryland Heights, part of the Appalachian chain, tower over the the confluence of the two rivers. Needless to say it is not only beautiful but an amazing barometer of the changing seasons. Fall color has started to appear and it will not be long before sheets of ice will stretch across the river. Though constantly changing the river is the catalyst which draws me to shoot. Fall brings some incredible fog events caused by the temperature inversions as the weather changes. So I have been spending a few days at “home” now just getting reacquainted with the river. As I have discovered it has a lot to offer.

Technical Details: I was on the river fairly early in the morning. The fog is generally thicker at this time and depending on the temperature swings can hang low to the river, obscuring all but the closest details, or float higher revealing more of the landscape. On this day I waited for the fog to begin to burn off just a bit and set up the shot to play on the various converging lines. The image was shot with a Sony a900 and a Zeiss 24-70mm lens at 24mm. The image was exposed at ISO 100 at f11 for 6 seconds. I used a Heliopan Circular Warming Polarizer to remove specular highlights and a Singh-Ray 3-Stop, Soft Edge, Split Neutral Density Filter over a portion of the sky and background to hold in the sky and fog.

Thanks for stopping by today. Remember where your journey starts. Get out and shoot.

Bob

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Mist on the River – Potomac River, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

 Bridges, Landscape, Landscape Photography, Potomac River, River, Snow, Sony α900, sunrise, West Virginia, Winter, WV, Zeiss Lenses  No Responses »
Dec 252010
 

Mist on the River, Shepherdstown, WV. Shot with a Sony α900 and a Zeiss 24-70mm lens at 70mm. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f13 for 1/2 of a second.

Hi everyone and welcome to todays post. It is Christmas Day and I hope each and everyone is enjoying a great holiday. We awoke this morning to a dusting of snow and some light flurries. It is the first snow on Christmas Day that I can remember in a long time. We had snow early last year and ended up with quite a few storms and several feet on the ground into early spring. I shot this image last winter after one of the storms passed through. The Potomac River passes by Shepherdstown and forms the border between West Virginia and Maryland. Over the years several bridges have crossed the river at this point linking Shepherdstown, WV to Maryland. Not far up the road from here is the town of Antietam, MD, site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. As new bridges have been built and the old ones dismantled the stone piers have been left, standing guard in the wake of the rivers flow. On the day I took this image the air temperature was 18. Sheets of ice were just beginning to form on the river. As the sun rises and heats the rivers surface, the difference in air and water temperature forms an inversion, creating clouds of steam rising from the rivers surface. Rising and falling in a sinuous dance, the steam moves in syncopated rhythm, subject to the whims of the wind.

During times of heavy rain the river runs fast and boils with silt and debris. Giant logs, carried by the flood waters, batter the piers, slowing chipping away at their stone foundations. Despite this they stand tall even managing to spawn new life as soil deposited during floods has created fertile ground for seeds to root  in the crevices of the stone. The trees and plants provide nesting areas and perches for birds that live along the rivers shores. On this day though, the river flowed slow and still. Logs from a previous flood perched precariously at the base of this pier. Willow limbs drooping under the weight of new snow give the impression of a creature with a wild hair do. The complete stillness of the morning was broken only by the sound of huge sheets of ice crashing into the piers – breaking apart before moving away and returning the river to silence.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Bob

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Dawn at the Bridge

 Landscape, Landscape Photography, Potomac River, Sony α900, Water, West Virginia, Winter, Zeiss Lenses  1 Response »
Feb 212010
 

Dawn at the Bridge. Shot with a Sony a900 and a Zeiss 24-70mm lens at 24mm. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f13 for 6 seconds.

Dawn broke this morning still and cold. It was not as cold as it has been but my fingers still went numb through my gloves. I was hoping for more clouds but each day is special and today was no different. A beautiful wisp of a purple cloud spread out over the sky creating a matching dynamic line to the river’s edge. Below me the Potomac River ran still and quiet. As the light came up I heard the chirps of cardinals and the familiar chirpty-chirpty-chirp of the wren. After bracketing a few shots I just watched the sun come up.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bob

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Bridge Pier and Tree

 Landscape, Landscape Photography, Potomac River, River, Snow, Water, West Virginia, Winter  No Responses »
Feb 102010
 

Branches from a large tree create a window like view to a stone bridge pier. Shot with a Sony a900 and a Zeiss 24-70mm lens at 30mm. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f16 for 1 second.

While we are still in the grip of another snowstorm I thought I would take a moment and post another image shot after the last storm passed through the WV panhandle. This shot was taken along the Potomac River around 8:00 in the morning. The cold air and warmer river temperature created a fog event adding drama and mystery to the landscape. The  swirl of branches hanging over the water formed a natural window to frame one of the bridge piers. This image illustrates why it is always a good idea to revisit places in different seasons. I have been down in this area quite a bit but this shot does not happen in the summer as the leaves block the vista to the pier.

You can see other  images from this season of snow in the Recent Images Gallery and the Rivers and Bridges Gallery on my website at http://roberthclarkphotography.com.

Bob

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Potomac River Fog

 Landscape, Landscape Photography, Potomac River, River, Snow, Uncategorized, West Virginia, Winter  2 Responses »
Feb 072010
 

Fog created by the difference between air and water temperature rolls off the Potomac River near Shepherdstown, WV. Shot with a Sony a900 and a Zeiss 24-70mm lens at 45mm. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f16 for 1/45 of a second.

This image was shot just a day after the big blizzard that hit the eastern seaboard. This is the view downriver from Shepherdstown, WV. I got out early to see what kind of light we had plus I was curious about the road conditions. When I crossed over the bridge I was treated to this amazing sight. The warmer river was interacting with the 12 degree air temperature to create a beautiful rising fog. In addition you can see large sheets of ice in the shot. As these floated down river you could hear them crashing into the bridge piers. Just an amazing vista.

I was shooting almost directly into the rising sun. Most of you who know my work know that I like to shoot these kinds of high contrast images. They make very dramatic shots. The sun was still low in the sky and most of the hot light was filtered by the rising fog. But I still had to use a 4-stop split neutral density filter to help me balance the contrast. I have a few other shots from this day which I will post at a later date.

Bob

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Ice and Bridge Piers on the Potomac

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Jan 172010
 

Stone bridge piers reflect in the Potomac River near Shepherdstown. Shot with a Sony a900 and Zeiss 25-70mm lens at 50mm. Image exposed at ISO100 at f11 for 1/3 of a second.

Alright I promise this will be the last ice image from the Potomac River. Well, at least until we have another winter storm. I like to visit my favorite places regularly. Conditions are always changing and you never know what you might shoot. As of todays post a weekend of rain has melted all the ice and for now the river is clear.

In this image I was drawn to the small swirl of water that cut around the boulder. No matter where my eye starts in the picture I always end up at the boulder. Leading lines in the ice help direct the movement and allow the eye to travel around the photograph. And don’t forget to check out the little tree growing from the top of the largest pier.

Thanks for looking at these recent images. I’ll be heading for warmer climates next weekend for work but I’m sure I can find something to shoot. Check back soon. Aloha, (Just a hint).

Bob

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Bridge and Ice on the Potomac River

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Jan 162010
 

A thin sheet of ice extends out into the quiet flow of the Potomac River. Shot with a Sony a900 and a Zeiss 24-70mm lens at 50mm. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f11 for 1/15 of a second.

Here is another image from this mornings shoot. This large sheet of ice extended out from the shoreline and broke up the bridges reflection in the river. To get this shot I actually waded out into the river about three to four feet so I could get a good angle on the ice edge. Its nice to have waders for this kind of thing. The image was processed in more monochromatic tones to play on the cold, stark morning.

Bob

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Ice and Tree Reflection

 Potomac River, River, Trees, Water, Winter  2 Responses »
Jan 162010
 

Image 1. Initial RAW file before Photoshop work.

Image 2. Optimized Image after RAW processing and Photoshop.

We have had quite a bit of cold weather in West Virginia so I took the opportunity to explore the edges of the Potomac River in search of ice. Due to a bit of a warming trend most of the ice had dissipated but several areas were still intact. In this image the stillness of the river allowed the trees to reflect against a sheet of ice. It was a wonderful study in contrast.

The image was exposed with a Heliopan Circular Warming Polarizer. I stopped the polarizer down just a bit to allow some of the river bottom to show through. This gave me just a bit of warm color to contrast with the blue of the ice and river. Lens focus was directed on the sheet of ice and the trees were allowed to blur slightly.

Image 1 shows the file after RAW conversion in Adobe Lightroom. The white balance was adjusted and initial capture sharpening was applied.

Image 2 shows the file after work in Photoshop. The intent was to process the image the way I initially saw it which required applying a series of adjustment layer curves to separate the sheet of ice from the river. The river adjustment also equalized the contrast in the river allowing the ice to stand out.

I have several more images from this day which I will put up in a later post.

Bob

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After the Storm-Update

 Potomac River, Snow, Trees, Water, Winter  2 Responses »
Dec 202009
 

I just finished up with another image from this mornings shoot. This was shot from a bridge vantage point with a 70-300 lens at 300mm. There was beautiful light on the trees and a nice soft reflection in the Potomac River. The image was exposed at f16 at 1/80. The image was processed in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. In order to bring out the soft tones I created a filter layer and an inverse overlay with a Gaussian Blur at 10.0 pixels. This brings out the midtone details. The resulting print is full of detail and color.

Snow and Trees No. 4. | Sony a900, Sony 70-300 at 300mm, f16 at 1/80sec.

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