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Winter Light – Shenandoah River, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

 Harpers Ferry, Landscape, Landscape Photography, National Parks, Nikon D3x, River, Shenandoah River, Snow, Water, West Virginia  5 Responses »
Jan 122011
 

Winter Light, Shenandoah River, Harpers Ferry, WV. Shot with a Nikon D3x and a Nikkor 20mm lens. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f13 for 1 second.

Hi everyone and welcome to today’s post. If today’s image looks cold then you would be correct. The temperature was 23 degrees with a strong, gusty wind of 10 to 15 miles per hour. The wind chill was in the single digits. We had about two inches of snow last night which put a new coat of the white fluffy stuff over the rocks and ice along the edge of the Shenandoah River.

The river is my view from my office and a constant companion. From my window I can watch the trees leaf out in April as migrant song birds arrive from the South. In the summer my view of the river is somewhat obscured by a luscious and green canopy of hardwoods. If I look down I can just make out the sinuous ribbon of the Appalachian Trail that passes below my window. In the fall Loudon Heights glows red and orange as the mountains prepare for the coming winter. When winter arrives, and the trees have shed their leaves, the river is once again revealed to me.

Today I just needed to get out of the office. Clouds strayed overhead most of the day and towards the late afternoon the wind began to blow, sending spindrift past my window. Sheets of ice had formed along the rivers edge and were covered in the new snow. By four it appeared as if there might be a little sunlight breaking through so I grabbed the camera and hiked across the bridge over the river. Down below the river ran cold in colorful shades of green and blue. Just below the Appalachian Trail the rivers edge is marked by steep rock and large slabs of stone that jut out into the water. Most of the rock is encircled by ice. The wind is really blowing and the clouds seem to speed by overhead. The setting sun lit the clouds and sent a beautiful warm red light across the ice. The warm light however did not do much to warm me up except in spirit. It was just downright cold. My fingers and toes went numb but I stayed to watch the last light of day fade. I was only here for about an hour but it was enough to melt the struggles of my day and let it wash away down the river.

Thanks for stopping by today.

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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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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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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After the Storm

 Potomac River, Snow, Trees, Water, Winter  No Responses »
Dec 202009
 

Snow and Trees No. 1. | Sony a900, Zeiss 24-70 at 70mm, f16 at 1/80sec.

Snow and Trees No. 2. | Sony a900, Zeiss 24-70 at 65mm, f16 at 1/80sec.

Snow and Trees No. 3. | Sony a900, Sony 70-300 at 300mm, f14 at 1/25sec.

The big December storm has passed and dawn brought a sunny day. Suffering from cabin fever I ventured out along the Potomac River early this morning. The snow was deep and the air crisp and cold. As the sun came up a beautiful golden light washed over the river and trees. Snow still clung to the brunches and the river moved slow and still. These images are just a few of the shots I took. I had to finally come in when I lost all the feeling in my fingers. All in all a gorgeous morning.

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