Hunger for Photos



Another good week working at Ponca State Park in the books, and I found myself itching with a hunger for some outdoor photos come Saturday evening. I even woke up early Saturday morning to get my workout in before work, so I could play with my new camera after I clocked out on Saturday afternoon. Utilize the last couple of hours of sunlight before the day drew to a close.

 

 

Snapped a few during the day, including this one showing a bit of the crispness of the pond. It froze over for a few days and thawed back out as temperatures rose again. I know I shall have some other frozen scenes to come this winter.

 

At one point in the afternoon, I couldn't help but snap a quick photo of the sky. the clouds looked so interesting. Little did I know it would simply get better.

 

One thing I love about photographing the sky is how quickly the composition changes within 60 seconds. Within the next four photographs, you will also notice I was standing in the same area, but from a different angle each time. Another thing I love to play with when it comes to photography.

A jet stream in the sky, a sunset near the horizon, and an off-center tilt near the Towers of Time:

A beautiful sky of clouds seen looking toward the East made a calming background from this angle:

The sunburst properly placed amid the silhouette with clouds that formed a beautiful yellow "C" in the sky:

That same beautiful "C" with a larger shot including more blues and grays:

Before my shift had ended on Saturday, I spent some time helping the boss put up some strings of winter lights. He did all the crawling up on the ladder, while we relayed supplies from the ground and made sure they looked nice.

Some nice LED icicle lights:

Add a nice touch to the Resource and Education Center. Man does this new camera do a bang up job with night photography.

A few more with the colors of sunset in the distance. This first shot picked up some lighting from the Education Center keeping more red tones in the foreground of the shrubs:

With a slight different composition of the photograph, I was left with a straight black silhouette with less tones of red and orange in the background. More dominant blue and black.

 

I must say by the time I headed back to my apartment that night, my hunger for photography had been satiated. Finger licking good outdoor photography. :-)

Hope you all have a wonderful week! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families. Enjoy your time together.