21. The Way Home

The way home


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Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 40D & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM     Shutter:   1/2 s
Create Date:   2008:10:13 09:14:52     Aperture:   f/13.0
Focal Length   40 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Posted January 21st, 2009 11:48:43 PM | icon3 2 Comments »
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20. Whitetail

Morning Graze

A white tail deer looks up during a morning graze in Letchworth State Park.


Technical Info:    
Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 40D & EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM     Shutter:   1/50 s
Create Date:   2008:10:13 08:17:48     Aperture:   f/2.8
Focal Length   200 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

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19. Catching The Light

Catching the Light

A photographer (Scott) stands upon a large pile of ice on the shore of Lake Erie in the early morning photographing the sunrise.


Technical Info:    
Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 40D & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM     Shutter:   1/1000 s
Create Date:   2009:01:11 09:23:00     Aperture:   f/4.5
Focal Length   24 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2009 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

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18. Breaking Through

Breaking Through

The sun breaks through the clouds shortly after sunrise one a cold winter morning over Lake Erie. This was shot only about 90 seconds after yesterday’s photo from the same location, though the focal length changed.


Technical Info:    
Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 40D & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM     Shutter:   1/10 s
Create Date:   2009:01:11 09:08:26     Aperture:   f/22.0
Focal Length   24 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

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17. Sunrise over Lake Erie Drifts

Sunrise over Lake Erie Drifts

Lake Erie reflects the rising sun on an early winter morning as snow drifts reflect the cold, blue, winter sky.


Technical Info:    
Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 40D & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM     Shutter:   1/100 s
Create Date:   2009:01:11 09:07:02     Aperture:   f/7.1
Focal Length   65 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Posted January 17th, 2009 1:21:21 PM | icon3 1 Comment »
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16. Gold ‘n Drops

Gold 'n Drops

This is another macro photo of the same web as yesterday.


Technical Info:    
Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 40D & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM     Shutter:   1/8 s
Create Date:   2008:08:31 07:35:55     Aperture:   f/18.0
Focal Length   180 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

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15. Web

Web


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Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 40D & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM     Shutter:   1/160 s
Create Date:   2008:08:31 07:33:18     Aperture:   f/4.5
Focal Length   180 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

Posted January 15th, 2009 1:03:54 PM | icon3 1 Comment »
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14. Dewey Web

Dewey Web

A spider web is covered in early morning dew in this end of August photo.


Technical Info:    
Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 40D & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM     Shutter:   1/13 s
Create Date:   2008:08:31 06:49:49     Aperture:   f/4.5
Focal Length   180 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

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13. Dragonfly on Birdsfoot Trefoil

Dragon Fly on Birdsfoot Trefoil

This is a dragon fly resting on a piece of Birdsfoot Trefoil.  Photographed early in the morning, the dragonfly and flower are still covered in dew.  It is hard to see in this size, but I am picking up reflections of the sky in the dew drops.

This photo was obviously not shot recently :)    I will be mixing recent photos along with photos from last year that did not get post, though should have during my bouts of non posting. Feel free to comment on some of the photos.


Technical Info:    
Cam & Lens   Canon EOS 40D & EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM     Shutter:   1/4 s
Create Date:   2008:08:16 07:14:52     Aperture:   f/16.0
Focal Length   180 mm     ISO:   100
Copyright Info:   Copyright (C) 2008 Chris Empey Photography (Photographer)

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12. Fritillary

Resting

Scott found this Fritillary one morning late last summer while out shooting.  With it’s wings closed we could see he was a little beaten up. It wasn’t until he had warmed up enough to spread his wings that I saw just how bad he really was.

The second butterfly Scott found was in much better shape.

Posted January 12th, 2009 2:21:09 PM | icon3 No Comments »
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11. Purple and Blue

Purple and Blue

This photo was shot last weekend.  The sun had already come up and as it filtered through the clouds produced these blue and purple hues in the snow.

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10. Silhouetted

10. Silhouetted

A rock covered in ice is silhouetted against the sun in a morning sunrise photo on Lake Erie near Fort Erie.

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09. Over Lake Erie

Looking over Lake Erie

This photo was taken looking over Lake Erie before the sun rises.

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08. Backlit

Backlit

A cloud is back lit from the sun over Port Colborne on a misty, September morning.

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07. Early Storm

An storm brews on the horizon as the sun first peaks over the horizon.

A storm brews on the horizon as the sun first peaks over the horizon. Photographed at Charles Daly Park this past fall.

Posted January 7th, 2009 10:19:16 PM | icon3 No Comments »
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06. Crystals

A quick freeze caused the still water of Lake Erie to freeze forming these large ice crystals.

A quick freeze caused the still water of Lake Erie to freeze forming these large ice crystals. I’ve converted the photo to black and white to help emphasize the graphic quality of this shot.

Posted January 6th, 2009 6:09:43 PM | icon3 No Comments »
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05. Snow Drift

Snowdrift

This picture of a snow drift was photographed during one of our first snowfalls this season.

Posted January 5th, 2009 2:21:13 PM | icon3 No Comments »
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04. Rays of Light

Morning Rays

This photo, shot on the same day as the previous three photo, seemingly shows rays of light streaming from the clouds. I did this using a long exposure and zooming the lens at the end of the exposure without adjusting focus. I do not remember if I zoomed in or out. I also used this technique on a previous photo (http://potd.chrisempey.com/2008/06/20/20-zoom-zoom/).

Photos shot the same day:
A New Dawn
Sunday Morning on the Lake
Incoming Storm

Posted January 5th, 2009 12:28:34 AM | icon3 No Comments »
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03. Incoming Storm

Morning Storm

While I was out with Scott and John not too long ago, we were standing around talking when we noticed the storm that was off in the distance now much closer. I had time to quickly walk to my camera, spin around and get off this one photo of the storm coming in. This was the start of rain and extremely high winds. There was also and almost immediate 10 degree drop in the temperature.

Posted January 3rd, 2009 10:03:58 PM | icon3 No Comments »
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02. Sunday Morning on the Lake

Sunday Morning on the Lake

A dramatic sunrise over Lake Erie photographed from Fort Erie, Canada. The windmills of Buffalo are visible in the distance.

Posted January 2nd, 2009 10:36:00 AM | icon3 No Comments »
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01. A New Dawn

A New Dawn

The sun peaks over the horizon on a late December morning. Photographed over Lake Erie, this picture shows the sun just rising over the horizon and being reflected in the water on a beach near Fort Erie.

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Posted January 1st, 2009 2:22:45 PM | icon3 No Comments »
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