Indiana Fall 2024 – Part 7 – A Walk in a Forest

Continued from Part 6,

Forest Morning – Youthful Blush, October 2024
Fall Forest 27 – Orange Flame, October 2024
Fall Forest 28 – The Midas Touch, October 2024
Forest Morning – Bouquet, October 2024
Forest Morning – Orange Layers, October 2024
Forest Morning – Rhapsody, October 2024
Fall Forest 29 – Finale, October 2024

This concludes my first walk in a portion of the forest contained within Brown County State Park, Indiana, Fall 2024.

Thanks for following,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2024 – Part 6 – A Walk in a Forest

Continued from Part 5,

Forest Morning – Steeply Down, October 2024
Forest Morning – Downhill Lean, October 2024
Forest Morning 24 – Bright and Dark, October 2024
Forest Morning – Yellow, October 2024
Forest Morning – Around the Bend, October 2024
Forest Morning 25 – Horse Trail, October 2024
Forest Morning 26 – Red Layers, October 2024

To be continued,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2024 – Part 5 – A Walk in a Forest

Continued from Part 4,

Forest Morning – Flaming, October 2024
Fall Forest 19– Cheerleaders, October 2024
Forest Morning – Highlights, October 2024
Fall Forest 20 – Greetings, October 2024 – Forest Greetings
Fall Forest 21 – Light Filters, October 2024
Fall Forest 22 – Sunny Side, October 2024
Fall Forest 23 – The Road, October 2024

To be continued,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2024 – Part 4 – A Walk in a Forest

Continued from Part 3,

Fall Forest 13 – Seeking Light, October 2024
Fall Forest 14 – Sunbeams, October 2024
Forest Morning, October 2024
Fall Forest 15, October 2024
Fall Forest 16, October 2024
Fall Forest 17, October 2024
Fall Forest 18, October 2024

To be continued,

Ken

 

Indiana Fall 2024 – Part 3 – A Walk in a Forest

This is a continuation of forest images shot in Brown County State Park, Indiana in the early fall of 2024.

Forest Morning, October 2024
Forest Morning 8, October 2024
Forest Morning 9 – Spotlight, October 2024
Forest Morning – Windblown, October 2024
Forest Morning 10 – The Queue, October 2024
Forest Morning 11 – A Slice of Forest, October 2024
Forest Morning 12 – Layers, October 2024

More fall images to come,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 27 – Abstract Images (Continued)

This is the second part of my post on abstract images of fall trees via ICM (intentional camera movement).

Fall Trees Abstract, Indiana, November 2, 2023
Fall Trees Abstract, Indiana, November 2, 2023

These two images (above and below) are the same but with different editing applied.  These are not realistic natural images, so I’m not bothered by artistic renditions via edits.

Fall Trees Abstract, Indiana, November 2, 2023
Fall Trees Abstract, Indiana, November 2, 2023

The same scene can yield very different results, depending upon the camera movement.

Autumn Abstract 2, Indiana, November 2, 2023
Autumn Woods Abstract 5, Indiana, November 2, 2023
Autumn Woods Abstract 6, Indiana, November 2, 2023

I must admit that I had fun creating these abstracts.  Maybe I should do this more often and I like the vertical motion abstracts of trees much more than those created via horizontal camera movement.

Until next time,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 26 – Abstract Images

One day at the cabin, I went out into the area around the cabin to shoot some scenes that had caught my eye due to the lighting on another day.  However, today the light was not the same and the shots of those previously interesting looking scenes were not interesting.

My stroll around the area eventually led me into a wooded area behind the cabin and I still was not getting any interesting images.  So I decided to try getting abstract images via intentional camera movement (ICM), a technique that I seldom use.

Autumn Woods Abstract 1, Indiana, November 2, 2023
Autumn Woods Abstract 2, Indiana, November 2, 2023
Autumn Woods Abstract 3, Indiana, November 2, 2023

Usually, the most interesting images can be obtained via vertical camera movement with trees as the subjects.  But I did manage to get a few interesting images by panning the camera horizontally.

Tree-Light Weave, Monochrome, Indiana, November 2, 2023
Tree-Light Weave, Original Color Version, Indiana, November 2, 2023

I think the monochrome version works best for this horizontal panning motion.

Autumn Woods Abstract 4, Indiana, November 2, 2023
Autumn Abstract, Indiana, November 2, 2023

To be continued,

Ken

 

 

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 25 – Frosty Halloween Morning

Prior to any road trip, I always check the weather forecast for my destination, so that I know how to prepare for the expected weather.  I’ve also learned to heed the season and expect the unexpected change in the weather.

This fall, the first few days of our visit to Indiana, the weather was much as forecast, then an unexpected cold front came across most of the U.S., dropping temperatures well below my allowance for cold outings.  I had brought my typical normal cold weather gear and even a few chemical hand warmers, since my fingers tend to get cold even in mild winter weather.  And once my fingers get numb with cold, I can’t easily operate my camera controls.

I knew I would still want to get out in the cold weather, so I purchased additional cold weather clothing and more hand and foot warmers in a local store.

Halloween morning was the first below freezing weather we had during this trip.  I knew the cold front coming in over the warmer landscape and warmer bodies of water would result in early morning water vapor condensing into mist or fog.  So I went out again to Ogle Lake in Brown County State Park early in the morning of October 31.

It was, indeed, a heavy frost morning and mist was rising from the lake surface.

Frosty Morning 1, Ogle Lake, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 31, 2023
Frosty Morning 2, Ogle Lake, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 31, 2023
Frosty Morning 3, Ogle Lake, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 31, 2023
Frosty Morning, Ogle Lake, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 31, 2023
Frosty Morning, Ogle Lake, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 31, 2023
Frosty Morning 4, Ogle Lake, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 31, 2023
Frosty Morning, Ogle Lake, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 31, 2023
Frosty Morning 5, Ogle Lake, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 31, 2023

By the time I had obtained these few images, my fingers, even with the hand warmers in my fleece mittens with the exposable thumb and finger tips, were so numb that I had to give up shooting.  I retreated to my vehicle, started the engine and sat there until my fingers were warm enough to drive away.

I really would have liked to spend more time photographing frosty scenes around the park this morning, but I knew I could only shoot for a few minutes at a time due to the cold weather effect upon my fingers.  I settled for getting one shot at an overlook in the park, before heading back to the cabin.

Scenic Overlook, Ogle Lake, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 31, 2023

Until next time,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 24 – Miscellaneous

Even on days when I did not venture out for photography, my wife and I often drove through scenic Brown County State Park on our way to or from some other destination.

Scenic Overlook 1, Brown County State Park

Occasionally, we might stop at

Scenic Overlook 2, Brown County State Park

an overlook and sometimes I took time to get a photo.

Ken

 

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 21 – Early One Foggy Morning, Brown County State Park

This is a continuation of a foggy morning shoot in Brown County State Park near Nashville, Indiana.

Foggy Fall Forest Morning, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023
Foggy Morning 2, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023
Foggy Morning Gold, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023
Foggy Morning Gold 2, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023

There were occasional breezes through the trees and I did not try to adjust my shutter speed to freeze the wind induced motion, so some of the images may show that motion, such as that in the image above.

Red and Green against the Fog, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023
Autumn Color Display, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023
Foggy Morning 17, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023
Tall Foggy Fall, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023
Foggy Morning 19, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023
Cabin, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023

To be continued,

Ken