Week 19 — Water skimmer
Water striders …commonly known as water striders, water bugs, magic bugs, pond skaters, skaters, skimmers, water scooters, water skaters, water skeeters, water skimmers… use the high surface tension of water and long, hydrophobic legs to help them stay above water. Water molecules are polar and this causes them to attract to each other. The attractive nature results in the formation of a film-like layer at the top of water. This top layer has gravity acting downward in addition to the water molecules below pulling down the upper molecules. This combination creates a touch surface tension. ~ Wikipedia
I had planned to get up early in the morning and get some bracketed shots of the Princeton Boathouse, at the eastern end of campus, at the edge of Lake Carnegie. I had hoped to use the bracket images to create an HDR image. I think I got up a little too late. None of the HDR images are very pleasing. I did however, catch some rowers out for practice and my wife and I agree that this shot was better than any of the HDR images.
Read MoreWeek 18 — Hidden Moon
I went out to the west side of Carnegie Lake and set up my tripod to face east over the lake. I used the Star Walk app on my iPhone to find just the right spot to position my tripod and my camera. I waited about an hour – moonrise was 7:48 PM – before calling it quits. The sky was simply too cloudy.
It wasn’t a total waste though. I got to watch the geese swim on the lake. A man came by with his dog. He and his wife had setup chairs to watch the moon. He was using the same app to locate the position of the moon in the sky.
Three exposure HDR (+3/-3), tone mapped in PhotoMatix Pro.
Read MoreWeek 17 — Communiversity
I didn’t make time for much photography this week. I’ve been stuck indoors at the office and the evenings are a blur. In any case, I had the opportunity to attend the Communiversity festival in Princeton today, with my family.
More photos on my Tumblr.
