Watkins Mill - Graffiti Side

Boogieman and I have been here before with cameras in hand. This time the girl came with me. Here are her shots. (You don't want to miss "token with tolkein.")

Boogieman and I have always explored the east of the bridge/overpass. But the girl was eager to look and and photograph the graffiti. So we went under the bridge and out the other side.

The graffiti was pretty spectacular, but certainly not moreso than the sun reflecting on the water, the rock formations, or taking off your shoes and feeling the cold, wet, mossy ground.

A Walk in the Woods

I lost myself for about and hour or so today, in the edge of the woods. I say the edge, because I rarely get more than twenty feet in, as I am lost in the trees, branches, and most of all what's fallen on the ground. The first half of the walk was with the 28 - 135 mm lens, then I switched to the 50 mm. They are both awesome lenses and I feel so fortunate to have them. Many of these shots are straight from the camera and the ones that have been post-processed have some variation on the standard "amp treatment."

I have these in chronological order so you can go on my journey with me. :)


f/5.6, 1/50 sec., 53 mm, ISO 100


f/5.6, 1/125 sec., 80 mm, ISO 100


f/5.6, 1/50 sec., 120 mm, ISO 100


f/5.6, 1/100 sec., 120 mm, ISO 100


f/5.6, 1/125 sec., 120 mm, ISO 100


f/5.6, 1/200 sec., 120 mm, ISO 100


f/5.6, 1/160 sec., 60 mm, ISO 100


f/5.6, 1/200 sec., 33 mm, ISO 100


f/5.6, 1/125 sec., 65 mm, ISO 100


f/4.5, 1/500 sec., 53 mm, ISO 400


f/1.4, 1/8000 sec., 50 mm, ISO 400


f/1.4, 1/8000 sec., 50 mm, ISO 400


f/8, 1/400 sec., 50 mm, ISO 400


f/5.6, 1/800 sec., 50 mm, ISO 400


f/11, 1/200 sec., 50 mm, ISO 400


f/3.2, 1/4000 sec., 50 mm, ISO 400


f/1.4, 1/8000 sec., 50 mm, ISO 400


f/5.6, 1/250 sec., 50 mm, ISO 100


f/1.4, 1/2500 sec., 50 mm, ISO 100


f/1.4, 1/2000 sec., 50 mm, ISO 100


f/1.4, 1/2500 sec., 50 mm, ISO 100


f/1.4, 1/3200 sec., 50 mm, ISO 100


f/1.4, 1/5000 sec., 50 mm, ISO 100


f/1.4, 1/6400 sec., 50 mm, ISO 100


f/1.4, 1/1600 sec., 50 mm, ISO 100


f/5.6, 1/60 sec., 50 mm, ISO 100


f/1.4, 1/6400 sec., 50 mm, ISO 400


f/5.6, 1/1600 sec., 50 mm, ISO 400

Liberty Reservoir

(with no actual pictures of the reservoir!)

Boogieman and I ventured out early yesterday, to check out a reservoir that I passed on the way to one of Equus' (the daughter) horse shows. It was a pretty drive with good conversation, especially given the early hour.

We found a place to pull off and park, and a path leading down to the reservoir. We did not make it all the way down to the water, because the path was covered with snow that had become ice. We did get a few shots through the trees, though. Unfortunately, the sun was in front of us and not ideal for shooting.













I attempted to walk out on the overpass to get some shots, even though Boogieman did not endorse the idea. Once I got to part where the road narrowed over the bridge, I chickened out, due to the cars zooming past me a mere three feet away.



So, we'll consider this a scouting trip and venture back there another day, when it is not cold with leftover snow, and later in the day, when the sun will be behind us. I have some more shots, of leaves and branches, and stuff, which I will post later.

On the way home, I took Boogieman to the little cemeterary that I have grown so fond of and he had the same reaction that I did. I waited in the car as he wandered it alone, he asked me to come with him, but I told him it was better alone. I watched as he paused at the sign that had partially come down, just as I did when I was there, but then was surprised that he picked up the sign and put it back together. And whereas I stayed on the fringes of the little wooded area, he wandered all through it and looked at every marker. I can't explain why, but it meant so much to me to watch him, knowing that he felt like I did, but had his own way of interacting with the feelings. Just very cool.


Location: Liberty Reservoir, Howard County
Date: 01.27.08
Time: 9:30 AM