by speterlewis@gmail.com | May 16, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing, Uncategorized
I had a business chat scheduled for 2:00 this afternoon, and at 1:30 I challenged myself to take a strange lens (in this case, my 300mm), walk out the front door, take a shot, and get it into Photoshop before the call started. Now, a 300mm lens is typically not the...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | May 15, 2020 | Photography, Post Processing, Social Distancing
This is an abandoned dormitory at the site of the old Redstone Quarry, near North Conway, NH. This is one of the few building left visible, and is the most intact—although, as you can see, vandals have had there way a bit. I find old building like this fascinating,...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | May 14, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
Tucked in behind the Walmart in North Conway, NH, is a swathe of land that was once the site of a thriving granite quarry. Now it has been swallowed by the forest, but the land is opened to the public (there are great mountain biking and hiking trails here) and if you...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | May 13, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
According to a rough estimate of the ratio between the two square inches of this fallen log covered with tiny ferns, and the area of my vast estate, this represents 1/11,762,150th of all that I own. And if I dismiss the parts of my property covered by house, barn,...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | May 12, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
Now that spring is officially here (it’s been two days since it snowed last), I’m finally resolving my case of the shack-nasties and getting outside. Like I promised yesterday with the single bluet shot, here is the riot of bluets in their full glory. As...
by speterlewis@gmail.com | May 11, 2020 | Photography, Social Distancing
Spring arrived in the last couple of days (despite the snowstorm on Saturday), and was unmistakenly harkened by the arrival of the bluets. These are perhaps the lovliest spring flower, and they pop up all over our yard in May. We often mow around the best clusters, to...
