Jupiter and the Moon

Night sky with Jupiter and the Moon

Today January 21, 2013 in event will occur that will not be repeated until the year 2026. The event is Jupiter being the closest to the moon. I would love to photograph it then tonight, however here in southeastern Massachusetts it will be snowing, so the skies will be obscured by clouds. On the 19th, I did go out to Lake Rico and photographed the sky to show Jupiter closing in on the moon.

Night sky with Jupiter and the Moon - Labeled

Snowy Morning in Southeastern Massachusetts

Before I went to sleep yesterday, the weather forecast was just for some light snow. This morning when I woke up, there was a winter weather advisory in place and looking out the window it was snowing. So soon as it became light, my grandson and I set up our cameras, he used a storm-jacket on his and I used the LensCoat RS medium Raincoat on mine to protect them from the weather. We then went and cleaned off the car and drove slowly first to Lake Rico where we took our first set of pictures of the snow falling and then as it stopped how the scenery looked with snow cover. We then drove to Oliver Mills Park in Middleborough (very slowly, the roads were still tough and there was a lot of traffic) where we composed our next set of photographs.

I converted some of my pictures to black and white and left the rest in color.

Grandson in the snow photographing Lake Rico with a flock of geese approaching

Lake Rico, in this picture I decrease the highlights are hundred percent and pushed the vibrance up to 76%

Lake Rico, same picture as above but converted to a selective black and white, I wanted the red bench to stand out.

Remnants of the old mill at Oliver Mill Park

Water flowing over the dam at Oliver Mill Park after the snow

A different view of the remnants of the old mill with the water flowing down over a small dam

Overview at Oliver Mill Park after the snow

Sunday Foggy Morning

Field In the Fog

This Sunday morning, I woke up again to fog. No wind, temperature in the low 40s and the humidity is high. So, first I made my coffee read my email and then went to see what the landscapes would look like in the fog. I checked out some fields, Lake Rico, Ocean Spray headquarters with its cranberry bogs, and Tamarac Park. The fog range from light to heavy depending where I was. I think after you see the photographs you agree it was worth the trip.

Lake Rico

Cranberry Bog

Marsh in Bleached Black and White

Marsh in the Fog

Foggy Morning in Taunton Town

This morning there was a weather alert for dense fog secondary to were very still air and temperature differences. We travel down to Lake Rico in Taunton Massachusetts, which is part of Massasoit State Park to try hands at some fog photography. The differences in color change as the sun slowly burnt through the fog. It went from cool to warm as that occurred. So no matter what the weather is there is always subjects to photograph and for you to use your skill to capture what nature is presenting to us.

Cold Cattails in the Fog

The sun slowly breaking through the fog Number one

The sun slowly breaking through the fog Number Two

The sun slowly breaking through the fog Number Three

Warmed Up