Day 59 - Delaware Canal Park in Easton, Pa.

So today I headed back down to the Delaware Canal Park in Easton to take some images of the Delaware/Lehigh Fork.  While I was walking down to the river and started to setup for the shoot, I heard the rumble of a train.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/ EF-M 22mm f/2 STM @ f/3.5

As I looked up,  to my delight, there was a train that was crossing over the river: 

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With that excitement over, I put the Gradual Neutral Density Filter on and

proceed to take the images I came to do:

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However the silkiness of the water that I wanted is hard to achieve @ f/3.5

so I have added this image to show you the silkiness @ f/11

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Thanks for Looking

Tom

Day 58 - Milk & Cookies Story

Well is a damp rainy day today.  Not a good day to go down to the river and walk along wet slippery rocks in order to take a picture.  So as I sat in the house, I started to wonder.  What really  happens to that milk and cookies you set out at Christmas time?  So I did a little experiment:

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/ EF-M 22mm f/2 STM @ f/3.5

1/100 sec @ ISO 100

1st I set out some milk and cookies

As I patiently sat and waited to see what would happen next.

To my surprise a little fellow dressed in red showed up eyeing the cookies

Then the next thing he did was to sit down and started eating the cookies

Then out of nowhere a partner dressed in green show up in a sled pulled by a reindeer.

He then started to load the cookies onto the sled

While the guy in red continued to eat the cookies

And then with a blink of an eye & a nod of his head

They were gone

Now I would of never believed this story if, I hadn't photographed myself.

Honest, this is what really happened to those cookies.

Have a great day

Tom

Day 57 - Images along the Delaware River in Easton

This past weekend my Variable Neutral Density Filter for the EF-M 22mm Lenses came in the mail.  So today I thought I would head down to the Delaware Park in Easton to take some images of the Lehigh/Delaware Fork.  So after surveying the area I go and get my equipment and set up and take my images.  Keep in mind that the EOS-M does not have a view finder, I really cannot tell from the LCD screen how the images came out because of the glare on the LCD Screen (which I hope to rectify tomorrow).  So needless to say, when I got home, the images where not what I wanted them to be.  Why do you ask?  Because I thought I new how the ND filter would work since I already use one for the bigger camera.  So I learned a value lesson today:

Rule 1:  When you get a new piece of equipment, test it out prior to going on your shoot.

Rule 2: If you think you already know how to use the new piece of equipment, see rule 1.

Anyway it wasn't an entire loss as I did get some other images while I was there:

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/ EF-M 22mm f/2 STM @ f/3.5

The rail going across the cannel & Deleware

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A broken piece of railroad Tie that fell off from above

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And a Love Note

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Ok, tomorrow or Thursday, back down to the park for a second try of the fork.

Tom

Day 56 - Walk along the Lehigh River, Easton, Pa.

So what will day 56 bring.  Well after work, I didn't get to have lunch with my daughter, so I was on my own.  So I headed down to Easton  to walk along the Lehigh River, wondering what to do for lunch, when I saw today's images for the blog:

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/ EF-M 22mm f/2 STM @ f/3.5

A view of Easton from the River

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Well I didn't stop there as there was this magnificent Railroad Bridge to photograph

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Next I saw this beautiful Mural

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Thanks for looking

Tom

Day 55 - The Church Sanctuary

Today is about parts.  Parts of the Church's Sanctuary, Stain Glass Window, Lehigh University, and a Pineapple.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/ EF-M 22mm f/2 STM @ f/3.5

The Church

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The School

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The Fruit

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1/25 sec @ ISO 6400

Thanks for stopping by.

See you tomorrow.

Tom

  

Day 54 - Cosmopolitan Restaurant in Allentown, Pa.

My wife received a gift card from the Cosmopolitan Restaurant in Allentown, Pa. for her birthday back in April 2012.  So we decided to use the card and go out for dinner this evening:

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/ EF-M 22mm f/2 STM @ f/3.5

Here we are entering the restaurant 

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Next we got out menu

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Trying to decide what we want to eat

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Our Appetizer was their selections of meat & cheese.

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Next was the entrees

Na had the roasted duck

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And I had the Braised Short Rib

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Then After dinner we took a stroll in Allentown

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Thanks for looking

Tom

Day 53 - Abandon House

Today we went to Southside Bethlehem for lunch.  Then we headed out to pickup the grandchildren.  On the way there I have noticed this abandon structure on Granger Road many times, so today I stopped to take a couple of images.  I have done a search and have not found any information about this structure, so I don't know how long it has been there, but as you can see, it will eventually be gone.

Here are the images from today:

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/ EF-M 22mm f/2 STM @ f/3.5

On 4th street on the Southside.

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Abandoned

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As I was heading back to the car noticed this fallen tree with the little wings

at the break 

1/640 sec @ ISO 100

Thanks for looking

Tom

Day 52 - Milk & Cookies

Today was one of those windy cold days, that was not very inviting to go out for a walk.  So after this morning's exercise routine, I thought I would sit down and have a morning snack of Oreos & Milk.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/ EF-M 22mm f/2 STM @ f/3.5

This images were shot using a off Camera Flash with a 1/2 CTO & Snout Filter on the flash

Flash set to 1/32 power

Flash set to 1/64 power

1/125 sec @ ISO 100

So how do you eat your Oreos?  Cream 1st, the Top 1st, or all together?  Me, I like them all together.

Thought I would stop by and add what I'm making for dinner:

Some Salted Fingerling Potatoes:

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The rest of Dinner

A Baconed wrapped Filet

1/125 sec @ ISO 1600

See you Tomorrow

Tom

Day 51 - Home Made Crumpets

Today is a very windy and cold day, so I decided to stay indoors.  The wife wanted some crumpets for her breakfast tomorrow so I made some this morning.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/ EF-M 22mm f/2 STM @ f/3.5

1/125 sec @ ISO 100

So when they were done, I cut one open to see if it was ok.

Spread a little jam on top...

Took a couple of bites...

Then some more bites..

Then test another...

And before you know it..

Oops, sorry honey they were good :-)

See you tomorrow (hopefully)

Tom

Day 50 - Wehr Covered Bridge

Today an the way home from work, I stopped by the Wehr Covered Bridge. In 1862, Ephraim Sieger built a stone gristmill on the north bank of the Jordan, and the bridge became known as Sieger’s Covered Bridge. After several owners, the mill was sold to William Wehr, and the bridge eventually was named Wehr’s Covered Bridge. The present concrete dam near the bridge that supplied power for the gristmill was built in 1904 and replaced the original wooden dam located a short distance upstream. The mill was torn down in 1951, and today locals refer to the general area surrounding the bridge as “Wehr’s Dam”. Wehr’s Bridge, which was built in the Burr arch truss design.

The Images I will be showing today, some are taken without the Infrared filter and others with the filter on.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/ EF-M 22mm f/2 STM @ f/3.5
Wehr's Dam

1/640 sec @ ISO 100

w/IR Filter B/W

 w/IR Filter

2.5 sec @ ISO 100

 Wehr's Covered Bridge

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 w/IR Filter BW

W/IR Filter

 2.5 sec @ ISO 100
 w/o IR Filter

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Thanks for looking

Tom