Getting Serious Now...

Never before have I had so much fun taking photos! Almost every day after class or an afternoon when I should have been studying I have gone out and driven all over God's country. The foliage this year has been extremely beautiful and I have seem to be coming into my own when it comes to taking photos. I've actually sold my first print! So does that make me a professional? I think technically by definition it does, but I feel so far from it. However... a deep seeded dream of mine is to one day be able to make money, some sort of living, off my photos. With every photo I take the more experience I gain and the years I've dedicated to honing my skills are starting to prove worth while.

So without further adieu....
A few of my favorites from this season.

Peak foliage and choppy seas on Lake Willoughby. Westmore Vermont.
An old boat house is all but crumbling into the water.


A double rainbow ending on Island Pond. I never saw a pot of gold, though.
Island Pond. Vermont.


The official livestock of Vermont, Holsteins. Meandering in a pasture with brilliant foliage.
Westmore Vermont.


And old precarious deck behind the McCormick Harvest Equipment building.
Burke Hollow Vermont.


Layer of spruce, birch and maples covered in snow below the cloud line.
Job's Pond in Westmore Vermont.

These photos are some of my favorites, but I do have plenty more on my computer. Of course if you would like a print of any of these photos please email me (vtcabinfever@hotmail.com).

And I am working on a whole new aspect of photography called HDR or High Dynamic Range photos. Its where you take multiple photos of the same object at varying exposures and then super-impose the photos on one another to create a single photo with the best possible color and contrast. I have had so much fun today taking and creating HDR photos (yes while I am at work even) and I cannot wait to get a chance to take even more photos using this technique. A whole new world of photography has been introduced to me and I am excited. Almost excited enough to purchase a new camera. I have my eyes on a Nikon D90... its about the only Nikon I can reasonably afford. But I guess I shall rein it in for now. It should be enough to enjoy what I've captured with my good 'ol Canon Rebel so far.