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| South Natick Eliot Church |
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| Historic South Natick |
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| South Natick The Harriet Beecher Stowe House |
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| South Natick The Offices At Charles River Court |
Good light and happy photo making!
Juergen
Award Winning New England Fine Art Photography by Greater Boston photographer Juergen Roth. This photo blog provides photo tips, stories behind photography images, and plenty of inspiration.
Jan 25, 2017
Impressions from South Natick after last Winter Snowstorm
Good light and happy photo making!
Jan 23, 2017
New England Winter photography at Lake Cochituate Massachusetts
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| New England winter photography at Lake Cochituate |
Last autumn I photographed the New England Fall Foliage at Lake Cochituate in Wayland, Massachusetts. I found this beautiful bolder on the edge of the lake and went back last week the explore this spot in winter. I arrived just in time for sunrise and to my delight Mother Earth perfectly arranged a couple of fallen leaves in front and to the right of the rock. Nature keeps blowing my mind with these things! I set up on the ice and composed the image around the rock and the two autumn leaves. A split neutral density filter managed to overcome the contrast between dark foreground and bright morning sky. An aperture of f/11 provided sufficient depth of field for this Landscape Photography image. Shutter speed resulted in 3 seconds at ISO100. During routine post processing I removed dust spots and image imperfection, adjusted lighting, contrast and color saturation before sharpening the final image of New England Winter.
Good light and happy photo making!
Juergen
Jan 20, 2017
Boston Nightlight - Latest Skyline Photography from the Hub
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| Boston skyline night photography of familiar landmarks |
It is always very exiting to explore a new spot that shows Boston from a different angle and in a new light. I haven't seen this view of the Hub online yet but I am sure other photographers have discovered it as well. Equipped with my longest Canon prime lens and a 1.4x telezoom extender I made my way over. The lens was just right and framed this Boston skyline view perfectly. Upon arrival I set up and patiently waited for the magic of twilight to appear. It still amazes me when the short moment of perfect balance between city lights and night light occurs and transforms the urban scenery into a magical picture.
Aperture was set to f/22 providing a shutter speed of 20 seconds at ISO200. During post processing I followed my routine work flow where I removed unwanted dust spots, adjusted lighting, color saturation and contrast before sharpening the final image of Boston Nightlight.
Good light and happy photo making!
Juergen
Jan 16, 2017
Photographing Pemaquid Point Light at Sunset
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| Pemaquid Point in Maine |
A while back I traveled to Pemaquid Neck in Maine to visit and to photograph the Pamaquid Point Lighthouse. It is a historic Unites States lighthouse located
in Bristol, Lincoln County. This New England lighthouse is a cultural and
historical treasure and was added to
the National Register of Historic Places as Pemaquid Point Light on 16th
of April in 1985. The iconic lighthouse is famous for its dramatic setting at the tip of the Pemaquid Neck where it rises above the pounding surf of the Atlantic
Ocean and spectacular rock formations.
Upon arrival I climbed the rocks below the lighthouse and explored many composition. This image was one of the first one I took that evening. I used the rock formations as an interesting foreground element that leads the viewer to the scenic setting of Pemaquid Light. The clouds were painted in beautiful warm colors by the setting sun. I used a split density neutral density filter to overcome the strong contrast between the darker foreground and the bright sunset sky. Metering on the darker rocks and locking the exposure before placing the split ND filter in place allowed for a more balance exposure throughout this iconic New England Scenery.
During post processing I adjusted lighting, contrast, vibrancy and color saturation before removing dust spots and sharpening the final image of Pemaquid Point.
Good light and happy photo making!
Juergen
Jan 9, 2017
An Acadia National Park Sunset Adventure at Jordan Pond and the Bubbles
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| Jordan Pond and the Bubbles at sunset |
Last September we spent a week on Mount Desert Island. I used the opportunity to photograph in some of my favorite spots in Acadia National Park. Jordan Pond is famous for its beautiful views of the Bubbles. The Bubbles consist of the South and the North Bubble, a couple of scenic mountains that make for great photography subjects. Parking is pretty easy since the famous Jordan Tea House is nearby providing plenty of spaces at night. This is popular photography spot and I wasn't on my own. I recall three other photographers and we chatted it up a little bit while waiting for sunset and the magic light to appear. Equipped with a wide-angle zoom lens set at 28 mm and my split graduated neutral density filter in end I started photographing ones the sky turned pink. I had to use the filter because I had to account for the dark foreground and the bright sunset light. Aperture was set at f/22 providing a long exposure of 15 seconds at ISO100. During post-processing I removed undesired dust spots and imperfection. I also adjusted lighting, brightness, contrast, exposure and color saturation before sharpening the final image Sunset Drama at Jordan Pond and the Bubbles.
Good light and happy photo making!
Juergen
Jan 7, 2017
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Jan 2, 2017
Outer Cape Race Point Light - A photography adventure almost gone wrong!
A few months back I adventured out to the outer Cape in a quest to capture Race Point Light at dusk and sunset. I parked at Race Point Beach, free after 5 pm as every other National Seashore beach on Cape Cod. From the parking lot I made my way to the beach where I was greeted by a couple of whales in the far distance - incredible start to my journey! I then turned left on the beach and started my 45 minute adventure along the shoreline towards the iconic lighthouse. Upon arrival the late afternoon sun was painting the lighthouse and surrounding dunes in beautiful hues. I ventured throughout the dunes to find the best spot for a pleasing composition and show this Cape Cod lighthouse in its best light. Unfortunately clouds were moving in quick and I could tell by sunset clouds were dominating. The sunset was rather disappointing. As this wasn't disappointing enough, the return trip to Race Point Beach was pretty difficult as it was rather hot and muggy. My feet were hurting from walking barefoot in the sand for a 3 mile round-trip. I gotta say that the Provincetown airport however saved the night as it guided me back through the dark night to the parking lot. A bottle of water that I carried along came in real handy too. I gotta say, I am not quite sure where I would have ended up without both those aids. I definitely learned my lesson and hopefully will think things better through next time around!
Lighthouse photo tips published by Apogee Photo Magazine
Good light and happy photo making!
Juergen
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