Macro – Michael Stephen Wills Photography

Last Hike

A sllideshow

December 11, 2019November 22, 2019 MichaelStephenWills22 Comments

Thank You for exploring the South Rim trail of Taughannock Falls State Park on the last perfectly sunny autumn day of 2019.

A sunny November Walk

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Click me for the first post of this series, “Cuteness Brea k .”

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Tenacity

The tenacity of Ironweed resonates with the human spirit.

December 9, 2019November 22, 2019 MichaelStephenWills4 Comments

A lone sprig of Ironweed hangs on from a cliff edge moss carpet off the South Rim Trail, Taughannock Falls New York State Park, Finger Lakes Region.

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Ironweed Gallery from this hike

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Rock Elm Autumn

November 28, 2019November 23, 2019 MichaelStephenWills1 Comment

Taughannock Gorge south rim trail passes close to Gorge Road at one point. Rock Elm is an understory tree that comes into its own late autumn.

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Distant Sapphire II

Cayuga waters reflect a blue November sky.

November 27, 2019November 23, 2019 MichaelStephenWillsLeave a comment

Cayuga Lake from the south rim of Taughannock Gorge, seen through a veil of hemlock with a carpet of fallen oak leaves, foreground. This is a companion to the previous post, both were handheld. For this the foreground was included to increase interest. For added stability, I rested the camera body on the fence bracketed with my fingers.

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A gallery of the two photographs for comparison.

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Distant Sapphire I

Cayuga waters reflect a blue November sky.

November 26, 2019November 23, 2019 MichaelStephenWills10 Comments

Cayuga waters reflect a blue November sky.

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Oak Leaves, forest floor. Taughannock Falls New York State Park, South Rim Trail, November 6, 2019

Photographs in Gallery

November Star

November 25, 2019November 23, 2019 MichaelStephenWills4 Comments

Elms thrive in the understory, turning late to catch autumn sunlight.

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Leaf Carpet

A Natural Wonder

November 21, 2019November 19, 2019 MichaelStephenWills10 Comments

Wednesday last I enjoyed shuffling along a forest carpet along the South Rim Trail of Taughannock Falls Park. It is a lost pleasure now the first snow is with us.