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Sense of Scale

Humans dwarfed by the eons

January 23, 2020November 26, 2019 MichaelStephenWillsLeave a comment

Lack of reference leads to a confused impression of this torrent of water. An adult human, standing on the lower rock ledges, will be dwarfed by the surroundings.

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Lower Lucifer Falls, early spring evening

Lucifer Falls at moderate spring flood. The Gorge Trail is closed for the winter due to the danger of falling rock. The water volume can sweep an unwary hiker quickly over the brink.

The potential for fatalities is increased by black ice on the smooth slate walkways along the torrent. Can you spot the barrier blocking access to the path? I am at a secure perch at the falls overlook on the Rim Trail, opened at this season.

These shots were hand held. I used a Sony Alpha 700 dslr with a variable “zoom” lens, great for framing compositions.

Robert H. Treman New York State Park.

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Gully vs. Ravine

I love the early spring light filtering through the hemlocks.

January 22, 2020November 26, 2019 MichaelStephenWills2 Comments

Rim trail traverses gullies. These creases in the gorge walls were formed by small streams flowing to Enfield Creek.

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Some passages require a wade, others have elaborate walkways with bridges. I initially wanted to call these ravines. Upon researching the term discovered while ravines are formed by erosion, the scale here is much smaller. I could rename Enfield Gorge, to Enfield Ravine.

These shots were hand held. I used a Sony Alpha 700 dslr with a variable “zoom” lens, great for framing compositions.

Robert H. Treman New York State Park.

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Connecticut Hill Retrospective

December 30, 2019December 1, 2019 MichaelStephenWills4 Comments

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Connecticut Hill Autumn View with Cayuta Lake — Bostwick Road, October

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Connecticut Hill Autumn

dramatic sky

December 27, 2019December 16, 2019 MichaelStephenWills6 Comments

Connecticut Hill from Harvey Hill Road on a late October afternoon. Newfield of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State.

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Autumn Fields, Finger Lakes

Hay Bales!!

December 23, 2019December 16, 2019 MichaelStephenWills7 Comments

The land opens up on the slopes of Connecticut Hill, Newfield of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State.

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Across the Plain

Sere grasses

December 20, 2019December 1, 2019 MichaelStephenWills3 Comments

The Finger Lakes are formed by a series of inclined planes spread across central New York State.

Here we look northwest across the land between Cayuga and Seneca lakes, all forests and farm land. Seneca Lake is not visible,15 miles distant, and the Finger Lakes National Forest in between.

The only town is Hector, New York, population 4,854 in the 2,000 census. The foreground are sere grasses, a field of beef cattle and pond.

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Autumn Apple Orchard, landscape orientation

compare portrait vs. landscape orientation.

December 19, 2019December 1, 2019 MichaelStephenWills7 Comments

Unharvested apples on the ground and branches of this apple orchard off Black Oak Road on the slopes of Connecticut Hill, Newfield in the Finger Lakes of New York.