291/365 - Jim - Camping Sunset

( f/3.5 24mm 1/320 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

Today it rained quite a lot. When it finally let up for a while, we went out on Kinzua and did some wakeboarding. Not me, I just drove the boat. At sunset it was real nice. This view is about 30 or so feet from our campsites. It's nice because the boat can be tied off right there and is very easily accessible. I knew I would have a nice shot, but it actually turned out better than I thought.

233/365 - Jim - Finally!

( f/3.2 24mm 1/80 sec ISO 640 Nikon D300 )

I call this Finally because this is the third time I have been out fishing and the first time I got a line in the water. The other two times were bad luck... I caught two nice bass to make up for the first two times, so it was a good night. Then on the way back to the dock I was able to get this photo. It is pretty plain, but so vibrant that I just find myself staring at it. I have to thank Smochko for teaching me to fish :)

222/365 - Jim - Under My Favorite Tree with a Book

( f/8 50mm 1/250 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

It looks like I just came upon Jameson sitting there reading and took a snapshot. The reality is that I staged the whole thing and he sat there looking at his book for only a few minutes. He did enjoy sitting on his bench there and it does look like a nice place for it. Jameson and I went to Lowe's the other day and I thought this bench looked like a nice prop, so I got it. Plus Jameson loves to use it, which is a plus for trying to get his photo.

201/365 - Jim - Bookmark

( f/8 18mm 1/800 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

Today I went to Lake Arthur to fish. I got there at 10:30am and waited for Matt to show up with his boat. He had some car trouble with his battery, so after he got that fixed, he showed up a little before 1pm. While I waited, I walked some nature trails and took almost 200 pictures. When we finally got the boat in the water, it didn't start... Matt found out later that it was the starter. Turned out to be a long day. Especially for Matt. I thought this photo would make a nice bookmark.

115/365 - Jim - Winter Sunrise

( f/9 38mm 1/320 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

Yesterday on my way to work I saw a really nice sunrise over this field, so this morning I went armed with my camera. I parked the car and ran across the road to get this shot. It was extremely cold, so I shot until I couldn't move my fingers anymore. Gloves really come in handy in times like that and I didn't bring any. On my way back to the car I noticed a huge snow covered field with very few trees against the horizon. I took some photos of that and also included some mailboxes that you can see if you click here. I really like this shot, maybe better than the sunrise, but the sunrise is what got me out in the cold, so I had to post it.