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A birch tree in Nathan's garden. Also with boosted contrast, thanks to gimp.

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This was also taken in Nathan's Garden. This is Greg walking down the path (if you couldn't tell). The gimping of this photo included boosting the contrast ever-so-slightly and adding a bit of a feather border to the edges.

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I really do love gimp. I didn't change this photo too too much. Just made it more pink, because it makes the blurred background look more neat and abstract-art-like. I took this photo this past weekend at Nathan's Garden in Hanover.

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This old Getty sign is on the road near Greg's house. I had always been meaning to take a photo of it. One day, after a nice snow, I took this photo, from a moving vehicle (don't worry, I was the passenger). This photo is also gimped. I think boosting the contrast made it look more like it does in real life. Add a nice border, and I'm sold!

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Another photo from the physics hike. And another photo edited with gimp.

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This was a photo I took on the physics department hike up to Holt's Ledge. This leaf was actually on one of the ski slopes which we took down the mountain. This was quite a bit of snow to have in October, but it certainly made for some beautiful photos. I also edited this photo with gimp. surprise surprise.

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You might think this is Arrett Memorial Hall, but it is really Barrett Memorial Hall. A fine hall, if you ask me.

Exposure time: 1/4000 s
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 640

I also edited this photo in Gimp a bit, using "colorize" to give it the sepia tone, and also desaturate it. And then I boosted the contrast a bit.

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I actually took this photo on Tuesday. I had happened to look out of my window to see the setting sun lighting up my favorite tree! The golden color was so vibrant amidst all the grey shadowed things I could see out my window.

Exposure time: 1/2500 s
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 640

223 - first snow of the season

Here it is, a photo of the first snow of the season (as seen from my office window, hence the screen). Yesterday att the time I took this, the snow was fairly light, so it is basically impossible to see snowflakes in this photo unless you look at the thick parts of the tree. It picked up shortly after I took this, and this morning there was still snow on the ground!

Exposure time: 2.5 s
Aperture: f/22.0
ISO: 250

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The vines on the building I work in are also quite bright and fall-like.

Exposure time: 1/500 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 320

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This photo is one of my new favorites. I just really really like it a lot. I think the colors, lighting, blurriness, and whatever else is going on, just go really well.

Exposure time: 1/500 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 320

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This is the wall from the photos a few days ago. Nice and close.

Exposure time: 1/640 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 320

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Some nice leaves.

Exposure time: 1/640 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 320

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This is the tree that I can see out my window. This photo was taken two days ago. Today it is much more vibrantly colored.

Exposure time: 1/400 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 320

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 Close up of the leaves on the wall.

Exposure time: 1/400 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 320

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The same wall as yesterday, framed and focused slightly differently.

Exposure time: 1/500 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 320

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I found this wall yesterday in Hanover and was kicking myself for leaving my camera at home. Luckily the weather today was as brilliant as yesterday, so I had a second chance for a photo. I think the fall colors are slightly more vibrant today than yesterday as well. Bonus! And we are, of course, back to the lensbaby. This is also probably the first post I have made on the same day as I took the featured photo.

Exposure time: 1/500 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 320

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This photo was Gimped! I saturated the blue and green slightly. And then upped the lightness & saturation of the entire photo. And then added a feather border. This one was a little more subtle than the last I think.

Exposure time: 1/400 s
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 400

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The tree again, looking up from underneath. I also added a feather border to this photo. I always like how photos that are darkened at the edges look, but I'm not sure I've mastered the skill. I also don't know how to save the GIMP settings so that I can just apply the option to future photos. So much to learn!

Exposure time: 1/125 s
Aperture: f/9.0
ISO:320

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Tree in front of Wilder + the Baker Bell Tower.

Exposure time: 1/4000 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 320

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The leaves are falling.

Exposure time: 1/1000 s
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 320

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Tree in front of Wilder. Top portion.

Exposure time: 1/1000 s
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 320

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The trees in front of Wilder. These two are famous right now for producing the world's greatest smell.

Exposure time: 1/1000 s
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 320

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The tree in front of Wilder. Leaves are starting to turn golden and fall, and the smell is AMAZING.

Exposure time: 1/1000 s
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 320

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The lanterns lighting the path and Scout and Joshua's wedding a few weeks ago.

Exposure time: 1/25 s
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO:2500

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Same sunflower, different angle. Exposure time: 1/100 s Aperture: f/5.3 ISO: 400

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The sunflower again, just a few days later, and with my normal lens back on the camera. Exposure time: 1/100 s Aperture: f/5.3 ISO: 400

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Another sunflower shot! Exposure time: 1/100 s Aperture: f/5.6 ISO: 400

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I woke up on the morning of Julie's wedding to find two lovely sunflowers staring back at me! Exposure time: 1/100 s Aperture: f/5.6 ISO: 400

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The zinnia I grew from seeds my mom sent me for my birthday! Exposure time: 1/100 s Aperture: f/5.6 ISO: 400

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So this is an image of the sky at night, in which you can partly see the Milky Way. Sometimes when the nights at the barn are SO clear, the sky just looks amazing! I intended to take some photos using the tripod, but I didn't have it at home. I tried to hold the camera as still as possible, but I bumped it a little, hence the non-clarity of this photo. But that is okay. I still think it is a good one. Exposure time: 80.8 s Aperture: f/3.5 ISO: 800

200 - a leap year starting on a Tuesday

Twilight. The good kind. Also, this is the first time I took off the lensbaby since it arrived. Exposure time: 1/4 s Aperture: f/3.5 ISO: 800

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I can't believe how old Nathan looked already! Exposure time: 1/100 s Aperture: f/5.6 ISO: 800

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This is Baby Nathan, at about 1.5 weeks old. So sweet! Exposure time: 1/100 s Aperture: f/5.6 ISO: 800

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This photo was taken by Greg. He got this good perspective when he was sitting on the lower dock with his feet in the water.

Exposure time: 1/320 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200

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The sunset. I am not a huge fan of the slight angle to this photo, but it was really hard to get the picture in focus, since I couldn't really look through the lens without staring right at the bright sun.

Exposure time: 1/4000 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200

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Chairs on the dock at sunset.

Exposure time: 1/1000 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200

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Seagull!

Exposure time: 1/1250 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200

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Lake, Hills, Sky: the view from the dock.

Exposure time: 1/4000 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200

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Greg reading on the dock.

Exposure time: 1/400 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200

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The sun shimmering on Lake Willoughby.

Exposure time: 1/1250 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200

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This is Kate playing the upright bass at the Lake Willoughby jam session. Pretty entertaining times. When they played waltzes Greg and I got to dance on the deck.

Exposure time: 1/30 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 1250

189 - Happy Wedding Day

Julie and Dave are getting married today. This was taken last month at Lake Willoughby when they took the sunfish out!

Exposure time: 1/500 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200

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This was when Greg and Dave were "strafing the dock."
It makes for a pretty cute picture if you ask me.

Exposure time: 1/320 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200

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I'm pretty nervous to be posting black and white, to be honest. But if it was fitting for any picture, I'd really say it is this chair on dock one.

Exposure time: 1/500 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200

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Where Greg could be found for most of the Lake Willoughby vacation, unless he had the green kayak instead.

Exposure time: 1/640 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200

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Amazing sunset as seen from my office window!

Exposure time: 1/80 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 500

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Ehh paparazzi!
Greg and Brother Justin enjoying some grilling and some beer.

Exposure time: 1/125 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 500

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The splash of a cannonball. Action shots are not super easy with the focusing mechanism of the lensbaby.

Exposure time: 1/80 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 800

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A waterfall.

Exposure time: 1/80 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 800