Tag Archives: Nature

On the wing

Posted on July 10, 2024 by ksedinger

I doubt I’ll ever have the patience to really embrace wildlife photography as my genre of choice, but I have to say that I’m very happy with how these two shots turned out. One nice thing about photography I’m discovering is … Continue reading →

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Aurora

Posted on May 11, 2024 by ksedinger

If you were anywhere north of, say, whatever latitude it is that the Pennsylvania’s northern border sits on, you were under instructions to get outside and look at the northern sky because the sun was blasting out magnetic particles that … Continue reading →

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Today in “Ya never know….”

Posted on April 29, 2024 by ksedinger

Last Sunday morning I ventured out to Knox Farm State Park, a favorite local place of mine, to walk and do some photography. I wasn’t all that excited at the prospect, though, because the morning was quite cold and it … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Hunter

Posted on April 26, 2024 by ksedinger

This is likely my final photo of Orion the Hunter for this season; the time for the winter stars is passing quickly now. Farewell, Hunter, and good hunting in other skies until we meet again!  

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on April 16, 2024 by ksedinger

Composer Eric Whitacre, whom I have featured several times in this space before, is an always fascinating voice to return to. I had, in fact, forgotten about him until the week before the eclipse, when I looked up classical music … Continue reading →

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Sun and Moon (and clouds)

Posted on April 8, 2024 by ksedinger

In Buffalo, the eclipse was simultaneously an astonishingly powerful and deeply disappointing experience. Clouds were in the forecast all along, but for the last several days, local meteorologists were constantly offering up reasons for optimism…which turned to “Sorry, we’re not … Continue reading →

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Astro

Posted on March 21, 2024 by ksedinger

Photography, that is. Last week I was blessed with (a) a clear night, and (b) very little moonlight. This led to a brief astrophotography session outside, where I set up my tripod right in my driveway, set my camera’s focus … Continue reading →

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Let the river run….

Posted on February 12, 2024 by ksedinger

It is rapidly turning out that water is one of my favorite subjects for photography. It does so many fascinating things, and its relationship with light is particularly fascinating…. The top three are of Buffalo Creek as it flows past … Continue reading →

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Scene from Knox Farm, 11-16-23

Posted on November 29, 2023 by ksedinger

I was at Knox Farm State Park the other day, and a theme that emerged in that day’s photography was “Fallen Giants”. I took a lot of photos of fallen trees and decaying stumps. I’m of the view that trees … Continue reading →

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To the eternal flame

Posted on November 20, 2023 by ksedinger

Erie County’s Chestnut Ridge park is one of my favorite places and has been for years. This park, larger than New York City’s Central Park, is set on the side of one of the higher hills to the south of … Continue reading →

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