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I like the trillium a lot. It is very nicely exposed. The composition is a little central, but that often makes focusing a P&S camera easier. I might crop the bottom and both sides to fill the frame with the flower and to eliminate the few distractions in the background. The composition...

I went back on Friday afternoon shortly after posting. I easily found the Catalpa tree. The base of the trunk shows that distinctly southern and slightly tropical spread. Both the base of the trunk and the bark match the detail pictures here. The online reference is for the Northern...

Thanks Carole and natreb! It does appear to be the flower of the Southern Catalpa. Another Wikipedia reference. Now I plan to locate and positively id the specific tree in the Preserve. I am quite certain that I have seen these flowers elsewhere on the grounds of one of the "Great Estates"...

Perhaps one of our botanists can id this. Any id help would be greatly appreciated. You can click the thumbnails for larger images. I found about 50-60 of these flowers strewn on the ground following a night of rain. The location is the Esopus Bend Nature Preserve in Saugerties NY. The...

Thanks for posting the link, Tom. The engineer in me loves these little munchkins, and I feel some affinity towards them. They truly are nature's own engineers. There is a pair with kits and a sizable pond-side lodge at my neighborhood Esopus Bend Nature Preserve in soggy Saugerties NY. My...

The photo link works for me also. A fine TR and photos. Nice to see you took time to stop and smell the trillium. I liked the inside the ladder rungs photo and the missing rung videos. Got to love those ladders, cables, and the mountains that need them.

To blur or not to blur; The effect of shutter speed and lens focal length Two basic waterfall photo effects: Slow shutter speeds blur the motion producing yielding a soft dreamy effect. However, extremely slow shutter speeds may produce a whiteout and become ineffective. Fast shutter speeds...

I like the photo very much. You have a nice unobstructed view of the falls, and you have the amount blur I tend to prefer in waterfall photos. The exposure is good; the water is white and not gray. As already mentioned polarizer filters are very useful with waterfalls. Typically the...

However, you can include links to your photos. I believe --M.'s basic point was that a photo may be worth many words. And yes, you could accomplish that with photo links.

Great stuff. I have been noticing more and more old historical texts coming up in google searches (PDFs on google books and other digital libraries). It looks like the internet is finally becoming that comprehensive, digitized library we all knew it could, and hoped it would become. Perhaps...

A prior post brings up lean-to / shelter. An additional point which could be added to your checklist: Condition of any lean-tos, shelters, designated campsites. It is kind of covered by your following statement: "Human/animal damage to man-made additions (trail markers, summit signs, etc.)"...

Great hiking and report. Congratulations! Google Maps strike again. No doubt all of the other online map services would have offered the same bad directions. It is a very old horse and buggy era road, no longer drivable. It is at the center crosshatch on this topo map. Jenny Brook Road...

I have heard some predictions that the opening weekend of (October 2-4, 2009) might be very crowded; the walkway organization is predicting up to 10,000 people. There will be fireworks one night (I believe Saturday) along with other events in Poughkeepsie. It is part of a year long series of...

On the Time Warner cable system in Kingston, NY, DIY is on channel 142 (which I have as part of the standard digital package). I am not sure if you are on the same Time Warner system. The DIY website does indicate that the "Hudson Pedestrian Bridge" will air again on Tuesday May 26 at 10pm...

The DIY (Do It Yourself) Cable Station's "Project Xtreme" program will air a 30 minute episode on the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge Walkway project tonight with a repeat next week: Tuesday May 19, 10pm with a repeat at 2am (Wednesday) Tuesday May 26, 10pm with a repeat at 2am (Wednesday) although...

Funny you should say that. One of my photography mentor's pet name for Velvia is Velveeta. It is a very cheesy film. While photographing with Velvia I would often break out in this rousing chorus sung to the tune of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: Supercolorsaturated Fujichrome Velvia...

For the most part I have tried to compare equal size slide projections to my computer monitor. I have also tried to compare digital enlargements with my monitor to what I see with a loupe on a light table. It is admittedly an apples and oranges comparison. I agree with all of your further...

I feel your pain. I am also suffering from Velvia withdrawal. The general consensus amongst photographic professionals was that Velvia slide film provided the finest grain available with film, and it would yield impeccably sharp images. The enhanced and somewhat exaggerated color palate could...

I apologize if my comments appeared to be directed at your post. I had no problems with your usage, especially not with your further explanation. I believe those of us who hike the wilds understand the essence of these areas. I was trying to make a general point. It is the idealized use of...

Wildness or the illusion of it I must admit I have never liked the word "pristine" applied to wilderness . That goes for both originally wild and recovering wild areas. I understand what well intentioned individuals mean by it, and for the most part I have no problems with that. However...