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"Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day." Anton Chekhov
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Morning haze at the narrows
A view of the Narrows to
the west from a trail to Shelving Rock Mountain on Lake George. In the 1826
novel “The Last of the Mohicans” by James Fenimore Cooper, Uncas, son of
Chingachgook, is killed by the villain Magua and his body is thrown from the
cliffs of Shelving Rock Falls, leaving Chingachgook as the last of the Mohicans.
One of the islands is Uncas Island.
Photo by Roy
Stevens
Shooting data:
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Lens: 8.9 mm
Sensitivity: ISO100
Shutter speed: 1/135.5 sec @ f/4.5
Flash: None
© copyright 2005 Roy
W. Stevens |
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View to the narrows
A view to the northeast, toward the Narrows. Taken from the shore of the
luxurious Sagamore Hotel on Green Island, Lake George.
Photo by Roy Stevens
Shooting
data:
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Lens: 8.9 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed: 1/1046sec @ f/7.1
Flash: None
© copyright 2005 Roy W.
Stevens |
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Equus caballus (common name: horse)
Among the last things you expect to see in the delta of any river is horses.
Yet, this is exactly what happened when we visited the Evros Delta. Left there
ages ago, they just bred and created a small herd happily living there.
Respected by humans, they live their own lives adding a different feeling to the
landscape. Despite the fact they see people all day long, they will always keep
a distance from them and are ready to get further away if needed.
Photo by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: AF VR
Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED @ 400 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter
speed - aperture: 1/750 sec, f/6.7 Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in
i-TTL mode
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, smart
sharpening added and resized. |
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Lake George (NY State, USA)
We reached this part of
the lake shortly after a 2 hour storm during a hot and humid day. The water had
already started to evaporate creating this kind of "clouds" amongst the dense
vegetation. While reviewing this picture at home I thought that a wide angle
lens might have created a more powerful composition but then there is the
question if the cloud would be visible.
Photo by George J.
Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8 D
Sensitivity: ISO
100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/250 sec - f/5.6, Aperture priority
mode
Flash: None
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted,
smart sharpening added and resized. |
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