Wiscoy, NY

Wiscoy Creek

When I was a child, my parents would take us "creek walking". They would take us to a creek and we would walk it and go fishing. Today, my father reminded me of those times when he took me to Wiscoy Creek for an adventurous photo shoot.  Wiscoy Creek is a stream, approximately 15 miles long, in western New York in the United States. It is a tributary of the Genesee River and joins that river in the town of Hume in northern Allegany County. The Wiscoy originates from two branches in Wyoming County. The North Branch begins in the township of Wethersfield and the West Branch originates in the township of Eagle. The branches meet in the hamlet of Bliss and flow southeast through the village of Pike. The creek's name is derived from the Seneca tribe word meaning five falls creek.

As you stand on the bridge in the Village of Wiscoy, five tiers of waterfall are visible. They start with a pair of jagged edged 2-foot falls, then progress to a 15-foot tall cascade, then a 20-foot cascade. Far into the trees you can see the reflections of moving water from the top tier.

What a beautiful day we had! My brother took off his shoes and got right into the creek. Not having rain in quite a while, and though the falls were still really impressive, the currents were not strong. We were also able to hike right down to the creek's edge, even with all of my equipment! If you enjoy nature, romance, hiking, photography of running water, or adventure, this is a MUST visit!!

For more info on these falls and a map, visit http://falzguy.com/wiscoy-falls.html

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The Journey Home

The Journey Home

This photo evokes feelings of extreme loneliness. Which is funny because I took it while on a photo shoot of my brother and his girlfriend. Most of the photos taken that day were about love and togetherness, but while we were taking a break, I shot this. It reminds me of my journey through this life and how most of it I felt so completely alone, like I was the only one on earth and no one could help me. But at the end of my seemingly endless rail road track is my home, my husband, and my daughter. Sometimes in life we have to go through something completely devastating to show us how strong we are and how to appreciate true happiness. I am home now, and sometimes I look back and actually appreciate my journey home.

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HDR Photography

Natural Beauty in HDR

This is only my second attempt at HDR photography. I practice on flowers, and in the HDR world, flowers are pretty boring subjects. Hopefully soon I can start practicing on something a little more dramatic such as exteriors of buildings. According to Wikepedia, HDR Photography is defined as:

 In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminances between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wider dynamic range allows HDR images to more accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight.[1]


The two main sources of HDR imagery are computer renderings and merging of multiple photographs, the latter of which in turn are individually referred to as low dynamic range (LDR)[2] or standard dynamic range (SDR)[3] photographs.

Tone mapping techniques, which reduce overall contrast to facilitate display of HDR images on devices with lower dynamic range, can be applied to produce images with preserved or exaggerated local contrast for artistic effect.

Linked Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
More information on how to achieve HDR photography can be found here: http://photocritic.org/hdr-photography-how-to/  (this is a great resource!!)

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Welcome

Akron Falls, NY

Welcome to my new photoblog! I will try to keep this up to date with my most recent photos of adventures, people, and nature. This was from my most recent photo shoot in Akron, NY. Unfortunately, I lost a hood to my zoom lens while navigating the rocks and water, but I think this shot was well worth it! Heading out to Pike, NY tomorrow for more waterfall adventures and will post my favorite from that photoshoot ASAP. Thanks for reading and following <3

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