Sunday, October 19, 2025

Well

Hmmmm hmmm, hmmm. 

I've had an amazing week with so much taken care of! I checked off gobs of things I needed to have done here. I even built a paddock in an area for the mules in the winter to have another choice of hiding in the woods and brush. I may not let them be in there for deer gun season, but it will work out nicely if we have one of those easterly winds that come with bad ice/sleet events.

Here is a couple of leftover shots from the previous day's walk.




Friday night's sky made me feel calm and relaxed. It was stunning.


Saturday morning's drizzle ended and we had thick fog.

The neighbor's meadow developed fog that grew and changed and moved across the ground as well as rose through the trees in the valley.


Foggy mornings are amazing for Infrared Photography. So, I carried that camera with me also.




The Chrome Filter in IR turns leaves and any plant that have chlorophyll in them to a reddish hue depending on how much light they are absorbing and reflecting. The skies generally stay blue and the highlights can get very tricky.
However, a lot of trial and error can produce the results above. 

An acquaintance of mine via Flicker has lenses he uses to attach to his apple iPhone to take IR shots with it. It is a combination I think of a lens filter and perhaps an app? I don't know, but I know he prefers that over carrying his camera these days.

The things you can do these days with a cellphone camera!

Ariel came on Saturday morning and we are going to do some craft shopping. We watched some videos last night about acrylic paint pouring for Christmas Ornaments. We may try it, it sounds like a fun experiment to do. 
I like the abstract designs that pouring creates. Making a mess might be fun.

Michaels is having quite a sale on some items, so we will take the drive and do some girl shopping together along with a lunch date. Ariel is preparing supper so we'll have a nice evening doing fun stuff to celebrate her birthday.






10 comments:

  1. The yellowing Birch leaves against the bark makes for a nice photo! I hope that you and Ariel have a blast with crafts!

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  2. This all sounds like much fun. The photos are, as usual, beautiful.

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  3. Enjoy your shopping.

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  4. Love the photo of the birch tree and yellow leaves. Worth an enlargement for the wall? Linda in Kansas

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  5. I love all your autumnal photos Val, glad it was a good week for you and you were able to get a lot done. I don't have any attachments for my phone, but I find myself using it more and more these days. I have a camera with the zoom for close-ups of wildlife but it's getting a bit too heavy for my wrists to hold for too long. I will have to look into those attachments. Making a mess is always fun in my book :)

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  6. Glad you're getting out and about and doing fun things you enjoy!

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  7. Good work!
    Good luck shopping!

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  8. Fall is a dream time for creative people.

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  9. Skies have been amazing lately. Enjoy Ariel's visit!

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  10. I've always loved fog. We don't get fog in Hawaii, but I loved the mystery of it in Illinois where we used to live. Your photos are beautiful, Val.

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