Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm lens, ISO 1250, f/4.5, 1/400″ exposure
I know this looks like these three heifers were posing for me, but this shot was totally by chance!
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 75mm, ISO 1250, f/20, 1/50″ exposure.
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 65mm, circular polarizer, ISO 1250, f/4, 1/1250″ exposure.
Nikon D600, Nikon 50mm lens, ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/1000″ exposure
Nikon D600, Nikon 50mm lens, ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/3200″ exposure
On our way to the Maine coast for vacation this past week, we stopped by a beaver pond along the Kancamagus Highway in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This pool attracted my eye for the multiple levels of interest within it: the leaves floating on top, the rocks on the bottom, and the reflection of the sky and trees.
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 70mm, ISO 1000, f/22, 1/13″ exposure.
This cherry tree is a stalwart next to Fargo Brook. Given that the brook has been rather unruly in the past couple of years and jumped its banks due to flooding rains, I wonder how long the tree will last before its hold is eroded and it falls like many other trees before it.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 800, f/4.5, 1/2500″ exposure.
This giant sugar maple has lived a long life in the woods near our house. It’s a favorite of mine, and I greet it almost every day as I run through the woods—”Good morning grandfather.” I’d guess it’s around 200 years old. Most of the land in our area has been clear-cut at least twice since Colonial times, and the majority of the bigger trees around us are no older than 60 or 70 years old. The term “witness tree” is used in these parts to describe trees that a farmer would leave standing to help define his property line (note the stone wall in the foreground). There were several such witness trees along this property line, most having given way to gravity and crashed to the ground. This one remains though it’s shedding branches and it’s only a matter of time before it too succumbs.
Nikon D600, Nikon 18-35mm lens @ 18mm, ISO 1250, f/16, 1/25″ exposure.
As the sun rose above the trees this morning, shafts of light cut through the knife-thick humid air above Fargo Brook.
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 35mm, ISO 800, f/8, 1/160″ exposure.
John Hadden Photography 