It was very foggy this morning, and I jumped in the car at 6:30 a.m. to go to a location I had previously scouted out for fog photos. However, I did not make this place serve as my daily photo walk. Why?
Because I did not use my Nikon P7100 today, the walk I took this morning did not count. I'm sticking by my rules. Also, I prefer to shoot fog in black & white. With my Nikon D300, I can set the camera to shoot b&w and set the image quality to RAW. When I take the photo, I see it on the LCD panel as black and white. When I dump it into the computer, it is in color. In the field, I can review to see if I like what is happening in b&w, but I still have the option later on to process the photo in color. I get the best of both worlds, which I don't get on the Nikon P7100. Secondly, I can change out my lenses for greater control on my D300. Third, it is easier to focus manually on the D300. Fourth, I get greater depth of field control with my D300. And last, I am still in the mode of thinking that if I am taking a photo that has the potential for fine art, I need to be using my D300. However, my P7100 surprises me every day, and perhaps a photo that I take for one of these walks will end up on my wall as a piece of art. Who knows?
This afternoon I went to the Old National Pike District Park. The Old National Pike is what parts of Routes 40, 144, and 40-Alt are called in Maryland. It ran from Baltimore to Cumberland, in Maryland, and then beyond. Here is some history of the National Road:
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| Old National Pike mile marker. |
Every mile between Baltimore and Cumberland there were carved milestones. The one at the park I walked in today has "35 M to B" carved on its face, meaning it was 35 miles to Baltimore. There are only a few of the original stones left in their original locations along the road, and several of them are in Frederick County.
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| The burning bushes were glorious! |
The park is preparing for a big fall festival in a couple of weeks. The playgrounds and soccer fields were empty today, but I got in a good walk along the paved pathways.
Click on any photo to enlarge it.
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Cam's rules for the Daily Photo Walk:
- walk every day
- the walk must be in addition to any other planned activity for the day
- post a photo every day
- use my Nikon P7100 (it is a very convenient size and weight)
- no weather excuses
- walk only where it is safe to do so
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