Jump to content

Welcome to NikonForums.com
Register now to gain access to all of our features. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more. If you already have an account, login here - otherwise create an account for free today!

krag96

krag96

Member Since 28 Dec 2019
Offline Last Active Oct 08 2022 09:48 PM
-----

In Topic: For Those Having A Bad Day...My Year Long Christmas Gift To All!

03 October 2022 - 04:15 PM

PicINNll.jpg

 

oJSnrNPl.jpg

 

QEmE4djl.jpg

 

Bh708c5l.jpg

 

x8AwZPyl.jpg

 

bduix3Sl.jpg

 

TxbnkyNl.jpg

 

Zej7qkNl.jpg

 

yPYiv4pl.jpg

 

q9gP5dzl.jpg

 

SqftGoal.jpg

 

pPcG16il.jpg

 

xjOXkUAl.jpg


In Topic: Monochrome Monday! October 3rd.

03 October 2022 - 03:27 PM

Due to rain, and a lot of it the past four days I didn't get much in the way of taking pictures done.  I converted some from last weeks ''Dog Days of Pillow''.

 

All shot with my D750 and 24-120 Nikkor Kit lens on Auto.  The below photos took very little in filter adjustment in Affinity Photo.

 

9Ij4QPUl.jpg

q6dCGNjl.jpg

 

tAONsT6l.jpg

SXDNTSol.jpg

 

4cj7H1el.jpg

jDFHYByl.jpg

 

wb7hOqSl.jpg

qPcFyhLl.jpg

 

iTTqU70l.jpg

2XSyqqzl.jpg


In Topic: Show us where you live

02 October 2022 - 08:55 AM

Our valley, Armstrong Valley is about 2.5 miles wide by 9 miles long and at one time contained at least three small mills, (very small mills).  They're all gone now, two of which are nothing more than a pile of rocks, the third, all that remains is the ponds.  All were fed by Armstrong Creek which empties into the Susquhanna River at a canal lock, (the canal ran beside the river).  Not much left of the lock, and it's difficult to photograph from any angle but from the river, and due to heavy rains from the recent hurricane it's impossible right now.  Many of the larger mills around the state remain preserved, but none here. 

 

The Susquhanna is a big river even by American standards, being almost a mile wide near Harrisburg.  There are several dams along it's length, the oldest being the, ''Dock street dam'' at Harrisburg built in 1933 mostly for the reason of boating and coal dredging.  Dad would tell us that prior to the dam the river was reduced to a series of streams most summers and could easily be forded on foot, with a horse drawn wagon, and even automobiles at some places. 

 

Here's a photo of the river just south of the ''Rockville Bridge'' the longest stone arch bridge in the world, built by the Pennsylvania Rail Road in 1902.  I took this photo in March of this year and while it's high, it's still safely below flood level.

 

aS7ZN3Rl.jpg


In Topic: Your best photo of the week ending October 2 2022

02 October 2022 - 07:00 AM

fallout, have you tried imgur as a free host for your photos?  They're pretty easy to get along with and work with.  My posts on here are simply large thumbnail size, they give you a choice of small square-large square-small thumbnail-medium thumbnail-large thumbnail-huge thumbnail, or original, (which is gigantic and doesn't fit the forum at all.

 

Here's a large thumbnail example.

 

Sun breaking through a tree on a foggy morning.

 

1/320  f5  M  800  35mm  D700  Nikkor 20-35mm AF D-ED 

 

TXxKJLMl.jpg

 

kyqCt9ll.jpg


In Topic: Show us where you live

01 October 2022 - 08:35 AM

I should have posted that I live in the central Pennsylvania region North of Harrisburg (Penn. Capitol) and South of Seilingsgrove/Sunberry area, about in the middle of no-where.  Most just refer to the particular valley they live in as home, Powels Valley, Armstrong Valley, Lyken's Valley, etc.  The small gathering of houses and farms in the above photos where I live is called, Enders after it's first settler in 1775. Across the road from the cemetery, where I took the photos is a school building which isn't in use as such anymore, they're trying to rent it out as a ''culture'' center and small shops.  So far there's a dance school in there. Good luck to em.  Most small towns with stores and eateries are seven miles plus from us, so we plan accordingly.  Things are generally quiet to the point of boredom here, we take care of our own, no need for police. I'll cover some of the small towns throughout the month.

 

To the West, the Susquhanna River and beyond that, more ''no-where'' farming areas.  To the East, coal mines, (what's left of them anyway) and small towns where the miners lived. 

 

Peter, one thing I've wondered about Uppsala.  The river, it seems to never change it's depth.  It never floods?  Here the Susquhanna river changes with the seasons from something you could almost walk across some summers, to ''Head for higher ground!'' when the ice jams up in late winter/early spring.  Is your river regulated by a dam?