Day 10- Quarry

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Jan 102010
 

Last summer I was exploring some trails off a bike path in town and discovered this old abandoned quarry. After a chat and some inspiration courtesy of Emmy, Saturday afternoon Darling Boy and I bundled up, ’cause it’s only about 20 degrees F today, and headed over there, camera by my side.

This isn’t a field, the quarry is filled with water and it’s frozen over. This was DB’s first experience walking out on a frozen pond.  He was nervous at first, but after dear old dad jumped up and down on it a few times, he was reassured that the ice was thick enough.  “Dad, you weigh like 3 times as much as me! I guess I’ll be okay.”  Thanks son….

*click-click to see a close-up of the rock face in the distance*

As the seasons change, I’m sure that there will be plenty more photographic opportunities here and this won’t be the only time this location is the target of my camera.

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  • http://1frameatatime.blogspot.com/ T

    Looks like an interesting place… but I have to say my favourite out of all the shots is the shot of the shadows.

    BTW… good idea to place your name on your photos

  • http://rtws.blogspot.com Emmy

    Liked the graffiti picture! Also the second one with the trees and light shining through them. Very nice.

  • http://woodnotwood.blogspot.com Geek Girl

    Very cool pictures.
    I’m lovin’ this project.

  • http://minorityreportunderground.blogspot.com/ MinorityReport

    Great photos. I love that you caught your shadows in the last one.

  • http://saucywildcat.blogspot.com Vic

    Your story kinda makes me feel like a whiner about our little 1/2 inch of snow. I love the shadow one! Happy Sunday!

  • http://hubmanshangout.wordpress.com/ hubman38

    T- thanks, I’m glad you like them!

    Emmy- There is actually a LOT of graffiti there, I get the impression the old quarry has long been a teenage hangout, so someday I’ll go back and take pics of some of the graffiti. Darling Boy and I were walking across the ice when I looked to the right and saw the sun shining through the trees, inspiring that shot.

    Geek Girl- thank you, I’m enjoying it too!

    Minority Report- I tried to just get my son’s shadow, mine is blended in with the tree’s shadows.

    Vic- Knowing where you live, I can understand your whining about a little snow ;-)

  • http://thedoggedpursuit.wordpress.com The Dogged Pursuit

    Great shots Hubman and it also sounds like you guys had a great day too. Just adds to the joy of it.

    I also like the grafiti shot. It’s odd because I’m pretty much a nature girl and a big part of me gets pissed when I see idiotic “dumbass wuz here” type tags. But artistically I like the visual interest and humanity it injects into a scene or location.

    • http://hubmanshangout.wordpress.com/ hubman38

      Some of the graffiti is actually really well done! One of these days, when it’s not snow covered, I’ll get back there for more pics.

  • http://paigesblogofnothing.blogspot.com/ Just Me..

    Loved the pics.. Can’t wait to see the rest of the series (spring, summer, fall).. Nothing better than watching the earth change with the seasons.. :)

  • http://archetypeofthetemptress.blogspot.com Temptress

    Pretty! The last one with the shadow in particularly awesome.

  • http://aphroditesjourney.blogspot.com/ Goddess Aphrodite

    Very lovely photos. The rock face is awesome!

    A. :)

  • http://anothersuburbanmom.blogspot.com Another Suburban Mom

    I love the shadow pic. And think honey since dude knows he weighs around 60 pounds, that means he thinks you weigh about 180.

  • T

    I love these pics. Gorgeous! How fun that you share this with the kiddos! Looking forward to more as the seasons change!

  • http://www.nitebyrdsnest.blogspot.com nitebyrd

    Beautiful! It’s cold enough here for me to really appreciate snow pictures now.

  • roloeloco1975

    Hi Hubman,

    Here is a link for some nice tips for taking pictures of snowy compositions.

    Hope you do not mind me giving you tips, I certainly do not want to sound I am bragging (I couldn’t, I am a n00b as well).

    http://www.digicamhelp.com/how-to/nature/snow/

    • http://hubmanshangout.wordpress.com/ hubman38

      I don’t mind at all! Why waste my time getting nowhere, screwing around with settings on my camera, when I can get some advice to help me out? So thanks!

  • kittykillkill

    You’re getting some real good use of that camera hubs…my favorite picture is the reflection picture…

  • http://onezenmom.blogspot.com/ ZenMom

    Wow. I don’t envy you the 20F (seriously, how do you people *live* back there?!) But the frozen pond thing is cool.

    I’m loving your photography project!

   

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