Closing 2008 Looking Toward 2009
Good year? Bad year? Interesting to say the least. As I look back on 2008 I would have to say for us personally it was a good year overall. We had many positive milestones, and goals reached, and managed to put some bad things behind us.
I have mixed feelings for the coming year. I am fairly certain my oldest will get deployed again under "Stop Loss". He is due to get out after his 4 years active duty in the Fall of 2009. Now it seems unlikely that he will get out until late 2010. That is my biggest fear for 2009, and the reality is that it is unlikely to change.
The photo was taken on a photo meet up with Russ Devan and Betsy Barron back in Sept. along the Delaware Canal. It is one of the huge wooden lock doors that controlled the level of the water in the canal when it was used for barges. The Canal bed was empty while repairs were being made to the canal tow path after several years of severe floods basically destroyed it. A local resident told us that the repairs were almost complete and that section of the tow path was to re-open soon.
Camera Settings:
NIKON D200
Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8
1/100 second
F/3.5
ISO 400
42 mm
I have mixed feelings for the coming year. I am fairly certain my oldest will get deployed again under "Stop Loss". He is due to get out after his 4 years active duty in the Fall of 2009. Now it seems unlikely that he will get out until late 2010. That is my biggest fear for 2009, and the reality is that it is unlikely to change.
The photo was taken on a photo meet up with Russ Devan and Betsy Barron back in Sept. along the Delaware Canal. It is one of the huge wooden lock doors that controlled the level of the water in the canal when it was used for barges. The Canal bed was empty while repairs were being made to the canal tow path after several years of severe floods basically destroyed it. A local resident told us that the repairs were almost complete and that section of the tow path was to re-open soon.
Camera Settings:
NIKON D200
Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8
1/100 second
F/3.5
ISO 400
42 mm
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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.
Labels: black and white, D200, miscellaneous
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posted by Laurie at 12:00 AM
34 Comments:
Superb image!! WOW!
I think 2008 has been pretty good to me and my family....I hope 2009 with continue that!!
Nice image for the close of the year. Onward to 2008.
A wonderful image for the end of the year, superb black and white and therefore very suitable for weighing the positive and negative aspects of future and past.
My best wishes go with you and your family for a bright year 2009 and I do hope that the better options we have in this multi-faceted challenge get chosen by all of us.
Markus
i like the mood you've captured here :)
I really like this picture. I just noticed that most of your recent pictures were taken with the D700. That camera is on my shopping list for 2009 to replace my D80. How do you like it in comparison to your D200?
@Mr. Mapper...I left you a detailed reply on your site. I hope it helps!
Very appropriate threshold shot for the end of the year. Moody with jut the right amount of tension.
Hope you and your family find safety on the other side.
Great capture. We are ready to say goodbye to 2008 around here, looking forward to a new year. Happy Holidays Laurie!
Oh... I think I see 2009 there in that bright part!
Lovely picture and thoughts. Happy New Year Laurie!
Laurie, I think that this is possibly my favourite image of yours. I love the detail and the DOF
Love this shot Laurie. Textures, shading and the message it gives. I like how you see things and capture it with your cmera.
Wishing you the best that the New Year has to offer.
Perfect photo and title for this moment.
We wish you all the best for 2009 with a lot of wonderful pictures!
I'd like to think this as a gate open to a new and exciting, prosperous 2009! happy new year Laurie !!
The symbolism of this photo is very strong and befitting to your comment.
I wish you the very best outcome on your oldest's redeployment.
A magnificent door opens on the nature, a true magnificent garden.
I wish you a happy New Year full of photos.
Laurie, this is a superb image... one of my favourite! Simbolism and b&w give to this pic a great charm.
The door is opening on a new year full of hopes... Excellent work!
Happy new year to you :)
best wishes for 2009!
Fabulous texture. What's on the other side?
Your photo fits the comments very well. I like its deep wood tones and detail. Nice shot. Happy New Year!
Fantastic composition, lighting and processing. It brings to mind the lyrics of that old song, "should I stay or should I go"! Wonderful work!
Very nice shot, makes me wonder what more there is on the other side.
Brian @ www.brianschen.com
Wonderful shot! I'm hoping doors will open for me in the coming year. Happy New Year!
A great shot to end the year and to let beginn the new year - like it very much.
Laurie, thank you for your support over this year :-)
I wish you a wonderful, healty and happy New Year !
Well, here's to a Happy New Year for you! Hopefully, our new prez will make moves to get rid of the Stop Loss stuff!
Your image is so befitting. We never know what lies beyond and yet we step out into it regardless. I wish for you and your family.... safety, health and happiness in this NEW YEAR. And in regards to your photography, may it continue to shine!
What a great image. It's so easy to imagine the weight of those gates. Wishing you all the best for 2009.
A very nice b&w image. Love the textures and the overall simplicity of the composition. Very well seen.
I always enjoy images that make you want to walk further into them to explore. This one is certainly no exception. Nicely done.
Excellent point of view, tones, textures and composition ... superbe!
Great detail, beautiful bw conversion! The question is what are we having behind that door that leads to us in the new year.
Great B&W, enticing.
hmm.. stop loss.. that's not good.. i hope your son gets back safe..
..this shot's pretty cool, the shallow depth works well with the details of that door.. nice shot..
Just wonderful, I could look at this image all day! Excellent work.
La texture du bois est très belle.
JP
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