North Country – Decaseconds

A Cold, Clear Night in Canton

2020-Nov-202020-Nov-21 adohertyhLeave a comment

This post represents a big moment for me: the first image from my new Sony α7R IV. This is only the third serious digital camera; my first was a Nikon D3100, and I’ve been shooting primarily with a D7000 for the past eight years. The capabilities from a decade of technological advancement and the engineering switch to a mirrorless design have pretty-well blown my mind. I really recommend clicking through to Flicker to look at this image at full scale—the tiny pinpricks of each star, the details in the windows of every building. The 61-MP capabilities of the α7R IV maybe be considered overkill by some, but I’m finding it to be the perfect tool for the kinds of “zoom in forever”-detailed photographs that I love to produce.

Swamp Reflection

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In the winding waters above Lampson Falls, slow currents make for a placid surface. On a still (yet much more wintery day), my mind has wandered back to warm spring evenings in places other than my office.

Cantonhenge

2020-Oct-12 adohertyhLeave a comment

Today’s image falls into the category “How have I not posted this already?” This image of a supermoon aligning with the Route 11 principal axis of Canton, New York has been used in the table of contents of St. Lawrence University’s magazine, as well as in several blog posts. In spite of that, I’ve apparently (according to Flickr’s camera roll feature) never shared it to Decaseconds.

Joining the St. Lawrence

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In a too-on-the-nose metaphor, here the Oswegatchie River joints the St. Lawrence River, with Canada looking on; this week, a new class (2024!) of Laurentians arrived to St. Lawrence University’s campus.

Richardson and the Chapel in Fall

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Bob-Ross-ian “happy little trees” may look their best in autumn, but I’m not sure they’re at their happiest while heading into dormancy.

Early Fall Evening Reflections

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A consistent theme in my posts over the past few weeks has been “reflection,” raising the question: Am I feeling particularly introspective, or have I just been finding great views with water ?

Interlocking Foliage

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Each pine tree in the forest stakes out its own space in the canopy, with only the tiniest channels of light between them.

Runner Under Yellow Tree

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In the depths of the humid dog days of summer, I already feel myself cooling off from a reminder of the crisp afternoons of fall.

Afternoon Run

2020-Jun-292020-Jul-06 adohertyhLeave a comment

The tiiiiiny pack of runners in the distance marks the scale of the forest trails on St. Lawrence University’s campus.

Sunshine on the Grasse River

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The little islands in Canton’s stretch of the Grasse River make me think of Huckleberry Finn’s stops along the Mississippi but, you know, scaled down.

Above the Waterfall at Sunset

2020-Jun-192020-Jun-18 adohertyhLeave a comment

Quadcopter drones give photographers access to all kinds of new angles for shots, but also introduce challenges that did not have to previously be considered. I should have thought in more detail about the orientation of the impressive Lampson Falls—and considered that I wouldn’t be able to get the steep face of the falls and the setting sun in the same shot. I guess I’ll have to get up at dawn for the “proper” version of this picture.

A Spring Sky Above Lampson Falls

2020-Jun-15 adohertyh1 Comment

Flying again in the spring means a special view of the Adirondack foothills, particularly in areas like this: Lampson Falls in Clare, New York.

Creekside Trail

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St. Lawrence University’s Saddlemire Trail (just to the right of the creek) runs through the wilder parts of our campus. A sunset stroll along it (and its twin, the Kip Trail) makes for a perfect early-June evening.

Water Level on the Grasse River

2020-May-272020-May-26 adohertyhLeave a comment

Using a fisheye lens to photography water is a little too on the nose, but I love seeing the colors and patterns in the Grasse river along with so much of the rocks and the bank and the other bank, too.

They Fit Everything in Richardson

2020-May-18 adohertyhLeave a comment

When St. Lawrence University began in 1856, the whole school—classrooms and dorms and dining hall and offices—were all crammed into this one building: Richardson Hall. Since that time, a lot has changed about the school. Yesterday marked commencement for the Class of 2020 (virtually), left me thinking about the the history and future of the university.