Snowy Morning

Woke up this morning to a light dusting of snow.









Enjoy,
Chris

Hiking - Kanawha Trace

The Kanawha Trace is a 32 mile trail from Barboursville to Fraziers Bottom in West Virginia. It is maintained by the Boys Scouts of America. Yesterday I section hiked from Hannan High School to Blackjack School. The section was about 5.6 miles and then I returned to my truck. My total was 11.3 miles. The GPS told me my moving time was 3 hours 37 minutes and my average speed was 3.1 miles per hour. I tried to keep my load light but did manage to take my camera, two lenses and my GoPro Hero 2 for some video. It was a frosty morning to start but the day turned out to be a beautiful February day.











This is Blackjack School that is used as a camp by the scouts.






I also did some video using my GoPro Hero 2. This is a short 5x5, 5 seperate clips lasting 5 seconds each.



You can see the HD Version of the video here

Enjoy,
Chris

Green Bottom Wildlife Area

You never know how the weather is going to change. I almost always have my camera and tripod with me and Tuesday evening I was glad I did. After a stormy day, I was leaving Huntington to head home. The clouds were breaking up and with the winds they were moving fast. As the sun began to set I pulled off along West Virginia Route 2 for a about 30 minutes to take some pictures. I am glad I had my camera and tripod. I also had my GoPro Hero2 so I shot a time lapse and some video. I really enjoyed the half hour I spent taking these photographs and as I was leaving the skies darkened again with clouds and more rain followed.



The music is Autumn Sunset by Jason Shaw. http://audionautix.com/index.htm

I also put together a video of the shoot and some of the editing of the photographs.




Here are the final images from the Green Bottom Wildlife Area.



















Enjoy,
Chris

Early Morning Sunrise

A New Year, new things and new ideas. I have many ideas for this year and I am already behind... This morning as I was finishing my shift I noticed the sun was starting to rise and it looked to be a beautiful sunrise. I setup and took the photo and I was planning to wait around to see if the colors developed further, but they faded quickly. After editing the the photograph I decided to create a quick video of the editing process. I am planning more videos like this so by all means if there is a topic you are interested in let me know and I will see about covering. My goal is one video per week and one blog post about custom framing. Just send an e-mail to chris@ohiohikerphotography.com



Here is the video of the edit, be gentle it is my first video. Give me some time to get better at this. Hopefully the learning curve won't be too steep and the quality will improve quickly.



Enjoy,
Chris

New Print Release

Now at the Home Place in Gallipolis I have a new print for Christmas. I photographed this picture of the Bandstand and Kerr fountain last January. Two sizes are currently available with a third size out later this week.



This is a 5x10 inch print. This is printed on Cotton Rag paper with torn edges and shadow box mounting. It is available for $75.00



This is a 10x20 inch print with a triple mat. This is printed on Kodak Professional Metallic paper. It is available at $175.00

Also coming soon is a 12x24 inch print with a triple mat.

Framed Prints can also be ordered by contacting me at chris@ohiohikerphotography.com

Enjoy,
Chris

Frosty Sunrise

It has been a while since I have visited my blog, I apologize for that and am going to get back into the blogging again. This morning on my way home from work I could not resist stopping to photograph this amazing sunrise over a frosty field. With the time change and driving home at 7:00 in the morning I often get to witness the majesty of a sunrise. All the brilliant colors of the morning sun breaking through the cold dark night.



As always you can click on the photo to see a larger size.

Enjoy,
Chris

Morning Jewels

There is nothing like the morning dew on a spider web. The small droplets refracting the early morning light is amazing. I looked around for the weaver of this web but was unable find the spider.



Enjoy,
Chris