The Boulder Field
The Boulder Field – f/11, 36mm, ISO 100, 1/20 second, no filter – 6 X 18 – 52 Mega Pixels
The boulder field located near White Haven, Pennsylvania and part of Hickory Run State Park is one of the unique places I have seen. It was formed 20,000 years ago, a 16-acre, 12-foot-deep phenomenon created during the last ice age that is according to the site info at the NW entrance. How many football field is that? That is how big the place is.
Don’t you just love nature? My wife and son love the place. They went hiking up to the middle most part of the field, I was just there at the entrance taking photos as usual, lol.
This place was not that difficult to shoot. First of all the illumination was almost even. I just used matrix metering and meter the scene at the center and did some test shots. I settled with 1/20 seconds. Second, I set manual focus to infinity, everything up to infinity will be in focus. Third, I then I took 8 shots panned from left to right. Fourth, I just let Adobe Photoshop do it’s magic.
Before taking these shots I waited for some clouds to pass by because a blue sky is boring to me. I also waited for the sunset colors to reflect to the clouds but no luck. Oh well, you can be a master of technique but you can’t master mother nature, that is from Peter Lik.
Hope you like it!
Abe
Great photo. This place looks like a river of stone.
Thanks.
I love it! Especially not being able to organise nature for your photo
lol, thanks.
Lucky you! I’ve always wanted to photograph a moraine. I have some ideas that I want to experiment with.
Thank you.
Great! Abe, do you take test shots and choose your preferred shutter speed, then keep a consistent shutter speed across the pano? Even if you have significantly brighter and darker areas?
Yes, the same shutter across the pano. Meter in the sweet middle or mid tone between your brighter (highlights) & darker (shadows) areas.
Thanks.
thanks for the guidance
You’re welcome.
Many years ago I was a counselor at a camp near White Haven and saw this field of boulders then. Love the quote about organizing nature. How true. I always enjoy your posts, Abe, partly because the images are so grand and partly because you do a little teaching along with your posts. Thank you.
You’re welcome and thanks also I appreciate the kind comments.
Nice pic Abe, what camera did you use for this pic ? Thanks
Nikon D7000. Thanks.
Your images are great and make me wish I was in many of those places. Thank you for sharing them. I have nominated you for the one lovely blog award and very inspiring blogger award.
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