Comments on: Black Moshannon

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:03:59 +0000

peg – That’s interesting about the beavers; thanks for filling us in about that. (I love “crash and carry”!)

pat – Thanks for stopping by. I’m glad the photoset makes people want to visit. I only wish I lived closer so I could visit it every week.

Dana – That’s me, spreading sweetness and light. Actually, I pretty much ignored the whole swimming scene, in part because I figured people would find a middle-aged guy with a camera stalking little kids in bathing suits a bit creepy, to say the least.

robin – I’m glad you liked that one; I was kind of pleased with it myself. I think the lack of sunshine at the moment I snapped it might’ve helped with the depth of field. I use a Fuji FinePix S5200, which is a semi-SLR with a zoom lens. (It was a gift. I can’t afford to be a real equiptment-maven.)

marja-leena – Yes, you’ve certainly showcased many memorable water photos on your blog – and sent us a few at qarrtsiluni, too, come to think of it.

Larry – Thanks. I think it’s places like Black Mo that make Pennsylvanians so disinclined to move to other states. (We have the most stay-at-home population in the U.S.)

By: Larry Ayers

Larry Ayers — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:43:37 +0000

A very nice photo sequence, Dave! You have a good eye for texture and detail. I wish that places of equivalent quality were closer to where I live…

By: marja-leena

marja-leena — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:16:39 +0000

Beautiful photos and words, Dave! I love water too, finding it very meditative when calm like this and exhilarating when stormy, especially the sea coast. Love imagining your niece in the swimming hole – sets off many memories of my own childhood and my children’s.

By: robin Netzer

robin Netzer — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:27:47 +0000

I love these pictures and find myself the woods of the eastern united states with fondness and longing. Was awed by the depth of field in your “Dam” photo and if it is not too crass, would like to know what type of equipment you are employing for these pictures.

Thank you for sharing your words and vision.

robin

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:50:20 +0000

“In fact, our main reason for going there on a beautiful, cool summer day was to introduce my three-year-old niece Elanor to the joys of a swimming hole.”

Aaaw. That’s terribly sweet.

By: pat thistlethwaite

pat thistlethwaite — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:41:16 +0000

What magical photographs. Each one I came to was going to be my favourite – when I had seen them all I couldn’t decide which I liked best. I love everything about them and as a set they certainly gave me a feel of the place.

By: peg bainbridge

peg bainbridge — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:52:02 +0000

Dave: I always enjoy your photos and their meditative atmosphere. Which reminds me: my husband’s family was from very rural Susquehanna County, PA, and had a bog and beaver pond at the back of their property. He liked to sit there and contemplate the water, while I liked to check things out. I frequently found almost toppled trees the beavers had left behind. His idea was that it was a storage and safety issue…they left them to fall wherever they would, avoiding the crash and carry until they had to and leaving the rest to gravity while they moved on. Anyway, I have to say I enjoy the branches in water photo the most; I like the sense of dislocation and motion it invokes. Thanks!

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:40:23 +0000

Hi Jo – I suppose I should look into offering photos through some print-on-demand service al que quiere, but beyond the hassle of setting up such a storefront is the reality that I don’t know anything about making prints from digital photos, other than it seems to require heavy arithmetic, which I abhor. (Thanks for the catch on “blog plants” — that’ll teach me to try writing late at night!)

CGP and rr – Thanks for the kudos; glad you liked. The third of the cardinal flower photos was also my favorite, and I believe I’ll cross-post it to the photo blog next, after the dead cardinal.

Rose – Yeah, that’s a great trail, and it’s too bad I didn’t have the time to hike it last week. I haven’t hiked it in years. There was a spot about half-way along it where high blueberry bushes were blue with fruit, but it’s a long way to carry a bucket.

By: Rose Connors

Rose Connors — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:56:58 +0000

Lovely! One of my favorite hikes is the Moss Hanne trail, and I made the drive up the mountain many times for the cool water, although members of my family tend to prefer the glacial waters of Six Mile Run for that purpose. Thanks for the pics!

By: rr

rr — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:51:16 +0000

It was the fifth one that did it for me, out of a wonderful selection.