How fragile ...

These two were taken only four years apart at the edge of  Szczeliniec Wielki.

1/500 f5.0 ISO 80, Canon Powershot G11, 2010-08-21 16:20:02

1/500 f5.6 ISO 100, EF 50 1.8 Mk II, Canon EOS 300D, 2006-07-23 14:22:28

Safe

1/2500 s F/4.0 ISO 100 EF 70-200 f4L at 200mm, -1/3EV, handheld, standing chest deep in water, hoping not to fall

Last light

1/1600 s F/8.0 ISO 1600 EF 70-200 f4L at 200mm, -1 1/3EV, handheld  

Shot from the ferry from Hel to Gdynia. We spent all the journey on deck to watch the sun go down. The complex texture of water is hard to show at this scale. Having tried to replicate such surface in CG graphics makes me really aware how intricate it is.

Lines

Here a series of drawings by the Greatest Artist. To me they bring images of China to mind, mist covered hills and meandering rivers.
I was amazed, watching them appear and disappear. They were there, for a moment, no matter if anyone saw it or not.

Waves

1/320o s F/5.6 ISO 400 EF 70-200 f4L at 70mm, 15-07-2010 20:02

Baltic Sea coast, Karwieńskie Błota

Waves ascended. Stillness remained

Open

1/800 s F/2.8 ISO 100 EF-S 17-55 at 17mm,

Baltic Sea coast, Karwieńskie Błota, 2010-07-13, 20:04

For us, living way from the coast, the open horizon, that vast, living expanse of the sea has a truly mesmerizing effect. Regardless of age :)
More sea-centred imagery to come soon.

Back again

Upper Łomniczka river

2,5 s F/22 ISO 100 EF-S 17-55 at 18mm, -2/3 EV, tripod mounted

2 July 2010, 14:19, Dolina Łomniczki, Karkonosze

I've been away from this blog for a while. That does not meat I was not taking photographs. This image was taken during our short trip to Karpacz, Karkonosze at the beginning of July. Our first hike was up the Łomniczka stream valley. I got prepared, took all lenses, filters, tripod. I knew where we would be going and approximate locations of interesting spots. When we stopped here I sat for a while and watched my sons play in the water. When I was ready to start photographing - I slipped the very moment I stepped onto the river boulders. I forgot how slippery they can be. I briused my leg quite badly and nearly dropped  the camera into water. A hard lesson...
I tried several locations, both on the way up and down, hoping for some good results, inspired by the water photography master, my friend John.

Upper Łomniczka river II

0.6 s F/13 ISO 100 EF-S 17-55 at 37mm, -1 1/3 EV, tripod mounted

2 July 2010, 17:22, Dolina Łomniczki, Karkonosze