Pennsylvania Sunrise

When I saw that the weather forecast called for a storm to be clearing around daybreak, I knew where I wanted to be – someplace elevated for sunrise. There is nothing more dramatic than the light from a storm-clearing as the sun comes up. I drove out to an overlook in Schuylkill County in the dark to be set-up and ready to greet the sun, and to be able to react to the morning light as it developed.

It rained on me as I waited there at dawn, the weather forecasters got the timing perfect. I on the other hand, deciding the rain had stopped, did not wear my Gortex jacket and so got quite wet. I threw a small towel over my camera and lens until the rain stopped. Then the light began to happen. I thought it was rather wonderful light and worked it, responding to sections of the valley that excited me most. I wanted contours in the image, back-lighting, color, drama. By isolating sections of the landscape and the light, I was able to emphasize those elements of the new day that excited me most.

My landscape camera of choice is a Canon 5D Mark II with a Really Right Stuff “L” bracket mounted onto a Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS II lens. I added a circular polarizing filter and hand-held a graduated neutral-density filter to hold back some of the light in the sky.

(c) 2011 Paul Grecian - http://www.paulgrecianphoto.com

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Some Good Press….

It never hurts to get good press coverage. I was especially pleased with the coverage in the Entertainment section of the Lancaster Intelligencer this past weekend. In addition to a teaser spot on the front page, my image Three’s Company (three cardinals) was given full-page representation on the cover of the pull-out Entertainment section. Inside was the interview I gave last week and another image of mine – Beach Sitter (red fox).

The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen show was a fine success with record crowd. The Lancaster Convention Center also happens to be a very attractive venue. We’ll be back next year.

Here’s a link to the article – Newspaper 

Cover of Entertainment Section

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Back to Lancaster, PA

This weekend I will be a featured artist at the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen show   Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen show at the Lancaster Convention Center in Lancaster, PA. As a featured artist at this show, I was interviewed today by Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. The interview should appear in the Friday Entertainment section of the paper.

The Convention Center is a new venue for this fine Guild show and will allow a clean floor plan for patrons to enjoy all the great, original work to be purchased.

The image below is one I made in the White Mountains of New Hampshire during a fall trip. Somewhat ironically, I am shipping a framed print back to New Hampshire for a client who is making it a gift.

Kangamangus Palette

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