2018: Water under the bridge

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I have not been able to get outdoors to capture any photography for a few days, and Monday was just too wet. I thought I would share this photo that Teresa captured this past summer. I love the elements of this shot: the small stream of water, the down tree, and that cool little bridge .. so much in one photo. It is beautiful.

Happy New Year .. wishing you the best in 2019!!

~ Rick

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©2019 Rick Cartwright

Taking a windy flight

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If you look close, you can see the Stillwater River. I wanted to fly higher, and fly over the trees to the river, but there was a lot of wind and I was not willing to risk it. Shorty after I took this shot, I started to rain, so I guess I landed just in time.

~ Rick

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A dry, brown winter day

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Before the rain arrived yesterday, I took a a walk along the Stillwater River. It is kind of brown ... but you could still feel the life all around you. To me, that is the most interesting thing about this season. Life is everywhere, it’s just harder to see.

The Stillwater River is only 69.3 miles long, but it is so scenic. It winds its way through the country side, and draws a variety of life to its banks and water!

Enjoy the video below!

~ Rick

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Natural .. not

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This photo has a problem. I usually try to avoid shots that have a lot of man-made ‘stuff’ in the picture. I don’t mind the trail or the bridge, but that billboard is a problem. It is so out of place. Sometimes I can edit out things like this, but not in this shot. I still like the picture, just not as much. We are so fortune to have places where you can photograph nature without a lot of junk in the photo.

~ Rick

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New Gear and videography

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I purchased a new camera. It is called the DJI Osmo Pocket. The Osmo Pocket uses the same technology that is used for the camera on my Drone to stabilize the built in camera and create stable images and video. It incorporates a very small, 3-axis gimbal and some amazing technology to adjust for external motion, say for example walking or running. The 1st review I saw of the device was this one by iJustine. It’s a great review so check it out!

I took a hike along the Miami river at one of my most favorite spots yesterday and tried out many of the features of this device. I was very impressed. I will write more about it over on my more technical blog (rickcartwright.com). For now, here is the video I shot using the DJI Osmo Pocket. There is only one image from my DSLR. The birds were all him hiding.

~ Rick

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