More of the gorge

this is another image I took while I was in Devils hole State Park , this image was taken at the whirlpool part of the Niagara River. A friend of mine and I set there for about an hour to eat our lunch and hang out . I decided to take a few shots as I walked around what seemed to be a giant bed rock  and I shot this HDR image looking up the river it might be slightly overdone but all in all I thought it was a very beautiful image.  Soon I'll be posting the settings that I used as I shot the images so anyone interested in learning more or even just curious what I did when I took the image, so you will have the information and maybe you could try it yourself. Well that's it for today I'll see if I can dig up something nice tomorrow hopefully soon I'll get time to be able to review this beautiful tamron lens that I picked up a few weeks ago take care hope to hear from some of y'all soon

Its been a long time

Well its been quite some time since I decided to write on my blog, I've been distracted with many things lately family, work, dreams, ambitions, and everything else. I sit back a lot and always think about what it would be like to be one of the great photographers in the world that actually live the dream traveling the world and creating beautiful images.

    Sometimes I wonder what sets me apart from every other photographer out there, is it my work is not good enough, is it I don't have the right equipment, or maybe I just haven't been able to put the time in to do what I love doing. Its very hard I work 2nd shift job which requires me to work most Saturdays so I'm always working mostly 6 days a week giving me one day off that one day I have to choose to either go out and shoot or spend time with my family. And I know it sounds bad and I love spending time with my family but deep inside my soul I really want to be out there in the woods with nature all by myself just enjoying the peacefulness and scenery, shooting nature.
Its just the love of the outdoors that calls to me.

I'm not sure who reads my blogs but maybe some of you remember me talking about more or less going on some adventures, well I never got a kayak. But I did have a chance to go to the Adirondacks with my family for a couple days during the summer. I took the opportunity to climb/ hike my first mountain on the 46r list which was Cascade Mountain at 4098ft. It was one of the most rewarding things I have dome for myself. The view was exceptional from the summit, I could see many of the high peaks along with a distant view of a range off in the distance in Vermont. I do plan to climb all of the 46 High Peaks in the Adirondacks, its a physical, and photography goal I have. So, one down 45 more to go. Here are some images I took while atop of Cascade, and Whiteface Mountain.
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This image is from Keene  Valley, NY in the Adks

Me atop of Cascade Mountain

Approaching the summit of Cascade

Mt. Marcy, Hatstack, and Algonquin from the Cascade summit

Another view from Cascades Summit

Vermont Mountain Range in the background 

Shot from the top of Whiteface Mountain

This is a HDR shot from the summit of Whiteface

Hope you all Enjoy!
Next is a little treat from OBX North Carolina.
Thanks,
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson Photography

Niagara Falls in the winter

Today was a good day, I got a chance to spend time with my family and get some nice shots for a change. We went to Niagara Falls, New York. I would say im quite lucky to have it at my fingertips, its a beautiful place to see. There is so much more to see, than just the falls. The Niagara Gorge is a sight to see, in my opinion, I think its more breathtaking than the falls. Surrounded by extremely hight cliffs, the Niagara River rushes through with a beautiful deep turquoise blue, with whirlpools and rapids. I have yet to get the shot though, as the sights I have picked out are from an area where you cant just get out and shoot.. I have to plan a route so I can park, load the pack and hike to my spots. But needless to say I did grab a few nice shots of the falls, and a few others. It was cold but beautiful with the falls flowing and the banks covered with snow.

Travel photography

I would like to say first, I apologize for anyone that has started reading my blog to see that I haven't posted in quite a while. I have had a lot going to my mind lately mostly with travel photography. This year I'm thinking about being more adventurous with my photography. First and foremost I am adding more to my photography skills by taking up MatadorU travel photography classes. Also I'm looking into buying a kayak to travel up streams to the hard to get to places to be able to start getting them 1 of a kind shots. And another plan is sailing, I bought a sailboat last year and it needs work what I plan to do some sailing this year on Lake Ontario and again bring my viewers some spectacular shots. I also plan on buying some type of video camera so I can start doing tutorials so people that Follow Me and look work can also learn for me and start taking spectacular shot themselves. Right now I only use a Nikon d7000 but I am looking to upgrade to either nikon D 7100 or the Nikon D 600 I'm waiting for the 7100 to come out so I can compare the 2, as I am thinking that 24 megapixels would be more effective on the DX format opposed to 24 megapixels on the full frame FX format DSLR . So if you have any ideas or any input for me please feel free to comment on my post and we can discuss it.