Saturday, December 19, 2009
Solitary Tree
Taken somewhere between Port Kent and Keeseville, NY. If viewing from the website click on the image to see a more detailed version.
Labels:
b/w,
black and white,
Clayton Smalley,
field,
keeseville,
plattsburgh,
port kent,
snow,
snowy
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Bog Silhouette
Taken just outside of Plattsburgh, NY at sunset. If viewing from the website, click on the image to see a larger version with a little more detail.
Labels:
b/w,
black and white,
bog,
Clayton Smalley,
new york,
ny,
plattsburgh,
Swamp
Friday, November 27, 2009
Foggy Morning
Another landscape shot with trees. I like this one because, unlike the sunset picture, your eyes are free to wander and not be focused on a specific point. Taken in Vermontville, NY.
Labels:
Clayton Smalley,
dreary,
fog,
foggy,
gray,
grey,
morning,
plattsburgh,
quiet,
vermontville
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Cemetery Sunset
Labels:
cemetery,
chazy,
Clayton Smalley,
new york,
ny,
plattsburgh,
sunset,
twilight
Friday, October 16, 2009
Found Graffiti
Labels:
carved,
Clayton Smalley,
graffiti,
heart,
love,
new york,
ny,
plattsburgh,
wood
Monday, October 5, 2009
Monument Rainbow
There was the beginning of a second rainbow to the left but it was really faint so I didn't try to get it in the shot.
Labels:
Clayton Smalley,
macdonough,
mcdonnah,
mcdonough,
monument,
new york,
ny,
plattsburgh,
rain,
rainbow
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Rainy Sunday
Labels:
Clayton Smalley,
cloud,
clouds,
drop,
droplets,
drops,
mirror,
new york,
ny,
plattsburgh,
rain,
reflection,
truck
Heart Shaped Confetti
Found on the steps of a downtown business. There was a bunch swept in one pile from inside and some that had been blown around the sidewalk.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Farm Sunset
Labels:
barn,
Clayton Smalley,
dusk,
farm,
new york,
ny,
plattsburgh,
silhouette,
sunset,
twilight
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
More Port Kent
Labels:
b/w,
black and white,
Clayton Smalley,
clouds,
lake,
lake champlain,
new york,
ny,
plattsburgh,
port kent,
reflection,
Vermont,
vt
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saranac River
Labels:
cadyville,
Clayton Smalley,
duck,
dusk,
new york,
ny,
plattsburgh,
river,
saranac,
saranac river,
twilight
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Ice Cream Stand
Nothing was cropped in this image, I just shot high to avoid as much light as I could from the stand below and adjusted the contrast to get the little bit of detail from the bottom of the overhang out. Shot using the chrome setting, which added a slight shine, though I don't know if it was a measurable change after adjusting levels and selective colors in Photoshop.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Sailor's Point
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Abstract Glass
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Flower
I went for a half hour little walk in Lake Placid and the only shot without masses of people or cars that I got was this one thirty seconds into the trip. Came out ok, though, I used a cooling filter and dampened down any brighter colors in the background.
Labels:
Clayton Smalley,
flower,
Lake Placid,
sidewalk,
street
Monday, August 3, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
By the Tracks
Labels:
b/w,
bike,
black and white,
Clayton Smalley,
lake,
lake champlain,
motorcycle,
motorcycles,
train,
train tracks
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Rusty Lock
A macro shot of a rusty lock from the dilapidated steam shovel out in the direction of Beekmantown, NY.
Labels:
b/w,
black and white,
Clayton Smalley,
lock,
macro,
rust,
rusty
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Bookstore
A scene I happened upon while taking a break from walking around Church Street in Burlington, Vermont.
Labels:
b/w,
black and white,
bookshop,
bookstore,
Burlington,
Clayton Smalley,
used books,
Vermont,
vt
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Port Kent
Taken at the Port Kent ferry dock looking out at Lake Champlain. A macro shot focused a bit out to draw the eye to the mid-range of texture.
Labels:
b/w,
binocular,
binoculars,
black and white,
Clayton Smalley,
ferry,
lake champlain,
macro,
metal,
plattsburgh,
port kent,
texture
Strange Findings at the Fair
A sad looking fisherman I found on a bench in the middle of a rain shower. Macro with a cooling filter.
Labels:
action figure,
Clayton Smalley,
clinton,
clinton county fair,
county,
fair,
macro,
plattsburgh,
rain,
raindrops,
sad
Friday, July 24, 2009
Monument
A little bit of an abstract view of the monument here in Plattsburgh. I tried to get some of the clothesline in the strip of black that was the building next to me.
Labels:
b/w,
black and white,
Clayton Smalley,
clouds,
monument,
plattsburgh,
sky
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Wine Night
A light use of a warming filter plus the shadow/highlight tool to bring out some of the texture of the material and the image of the bottle printed on it. I like using solid black sky for contrast.
Labels:
Clayton Smalley,
night,
plattsburgh,
umbrella,
umbrellas,
wine
Friday, July 10, 2009
Tracks
There isn't much story to this image except I was lost and came across a train crossing. Coincidently I got lost taking a long drive a couple weeks later and came across the same crossing from the other direction.
Labels:
abandoned,
b/w,
black and white,
Clayton Smalley,
crossing,
tracks,
train,
trains
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Rainy Day
Labels:
church,
Clayton Smalley,
plattsburgh,
puddle,
puddles,
rain,
rainy day,
reflection
Nothing but blue sky..
A shot taken here in Plattsburgh at the boat basin. It was one of several test images, but most of the others were too busy with the masts of the sailboats. Bringing the boats into the shot only complicated the image, docks, people, etc.. So I decided to shoot at a different angle from a bit closer. The metal structure ended up being a bit dark so I raised the contrast to bring out the lettering.
Labels:
boat basin,
boats,
Clayton Smalley,
clouds,
lake,
lake champlain,
naked turtle,
plattsburgh
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Cloudy Night
Aperture wide open, eight second exposure. It was still very dark so I had to do some post production to distinguish the sky from the trees. I was lost somewhere on a back road near Peru, NY.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Farm
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Chazy Lake
Labels:
chazy lake,
Clayton Smalley,
flowing water,
lake,
panorama,
panoramic,
purple,
shore,
sky,
sunset
Fishing
A nice woman at the pier just a bit beyond U.S. Oval here in Plattsburgh allowed me to take a few shots of her at the end of the evening.
Labels:
Clayton Smalley,
dock,
dusk,
fishing,
lake,
lake champlain,
new york,
plattsburgh
Friday, June 5, 2009
Bike Reflection
Labels:
b/w,
bicycle,
bike,
black and white,
Clayton Smalley,
night,
plattsburgh,
reflection,
window
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Small Barn
Labels:
barn,
chazy,
Clayton Smalley,
field,
moores,
new york,
ny,
plattsburgh,
red,
small
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Abstract Angles
This is of a binocular viewing platform at the Point Au Roche state park. Of the several I took this one came into the best focus (my others set for macro weren't quite on) and coincidently this was the one I had turned the camera a few degrees to a drastically different angle. Minor post production to bring the washed out sidewalk a bit more into the image.
Labels:
binocular,
binoculars,
Clayton Smalley,
macro,
plattsburgh,
step,
step up
Friday, May 29, 2009
Riverbed
I used some contrast editing to bring out some detail. Lightroom was useful in adjusting the brightness of different portions of the image, drawing the eye to the mid-image area of light rocks.
Labels:
Clayton Smalley,
cracks,
erosion,
plattsburgh,
reflection,
river,
riverbed,
rocks,
water
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Airport
This was of a plane being dismantled at the former Plattsburgh Airport. I found a trail in the background that fit well. Playing a bit with the saturation gave more texture to the aluminum.
Labels:
airplane,
airport,
b/w,
black and white,
Clayton Smalley,
fly,
flying,
plane,
plattsburgh
Monday, May 25, 2009
Lettering
This shot was almost a loss, the detail of the wood grain in the lit area of the table was almost completely washed, and levels were impossible to isolate to the area so my only option was to adjust the image as a whole which was a far too blunt adjustment. Eventually I found Photoshop's shadow/highlight tool was just right for bringing out the detail in the lit portion of the shot. This was taken in the new "Smooth Moves" coffee shop on the corner of Broad and Durkee here in Plattsburgh.
Labels:
b/w,
black and white,
Clayton Smalley,
coffee,
plattsburgh,
shadow,
shop
Friday, May 15, 2009
Bicycle Night
One of the few shots I've done on this blog that include people. 1/4 of a second, no flash. I hope to work a bit more on spontaneous shots as opposed to my "as found scene" stuff.
Labels:
b/w,
bicycle,
bike,
black and white,
blur,
Clayton Smalley,
motion,
plattsburgh,
riding
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Adirondacks
This was taken just outside of my hometown, Saranac Lake, NY. A two piece panorama.
Click on the image to see a larger version.
Labels:
adirondacks,
Clayton Smalley,
mountains,
panorama,
panoramic,
saranac lake
Friday, May 8, 2009
Lake Champlain at Night
This is my first piece that really uses aperture more than just for test work. A night shot near the marina here in Plattsburgh, NY.
Labels:
Clayton Smalley,
docks,
lake champlain,
night,
night shot,
plattsburgh
Saturday, April 25, 2009
On the Docks
Here's a shot that was originally done in black and white. I played with some color temp and some shading to get the final image. Its not quite sepia, but it isn't far off.
Labels:
b/w,
black and white,
Clayton Smalley,
dock,
docks,
marina,
plattsburgh,
sepia,
water
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