Vito Paratore Photography » whitesbog http://vitoparatore.com/blog Delve into the mind of photographer, Vito Paratore. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:04:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Whitesbog, New Jersey: Abstract Macro http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/12/whitesbog-new-jersey-abstract-macro/ http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/12/whitesbog-new-jersey-abstract-macro/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 13:19:55 +0000 Vito Paratore http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/12/whitesbog-new-jersey-abstract-macro/ This past Saturday, I was finally able to carve out a block of time to photograph. I woke up early to drive there for sunrise, but the clouds were too thick to see the sun coming up. I was surprisingly okay with that, since lately I have wanted to take some abstract macros. I found a nice little oak (?) tree covered in water droplets and began to shoot it. While repositioning to try a new angle, I looked back into my viewfinder and found the composition below. I was not even shooting the grasses there, so I’m considering this shot a gift from God (Well, all my shots are…but this one in particular). In the uninspired photographic “slump” I have been in the past few weeks, I needed a little Divine intervention.

Grass Abstract

]]> http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/12/whitesbog-new-jersey-abstract-macro/feed/ 3 Sunset in Whitesbog, New Jersey http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/21/sunset-in-whitesbog-new-jersey/ http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/21/sunset-in-whitesbog-new-jersey/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:01:14 +0000 Vito Paratore http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/21/sunset-in-whitesbog-new-jersey/ After deciding the clouds moving in were going to ruin the sunset, I started to drive home. What a misjudgment! About 5 miles down the road, I looked back to find great color and very dramatic light. I found a spot to turn around and went back. I missed the most dramatic light because of my impatience, but the sunset was still quite beautiful when I got back to take photos. I learned a key lesson of photography that day: Never leave before the sun is down!

Stream Sunset

]]> http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/21/sunset-in-whitesbog-new-jersey/feed/ 0 Whitesbog, New Jersey http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/16/whitesbog-new-jersey/ http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/16/whitesbog-new-jersey/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:01:10 +0000 Vito Paratore http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/16/whitesbog-new-jersey/ After a few uninspired, busy weeks, I made time to go shooting this past Friday and Saturday. On Friday, I took a trip to scout out Batsto Lake not too far from Tuckerton, New Jersey. It looks like it has some promise, although bug spray is a must. I found 3 ticks on me after walking for less than 15 minutes. I went back to Whitesbog for sunset and found a few good spots for future photos.

On Saturday I went back to Whitesbog for sunset. I found this small group of stumps in one of the bogs. Because the bog is so shallow, the water is very still, making for awesome reflections of the sky. Here is what I ended up with:

Whitesbog Reflection

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