Bull Run Mountains
Yesterday I went with a coworker out to the Bull Run Mountains to go on a hike. I was supposed to go duckpin bowling that day up in Maryland but considering that it was 70 F and sunny all day, I figured it would be one of the last warm days of the year and it would be better spent getting fresh air.
It ended up being a great hike. Got to ride in a convertible out there and back, got to try out my new pair of Timberlands I practically stole for $30 from Macys, and to get some use out of my camera. The shots you see (with the exception of #13, which was taken on the foliage setting) were taken with no flash, vibrant color setting, and the cloudy setting just to let more light in through a slightly slower shutter speed.
Notes about the shots:
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The following videos are of crappy visual quality. They were taken more for the sound of the water than anything else. If you would like something prettier to look at, click here to download a high-quality, 19 second, 35 MB clip.
It ended up being a great hike. Got to ride in a convertible out there and back, got to try out my new pair of Timberlands I practically stole for $30 from Macys, and to get some use out of my camera. The shots you see (with the exception of #13, which was taken on the foliage setting) were taken with no flash, vibrant color setting, and the cloudy setting just to let more light in through a slightly slower shutter speed.
Notes about the shots:
- Shot 0: the Chapman Family Cemetary. There are more headstones there that I didn't take shots of.
- Shot 8: a Canadian Maple. How in the hell did it get down here?
- Shot 29: is of one branch spiraling around another branch of a sappling. I'm not sure if that occured naturally or if someone somehow guided it around over a long period of time.
- Shot 30: the Dawson Family Cemetary. There's maybe 3 headstones in that walled-off area. However, further behind it, there's at least a dozen other smaller slate/limestone markers of some sort. None of them are marked.
- Shot 32: find the doe!
Click the shot below for a link to the flicks. Full sized shots available on request (for desktops and the like).
The following videos are of crappy visual quality. They were taken more for the sound of the water than anything else. If you would like something prettier to look at, click here to download a high-quality, 19 second, 35 MB clip.
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