Tag: Walking Trail

Swinging Bridge over Stony Brook

Created by photographer Frank Jansen, the Tuesday Photo Challenge is a weekly theme-based challenge for photographers of all kinds to share both new and old photography.

Bhavana and I went for a short adventure this afternoon. We went on a hike on one of the Institute Woods Trails. The Institute Woods Trails is 589 acres of land (woods, wetlands, and farms) and is part of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. We started at the Clarke House Museum. Some parts were muddy due to rain on previous days, but it wasn't too bad we did not have our hiking boots.

We hiked the Trolley Track Trail where we saw the Institute of Advanced Study buildings. We passed a little pond that I think I will explore in the winter and spring. We continued on the Founders Walk trail to the narrow suspension footbridge over the stream in Institute Woods. It's a pretty neat bridge that sways a bit while you walk on it.

Institute Woods · 19 November 2017 · Nikon D5100 · AF-S DX Nikkor 35 mm f/1.8
Institute Woods · 19 November 2017 · Nikon D5100 · AF-S DX Nikkor 35 mm f/1.8
Institute Woods · 19 November 2017 · Nikon D5100 · AF-S DX Nikkor 35 mm f/1.8
Institute Woods · 19 November 2017 · Nikon D5100 · AF-S DX Nikkor 35 mm f/1.8
Institute Woods · 19 November 2017 · Nikon D5100 · AF-S DX Nikkor 35 mm f/1.8
Institute Woods · 19 November 2017 · Nikon D5100 · AF-S DX Nikkor 35 mm f/1.8

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Created by photographer Frank Jansen, the Tuesday Photo Challenge is a weekly theme-based challenge for photographers of all kinds to share both new and old photography.

Kingston Branch Loop Trail of D& R Canal State Park

After my haircut this morning, despite my severe allergies, I drove just over the Princeton Township border to a spot along the Delaware and Raritan Canal. I had never been here before, but I drive past it often, whether on my way to work or out to Route 1. Sometimes I see cars parked here, and sometimes people carrying canoes.

I grabbed my Nikon, tripod and Hoya ND400 neutral density filter and followed the beaten path to the water. It was peaceful. The air was clean and crisp. I enjoyed the silence while it lasted. Through the trees, I could hear the chatter of people talking while walking or bicycling along the other side of the canal.

I could see a path carved along the canal by other humans exploring like I was. I walked a few hundred yards, set up my tripod at the very edge of the water and took a few images.

I tried using the TriggerTrap software with the Hoya ND400 to do some long-exposure HDR photography, but I could not get the software to work correctly. The TriggerTrap capture all the images at the same shutter speed. I used the auto-bracketing mode on my camera instead.

I walked a few more yards and watched the turtles basking on logs in the early morning sun.

Sunday in Montgomery Veterans Park with Godelieve Babey

Last Sunday I "exercised" my way through Montgomery Park. Godelieve Babey, a local personal fitness trainer, led a group of local residents on a fun fitness romp through the walking trails of the Montgomery Park Arboretum. Godelieve led us through a series of warm-up exercises before leading up down the path to fitness. Bhavana and Shaan were with me as well as my good friend Prasanna. Prasanna had brought his camera hoping to find something interesting in the arboretum. My camera was focused on capturing the event as part of my volunteer efforts to help Montgomery Friends of Open Space with social media. Bhavana had fun but Shaan looked exhausted after just twenty minutes.

Godelieve Babey possesses over 12 years in the exercise industry providing personal training and fitness services to those who prefer to exercise in a non-gym environment. Godelieve is well versed in training clients to get them moving especially to survive the physical and sedentary demands of one’s daily routine.

The workout was not intense but I did feel it in my thighs and calves. Godelieve showed us how to get exercise doing the Monster Walk while combining arm movements designed to increase our range of motion. Godelieve core belief is that you can be fit and exercise anywhere.

Godelieve Babey
Godelieve Babey

Doing the "Monster Walk"