A Quiet Evening Walk

Small collection of images from a summery evening walk in upstate New York.

Summer is in full swing here in upstate New York. Tonight I went for a wonderfully warm, evening walk. It started with driving to my local lake. On the way, I was waiting at a red light and noticed this vintage car parked outside a retro looking ice cream spot.

For this walk, I shot on my Fujifilm X-Pro3 and the X-mount Voigtlander 27mm lens. This is my first time shooting digital with any seriousness this year, so it was fun to get back into it. I used the optical viewfinder (with the mini screen for focusing) and tried to minimize any looking at the back screen.

Nice warm up. I've shot this exact scene before, but oh well.

All the color photos throughout this blog are RAW images edited in Lightroom CC with a modified (HSL adjustments) version of Fujifilm's Classic Chrome Color Profile. The black and white images are straight out of camera using the Ilford HP5 Plus 400 recipe from Fuji X Weekly.

I wish I got a little lower to get more separation with the sky and leaves, but I still like this framing.

Really happy with this composition, it has a nice flow to it. And, I think the black and white works well.

I always take this shot when I walk past. It has such nice layers, and I love the little fence.

So happy with how satisfying this composition came out.

I was surprised at how relatively nice out it was by the lake. It had been really hot today (around 92 degrees Fahrenheit), but it cooled down by the water with a nice breeze. I've walked this route numerous times now, but it still doesn't get old. I find it fun to revisit compositions at different times of day and during the year.

Nothing too special, but evening light is always nice.

Simple sign shot, but I always like when the bushes or trees grow around them.

Nice little patch of flowers with good light, simple as that.

I liked the pattern that this hose created, and the side light was nice too.

This was just at the edge of the lake, but it looks otherworldly almost. There is something about it that's intriguing, and I like that.

I got lucky there were no cars or people walking on the path below the tree.

Spotted this bunny sitting across from these lawn chairs and found it quite cute.

Right after this photo, the homeowner had pulled into their driveway (to the right of this photo). I was walking with my headphones in, but they called over to me asking what I had taken a photo of. Luckily, they qualified their question with saying how they didn't mind that it included their property. This moment is actually a pretty real fear/anxiety of mine when I do these neighborhood-y photo walks as it is possible to be confronted. In this case, I was glad the homeowner was so nice.

I just liked the light and the patterns.

Honestly, a little spooky, but striking nonetheless.

Another pattern on the ground. I find these so fun to find and take.

Here's a wider/establishing shot of the pattern in the previous photo. It's a pretty cool, abandoned parking lot.

I thought it kind of looked like a face, which is fun.

And that was it for the "keepers". I honestly had a pretty high hit rate today, and thus why I wrote this little blog. I felt very focused and intentional today on the walk and was shooting with confidence. I think that shows in the images I made. I'm also quite happy with the number of images that work in black and white, something I'm trying to incorporate more of and experiment with. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed. Until next time :)

Trevor Rosenkilde

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July 7, 2025

A Quiet Evening Walk

Small collection of images from a summery evening walk in upstate New York.

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