Let my cares go where the stream flows and the green grass grows., originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

Copyright © 2011 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

Myself and friends DD, T, and the Cheeky Monkey, were on way back up to Yosemite to try one more time to capture the fire of Horsetail Fall when we spotted this little stream and lovely green pasture. DD quickly pulled over and out we jumped to photograph this lovely scene. The clouds were big,and billowy, and the little yellow wildflowers on the bank of this stream were a bonus. Spring flowers are blooming here in CA!

Traveling lighter than normal I packed my 18mm Ai-S lens and using it on my D90 I soon discovered it didn’t meter, or register the aperture. At first I thought it was malfunctioning since I get metering and an aperture readings on my D300s, but it would allow me to take the shot. I took more than my normal 3 shots using it. I did a lot chimping, and relying on my histogram and LCD.
I emailed a Nikon friend to verify that my lens wasn’t malfunctioning. He assures me it was working as it should. What an eye opener! How did you guys ever shoot wildlife in “true manual mode”!?!

Nikon D90| Nikkor 18mm @ f8| 1/160 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| On a Tripod|