“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty
Three things that make me smile- The Orange Ripe and Plump, the little Wren who sings while hunting for breakfast, and new green leaves of Nasturtiums which tell me Spring is near., originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.
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Nikon D300s| Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8 @ f2.8|
‘I thought the earth remembered me,she took me back so tenderly,arranging her dark skirts, her pocketsfull of lichens and seeds.”~ Mary Oliver, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.
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The falls, and creeks were so low the rich mossy rocks and lush creek-sides were farther away from the actual water flow.
This was one of the best running falls of the day. It wasn’t very deep here at all. I was standing in the water with my feet, boots and all in the water. I love these hiking boots! I had my feet completely immersed a couple of times on this day and my feet were dry and warm.
My new Induro CF tripod seems to be holding up to the abuse I’ve been giving it this last month too.
(knock on wood!)
Here’s the whole poem by Mary Oliver. She is one of my all time favorite poets.
Sleeping in the Forest
I thought the earth remembered me,
she took me back so tenderly,
arranging her dark skirts, her pockets
full of lichens and seeds.
I slept as never before, a stone on the river bed, nothing between me and the white fire of the stars but my thoughts, and they floated light as moths
among the branches of the perfect trees.
All night I heard the small kingdoms
breathing around me, the insects,
and the birds who do their work in the darkness.
All night I rose and fell, as if in water,
grappling with a luminous doom. By morning I had vanished at least a dozen times into something better.
~Mary Oliver
Nikon D90| Nikkor 17-35mm @30mm| f8| 2.5 seconds| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Remote Release Cable| B+W 3 Stop ND filter|
Uvas Canyon; Santa Clara County; California; Waterfall; Basin Falls
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While framing up the Sandhill Cranes this Great Egret buzzed these three.
How great is that! It made up for harsh lighting and shooting at the wrong time of the day. Not knowing if I’d get an opportunity to come back before the Sandhill Cranes leave for the year I shot until the sun went down.
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 300mm f4 @ f4| 1/400 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| On a Tripod w/ Sidekick| Hoya Circular Polarizer w/ 81A
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A friend and I went out to Ano Nuevo to take a tour with a docent out to the bluffs to see the Elephant Bull Seals, females and pups. This big guy moved sinuously over to this female and slung his fin over her body and started making advances. Females who are not in estrus will do all they can to get away from an advancing male; throw sand, and run! For these two, however, the courtship has begun…
The males arrive first in the winter followed by the females who come to give birth to their pups. They nurse the pups for 3 weeks then they abandon them, mate again then return to sea to eat.
The pups mortality rate on land is 10% they are left to fend for themselves without even knowing how to swim! Those that make it out to sea to return have a mortality rate of 50%.
For more information and History see:
http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=1115
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 300mmf4 @ f7.1| 1/250 sec| ISO 400| Manual Mode| On a Monopod|
Swanson Creek Uvas Canyon- Orton Effect, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.
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I spent a couple of hours with friends Dali, and Alex in Uvas Canyon shooting waterfalls, and hoping to see a lot of Ladybugs. Unfortunately, there weren’t too many Ladybugs today, and the waterfalls weren’t running as full as we found them last year. I think we were here too early this year.
If time allows I’d like to return in a few weeks.
I liked the way this little fall cascaded over the fallen log then down the rocks, and the tree roots, and boulders covered in moss gave the scene some great color, and texture.
Nikon D90| Nikkor 17-35mm @ 35mm| f8| 3.0 sec| ISO 200| On a tripod| B+W 3 Stop ND Filter| Long Exposure| Silky Water| Orton Effect
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I’ve been wanting to see a Shoveler close enough to get a good shot for a year. Finally I got not one but two! This pair was out on a pond in Redwood Shores in San Carlos, CA.
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 300mm f4 @ f6.3| 1/800 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| On a Tripod|
“San Francisco itself is art, above all literary art. Every block is a short story, every hill a novel. Every home a poem, every dweller within immortal. That is the whole truth.” ~ William Saroyan, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.
Copyright © 2011 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.
Oh, it’s rather compressed in this view. Click anywhere in the photo to see it Large. It really does look better larger-
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After my friends and I shot the sunset in Pacifica we drove into San Francisco to find this hill. The goal was to climb it and take night shots of the city. Our goal wasn’t quite met. There is a particular building we were hoping to see that can’t be seen from here. Disappointed, neither Tj, or DD shot from here. I alone set up and took the shot- well 3 shots. It was a bit foggy and looking through my lens I thought this was going to be horribly out of focus. I’m glad it was only fog and not my eye sight! I’d love to come back up here when the moon is up and the sky is clear. Another shot for the bucket list. My list grows instead of shrinks.
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35mm @@25mm| f16| 50.0 sec| Manual Mode| On a Tripod| Triggered with Remote Release cable
San Francisco, Buena Vista Park; California; Night Photography
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