While expensive it’s something owners of this lens will be happy to hear. Nikon Rumors has a link to Adorama who is taking pre orders.
H/T Nikon Rumors
Month: March 2011
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~ Lao Tzu
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." ~ Lao Tzu, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.
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Double D and set up for the sunset at a couple of different locations along this beach, but ended up on the south end where the only color was, and it was just a wee bit of color at that. The texture and waves made up for any lack of color in the sky on this occasion. I can’t complain. The sound of the pounding surf is so relaxing, and I had a great day. I photographed Allen’s Hummingbirds, a Mission that had been on my list for sometime, met a nice couple there, found the Calla Lilies in a ravine, met a friend not seen in months, met Derek, and spent the day with a good friend- Double D. No, nothing to complain about at all.
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35mm @ 17mm| f5| 1/125 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod
Hwy 1, Monterey County, California, Sunset, Splash, waves, sand, clouds
Allen’s Hummingbird
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Another photo from yesterday morning. He’s sipping the nectar from this Ruby Cluster bush. This bush is ginormous! It’s about 7-8 feet tall, and just as wide.
Nikon D90| Nikkor 180mm w/Tamron 1.4x extender@ f8| 1/40 sec| ISO 160| Aperture Priority| Tripod
Santa Cruz,California
Calla Lily Ravine
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Inspired by Keven McNeal’s Calla Lilies I looked for this ravine and what luck I found it! Double D and I spent a lovely day on the coast photographing Hummingbirds then headed out to Monterey County to photograph a Mission on our list then we headed out Hwy 1 to try to find this ravine, and a good place to shoot the sunset. While here we met a friend I hadn’t seen since Oct. What a small world…or perhaps not in the world of Photography.
I need to go back to this spot a bit later in the season when the other wildflowers in this ravine are in bloom, and I want to shoot it in the morning rather than the afternoon. It’s quite muddy, and wet here. I was standing in a stream. Beware!! Should you find this ravine know it does have Poison Oak all over it. Later it’s going to be huge! I’m immune to it THANKFULLY! There are also wild berry bushes which are thorny. As they and the Poison Oak grow it’s going to make getting back here much more difficult.
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35mm@ 24mm| f4| 1/800 sec| ISO 160| Aperture Priority| Tripod
Signs of Spring
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In late Winter the Allen’s Hummingbird returns to Santa Cruz from a long Winter in Mexico heralding the return of Spring! Double D and I went over the hill to Santa Cruz to see if we could spot a few and photograph them. Here is one landing on a succulent plant called Ruby Cluster. A favorite food of the Hummingbird.
I saw and photographed Anna’s Hummingbirds too. The diving displays of the males of both breeds are so much fun to watch.
Nikon D90| Nikkor 180mm + Tamron 1.4x TC| f6.3| 1/200 sec| ISO 200| Aperture Priority| Tripod
Calla Lilies
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Over at Fort Cronkhite near the parking lot I found these growing wild. The beach here is called Rodeo, but is it Roe-dee-oh, or Roe-day-oh? I’ve heard it called both. Wanting to know I called the visitors center. The woman manning the phone there said it was originally called Rodire (Ro-deer) Beach, but that has morphed into Roe-dee-oh Beach. The surfers call it Fort. Cronkhite Beach.
She also said you’ll hear pronounced both ways…
It was windy, and got chilly as the day wore on. Double D, and I started hiking up that mountain on the left and nearly reached the top when T called to say, “I’m here!” so we headed down to meet her. There is an old WWII bunker up there I’d like to explore.
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 18mm Ai-S| f8| 1/80 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| On a Tripod
San Francisco Skyline
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No day of photography would be complete without a little Night Photography. Stopping along the highway on the way out of Sausalito myself, Dali, and the Cheeky Monkey set up our tripods to capture this view.
Nikon D90| Nikkor 80-200mm @ 112mm| f10| 17 seconds| ISO 160| Manual Mode| On a Tripod
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