The EOS Rebel T3 comes in Red! Check out the kits at Canon Direct Store if you’re in the market for a new camera from Canon.
Month: June 2011
Nikon D4 w/ 32MP, D400 w/24MP Sensors from Sony?
Read in Nikon Rumors blog they received a tip. Read the whole thing here.
A Popular Pole
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I made it up to the Pole this morning in my best time ever. The steady stream of people coming and going so early this morning was amazing. I usually come here during the week when there are a lot fewer people. This is just a small sample of the people up here. The entire area was full of people! See the moon? It’s tiny, but still out.
The wait to get a shot of yourself at the Pole was going to be a long wait so I walked over to the elevation marker and took a self-portrait over there where there were only a few people.
Hike Details:
Time to the top: 1h50m
Total miles hiked- 6.2 – I started from Vineyard at 320 ft.
Total ascent- 2,197 feet
Total time-3 hours!
Nikon D90| Nikkor 17-35@ 20mm| f6.3| 1/1000 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Hand-held
Fremont, California, East Bay Regional Parks; Hiking; Photography
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
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I saw this big guy on the Peak Trail on my way down from Mission Peak this morning. It’s the biggest I’ve seen so far this summer, and I just know Dali would liked to have seen and photographed this "kitty"!
It was a great hike. I made it to the Pole in my best time, and I was going up the "The Steep Route".
I do believe going up the PG&E trail with all it’s ups and downs giving me an Interval workout has really paid off. This was without a doubt the best I’ve ever felt going up this mountain.
Hike details:
Time to the top: 1h50m
Total miles hiked- 6.2 – I started from Vineyard at 320 ft.
Total ascent- 2,197 feet
Total time-3 hours!
Peak Trail; Mission Peak Hike; Fremont, California, Nikon D90, Nikkor 17-35mm lens
Giving it the Ole College Try
Giving it the Ole College Try, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.
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I wrote the date down for June’s full moon and it’s position to set over the San Francisco skyline back in Feb. I had hoped I would be able to photograph it, but you know what they say about, “The best laid plans…”
I had work scheduled early this particular week on the days of the full moon setting, so couldn’t make it up to the city. The first free morning I had to try it was Friday. The moon was 98% full, and a lot higher than I had wanted it to be, but I wanted to try it anyway. Practice! Had I waited for the Moon to be lower where I really wanted it, it would have been daylight and too bright. By 5:30a.m. it was too light. So light that the lights on the bridge went off then!
The belt of Venus is lovely isn’t it. The skyline was diffused by a light fog hanging over the city.
I love it when even the failures are fun, and the view is pretty, and friend Downhill Dali who is so NOT a morning person got up, met me, and went up to the city with me to shoot. Thanks Dali!
Nikon D90| Nikkor 17-35 @ 24mm| f11| 30 seconds| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod
Common Night Snake
Common Night Snake, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.
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This is the other snake I mentioned seeing while hiking down from Black Mountain last week.
I think this is a Night Snake. Please correct me if I’m wrong! Not the best photo I know the background isn’t great, but he picked his spot well didn’t he.
I’m seeing snakes on nearly every hike these days. While up in the Sonoma area last week-end I nearly stepped on a large Gopher Snake…and Thurs. I saw Kingsnake sunbathing in the middle of the trail. Signs of Summer!
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 18-200mmVR| f8| 1/6 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Hand-Held
Nikon USA End of Quarter Cleaning!
Thom Hogan pointed out on his blog yesterday that Nikon USA is cleaning out their shelves and has sent a lot of refurbished stock to B&H.
There are 6 page of items today. There are D60’s, and D90’s, and a few newer entry-level DSLR’s like the D3000. The B&H full list is here.
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