Mossbrea Falls

Mossbrea Falls, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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One from my archive. This fall is in Northern CA. It’s quite an adventure to get to it. There is no trail to the fall. One must walk along railroad tracks for about a mile. Trains still use the track so you might have to jump out-of-the-way and wait for the train to pass on your way to or from the fall.

Once there if it’s been a wet season you’re rewarded with a wall of water cascading down the mountain. I believe the length of the wall or mountain side that the fall cascades down is as long as a football field. I had to shoot it in bits and pieces To take it all in at once was a bit overwhelming at first. The only way I could “see” to photograph it was to break it down into manageable frames.
I’ve looked at my photos off and on since I took them never being motivated to process them beyond a few basic adjustments then I saved them as PSD’s, closed the file and moved on.
I took another look at the “works in progress” over the week-end because I’m planning to pass this way again next month and I’d like to revisit the fall on my way north.
While looking at them again I finished a few photos here’s the first.

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35mm| B+W Neutral Density filter 0.9

 

There's so much I'd like to say to you…

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His gaze was so intense it was a bit unnerving.

Baby Girl and I took the boys to the zoo for the afternoon. It was fun. I hope to do it again soon.
The boys:
4 year old Step-Grandson aka Spiderman had a blast and loved the Children’s zoo with the giant web made of rope, and #1 Grandson 16 weeks- slept the whole time. 🙂

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 70-300mm VR

Along the fence

Copyright © 2013 Deborah M Zajac. All Rights ReservedAlong the fence in Spring
Another photo from my outing with Rene and Rainey last week-end. I love nature’s bouquets. Here there is Lupine, California Poppies, Common Owl’s Clover, and Fiddle-necks.

The bees were buzzing around here, and the day was warm. The cloud cover really made the colors pop by diffusing the light a bit.  This is my favorite time of year in California when all the hills are green and colorful.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 1735@ 25mm| f14| 1/160sec| ISO 200| Manual Priority| Matrix metering| Single Servo AF| Tripod

 

 

Western Bluebird pair Spring 2013

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Rene spotted the male high in a tree and when Rainey and I started to approach to get bit closer he flew away and a moment later the female flew out of a nearby tree. They landed on this barbed wire fencing not too far from me.
Rainey pulled out her cell phone and got her Bird app fired up and started playing Bluebird calls. They were listening and liking it here.
When we tried the phone app later in the day the bluebirds flew away.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 70-300mmVR| f5.6| 1/640s| ISO 200| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| Single Servo AF| Hand-Held

Spring sunset in the rolling hills of California

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I took this frame right after the sun dropped below the horizon or very near it. There wasn’t much color on this evening due to the fog rolling in, but I liked the rosy-golden light, and mist in the valley.

Nikon D700|Nikkor 1735@ 35mm| f/14| 0.3 sec| ISO 200| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| Tripod

Spring in California’s rolling hills

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From a day with Rainey and Rene in the countryside hunting wildflowers. The clover was more prevelant than the poppies this year.
We saw Golden Eagles, and a Bald Eagle pair too, but they were too far for my lens to capture anything good. Right now it was enough to see them. I’m so glad they’re making a comeback in California!

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35@ 30mm| f/9| I/100s | ISO 200| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| Hand-held

Common Owl’s Clover, California Oak, rolling hills, landscape, overcast sky

“Suddenly I realize that if I stepped out of my body I would break into blossom.”~James Wright

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Woody spent a lovely day hunting wildflowers with Rainey, and Rene.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35@ 30mm| f/9| I/100s | ISO 200| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| Hand-held

Common Owl’s Clover, Giant Lupine, California Poppies, Fiddlenecks, wild grasses; California wildflowers;