Author: circadianreflections

My name is Deborah Zajac. I'm a photographer living in Nevada at the base of the Eastern Sierras. I am a passionate nature, landscape, night/astro photographer. I shoot predominately in color and use Nikon Digital Cameras, and lenses. I hope you enjoy seeing some of the photos I've taken while on my travels. Please feel free to leave a comment I'd love to hear from you.

MM2-8: Reticulated Giraffe

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We took our little guy (#1 Grandson) to Oakland Zoo over the week-end. It was so much fun watching his face light up seeing the animals. He loved the Giraffes, and Chimpanzee’s. The Lions and Tigers were hiding in the shade so we didn’t see them this trip.  Here’s one of the young Giraffes who didn’t mind standing out in the sun.

MM2:8 Reticulated Giraffe

To see the other entries for Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2 go here.

Nikon Df| AF-D Nikkor 28-105mm @105mm| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| Hand-held

More to come…

Vasona Lake Sunset

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It’s been a couple of months since I’ve been over to the lake so I thought with clouds in the sky this evening it might be worth a trip over. Most the people were packing up their picnics, toys, kids, or were hauling all their stuff out when I arrived so, it was really quite and peaceful in my spot.

A couple of times while I waited for the color in the sky a duck would splash down. That was the most noise I heard.  Then the sky started turning pink. It was a lovely way to end the day and week-end.

Vasona Lake SunsetNikon Df| AF-D Nikkor 28-105mm @32mm| f14| ISO 100|  2 frames blended in Photoshop CS6: frame 1- 2 second exposure, frame 2- 0.8sec | Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film

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P52 17/52: Tiger

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P52 16 of 52 Tiger

Beware of the terrible tiger,
You don’t always know when he’s near,
But his eyes shine like lights
In the blackest of nights,
And his growl makes you tremble with fear!
~Giles Andreae
From the Children’s book Rumble in the Jungle 1998

Nikon Df| Lensbaby Composer Pro w/Soft Focus Optic, 16mm Macro Converter, and Wide Angle Lens @ f/5.6|Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| Hand-held

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MM2:7- Wild Rose and the Bee

Posted in Bees, Cupertino CA, Hiking, Macro Photography, Santa Clara County, Saratoga CA, Wild Rose, WildflowersTagged , , , , , , 10 Comments

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I dug into my earlier 2015 Hiking files for the weekly contribution to Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2. Nothing I made images of this week worked out well in Monochrome/Black & White.  I’m so glad we have the option of color today because for me somethings just don’t work as well in Black and White. 🙂

MM2-7 Wild Rose and Bee

Check out the other wonderful contributions to this week’s Monochrome Madness2 here.

Panasonic DMC-FZ200| @ 108mm| Lexar Professional Digital Film| Hand-held| Santa Clara County

P52 16/52 Salsify

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Salsify

This is a new wildflower for me. I think it’s beautiful.  There were a few other new ones for me on today’s 5.5mile hike.
I’m wiped out! The hills were rolling, but steep.

Nikon Df| LensBaby Composer Pro w/Soft Focus Optic @ f/4, and 16mm Macro Converter| Hand-held| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film

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Allan…an impromptu portrait

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Alan

Nikon Df| AF-d Nikkon 85mm f/1.4@ f.5.6|ISO 200| SB910 camera right at 1/4 power

I’m trying to keep things as normal as possible to keep myself from collapsing. My Mother in Law died suddenly on the 15th in the wee hours of the morning.  He-Man and my son flew back to PA. this morning. I’m at home taking care of # 1 Grandson while Daughter has to return to work. This loss will be hardest on my daughter.MIL and Daughter had a bond…one I wish I had with my daughter. They talked about everything, and trust and “got” each other.  This is the first loss of this magnitude my children have experienced. It’s really hard.

Allan is daughter’s BFF- guy friend. He’s fabulous. Daughter and he have been friends for years. #1 Grandson loves him, and I’m so grateful he’s here when she needs him most.  He’s a keeper…not just a “fair weather friend”. I’m so grateful Daughter has him now and I hope forever.

The next few weeks will be hard on us. I know we will soldier on, but  I could really use your prayers, and positive thoughts right now.

More to come…