“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty
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It’s all about the bag and tude!
Nikon D90| Nikkor 17-35@ 17mm| f8| 1/160 sec| ISO 200| Aperture Priority| Hand-held
San Francisco, CA; cable cars; iconic scenes; black & white;
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The Appetizer: A basket full of Escabeche
I fill up on this stuff. It’s Mexican pickled carrots, onions, garlic, and red new potatoes, with jalapenos, but I don’t get any of those. Those are too hot and spicy for me. I also get a few fresh radishes. I munch on this while I wait for my entrée.
A Soft Veggie Taco-Two corn tortillas piled high with tender, pink Pinto beans, Spanish rice, a wee bit of Guacamole, pico de gallo, salsa, and garnished with a slice of fresh tomato. I ate the whole thing.
This is my favorite “fast food”. What’s your idea of “fast food”?
Nikon D700| Nikkor 35mm f2 @ f3.5| 1/40 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode & focus| Hand-held
Taqueria Los Pericos, Campbell, CA
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I rose early again this morning to meet 4 friends to try once more to photograph the rising Crescent Moon over Mt. Hamilton. Can you see it? You may have to click the photo once or twice to view larger. Though the sky was much clearer this morning of fog, low clouds, and haze we were competing with the later hour and approaching dawn. I couldn’t see it with my naked eye. Thankfully my camera did, and I was able to tease it out using Lightroom4.
We shot the sunrise shortly after this. I hope to post a photo from that later. I used my new Solar filter for it.
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 80-200mm@200mm+ Tamorn 1.4TC| |f11| 2 sec| ISO 800| Manual Mode| Tripod|
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I met some friends this morning at 5:30A.M. to try to shoot the Crescent Moon as it rose behind Mt. Hamilton, but the clouds covered the summit obscuring the moon. We left that location and moved a couple of miles southeast to try to catch the sunrise, but the clouds, still low and thick also blocked the sun. We were treated to some lovely reds, pinks, and golds though, so I turned my lens toward downtown and photographed the beautiful morning sky with the Old Bank of America Tower in view.
For the History buffs:
The Old Bank of America Building was built in 1925. It’s one of the oldest skyscrapers in Silicon Valley. One of the first to be designed as Earthquake proof. It is a designated San Jose Historical Landmark, and in the National Register of Historic Places-Historic District.
Today it is used for office space.
~ Wiki-pedia
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 80-200mm@155mm+ Tamorn 1.4TC| |f11| 1/5 sec | ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod|
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My first shot of the sun! I’m making baby steps further into Astrophotography with the addition of a Solar Filter. The filter came in last week, but we’ve had nothing but rain and overcast skies since then so I’ve not been able to try it out.
Today we have partly cloudy skies and no rain. I was so excited to finally have sun that I set up and started shooting and thought I was fully extended to 200mm. Sigh, I wasn’t even close!
There are clouds moving over the sun at the moment. I’ll set up again and take another shot this afternoon.
I’m so blond all too often.
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 80-200 + Tamron 1.4x extender effective length 328mm| f16| 1/40 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod| Solar Filter
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This photograph is one I took at last month’s Pacific Flyway Festival. It’s a week-end event for birders out on Mare Island in the San Francisco Bay Area. Several hikes, and guided tours with experienced birders are offered. I went with a group of folks, and my friend Dali out to Skaggs Island for a private walk-about. It’s part of an old Navy base which is being renovated and rehabilitated to marsh land.
This Kite was perched in a tree just within range for me to get several shots of it before it flew away. I was so excited to be this close to one that didn’t fly away the moment it spotted me. They’re so skittish they perch far away from the roads, or they take flight as soon as they see me coming.
The day was overcast, and the sky was flat so I decided to turn this one into a “high Key” shot.
Nikon D700| Nikkor 70-300 @ 300mm| f7.1| 1/1600sec| ISO 500| Manual Mode| Tripod
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Yesterday while hiking the Dorn Trail in Clear Lake, CA I saw this wildflower called Hounds Tongue. It’s named for its broad leaves which you can’t see here. To get this macro view I used 3 extensions tubes; the Kenko
36mm, 20mm, and 12mm with my Nikkor 50mm f1.8 prime lens. It took some patience to get the focus lined up. The depth of field is really shallow even using all 3 tubes, and stopping down to f11. I really think I need a focusing rail.
I’d like to get one that doesn’t break the bank since I really only do macro photography in the Spring and Summer when flowers are abundant. Are you using a focusing rail? Recommendations are welcome!
Nikon D700| Nikkor 50mm w/ Kenko extension Tubes| f11| 1/4 sec| ISO 200| Manual mode & focus| Tripod- I think I used flash too on this shot.
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