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.

Backlit-Aspens-web

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After the Photowalk I wandered around the Eastern Sierra looking for Fall color. It was easy to find in the higher elevations. Like this little stand of Aspens backlit by the mid-morning sun.

There is big storm coming through CA now which brought with it snow, wind, and rain to the Sierras. I expect there will be damage to the Aspen leaves when it’s done.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17=35 @ 17mm| f22| 1/50 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod

Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierras, California, Landscape, Scenic, Backlit, Aspens, Fall Color

Eastern Sierra Light and Shadows

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A black and white version of the morning’s Alpine glow. Taken while I was participating in the 4th annual Scott Kelby WorldWide Photowalk.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35@ 20mm| f8| 1/80 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod| Self-Timer

Eastern Sierras, Sunrise, Alpine glow, landscape, scenics, representational photography;

Morning-on-the-lake

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This is one of the photographs I took while in the Eastern Sierras with the WorldWide Photowalk.
There were about 15 of us who walked down to this lake. We arrived well before sunrise to get down to the lake to pick out a good spot. There was one tricky place crossing the lake on boulders and stones. A few stones were loose. I missed my trekking poles which I left behind this trip. Fortunately, I didn’t fall in.

It’s absolutely gorgeous here. We were really blessed on this morning with great light, and alpine glow.
As you see there are fall colors too! Conditions- Cold, and a bit windy.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35 @ 17mm| f5.6| 1/5 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod| Self Timer

God’s World

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God’s World, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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O WORLD, I cannot hold thee close enough!
Thy winds, thy wide grey skies!
Thy mists that roll and rise!
Thy woods, this autumn day, that ache and sag
And all but cry with colour! That gaunt crag
To crush! To lift the lean of that black bluff!
World, World, I cannot get thee close enough!

Long have I known a glory in it all,
But never knew I this;
Here such a passion is
As stretcheth me apart. Lord, I do fear
Thou’st made the world too beautiful this year.
My soul is all but out of me,—let fall
No burning leaf; prithee, let no bird call.
~Edna St. Vincent Millay

I thought of this poem when standing here. I am so grateful for poets! Words fail me so often.

I am standing on Mt. Allison gazing at Mission Peak, and beyond it Monument Peak, and behind that Mt. Diablo. It was hard work getting here but worth every step.

Hike stats-
Total miles 8.36
Total elevation 2,552 ft
Total time 4hours 30 mins.

My route and stats you can see here:
connect.garmin.com/activity/116743145

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35 @ 17mm| f11| 1/200 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod
Fremont, CA

Adobe Announces Photoshop Elements 10

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” Adobe has released version 10 of its Photoshop Elements image-editing software. New features include Guided Edits, which guide users step-by-step through the process of achieving certain image looks, and a range of image organization options. Several tools have been updated too, including the text and crop tools. There’s also an option to upload videos directly to sharing sites such as Facebook and YouTube. The software will be available shortly for $99.99, alternatively users of any previous version can upgrade for $79.99. The company has simultaneously released version 10 of its Premiere Elements video-editing software at the same price; a bundle containing both programs will also be available for $149.99.”~dpreview

http://www.dpreview.com/news/1109/11092005adobeelements10.asp?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=generic

 

H/T dpreview

Saturday Daybreak

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Saturday Daybreak, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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Hiking up to Mission Peak last Sat. morning via the Hidden Valley trail I stopped to set up my tripod to shoot these beautiful clouds and light as day broke.
The view is of Fremont, CA and the southern part of San Francsico Bay. It’s mostly marsh and wet lands down there. For those who know the Hidden Valley trail I was just past the 4th bench, and just about to hike under the Crags.

These yellow bushes/wildflowers covering much of the hillsides now I think is Tocalote thistle.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35 @ 17mm| f5.6| 1/6 second| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod

“To be the thing being breathed” ~ Dorothea Lasky

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Facing the north eastern sky. The brightest light-star trail isn’t a star. It’s Jupiter’s rising trail.
Those are airplanes streaking across my star trails. This is the flight corridor for flights in and out of SFO.

Nikon D700 | Nikkor 17-35@17mm| f2.8| 35 seconds| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Tripod w/Intervelometer
66 frames stacked in CS5