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.

Deconstructing the Story: Light, Sound, Motion & EOS HD

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Canon Shooters, there are still 2 more dates to catch this workshop in the USA!

” Canon’s video-capable EOS cameras have changed the way filmmakers conduct their craft. They’ve opened the door to a striking and emotive new style of storytelling. Whether you’re an event photographer looking to understand cinematography better, an amateur looking for a new “angle” on your favorite subjects, a wedding professional looking to take your stories to new levels, or a production professional interested in using EOS HD for a quicker, more intimate production workflow, this three-day workshop will expose all of the potential you have in telling your EOS stories. Through an exploration of many of the facets that compose a film; light, camera movement, lens choice/color, storyboarding, and post/editing, we will deconstruct the story and put it back together again.”

http://tinyurl.com/6ko27w3

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Tioga and Glacier Roads Plowing Update

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There is still a lot of snow up there!

http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm

 

Watch the crew as it plows near Olmstead Point

http://www.nps.gov/media/pwr/avElement/yose-olmstedplowing.mov

 

For the historians View a log of Tioga & Glacier Roads Closing/ Opening dates.

http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tiogaopen.htm

Nikon Regsweeper released + NX 2 64 bit?

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Two days ago Nikon released a new free software called Regsweeperwhich will remove all registry entries after uninstalling Nikon software from your Windows based computer:

Dogwood

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Dogwood, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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Copyright © 2011 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

Another photo of the Dogwood blossoms taken while hiking on the Overlook Trail in Calaveras Big Trees State Park here in California.

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35mm @ 17mm| f8| 1/250 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Hand-held

Juvenile Northern Pacific Rattlesnake

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Copyright © 2011 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

Yesterday afternoon I hiked up to Black Mt. starting from a new to me trail-head. On the way down he was sunbathing on the side of the trail. Heman nearly stepped on him! He was about 2ft long, not too fat, and only had 4 rings on his rattle. I didn’t get all that close to him. I stayed on the other side of the fire road/trail.
About 1/2 mile from the end of my hike I saw another smaller one sitting on the side of the trail.
Yesterday afternoon was the day for wildlife. I saw a deer, a rabbit, 2 rattlers, and a hawk eating something. I couldn’t tell what it was I was too far away.

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 18-200mmVR @ 170mm| f10| 1/25 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Hand-held
Hike details
Black Mt Trail via Rhus Ridge Trail
Total hike 10 miles
Total feet gained 2,549
Total time: 4h 33mins.
Average speed 2.2mph

Correction- Thanks to Correcamino for correctly Identifying this rattler for me!

Canon USA Provides Update for anticipated EF Lenses

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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., May 25, 2011 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced updated availability dates for five of its EF lenses. Read the whole thing.

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/news_events/press_releases?pageKeyCode=pressreldetail&docId=0901e0248030ca5d