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.

Shuttle Photography with Nikon Pros

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Did you know that Nikon Professional Services has supported every launch for the last 30 years?  Last week as Space Shuttle Endeavor made its last launch into space Nikon Professional Services Photographers Ron Taniwaki, William Pekala, and Mark Suban set up to take photographs of the event, and take us behind the scenes.

http://blog.iamnikon.com/en_GB/d-slr/shuttle-photography-with-the-pros/

 

 

May Hiking Report

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May Hiking Report, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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

Last month I started keeping a "hiking record" of all the hikes, mileage, and total feet I’ve climbed to gauge my progress, and to make sure I’m getting enough miles, and altitude in so I can successfully make the climb to Cloud’s Rest in Yosemite in August 2011.

Since I’ve been posting photos and stats for most of these hikes I thought I’d post my May totals too.
I’m astounded with the totals. I felt like I had climbed it all yesterday. I was very tired hiking up to Vista Point. I hope I can keep up the training.

After the stats is a little write up about this photo.

May 2011
5/1: 3mi, 200ft est. Redding trip
5/8: 9.3mi, 1600ft, 4h, PG&E trail Loop, Rancho San Antonio
5/12: 6.63mi, 2,119ft, 5h Upper Yosemite Falls Trail
5/14: 9.3mi, 1600ft, 4hPG&E Loop, Rancho San Antonio
5/16: 2mi, 2000ft, interval workout, The Steep Hill
5/22: 15.3 mi, 3,330ft, 7h23m, To Black Mt from Rancho San Antonio
5/25: 6.2mi, 2.197ft, 1h50m, Mission Peak-Horse Heaven Trail
5/27: 6.4mi, 2,300ft, 2:15m, Mission Peak-Horse Heaven Trail
5/30: 8.6mi, 2,123ft, 3h23m, PG&E Trail out & back
May total Feet Climbed
17,469
May total Miles hiked
65.3mi.

Nikon D300s, and various Nikkor lenses were used during these hikes

Sunset on Mission Peak. There on the right is Mission Peak. I was with 3 companions heading up the hill on the left here after shooting here. All of us training for upcoming hikes in Yosemite.
The plan was too shoot sunset and hopefully star trails, if the clouds clear from up here.

The golden hour was amazing here on this Friday night.

This was my 2nd hike up here this week taking the Horse Heaven trail. I was suffering a bit of leg/muscle fatigue so was a bit slower up, but I did hike farther so I suppose it balances out.
Hike stats- as best as I can estimate. I didn’t take a GPS with me
Round trip 6.4miles
Total elevation gain- 2300 ft.
Total time up 2:15mins.

Stanley Kubrick the Photojournalist 1949

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Before he started making movies, Stanley Kubrick was a star photojournalist. In the summer of 1949, Look magazine sent him to Chicago to shoot pictures for a story called “Chicago City of Contrasts.”
– Chicago Tribune

http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2011/03/stanley-kubricks-chicago-1949/

 

H/T Ann Althouse

Camera Raw update to 6.4.1

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Adobe issued an update to the list of supported cameras within  Camera Raw May 24, 2011.

Upload page for Windows here:

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5111

MAC users here:

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5110

An update you may have missed for Photoshop CS5

“The 12.0.4 update enables specially designed apps on tablets, smartphones, and PCs to communicate with and control interaction with Photoshop CS5 (Located in the Edit menu: Remote Connections). Now you can be creative on other devices and instantly incorporate what you create into Photoshop. You must install the 12.0.4 update to activate a remote connection between Photoshop CS5 and any apps that Adobe or third-party developers create to interact with Photoshop. For example, Photoshop CS5 must be updated to 12.0.4 to interact with three new iPad apps that Adobe has designed to work with it – Adobe Nav, Adobe Color Lava, and Adobe Eazel. These apps will be available in the future on the App Store. ” ~Adobe

Links are here:

Windows

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4973

MAC users here:

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4972

Purchase the Nikon D5100 Digital SLR Kit and Save $100 on a Select NIKKOR Lens

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For a limited time only (  valid through May 28, 2011) purchase a Nikon D5100 with a 55-300mmVR or 55-200mmVR and save $100.

Discount codes are on the page. Link is here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&ref_=amb_link_356387742_3&docId=1000691591#

 

H/T Nikon Rumors

 

Nikon My Picturetown for the iphone, ipod touch, and ipad

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“This is the Nikon my Picturetown iPhone application. my Picturetown is an online photo sharing/storage service brought to you by Nikon.
This application makes it easy to create albums and organize photos taken with your iPhone. With this handy application, you can view and share photos stored on my Picturetown anytime, anywhere.’~Nikon Inc

Link is here:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-picturetown/id299293367?mt=8#

 

H/T Nikon Rumors