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Monochrome Madness 2 31/52 Clouds

November 3, 2015November 3, 2015Posted in Black and White Photography, Clouds, Lassen National Park, Monochrome Madness2, Night PhotographyTagged Black and White Photography, Clouds, landscape, Lassen National Park, Lightning, Monochrome Madness2, Night Photography8 Comments

It’s Theme Week at Monochrome Madness2 and our theme is Clouds. I went back to my archives for an image I made this summer while in Lassen National Park. I went up for the week-end with friends hoping to photograph the night sky’s stars, but clouds rolled in, and with them Lightning. It was Sheet Lightning I think. No bolts were visible at any rate, but the clouds lit up and were amazing.

Instead of photographing stars we chased the storm, and lightning for a couple of hours. Then the sky opened up and poured down rain. We packed up and dashed back to the car, and down the mountain to our hotel wet, but exhilarated.

To see the other submissions to this week’s Monochrome Madness2 go here.

Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm| CS6 & Silver Efex Pro| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film

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Monochrome Madness 2: 16/52 Road to the Stars

June 23, 2015June 23, 2015Posted in After Dark, Astro Imaging, Astrophotograhpy, Night Photography, Nikon DF, Polaris, Star TrailsTagged After-Dark, Astro-imaging, Astrophotography, Monochrome Madness2, Night Photography, Polaris, Star Trails, Winding Roads1 Comment

I made this image last week-end. Unfortunately, I’ve was pretty busy last week and didn’t get to out much, or have to much time to work on images.

I added +1 EV in post development to open up the road a bit more. I thought I’d play and try converting this image to Black & White for this week’s Monochrome Madness 2. I like it, but I do like the color version more. I’ll share it in a future post.

I hope you drop by Leanne Cole’s site to view the other work that was shared this week. Click here!

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Pondering the Stars

June 14, 2015June 14, 2015Posted in Astro Imaging, Astrophotograhpy, Milky Way, Night Photography, Shooting Stars, Silhouettes, StarsTagged After Dark Photography, Astro Photography, Astro-imaging, Cosmos, Milky Way, Night Photography, Shooting Stars, Stars8 Comments

It was so good to get out under the stars last (Saturday) night. Especially after being sick and cooped up for weeks.

My health, weather, and schedule all were in perfect alignment to meet a friend up in the mountains to view, and spend a few hours making images of the night sky. Even though I went up into the nearby mountains I was unable to escape all Light Pollution. The orange, and bright white on the right of the image edge are city lights to the south. I’d have to go much further inland to escape it entirely.

To my delight when I uploaded and looked through the images I discovered I captured a shooting star in this frame! Do you see it? It’s small up above the Milky Way in the centerish toward the left.

This outing was just what I needed!

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Update: My friend (Andy) finished an image of the Whirlpool Galaxy which he imaged last night while I was shooting stars, and the Milky Way. He posted it on his photo-sharing site. I hope you’re able to see it here. He’s set up with a nice telescope, and GOTO system which gets him closer looks deeper into the Universe.

Golden Gate Bridge after Dark from Battery Spenser

April 8, 2015Posted in After Dark, Black and White Photography, Golden Gate Bridge, Landmarks, Marin Headlands, Monochrome, Night Photography, San FranciscoTagged After-Dark, Battery Spenser, Bay Area, Black and White Photography, Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands, Monochrome, Night Photography, Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, Sausalito CA10 Comments

This is the view from Battery Spenser in the Marin Headlands looking south at the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco’s skyline sparkling like jewels in the night.

Nikon Df| AF-D Nikkor 28-1-5mm Micro lens| Tripod| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film

MM2:5 Watching the Total Lunar Eclipse over St. Ignatius Cathedral San Francisco, CA

April 7, 2015Posted in Astro Imaging, Astro-Photography, Blood Moon, Cathedrals, Monochrome Madness2, Moon, Night Photography, Photography, Total Lunar EclipsesTagged Astro Photography, MM2, Monochrome Madness2, St Ignatius Cathedral, Tetrad, Total Lunar Eclipse, University of San Francisco5 Comments

For this week’s Monochrome Madness 2:5 I thought I’d share one of the stills from the Total Lunar Eclipse on April 4, 2015. This was taken shortly after the Partial Phase got started. The Moon is a bit blown out here, but my plan of operation was to stick to one lens, and the same camera settings all through the Eclipse then stack the images in post development. The Moon in the beginning would be blown out I knew, but later in the darker phase of the Eclipse the exposure would be correct.

To see what other photographer’s who are participating in Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2 weekly challenge have posted this week click here.

Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f2.8 @f8| 10 seconds| ISO 400

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5-Day Black and White Photography Challenge

October 18, 2014Posted in 5-Day Black & White Challenge, Historic Buildings, Night Photography, San FranciscoTagged 5-Day Black & White Challenge, Night Photography, San Francisco Legion of HonorLeave a comment

A friend of mine Alex Baranda challenged me to a 5-Day Black and White Photography challenge. I’ll be posting a black and white image each day for 5 days, and I’m supposed to challenge another photographer to do the same. Right now I’m thinking I’ll skip that part and just work on the challenge. For me it’s outside my box. I rarely process images in Black & White. I love color, and I haven’t found a recipe that says, ” That’s Deborah Zajac’s work.” yet.

I’m excited about this challenge. Hopefully I’ll grow as a photographer and learn something new too.

Thanks Alex for the push!

Here’s my image for Day 1- This is from my archives. The Legion of Honor in San Francisco, CA. Taken in July 2011.

Nikon D300s| AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8| Tripod | Developed in CS 6

History of the Palace of the Legion of Honor is here.

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Feeling Blue

May 2, 2011August 5, 2015Posted in Bridges, California, Night Photography, Nikon, Photography, TravelTagged Photography, Turtle Bay Exploration Park; Night Shots; Long Exposure; Blue Period; Twilight5 Comments

Sundial Bridge, Redding,California

The first time I photographed this bridge at night was in 2009, but I only had my monopod with me at the time so, the image wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be. I’ve wanted to get up here to do another Night image since then. I love this period of Twilight and am so happy to have had another opportunity to photograph this bridge in this special time of day.

For the Historians:

The Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay crosses the Sacramento River in the heart of Redding, California. Opened July 4, 2004, the bridge links the north and south campuses of Turtle Bay Exploration Park and serves as a new downtown entrance for Redding’s extensive Sacramento River Trail system.

The bridge celebrates human creativity and ingenuity, important themes of the 300 acre Turtle Bay Exploration Park. The steel, glass, and granite span evokes a sense of weightlessness and the translucent, non-skid decking provides for spectacular viewing at night. The bridge is also environmentally sensitive to its river setting. The tall pylon and cable stays allow the bridge to avoid the nearby salmon-spawning habitat there are no supports in the water while encouraging public appreciation for the river. Plazas are situated at both ends of the bridge for public use; the north-side plaza stretches to the water allowing patrons to sit at the river’s edge.

In addition to being a functional work of art, the Sundial Bridge is a technical marvel as well. The cable-stayed structure has an inclined, 217 foot pylon constructed of 580 tons of steel. The deck is made up of 200 tons of glass and granite and is supported by more than 4,300 feet of cable. The structure is stabilized by a steel truss, and rests on a foundation of more than 115 tons of steel and 1,900 cubic yards of concrete. The McConnell Foundation, a private, independent foundation established in Redding in 1964, funded the majority of the bridge’s $23 million cost.

World renowned Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava conceived the Sundial Bridge’s unusual design, his first free-standing bridge in the United States. Calatrava has built bridges, airports, rail terminals, stadiums, and other structures around the world. His notable designs include the new PATH transportation terminal at the World Trade Center site in New York City and several projects at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, including the main stadium where opening and closing ceremonies were held.

~Turtle Bay Exploration Park

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