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Mission Peak via Horse Heaven trail

August 25, 2012Posted in California, hikes, PhotographyTagged Fremont CA, hikes, Mission PeakLeave a comment

Untitled by dmzajac2004 at Garmin Connect – Details.

The Moon and Martian Triangle

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012Posted in Astrophotograhpy, California, PhotographyTagged Astrophotography, Mars, Martian Triangle, Moon, Nikon D700, Photography, Prime lenses, Saturn, SpicaLeave a comment

The Moon and Martian Triangle, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

Via Flickr:
Copyright © 2012 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

I had to be up rather early for work so I didn’t stray farther than the end of my driveway to take a photograph of the Martian Triangle with the Moon before it set.
If I’m not mistaken above the Moon is Spica, to the right of the Moon is Mars. Above Mars is Saturn. Please tell me if I got that mixed up. Thank you Jackie for telling me about my error. It’s corrected now!

See the “Martian Triangle” in the Sky Tonight! (universetoday.com)
Have You Noticed The Martian Triange In The Sky? (fox41blogs.typepad.com)
Young crescent moon, Spica, Mars and Saturn in August 20 sky (earthsky.org)
Waxing crescent moon, Spica, Saturn and Mars in evening sky (earthsky.org)

Misty Valley

August 19, 2012August 19, 2012Posted in California, Landscapes, Photography, TravelTagged James Longenbach, Landscapes, Nikkor, Nikon D700, Photography, Poetry, Views from the RoadLeave a comment

This poem Mist Valley
by James Longenbach came to my mind when I came across this old photo of mine a few days ago.

At the end of August, when all
The letters of the alphabet are waiting,
You drop a teabag in a cup.
The same few letters making many different words,
The same words meaning different things.

Often you’ve rearranged them on the surface of the fridge.
Without the surface
They’re repulsed by one another.

Here are the letters.
The tea is in your cup.

At the end of August, the mind
Is neither the pokeweed piercing the grass
Nor the grass itself.
As Tony Cook says in The Biology of Terrestrial Mollusks

The right thing to do is nothing, the place
A place of concealment,
And the time as often as possible.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35@26mm| f11| 1/60sec| ISO 200| Manual Priority| Tripod

Swanton Berry Farm

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012Posted in California, Photography, TravelTagged Davenport California, Decay, Nikon, Nikon D700, Old Trucks, Strawberries, Swanton Berry Farm, triptych2 Comments

Swanton Berry Farm, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

Via Flickr:
Copyright © 2012 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

Full disclosure I bought the cake and not at Swanton’s. I was just fooling around with a triptych idea last month and forgot about it until a Triptych challenge came up in a group I’m in this month. This isn’t eligible as it was taken in late June and July.

Swanton’s Farm is on Hwy 1 in Davenport, CA. It’s been there for as long as I can remember. You can pick your own berries. Inside the store you can buy jams, and fresh berries, and pies and you pay for it on the honor system.

I’m going to miss strawberries when they go out of season. I eat them by the basket full during the summer months.
I only eat fresh fruit and veggies in their true season. The exception is Bananas. Do you?

“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” Neil Armstrong

August 11, 2012August 11, 2012Posted in Astrophotograhpy, California, PhotographyTagged Astro-imaging, Astrophotography, D700, Neil Armstrong, Nikon, Perseid Meteor, Prime lensesLeave a comment

My friend Dali and I went out last night to watch and photograph the sky hoping we’d see and capture a meteor or two streaking through the night sky. We saw one huge fire-ball streaking over our heads and I’m going to blend those exposures in the future and share them, but there were a few like this that I was fortunate to capture on film. Do you see the faint one below this big one and sort of center? My camera caught several like that, but I wondered all night if my eyes were playing tricks on me.
The weather was perfect too. It was a lovely night for star-gazing.
The Perseids peak tonight. If you get a chance to go out and watch the sky I recommend it.