“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty
In the Still of the Night, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.
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On the way to hike Cloud’s Rest we stopped here first then backtracked to the trail-head for the night hike.
Looking NE. Are these stars part of Perseus? Wish I knew the constellations better!
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 18mm| f5.6| 20 seconds| ISO 1600| Manual Mode| Tripod| Cable Release
Star Trails from Cloud’s Rest, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.
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5 hikers went on Pre-hike up to Cloud’s Rest to feel out the terrain, trail, shoot the full moon, and if any of us were lucky get a meteor in the frame too. I did see meteors from Perseids, or perhaps they were only shooting stars at an earlier photo stop along the trail up.
This is looking NNE toward Yosemite Wilderness. I used a high ISO because the stars were competing with the light of the full Moon, and it was getting lighter with each passing minute. I wanted to get as many stars as possible.
We started the ascent just after 10PM and I arrived here 5h 33m later.
I started this series of star trails at 3:51 A.M on Aug. 14, 2011. There are 22 frames| f8| 30 seconds each| ISO 1600. Nikon D300s| Nikkor 18mm Ai-S f3.5 lens| Tripod| Cable Release
Hike details:
It’s a 7.1 mile hike to Cloud’s Rest.
Time to top 5h33m
Total elevation gain: 3,099ft
Total rd trip 9h25m
Total miles- 14.2mi
It was a struggle for me once I hit 9,000ft. I started feeling nauseous, and heavy, and later with more altitude I started feeling dizzy. I rested a lot, and pushed through it. I didn’t climb the last 100ft of Cloud’s Rest…the most precarious part of the trail because the terrain was granite, with a shear drop off of 7,000ft, and the trail is exposed -only about 30-40 feet wide or so. Not something I wanted to attempt feeling nauseous, and dizzy. I am very happy to have made here. It was an epic hike, and challenging 24 hours.
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I had planned to hike with the Ranger to Iceberg Lake on this morning, but it took me a half hour longer to get here than I had hoped due to 4 road construction stops on the "Going to the Sun Road". So I was late. I missed them by 20mins.
Donning my hiking boots, back-pack, and trekking poles I hit Iceberg Ptarmigan Trail on my own. I caught up with a couple about a 1/2 mile in who were looking up the mountain at a Mountain goat who was too high up to get a good photo of so I left them and continued on.
I stopped to take a few photos of the wildflowers and soon a group of 4 passed me. You see 2 of them here. It was Spring in the park in mid July. Water was flowing down the mountain sides, and wildflowers were abundant.
About 2.5 miles into the hike to my astonishment I caught up with the Ranger and group! I hung out with them for a short time, but realized she was going to be taking too long, and I was to meet my friend Big Jay later that afternoon. So leaving the Ranger and group behind I set out on the Iceberg Ptarmigan Trail on my own for the second time this morning.
Hike details:
Total miles- 9.77mi
Elevation gain- 1200ft
Total time- 5h
Nikon D90| Nikkor 17-35 @ 19mm| f8| 1/60 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod
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Somewhere along MT 83 and on the hills above Swan Lake. A friend of mine moved to Whitefish, MT last year and I had the good fortune of meeting him to shoot together while I was there.. He insisted on me trying out his Nikkor 60mm micro lens. Isn’t the Bokeh wonderful! It was quiet, fast, and a joy to use.
I haven’t yearned for a macro lens…but right then I thought about it! NAS is in check now.
Nikon D90| Nikkor 60mm micro| f8| 1/500 second| ISO 200| Manual Mode| hand-held
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I just returned from Glacier National Park where I did some hiking, and a little photography. On the way home I stopped here at Crater Lake. It was cold, and the clouds were low obscuring The Watchman, and Hillman Peak, but there was a clear view of Wizard Island. This lake never disappoints- it’s gorgeous. There was a lot more snow up here this year. I made a stop here this same time last year and there was no snow. It was neat seeing it look completely different. I like it with snow!
I hope to catch up with what you all have been doing while I was away this week.
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35 @ 17mm| f6.3| 1/60 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod| Self timer
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From an impromptu trip to Yosemite last week.
Tenaya Creek Bridge; 1927-1928: Stone Bridge; Yosemite National Park; Quick trip; Tenaya Creek
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35 @ 17mm| f5.6| 1/60 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod| Self Timer
Achim Sack a fan of time lapse photography and tinkering has created and revised his Intervalometer. For those who like to hack and tinker this might be right up your street.
Features:
The details, and “how to” links are here.
H/T How-To-Geek
Update: Reader Stargazer 95050 emails,
The link to that cheap timelapse controller was fascinating. $2 for that !! It sounds too good to be true — tough technically he is right. !!
There is a catch of course : http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharpshutter/5918737334/
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