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Over at Fort Cronkhite near the parking lot I found these growing wild. The beach here is called Rodeo, but is it Roe-dee-oh, or Roe-day-oh? I’ve heard it called both. Wanting to know I called the visitors center. The woman manning the phone there said it was originally called Rodire (Ro-deer) Beach, but that has morphed into Roe-dee-oh Beach. The surfers call it Fort. Cronkhite Beach.
She also said you’ll hear pronounced both ways…

It was windy, and got chilly as the day wore on. Double D, and I started hiking up that mountain on the left and nearly reached the top when T called to say, “I’m here!” so we headed down to meet her. There is an old WWII bunker up there I’d like to explore.

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 18mm Ai-S| f8| 1/80 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| On a Tripod

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No day of photography would be complete without a little Night Photography. Stopping along the highway on the way out of Sausalito myself, Dali, and the Cheeky Monkey set up our tripods to capture this view.

Nikon D90| Nikkor 80-200mm @ 112mm| f10| 17 seconds| ISO 160| Manual Mode| On a Tripod

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My friend Dali and I spent the morning and early afternoon at the zoo then on the way out to Rodeo Beach we stopped by the Windmill to see if the flowers were in bloom. The tulips were a bit beat up from all the rain we’ve had, but beautiful none-the-less! The yellow tulips are just starting to bloom so I’ll have to go back really soon!

“The Dutch windmill was bult near the northwest corner of Golden Gate Park in 1903. Its original purpose was to pump water from an underground source for irrigating the park, but now it is no longer in use….The garden was named after the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina, and tulp bulbs are donated each year by the Dutch Bulb Growers’ Association.” DK Eyewitness Travel San Francisco & Norther California

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 18mm Ai-S Manual focus lens@ f5.6| 1/160 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| On a Tripod

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This tranquil, bucolic scene met Rachael and I as we were hiking down from Mission Peak. The cows caught her eye, the reflections mine. The colors all around us were gorgeous on this day!

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 18-200mmVR@ 18mm| f8| 1/125 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Hand-held

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This tranquil, bucolic scene met Rachael and I as we were hiking down from Mission Peak. The cows caught her eye, the reflections mine. The colors all around us were gorgeous on this day!

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 18-200mmVR@ 18mm| f8| 1/125 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Hand-held

Nikon rumors is reporting the D700 is being discounted and slowly disappearing from stock all over the world.  I hope that means a replacement is coming soon!

Nikon D700 slowly disappearing while being discounted

 

 

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

Myself and friends DD, T, and the Cheeky Monkey, were on way back up to Yosemite to try one more time to capture the fire of Horsetail Fall when we spotted this little stream and lovely green pasture. DD quickly pulled over and out we jumped to photograph this lovely scene. The clouds were big,and billowy, and the little yellow wildflowers on the bank of this stream were a bonus. Spring flowers are blooming here in CA!

Traveling lighter than normal I packed my 18mm Ai-S lens and using it on my D90 I soon discovered it didn’t meter, or register the aperture. At first I thought it was malfunctioning since I get metering and an aperture readings on my D300s, but it would allow me to take the shot. I took more than my normal 3 shots using it. I did a lot chimping, and relying on my histogram and LCD.
I emailed a Nikon friend to verify that my lens wasn’t malfunctioning. He assures me it was working as it should. What an eye opener! How did you guys ever shoot wildlife in “true manual mode”!?!

Nikon D90| Nikkor 18mm @ f8| 1/160 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| On a Tripod|