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Theresa and I decided to catch the sunrise at Landscape Arch so getting up early we packed up and checked out of the hotel then headed back to Arches National Park to hike the Devils Garden Trail to Landscape Arch.
The trail is moderately easy with some elevation gain and a gravel surface.Round trip the hike was 2 miles
This shot was taken in front of Landscape Arch looking East to catch the sunrise. It was cold, and as you see very cloudy on this morning. Now all I had to do was turn around, set up the shot and wait for the sun to climb a little higher and light up Landscape Arch.

Nikon D300s, Nikkor 17-35mm@ 17mm, f22, 1/4sec, ISO 200, Manual Mode, on a Tripod, Trigger with a Remote Release Cable, Singh-Ray 2 stop Graduated Neutral Density filter

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This is a neat place to catch the sunset when the ray comes through the Portal and has been on my “to shoot” list for awhile. Several friends and I planned well in advance and using a guide called TPE we picked a day that worked for 5 of us to drive the 101 miles from my house down to Pfeiffer Beach to catch this sunset and photograph it.

It was a fun day filled with lots of laughter and a great picnic. Near sunset many other photographers arrived. I think there were more than 30 here this evening. This is a spot we all want to photograph again.

Nikon D300s, Nikkor 18mm f3.5, f8, 1/60s, ISO 200, Manual Mode, Triggered with Remote Release Cable/Intervalmeter

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From the afternoon I spent at the Flower Conservatory in San Francisco.
No tripods were allowed so I used my monopod…something I’ve rarely used. I’m not very steady with it.
This was in a huge pool in the Aqua Plant Room. I love the bright yellow-orange center with the purple.

Nikon D90, Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8@170mm, f3.5, 1/640s, ISO 800, Aperture Priority

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Myself and two friends, Dali, and Anne spent Sunday afternoon at the Flower Conservatory in San Francisco. It was forecast to rain all day. We wanted to get out and shoot so we found an indoor venue.

I used my Nikkor 80-200mm with Canon 500D close up filter to get this shot. Using that filter on my lens took my working distance from 10 feet to about 15 inches!
I did find I had to do the macro rock to get anything in focus. I had to use my monopod as Tripods were not allowed. I’m not too steady with it- I need to use it more to get the hang of it I suppose.

Nikon D90, Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8@ 145mm, f3.5, 1/50s, ISO 800, Aperture Priority

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Myself and two friends spent the afternoon and evening in San Francisco. We ended our day here on the cliffs at Lands End. The lights had just come on the bridge before I shot this scene.The sun had gone down several minutes earlier. The color faded all too quickly.
That big cargo ship took nearly an hour to be piloted into the bay. I think it was only going 1 knot.

Nikon D300s, Nikkor 17-35mm@ 32mm, 1/4 second, f/16, ISO 200, Manual Mode, Triggered with Remote release cable/intervalometer

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The High Desert in beautiful evening light. This is an area between The North and South Windows and Turret Arch. I stopped here just after the sun set. The light was so beautiful on the La Sal Mountain tops, and desert. How blessed we were with so much color this evening! More so because it lasted for what seemed a long time. From here I made my way over to Turret Arch to capture some of the richest colors in the sky.

Nikon D300s, Nikkor 17-35mm @ 20mm, f11, 1.0 second, ISO 200, On a Tripod, Triggered with a Remote Release Cable/Intervalometer

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The Golden Hour at North and South Windows with the shadow of Turret Arch falling them. It was a pretty neat site to behold.

” The park lies atop an underground salt bed that is basically responsible for the arches, spires, balanced rocks, sandstone fins, and eroded monoliths of this sightseer’s mecca.”
~ National Park Service, US Department of the Interior

Nikon D300s, Nikkor 17-35mm @ f13, 1/13s, ISO 200, On a Tripod, 2 stop Graduated ND filter