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The Fog

July 5, 2010July 5, 2010Posted in California, NikonTagged California, Coastal Views, San FranciscoLeave a comment

The Fog, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004.

I met up with several members of my Night Meet-Up group to shoot the fireworks in San Francisco. Our event leader selected a location where we would be able to view the firework displays of Oakland, San Francisco, and Sausalito…if the night was clear.
Driving in my first look at the city didn’t look promising the fog was already low and the top of the Golden Gate bridge was cloaked in fog.
Once at the location we were delighted to find Sausalito was still fairly clear. The fog bank drifted in slowly and behind the hills.
While I wait for darkness I watched the fog roll in and the boats sail in and out of the bay. Below are a couple of photos of the fireworks. My first attempt at shooting them. I tried to find a rhythm and keep time with the “Thump” of the shell being launched or the tracer. Sometimes my rhythm was good…other times not so much.

Sausalito
Alcatraz Island
Fog
sailboats
a bit of color in the clouds
Alcatraz Island

PP- vibrance and clarity, slight crop off the top and bottom,a little more sharpening, and straightened out the horizon line. I need to make my function button go to the Virtual Horizon.

A Point Lobos Day

May 9, 2010May 9, 2010Posted in CaliforniaTagged California, Coastal Views, hikes, Landmarks, WildlifeLeave a comment

I went to Point Lobos with a Meet-up friend. We hiked around the perimeter of the park taking the North Shore Trail. We ended our day here after 5 hours of hiking at Bird Island.

We saw sea lions, otters, Cormorants, gulls of all types, a Black-crowned Night Heron, and wonderful seascapes.

We had hoped to get a nice sunset set from Bixby Bridge but the sun wasn’t setting there exactly so we moved further north to Rocky Point. We had a lovely dinner in the restaurant. Unfortunately the fog bank rolled in and marred the sunset, but did not dampen the mood or ruin the day in any way.

Here are a few shots from the day.

Nikon D300s with Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 AF-S

Nikon D90 with Nikkor 70-300mm VR AF-S

Dawn

May 7, 2010May 7, 2010Posted in CaliforniaTagged California, Coastal Views, Landmarks, Pescadero CA, SunriseLeave a comment

This shot was taken in Pescadero, California just before the sun crested the Santa Cruz mountains. I’m standing in a mustard field in front of Pigeon Point Light Station. There was poison oak all over the place here. It’s a good thing I’m not allergic to it.