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Santa Cruz Sunset and Golden Hour

April 21, 2013May 5, 2013Posted in California, Copyright 2013 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved., Landscapes, Nature, Nikon, PhotographyTagged Golden Hour Sunsets, Landscapes, San Jose California Nature Photography, Seascape4 Comments

Last night’s sunset in Santa Cruz, California. There wasn’t much color in the sky, but the Golden Hour light on this rock formation was really pretty I thought. It also made the ocean a lovely Jade green color.
It was also great seeing and hanging out with friends Dali and Alex, and a big shout out and Thank You to Dali for driving!

Camera Settings:

Developed in Lightroom 4 then finished up in Photoshop CS6 for exporting.

Along the fence

April 12, 2013Posted in Copyright 2013 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved., Flowers, Landscapes, Nature, Nikon, PhotographyTagged D700, Landscapes, Nikon, Photography, Spring WildflowersLeave a comment

Copyright © 2013 Deborah M Zajac. All Rights Reserved Along the fence in Spring
Another photo from my outing with Rene and Rainey last week-end. I love nature’s bouquets. Here there is Lupine, California Poppies, Common Owl’s Clover, and Fiddle-necks.

The bees were buzzing around here, and the day was warm. The cloud cover really made the colors pop by diffusing the light a bit. This is my favorite time of year in California when all the hills are green and colorful.

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

Contours

August 4, 2012August 4, 2012Posted in California, Landscapes, Nature, PhotographyTagged D300s, Green, Landscapes, Nikon, PhotographyLeave a comment

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 70-300mm @ 70mm

Early evening on the Marsh

January 23, 2012January 23, 2012Posted in Birds, California, Landscapes, Nature, Nikon, Photography, Travel, WildlifeTagged Landscapes, Nature, Nikon; Nikkor;, Photography, Wildlife6 Comments

Golden hour on this section of the Marsh was absolutely gorgeous the Sat. I spent here photographing birds. There were some low clouds, and a fine mist of fog was moving in just as the sky was getting a hint of pink. It acted as a diffuser making the golds and yellows POP! I moved to a couple of locations around this area looking for a composition I liked so when I finally saw this one I was in such a rush to compose it before missing this light I made the decision to shoot it with my telephoto lens on. I remember thinking as I looked through the viewfinder to compose it, “Oh! this is nice I can zero in on this part of the marsh rather than getting all in.” By doing so the ducks have a little more body, and the reeds and willows are nearer, so we can see more texture and detail. The whole scene is compressed so we feel a closer connection to the pond.

I haven’t used my telephoto to shoot a landscape in many months, and if the light wasn’t changing fast I probably would have switched to my favorite 17-35mm wide angle lens. In retrospect I’m happy that I didn’t take the few seconds to change lenses as it was a good reminder for me that not all landscapes need to be a sweeping vista, or shot with a wide-angle lens.

“…the glory of our parklands is too precious to be sacrificed…Steps must be taken to protect our dearly won recreation lands…”~ J.D. Grant

July 12, 2011July 12, 2011Posted in California, Landscapes, Nature, Nikon, PhotographyTagged Landscapes, Nature, Nikkor, Nikon D300S, Outdoors, Photography, RecreationLeave a comment

“…the glory of our parklands is too precious to be sacrificed…Steps must be taken to protect our dearly won recreation lands…”~ J.D. Grant, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

It looks a bit compressed in this view. Please click in the photo to view it larger.

Took a drive out to Grant Lake with Dali today and wandered around. It’s really pretty now. I don’t visit this park often enough.

D300s| Nikkor 17-35@ 17mm| f8| 1/500 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| Tripod

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