“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty
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Clear Lake in Lakeport, CA
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Nikon Df| Nikkor 17-35mm| Tripod| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| CS6 & Silver Efex Pro 2
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Over the week-end several friends and I went up to Lakeport, CA to view Western and Clark’s Grebes doing their annual Mating Rituals. Part of the ritual is the Courtship Dance. It’s absolutely amazing to watch. We went out on the lake with Eyes of the Wild Pontoon Boat Tours at 5:45am. We followed several large groups of Grebes and watched, and photographed their mating behavior.
The males and females come together talking then they get really low in the water face to face, and their voices/tones change then in an instant they’re up; dancing together across the water’s surface!
Sometimes they come together low in the water, talk a bit then change their minds about dancing, other times one will get up to dance and find he or she is all alone in the dance. 🙂
It was a fascinating, and entertaining morning on the lake.
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Nikon D300s| AF-S Nikkor 300mm + Tamron 1.4x TC| Hand-held| Hoodman STEEL High Speed Digital Film| CS6 & Silver Efex Pro 2
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Over the week-end I joined my friend Hai who was hosting a Meet-Up Photography trip to Point Lobos State Park in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. A lot of people canceled at the last-minute so there were only 5 of us; which was a lot of fun, and made it easy for everyone to stay together. The weather wasn’t perfect, but there wasn’t a lot to complain about either. We had an overcast sky most the day with occasional bits of blue peeking out of the fog, and clouds, there was no wind, and the ambient temperature was perfect for hiking.
For Leanne Cole’s weekly Monochrome Madness2 this week I’m sharing an image I made of Whaler’s Cabin.
It was built over 160 years ago by Chinese Fisherman. It overlooks Carmel Bay, and Whaler’s Cove.
My image shows the side of the cabin with a huge Monterey Cypress tree growing up against the wall of the cabin. I really liked how the branches frame the little window. The upper branch framing the window looks as if it split, but it’s still alive! The Monterey Cypress trees, and the Cypress grove here in the park is one of two groves, and they are the only two that remain on Earth. The other grove is across Carmel Bay at Cypress Point.
Today the cabin houses the Whaler’s Museum which houses some Whaling Tools, and artifacts. I made the image below of some of the things inside the Museum back in May 2010. Can you imagine how heavy that scuba diving suit must be?
Outside the cabin there are whale bones, and the huge “try pots” that were used to boil the Whale blubber to render oil.
The Cabin is a Registered National Historic Landmark, and you can read more about its history here.
Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm| Tripod| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| developed in: CS6, Silver Efex Pro 2, and Perfect Black and White
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Taken in Moss Landing, CA last Saturday while out birding. He was alone in the lagoon, just floating, grooming, and occasionally diving for food.
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Nikon D300s| AF-S Nikkor 300mm f4| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| Tripod| CS6 & Silver Efex Pro2|
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It’s Theme Week over at Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2! Yes, we’re doing Fences. This is a fence in my neighborhood. I love the worn, distressed paint on its slats, and the beautiful Roses peeking out.
I used my LensBaby Composer Pro with the Soft Focus Optic @ f/4, and the 8mm Macro Converter to make this image. My Composer Pro is living on my camera (Nikon Df) this season!
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We took our little guy (#1 Grandson) to Oakland Zoo over the week-end. It was so much fun watching his face light up seeing the animals. He loved the Giraffes, and Chimpanzee’s. The Lions and Tigers were hiding in the shade so we didn’t see them this trip. Here’s one of the young Giraffes who didn’t mind standing out in the sun.
To see the other entries for Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2 go here.
Nikon Df| AF-D Nikkor 28-105mm @105mm| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| Hand-held
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For this week’s Monochrome Madness 2:5 I thought I’d share one of the stills from the Total Lunar Eclipse on April 4, 2015. This was taken shortly after the Partial Phase got started. The Moon is a bit blown out here, but my plan of operation was to stick to one lens, and the same camera settings all through the Eclipse then stack the images in post development. The Moon in the beginning would be blown out I knew, but later in the darker phase of the Eclipse the exposure would be correct.
To see what other photographer’s who are participating in Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness 2 weekly challenge have posted this week click here.
Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f2.8 @f8| 10 seconds| ISO 400
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