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Moonrise Yosemite National Park

November 15, 2012November 15, 2012Posted in California, Landscapes, Nikon, Photography, TravelTagged Half Dome, Moonrise, Nikon D700, Photography, Yosemite National ParkLeave a comment

Moonrise Yosemite National Park, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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Copyright © 2012 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

I’ve switched to Birding photography mode of late and forgot about this photo shoot until Lori Hibbett asked me about my photo.

Last year several friends and I went up to Yosemite to try to capture the Moonrise behind Half Dome, but at the 11th hour the clouds moved in and obscured the top of Half Dome and dashed our hopes of making that shot.
A few of us tried it again this year with better weather. Thanks to the brilliant calculations of our friend Rico we knew when the Moon would be rising and where, unfortunately he wasn’t able to join us for this attempt. So here’s a big shout out to Rico: THANK YOU RICO for the brain work, and for sharing your findings. Also, a shout out to Dali for driving. Thank you for getting us there and back again safely!
Steven– as always your company and conversation is fun and interesting!

Single frame; Nikon D700: Nikkor 80-200mm @200mm| f10| 1/200 sec| ISO200| Manual Priority| Tripod w/cable release

Yosemite Valley HDR First Rays of Light – Yosemite National Park – Chikku Baiju (photobotos.com)
Yosemite – USA (peters365photos.wordpress.com)

Landscape in Lodi

November 4, 2012November 4, 2012Posted in California, Landscapes, Nikon, PhotographyTagged 24mm f2.8 Prime lens, California, Dawn, Landscape Photography, Lodi, Nikon, Nikon D700, Sandhill Crane, SunriseLeave a comment

Landscape in Lodi, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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Copyright © 2012 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

Dawn from the outer edge of a freshly mowed corn field waiting for the Sandhill Crane Fly-out.
It was a very peaceful, easy morning…until the Geese woke up.
Good grief they’re a noisy bunch!

Nikon D700| Nikkor 24mm f2.8 AF-D| f16| 0.4 sec| ISO 200| Manual Priority| Tripod

California, Nikon D700, Nikkor 24mm f2.8 AF-D

Common Merganser

October 24, 2012October 24, 2012Posted in Birds, California, Nature, Photography, WildlifeTagged Birding, Common Merganser, Merced River, Nature, Nikon, Nikon D700, Photography, Water fowl, Yosemite National ParkLeave a comment

I’m so excited!!! After first seeing this species from afar in May 2010 on a cold morning floating with its mate on the Merced River in Yosemite I’ve been hoping to see one and be close enough to get a good photo of one within my focal range. I did see a few this past Spring, but they were too far away for me to get a good photo of one. Finally after all this time I saw 4 this past Sunday that were well within my range!!! Yes, I am doing the Happy Dance!

Nikon D700| Nikkor 80-200mm@200mm| Manual Priority| Hand-held

Bacon wrapped Filet Mignon

October 22, 2012October 22, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Food Photography, Lake Tahoe, Nikon D700, Riva Grill on the Lake, Travel and TourismLeave a comment

After a full day of photographing Fall color in Hope Valley, California 7 of us stayed the night in South Lake Tahoe and planned to shoot in the area on Sunday too. We met for dinner at Riva Grill on the Lake. I was craving a steak after smelling the delicious hamburgers a camper was grilling for lunch at one of our stops, and at Sorenson’s Resort the aroma of grilled steak was perfuming the air when we all met there at 5PM.
So I ordered the bacon wrapped Filet Mignon, garlic mashed potatoes, and fresh steamed asparagus. The wine we shared was a 2010 Toasted Head Cabernet Sauvignon. I ate the whole filet and asparagus and left the mash potatoes. I did taste them…they were okay. The wine was great the company superb!

3,186 seconds under Heaven

September 7, 2012September 7, 2012Posted in Astrophotograhpy, California, hikes, Landscapes, Nature, Nikon, Photography, TravelTagged Astrophotography, Cathedral Peaks, D700, Nikkor, Nikon, Nikon D700, Photography, Star Trails1 Comment

3186 seconds under Heaven, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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Copyright © 2012 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

That little bit of mist on the lake was cool. It would come and go all the while my companions and I shot here. While shooting on the other side of the lake an hour before we heard a pack of coyotes howling and yipping in the distance. While shooting these star trails something caught my eye moving just to the left on the shore. I thought it was a coyote and in the dark you know how your eyes play tricks on you right…well thankfully it was a only a lone Doe walking by.
I wondered why she was alone and not already fast asleep safely in her den at that hour.
Her belly looked a little large so my thought was she was pregnant. I couldn’t get a shot of her it was too dark… and I admit it I darted behind Enrico when I first caught sight of her in the dark. 🙂 Yes, my instinct is flight not fight.

Alpine Glow on Cathedral Peaks and Echo Peaks

September 4, 2012September 4, 2012Posted in California, hikes, Landscapes, Nature, Nikon, Photography, TravelTagged Bands, hiking, John Muir Trail, Nikon D700, Photography, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite WildernessLeave a comment

Myself and 7 other members of a Meet-up group I’m in backpacked to Upper Cathedral Lake in Yosemite Wilderness. for an overnight photography adventure. It’s a 3.5 mile hike starting at 8500 ft, and topping out at 9500ft. I took my Garmin for the stats, but haven’t uploaded it yet.
My legs are dead tired after hauling my body plus 20+ pound pack up there, but it was so worth it!
It’s gorgeous up here. We lucked out it was too cool for mosquitoes. I didn’t get eaten alive at all. There were only a few other campers up here making it really enjoyable considering it was a major holiday week-end in the United States, and the valley was packed with people.

After picking a site to set up our base camp we set up our tents then grabbed our camera equipment and trekked over to the south side of the lake to shoot the sunset. We didn’t get any color in the sky as it stayed flat all afternoon and evening, but the Alpine Glow on the mountain peaks was lovely.

The Moon and Martian Triangle

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012Posted in Astrophotograhpy, California, PhotographyTagged Astrophotography, Mars, Martian Triangle, Moon, Nikon D700, Photography, Prime lenses, Saturn, SpicaLeave a comment

The Moon and Martian Triangle, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

I had to be up rather early for work so I didn’t stray farther than the end of my driveway to take a photograph of the Martian Triangle with the Moon before it set.
If I’m not mistaken above the Moon is Spica, to the right of the Moon is Mars. Above Mars is Saturn. Please tell me if I got that mixed up. Thank you Jackie for telling me about my error. It’s corrected now!

See the “Martian Triangle” in the Sky Tonight! (universetoday.com)
Have You Noticed The Martian Triange In The Sky? (fox41blogs.typepad.com)
Young crescent moon, Spica, Mars and Saturn in August 20 sky (earthsky.org)
Waxing crescent moon, Spica, Saturn and Mars in evening sky (earthsky.org)

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