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Moonrise in Yosemite National Park

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Please click on photo to view  it larger, and then if you’d like to view  it on black once in the larger screen mode press L on your keyboard. It looks better I think.

My flickr contact Lynne said she’d like to see this in Black and white. That got me thinking about it, and then I began to play. Finally I’ve come up with something I like. What do you think Woman?

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

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Bacon wrapped Filet Mignon

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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!

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35@20mm| f8| 1/200s| ISO 400| Manual Priority| SB600 1/2 power I think| hand-held…I don’t have a clue what I’m doing with my strobe!

 

At the Viewer Cafe…

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At the Viewer Cafe…, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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Get a little closer.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 24mm| f2.8| 1/4 sec| ISO 400| Manual Priority| Hand-Held
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA.

 

Kayaking in Santa Cruz

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Kayaking in Santa Cruz, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.

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I had an Open Deck Kayak lesson out in the Pacific Ocean a couple of weeks ago. I have to tell you it was quite scary and exhilarating at the same time.
My first thought when we were paddling out beyond the buoy was, ” I’m not at the top of the food chain out here!”
We started the morning gray and overcast as we paddled south toward Capitola.
I started out with a longer Red Kayak but was having difficulty steering it even employing the Rutter so in the middle of ocean the instructor and I with the help of my friend Dali made a switch. Marc and Dali pulled up on either side of me, Dali and Marc held my kayak steady and I slid over to this kayak that Marc was in then once I was in I held the kayak for Marc and he slid into the Red one. What a feat!
No one got wet either.

We nearly made it to Capitola before turning around and coming here. As you see the sky was clearing up by this time. From here we headed back to the harbor and the end of the adventure.
I like the closed deck kayak better now that I’ve tried both.

Canon Powershot SD750| Hand-held

“He ain’t wrong, he’s just different but his pride won’t let him do things to make you think he’s right” ~Willie Nelson

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Quote from Willie Nelson’s song Mama don’t let your babies grow up to be Cowboys.

…but I’ve always liked cowboys.
This was taken on an impromptu stop at Columbia State park last year. This part of the state is rich with history and folklore. Cowboys being a big part of that folklore.

Columbia State Park was once a town that sprung up during the California gold rush. It was declared a National Park or Open Air Museum in 1946. About 30 buildings remain. Some of which are the Saloon, the Wells Fargo Express,  the Pioneer Emporium, Black Smith, hotel,  the bakery, and stable. You can take a Stage Coach ride and pan for gold here. The staff all dress in period costume. I’ve been here  a half-dozen times and loved every visit.

From my Summer 2011 archive| Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35@ 35mm|f8| 1/60second| ISO 200| Hand-held

In honor of the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th Birthday

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Today is the Golden Gate Bridge’s  75th birthday. There’s going to be a party with fireworks shot right from the bridge tonight. The crowd is going to be BIG! I decided to stay away from the city, and not fight the traffic in and out of the city.

So instead of posting a historic photo or two shot tonight of the Golden Gate Bridge with Fireworks I’ve decided to honor the birthday by sharing a few photographs of the GGB that I’ve taken the last few years.

2010 Golden Gate Bridge through the fog.

2011

Golden Gate Bridge North Tower

Golden Gate Bridge South Tower from Fort Point, San Francisco

Golden Gate Bridge when the lights just came on.

Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands

2012- Panorama from Slacker Hill in the morning

It’s a beautiful bridge to shoot day or night, and one I’ll never tire of photographing.  I hope to photograph it many more times before its 100th birthday!

Camouflage it’s for the Birds

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This little bird was very busy pecking through all the dropped leaves, and twigs looking for worms grubs I think. I watched it for a little while but never saw it get a worm.

I’m not sure what breed it is. It looks sort of like House Wren or some sort of Thrush to me. Anyone know?

Nikon D700| Nikkor 70-300@ 300mm| f5.6| 1/60 sec| ISO 640| Manual Mode| Hand-held