Tag Archives: 2012-11-18

Rock Beach

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We interrupt the regularly scheduled snowfall to bring you this alien landscape from one week ago…

Rock Beach
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, (1/3, 1/13, 1/50s bracket), 17mm, f/18, ISO 200

Big Brother, Little Sister…

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Big Brother, Little Sister…
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/200s, 38mm, f/8, ISO 200

Color Mirror

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Color Mirror
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/6s, 19mm, f/20, ISO 200

Beachcomber

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Sitting on the edge of the beach waiting for the sun to set I spied this lone rock disturbing the sand. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a close-up. Luckily, I had done my research before I bought my tripod earlier this year. I made sure the legs reverse folded allowing me to get the camera very low to the ground. The wide angle lens gave me the close-up of the rock I wanted, and it still provided a nice view of the beach and sky. I knew I would be taking this one into Photomatix for a little HDR help so I used a 3 image exposure bracket to capture the scene.

Beachcomber
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, (1/40, 1/10, 0.4s bracket), 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

Skipping Stones

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Another weekend started off with me having to work Saturday morning. At least the whole day was not lost as I was able to leave around 11am. The afternoon was setting itself up for a nice sunset but my hopes for exploring with the camera were postponed as we decided to head out for a movie. I can’t complain, Skyfall was quite good and I still had one more day in the weekend.

Sunday managed to be an even better day than Saturday, so around 3pm I headed over to Delta Lake state park. I planned on getting in a little exploring while I waited for the sunset to settle in. The lake is still quite low and you are able to walk along the edge in places not accessible when the level is normal. As I was capturing some images of the rocks against the water a couple walked past trying to skip some stones.

It was one of those ‘ah ha’ moments for me. After they left my area I set up the tripod near the water, searched for some good skipping stones and started to create the image I envisioned of a stone skipping across the water. Funny thing is, my first attempt was the best. I did manage to get a few others but this one is the one I like the best.

Skipping Stones
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/10s, 38mm, f/20, ISO 200