Photograph taken at 16:26pm on Saturday 25th May 2013 off Botany Road and Foreness Close, along the top of the cliffs above Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England.

Watching the seagulls catch the updrafts and fly seemingly for the sheer joy of doing so, is hugely enjoyable and addictiove. Here I employed Nikon's Continuous focus mode and 3D tracking with 51 autofocus points to assist the D800, not known for high speed capabilities, in capturing the fast sweeping birds in flight.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This view looks from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay. I have so many happy childhood memories of Botany Bay, and love to spend time here walking and photographing in the footsteps of those memories.

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Nikon D800 165mm 1/3200s f/3.5 iso200 RAW (14 bit) Handheld with VRII, continuous focus mode and 3D tracking with 51 autofocus points.

Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED IF VRII, Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. My memory 32GB class 10 20MB/s SDHC. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup.. Optech Tripod Strap. Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag.

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RAW (TIFF) FILE: 103.00MB

PROCESSED FILE: 8.59MB

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Processing power:

HP Pavillion Desktop with AMD A10-5700 APU PROCESSOR. HD graphics. 2TB with 8GB RAM. 64-bit Windows 8.1. VERBATIM USB 2.0 1TB Desktop Hard drive. NIKON VIEWNX2 Version 2.90 64bit. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Version 8.0 64bit

Kedah,Malaysia

Photograph taken at 17:59pm on Saturday 25th May 2013 off Botany Road and Foreness Close, along the Golden sands and rocky shoreline through the main archway of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England, looking across to Kingsgate Bay.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This view looks from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay.

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Nikon D800 16mm 1/800s f/5.6 iso200 RAW (14 bit)

Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED IF. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. My memory 32GB class 10 20MB/s SDHC. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Manfrotto 327RC2 Grip action ball head. Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release.

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RAW (TIFF) FILE: 103.00MB

PROCESSED FILE: 17.93MB

Photograph taken at 08:22pm on Sunday November 11th 2012 off Botany Road and Foreness Close, along the Golden sands and rocky shoreline of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This view looks from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay.

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Nikon D7000 11.5mm 1/10s f/4.2 iso200 RAW (14 bit)

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM. Jessops 72mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Manfrotto 327RC2 Grip action ball head. Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.

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LATITUDE: N 51d 23m 15.40s

LONGITUDE: E 1d 26m 25.33s

ALTITUDE: 4.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 46.20MB

PROCESSED FILE: 9.80MB

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Processing power:

HP Pavillion Desktop with AMD A10-5700 APU processor. HD graphics. 2TB with 8GB RAM. 64-bit Windows 8.1. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. Nikon VIEWNX2 Version 2.90 64bit. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit

and Close Before Striking!

I broke lots of matches during this shoot. This one just made it.

Finally, a crown shaped splash...

It was quite a shooting match...

by themoregooder ift.tt/1V7lghV

On the evening of Monday, April 4, 2011, the Space Needle was lit in red and white in support of donations to help the Japan earthquake and tsunami victims after last month's devastation. Kerry Park, Seattle, Washington. I wish for a quick recovery for Japan, the amount of lives lost and devastation was tremendous, very sad.

My first attempt with my new shutter release !

These are moving stars, maybe other planets or galaxies .. :D

Exposure time : 1040sec

Camera set-up from a recent shoot I was art-directing with Joe Borrelli. Love this camera.

“Viking no. 4 aboard USS Norton Sound (AV-11).

Launching of Viking. 2nd photo of series taken with K-25.”

In the first (and only) shipboard launch conducted during the Viking sounding rocket program, Viking 4 is launched from the deck of the USS Norton Sound near Jarvis Island in the Pacific (0.19 N 161.42 W), 11 May 1950, 1608 local time, at the intersection of the geographic and geomagnetic equators. The rocket reached an altitude of 105 miles (169 km), an altitude record for an American single-stage rocket and almost the maximum possible for the payload flown, in a nearly perfect flight. Onboard equipment included cosmic radiation measurement, and upper-air pressures and temperatures research.

Undisturbed clear blue water in this 25 ft deep flooded vertical shaft in adit 1 of the Black Jack mines.

Skamania County WA

Exploration Video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTMIq1hLl24

Instagram: instagram.com/jacobarciniega

Photograph taken in the glorious light of The Golden Hour around sunrise at 05:04am on Sunday 10th April 2011 off Botany Road and Foreness Close, along the Golden sands and rocky shoreline of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This view looks from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay.

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Nikon D700 14mm 1/80s f/5.6 iso200 RAW (14 bit)

Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED IF. Nikon MB-D10 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL3 batteries. My memory 32GB class 10 20MB/s SDHC. Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Manfrotto 327RC2 Grip action ball head. Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release. Nikon GP-1 GPS.

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LATITUDE: N 51d 23m 21.05s

LONGITUDE: E 1d 26m 12.32s

ALTITUDE: 101.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 34.70MB

PROCESSED FILE: 5.71MB

Photograph taken at 18:42pm on Thursday May 25th 2013 off Botany Road and Foreness Close, along the Golden sands and rocky shoreline of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This view looks from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay.

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Nikon D800 14mm 1/160s f/14.0 iso200 RAW (14 bit)

Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED IF. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Manfrotto 327RC2 Grip action ball head. Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release.

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RAW (TIFF) FILE: 103.00MB

PROCESSED FILE: 24.51MB

Processing power:

HP Pavillion Desktop with AMD A10-5700 APU processor. HD graphics. 2TB with 8GB RAM. 64-bit Windows 8.1. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. Nikon VIEWNX2 Version 2.90 64bit. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit

Photograph taken at 12:39pm on Saturday 2th May 2013 at low tide off Botany Road and Foreness Close, along the Golden sands and rocky shoreline close to the archway of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England. The rocks are as slippery as eels in vaseline, and even with my finest wellies on, I always watch my step here.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This view looks from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay.

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Nikon D800 14mm 1/200s f/9.0 iso200 RAW (14 bit)

Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED IF. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Manfrotto 327RC2 Grip action ball head. Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release.

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RAW (TIFF) FILE: 103.00MB

PROCESSED FILE: 25.92MB

This shows the lens on the AGFA Silette

Photograph taken at 08:51am on Sunday 29th November 2012 off Marine Drive and Fitzroy avenue, looking through the eroded archway from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay.

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Nikon D7000 18mm 1/125s f/3.5 iso200 RAW (14 bit) Handheld

Nikkor AF-S DX 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G VR. Jessops 72mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D11 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL15 batteries. My memory 32GB class 10 20MB/s SDHC. Hoodman HGEC soft rubber eyecup. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag.

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RAW (TIFF) FILE: 46.30MB

PROCESSED FILE: 14.81MB

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Processing power:

HP Pavillion Desktop with AMD A10-5700 APU processor. HD graphics. 2TB with 8GB RAM. 64-bit Windows 8.1. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. Nikon VIEWNX2 Version 2.90 64bit. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit

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Photograph taken in the Golden Hour around sunset at 19:07pm on Thursday May 25th 2013 off Botany Road and Foreness Close, along the Golden sands and rocky shoreline of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England. The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This view looks from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay.

There is something about the Golden hour that produces the most wonderful intensity of light and colour, amplified by the reflections from the wet sand as the tide began to stroke the coastline upon her return. A gentle stroll before the hour long drive back home, what more could a man ask for.

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Nikon D800 15mm 1/250s f/5.6 iso200 RAW (14 bit)

Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED IF. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Manfrotto 327RC2 Grip action ball head. Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release.

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RAW (TIFF) FILE: 103.00MB

PROCESSED FILE: 22.81MB

Photograph taken at 09:26am on Sunday 29th November 2012 off Marine Drive and Fitzroy avenue, lying as flat as a pancake on the Golden sands and rocky shoreline close to the archway of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay.

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Nikon D7000 10mm 1/160s f/5.0 iso200 RAW (14 bit) Handheld

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM. Jessops 72mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D11 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL15 batteries. My memory 32GB class 10 20MB/s SDHC. Hoodman HGEC soft rubber eyecup. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.

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LATITUDE: N 51d 23m 15.26s

LONGITUDE: E 1d 26m 25.78s

ALTITUDE: 0.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 46.30MB

PROCESSED FILE: 7.70MB

Prod. 1984-...

Silver (sn. 8321868) one with Minolta MD Zoom 35-70mm 1:3.5 Macro

wikipedia:

"Based on the X-700 chassis, Minolta later launched the cheaper models X-300 and X-500. The X-500 lacked the X-700's program exposure mode, but featured a fill-in flash mode. The X-300 was the basic model of the late X-series. It lacked TTL flash metering and program exposure mode, it did not show the f-stop-setting of the lens in the viewfinder and it did not have a depth-of-field control button. Basic parts of all three cameras, i.e. shutter, viewfinder, mirror system, and light metering system were identical."

From x-300 owners manual:

Quartz/electronically governed 35mm single-lens reflex auto-exposure (AE) camera

Exposure-control modes:

Aperture-priority automatic ("AUTO") and match-LED/full-metered manual ("M")

Exposure control and functions:

Low-voltage, low-current computer circuit varies shutter speed steplesslyaccording to aperture set

in AUTO mode, to yield proper exposure for film speed set; auto-exposurerange: EV 1 to EV 18 (e.g., 1 sec. at f /1.4 to 1/1000sec. at f/16) at ISO 100/21° with f /1.4 lens; AE lock enabling holding meter reading for exposure at that value.

Shutter:

Quartz-controlled horizontal-traverse focal-plane type; stepless speeds 1/1000 to 4 sec. set automatically with selector dial at "AUTO" setting or fixedspeeds 1 to 1/1000 sec. or "B" (bulb) set manually atdetented indications; electromagnetic shutter releaselocks when voltage too low for proper operation.

Metering:

TTL center-weighted averaging type, by silicon photocell mounted at rear of pentaprism

Film-speed range:

ISO 12/12° to 3200/36° set by film-speed dial that locks at 1/3-EV increments

Mirror:

Triple-coated oversize instant-return slide-up type

Viewfinder:

Eye-level fixed pentaprism type showing 95% of 24 x 36mm film-frame area; magnification: 0,9x with 50mrn standard lens focused at infinity; power: -1D, adjustable with accessory snap-on eyepiece lenses; Acute Matte focusing screen with central horizontally oriented split-image focusing spot surrounded by micro-prism band; visible around frame: mode indication ("A" or "M"), shutter speed scale with LED setting indication for metered speed and manually set speed, 14 sec. auto-speed indication, over-/underrange LED indicators, "B" setting indication, flash-ready signal, automatic battery check display and metering activated by normal finger contact, or slight pressing of operating button or by engaging AE lock, continue for 15 sec. after finger removed.

Flash sync and control:

Hot shoe for X sync; camera-control contact on hot shoe for automatic setting ofshutter at 1/60 sec. (except when mode/shutter-speedselector at "B") and flash-ready signaling with X-series Auto Electroflashes; other electronic flashes synchronize at 1/60 sec. and slower

manual speeds or "B" setting; Class MF, M, and FP flashbulbs, at 1/15 sec. or slower setting.

Power:

Two 1.5v alkaline-manganese (LR44: Eveready A-76 or equiv.), two 1.55v silver-oxide (SR-44: Eveready S-76, EPX-76, or equiv.), or one 3v lithium (CR-1/3N) cell(s).

Self-timer:

Electronic for 10-sec. delay, with operationindicated by camera-front LED that blinks at 2Hz for 8sec., then 8Hz for 1 sec., then remains on until shutterreleases, cancelable anytime before releas.

A digital camera shows settings under green light, indicating exposure time and aperture

This is a vintage box of transparent fixings for mounting photos in an album.

Photograph taken at 08:56pm on November 29th 2012 off Fitzroy Close along the Golden sands and rocky shoreline close to the archway of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England. This view looks over to Kingsgate Bay.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This view looks from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay.

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Nikon D7000 32mm 1/200s f/4.2 iso200 RAW (14 bit)

Nikkor AF-S 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G VR. Jessops 72mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D11 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. Hoodman HGEC soft rubber eyecup. Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Manfrotto 327RC2 Grip action ball head. Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.

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LATITUDE: N 51d 23m 14.09s

LONGITUDE: E 1d 26m 31.17s

ALTITUDE: 3.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 46.20MB

PROCESSED FILE: 10.79MB

I went on a nightly photowalk with Ove and one of the places we visited was the Götaälv bridge.

Here is the view from the bridge!

Photograph taken in the glorious light of The Golden Hour around sunrise at 07:57am on Sunday 30th December 2012 off Botany Road and Foreness Close, along the Golden sands and rocky shoreline close to the archway of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This view looks from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay.

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Nikon D800 24mm 1/80s f/4.0 iso200 RAW (14 bit)

Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED IF. Jessops 77mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. My memory 32GB class 10 20MB/s SDHC. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Manfrotto 327RC2 Grip action ball head. Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.

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LATITUDE: N 51d 23m 20.02s

LONGITUDE: E 1d 26m 15.13s

ALTITUDE: 5.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 103.00MB

PROCESSED FILE: 5.60MB

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Processing power:

HP Pavillion Desktop with AMD A10-5700 APU PROCESSOR. HD graphics. 2TB with 8GB RAM. 64-bit Windows 8.1. VERBATIM USB 2.0 1TB Desktop Hard drive. NIKON VIEWNX2 Version 2.90 64bit. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8 Version 8.0 64bit

Photograph taken at 12:39pm on Thursday February 2nd 2013 off Botany Road and Foreness Close, along the Golden sands and rocky shoreline close to the archway of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This view looks from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay.

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Nikon D800 24mm 1/200s f/14.0 iso200 RAW (14 bit)

Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED IF. Jessops 77mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Manfrotto 327RC2 Grip action ball head. Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.

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LATITUDE: N 51d 23m 16.40s

LONGITUDE: E 1d 26m 25.54s

ALTITUDE: 4.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 103.00MB

PROCESSED FILE: 27.06MB

by themoregooder ift.tt/203mqwt

Photograph taken at 08:12pm on November 11th 2012 off Botany Road and Foreness Close, along the Golden sands and rocky shoreline of Botany Bay, the Northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs, Kent, England.

Early morning, stiff breeze, a flask of coffee and a Mars bar for company, and the natural beauty of Mother Nature as a muted sunrise is stifled by clouds which dominate the sky until the light bursts through. Bliss.

The seven bays are (from south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay. This view looks from Kingsgate Bay into Botany Bay.

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Nikon D7000 10.0mm 1/10s f/4.0 iso200 RAW (14 bit)

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM. Jessops 72mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D11 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL batteries. Nikon DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Manfrotto 327RC2 Grip action ball head. Manfrotto quick release plate 200PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.

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LATITUDE: N 51d 23m 19.73s

LONGITUDE: E 1d 26m 15.03s

ALTITUDE: 14.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 46.20MB

PROCESSED FILE: 9.14MB

Prod. 1984-...

Silver (sn. 8321868)

Black (sn. 8993324)

wikipedia:

"Based on the X-700 chassis, Minolta later launched the cheaper models X-300 and X-500. The X-500 lacked the X-700's program exposure mode, but featured a fill-in flash mode. The X-300 was the basic model of the late X-series. It lacked TTL flash metering and program exposure mode, it did not show the f-stop-setting of the lens in the viewfinder and it did not have a depth-of-field control button. Basic parts of all three cameras, i.e. shutter, viewfinder, mirror system, and light metering system were identical."

From x-300 owners manual:

Quartz/electronically governed 35mm single-lens reflex auto-exposure (AE) camera

Exposure-control modes:

Aperture-priority automatic ("AUTO") and match-LED/full-metered manual ("M")

Exposure control and functions:

Low-voltage, low-current computer circuit varies shutter speed steplesslyaccording to aperture set

in AUTO mode, to yield proper exposure for film speed set; auto-exposurerange: EV 1 to EV 18 (e.g., 1 sec. at f /1.4 to 1/1000sec. at f/16) at ISO 100/21° with f /1.4 lens; AE lock enabling holding meter reading for exposure at that value.

Shutter:

Quartz-controlled horizontal-traverse focal-plane type; stepless speeds 1/1000 to 4 sec. set automatically with selector dial at "AUTO" setting or fixedspeeds 1 to 1/1000 sec. or "B" (bulb) set manually atdetented indications; electromagnetic shutter releaselocks when voltage too low for proper operation.

Metering:

TTL center-weighted averaging type, by silicon photocell mounted at rear of pentaprism

Film-speed range:

ISO 12/12° to 3200/36° set by film-speed dial that locks at 1/3-EV increments

Mirror:

Triple-coated oversize instant-return slide-up type

Viewfinder:

Eye-level fixed pentaprism type showing 95% of 24 x 36mm film-frame area; magnification: 0,9x with 50mrn standard lens focused at infinity; power: -1D, adjustable with accessory snap-on eyepiece lenses; Acute Matte focusing screen with central horizontally oriented split-image focusing spot surrounded by micro-prism band; visible around frame: mode indication ("A" or "M"), shutter speed scale with LED setting indication for metered speed and manually set speed, 14 sec. auto-speed indication, over-/underrange LED indicators, "B" setting indication, flash-ready signal, automatic battery check display and metering activated by normal finger contact, or slight pressing of operating button or by engaging AE lock, continue for 15 sec. after finger removed.

Flash sync and control:

Hot shoe for X sync; camera-control contact on hot shoe for automatic setting ofshutter at 1/60 sec. (except when mode/shutter-speedselector at "B") and flash-ready signaling with X-series Auto Electroflashes; other electronic flashes synchronize at 1/60 sec. and slower

manual speeds or "B" setting; Class MF, M, and FP flashbulbs, at 1/15 sec. or slower setting.

Power:

Two 1.5v alkaline-manganese (LR44: Eveready A-76 or equiv.), two 1.55v silver-oxide (SR-44: Eveready S-76, EPX-76, or equiv.), or one 3v lithium (CR-1/3N) cell(s).

Self-timer:

Electronic for 10-sec. delay, with operationindicated by camera-front LED that blinks at 2Hz for 8sec., then 8Hz for 1 sec., then remains on until shutterreleases, cancelable anytime before releas.

Seen here are 2 yellow filters and pouches and remote shutter release.

Mt. Douglas from Mt. Tolmie 250mm focal length

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Day 6

Not sure about all the negative space in this, but it was a total B to frame up right... I'd explain, but I'm seriously not in the mood at the moment. I saw a very similar shot about a year ago and always wanted to give an eye to my own take. I'm not sure which one I like better and, unfortunately, I can't locate the link to the other shot at the moment. If I find it, I'll give proper credit.

Anyway, close the books on day 6 and nearly our first week.....

Canon 50D | Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

Strobist

Canon 580EX II Camera left w/pearlstone diffuser as mainlight - full power bwahahaha

Canon 430EX II camera right for high key backlight 1/2 power

430 triggered from master 580

580 triggered via shoe cable

by themoregooder ift.tt/1V7lfKY

This is the parts for the exposure meter

Prod. 1984-...

Silver (sn. 8321868)

Black (sn. 8993324)

wikipedia:

"Based on the X-700 chassis, Minolta later launched the cheaper models X-300 and X-500. The X-500 lacked the X-700's program exposure mode, but featured a fill-in flash mode. The X-300 was the basic model of the late X-series. It lacked TTL flash metering and program exposure mode, it did not show the f-stop-setting of the lens in the viewfinder and it did not have a depth-of-field control button. Basic parts of all three cameras, i.e. shutter, viewfinder, mirror system, and light metering system were identical."

From x-300 owners manual:

Quartz/electronically governed 35mm single-lens reflex auto-exposure (AE) camera

Exposure-control modes:

Aperture-priority automatic ("AUTO") and match-LED/full-metered manual ("M")

Exposure control and functions:

Low-voltage, low-current computer circuit varies shutter speed steplesslyaccording to aperture set

in AUTO mode, to yield proper exposure for film speed set; auto-exposurerange: EV 1 to EV 18 (e.g., 1 sec. at f /1.4 to 1/1000sec. at f/16) at ISO 100/21° with f /1.4 lens; AE lock enabling holding meter reading for exposure at that value.

Shutter:

Quartz-controlled horizontal-traverse focal-plane type; stepless speeds 1/1000 to 4 sec. set automatically with selector dial at "AUTO" setting or fixedspeeds 1 to 1/1000 sec. or "B" (bulb) set manually atdetented indications; electromagnetic shutter releaselocks when voltage too low for proper operation.

Metering:

TTL center-weighted averaging type, by silicon photocell mounted at rear of pentaprism

Film-speed range:

ISO 12/12° to 3200/36° set by film-speed dial that locks at 1/3-EV increments

Mirror:

Triple-coated oversize instant-return slide-up type

Viewfinder:

Eye-level fixed pentaprism type showing 95% of 24 x 36mm film-frame area; magnification: 0,9x with 50mrn standard lens focused at infinity; power: -1D, adjustable with accessory snap-on eyepiece lenses; Acute Matte focusing screen with central horizontally oriented split-image focusing spot surrounded by micro-prism band; visible around frame: mode indication ("A" or "M"), shutter speed scale with LED setting indication for metered speed and manually set speed, 14 sec. auto-speed indication, over-/underrange LED indicators, "B" setting indication, flash-ready signal, automatic battery check display and metering activated by normal finger contact, or slight pressing of operating button or by engaging AE lock, continue for 15 sec. after finger removed.

Flash sync and control:

Hot shoe for X sync; camera-control contact on hot shoe for automatic setting ofshutter at 1/60 sec. (except when mode/shutter-speedselector at "B") and flash-ready signaling with X-series Auto Electroflashes; other electronic flashes synchronize at 1/60 sec. and slower

manual speeds or "B" setting; Class MF, M, and FP flashbulbs, at 1/15 sec. or slower setting.

Power:

Two 1.5v alkaline-manganese (LR44: Eveready A-76 or equiv.), two 1.55v silver-oxide (SR-44: Eveready S-76, EPX-76, or equiv.), or one 3v lithium (CR-1/3N) cell(s).

Self-timer:

Electronic for 10-sec. delay, with operationindicated by camera-front LED that blinks at 2Hz for 8sec., then 8Hz for 1 sec., then remains on until shutterreleases, cancelable anytime before releas.

This shows 2 yellow filters and pouches, Prazisa accessory shoe Prazisa Rangefinder and pouch, AGFA Silette camera and box lid.

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Prod. 1984-...

Sn. 8993324

Never used.

wikipedia:

"Based on the X-700 chassis, Minolta later launched the cheaper models X-300 and X-500. The X-500 lacked the X-700's program exposure mode, but featured a fill-in flash mode. The X-300 was the basic model of the late X-series. It lacked TTL flash metering and program exposure mode, it did not show the f-stop-setting of the lens in the viewfinder and it did not have a depth-of-field control button. Basic parts of all three cameras, i.e. shutter, viewfinder, mirror system, and light metering system were identical."

From x-300 owners manual:

Quartz/electronically governed 35mm single-lens reflex auto-exposure (AE) camera

Exposure-control modes:

Aperture-priority automatic ("AUTO") and match-LED/full-metered manual ("M")

Exposure control and functions:

Low-voltage, low-current computer circuit varies shutter speed steplesslyaccording to aperture set

in AUTO mode, to yield proper exposure for film speed set; auto-exposurerange: EV 1 to EV 18 (e.g., 1 sec. at f /1.4 to 1/1000sec. at f/16) at ISO 100/21° with f /1.4 lens; AE lock enabling holding meter reading for exposure at that value.

Shutter:

Quartz-controlled horizontal-traverse focal-plane type; stepless speeds 1/1000 to 4 sec. set automatically with selector dial at "AUTO" setting or fixedspeeds 1 to 1/1000 sec. or "B" (bulb) set manually atdetented indications; electromagnetic shutter releaselocks when voltage too low for proper operation.

Metering:

TTL center-weighted averaging type, by silicon photocell mounted at rear of pentaprism

Film-speed range:

ISO 12/12° to 3200/36° set by film-speed dial that locks at 1/3-EV increments

Mirror:

Triple-coated oversize instant-return slide-up type

Viewfinder:

Eye-level fixed pentaprism type showing 95% of 24 x 36mm film-frame area; magnification: 0,9x with 50mrn standard lens focused at infinity; power: -1D, adjustable with accessory snap-on eyepiece lenses; Acute Matte focusing screen with central horizontally oriented split-image focusing spot surrounded by micro-prism band; visible around frame: mode indication ("A" or "M"), shutter speed scale with LED setting indication for metered speed and manually set speed, 14 sec. auto-speed indication, over-/underrange LED indicators, "B" setting indication, flash-ready signal, automatic battery check display and metering activated by normal finger contact, or slight pressing of operating button or by engaging AE lock, continue for 15 sec. after finger removed.

Flash sync and control:

Hot shoe for X sync; camera-control contact on hot shoe for automatic setting ofshutter at 1/60 sec. (except when mode/shutter-speedselector at "B") and flash-ready signaling with X-series Auto Electroflashes; other electronic flashes synchronize at 1/60 sec. and slower

manual speeds or "B" setting; Class MF, M, and FP flashbulbs, at 1/15 sec. or slower setting.

Power:

Two 1.5v alkaline-manganese (LR44: Eveready A-76 or equiv.), two 1.55v silver-oxide (SR-44: Eveready S-76, EPX-76, or equiv.), or one 3v lithium (CR-1/3N) cell(s).

Self-timer:

Electronic for 10-sec. delay, with operationindicated by camera-front LED that blinks at 2Hz for 8sec., then 8Hz for 1 sec., then remains on until shutterreleases, cancelable anytime before releas.

The city that never sleeps.

Prod. 1984-...

Sn. 8993324

Never used.

wikipedia:

"Based on the X-700 chassis, Minolta later launched the cheaper models X-300 and X-500. The X-500 lacked the X-700's program exposure mode, but featured a fill-in flash mode. The X-300 was the basic model of the late X-series. It lacked TTL flash metering and program exposure mode, it did not show the f-stop-setting of the lens in the viewfinder and it did not have a depth-of-field control button. Basic parts of all three cameras, i.e. shutter, viewfinder, mirror system, and light metering system were identical."

From x-300 owners manual:

Quartz/electronically governed 35mm single-lens reflex auto-exposure (AE) camera

Exposure-control modes:

Aperture-priority automatic ("AUTO") and match-LED/full-metered manual ("M")

Exposure control and functions:

Low-voltage, low-current computer circuit varies shutter speed steplesslyaccording to aperture set

in AUTO mode, to yield proper exposure for film speed set; auto-exposurerange: EV 1 to EV 18 (e.g., 1 sec. at f /1.4 to 1/1000sec. at f/16) at ISO 100/21° with f /1.4 lens; AE lock enabling holding meter reading for exposure at that value.

Shutter:

Quartz-controlled horizontal-traverse focal-plane type; stepless speeds 1/1000 to 4 sec. set automatically with selector dial at "AUTO" setting or fixedspeeds 1 to 1/1000 sec. or "B" (bulb) set manually atdetented indications; electromagnetic shutter releaselocks when voltage too low for proper operation.

Metering:

TTL center-weighted averaging type, by silicon photocell mounted at rear of pentaprism

Film-speed range:

ISO 12/12° to 3200/36° set by film-speed dial that locks at 1/3-EV increments

Mirror:

Triple-coated oversize instant-return slide-up type

Viewfinder:

Eye-level fixed pentaprism type showing 95% of 24 x 36mm film-frame area; magnification: 0,9x with 50mrn standard lens focused at infinity; power: -1D, adjustable with accessory snap-on eyepiece lenses; Acute Matte focusing screen with central horizontally oriented split-image focusing spot surrounded by micro-prism band; visible around frame: mode indication ("A" or "M"), shutter speed scale with LED setting indication for metered speed and manually set speed, 14 sec. auto-speed indication, over-/underrange LED indicators, "B" setting indication, flash-ready signal, automatic battery check display and metering activated by normal finger contact, or slight pressing of operating button or by engaging AE lock, continue for 15 sec. after finger removed.

Flash sync and control:

Hot shoe for X sync; camera-control contact on hot shoe for automatic setting ofshutter at 1/60 sec. (except when mode/shutter-speedselector at "B") and flash-ready signaling with X-series Auto Electroflashes; other electronic flashes synchronize at 1/60 sec. and slower

manual speeds or "B" setting; Class MF, M, and FP flashbulbs, at 1/15 sec. or slower setting.

Power:

Two 1.5v alkaline-manganese (LR44: Eveready A-76 or equiv.), two 1.55v silver-oxide (SR-44: Eveready S-76, EPX-76, or equiv.), or one 3v lithium (CR-1/3N) cell(s).

Self-timer:

Electronic for 10-sec. delay, with operationindicated by camera-front LED that blinks at 2Hz for 8sec., then 8Hz for 1 sec., then remains on until shutterreleases, cancelable anytime before releas.

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