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My posting will be a little slower for a while as I am not that mobile at the moment..
Out to Bauline for a romp on Sunday. Put my camera on a tripod and shot this from a phone app that linked to the camera. Times are changing huh..
A small lunchtime walk with my new Fuji X100vI and I could not resist these leaf shapes against the summer skies.
Dog walking again, we walked down to the station and had loads of trains pass through in the five or six minutes we were there. I chose this one because it looks like a great ad for midland mainline (local train co.) as their logo is perfectly clear as the rest of the train zooms past - check the higher res shots. Also like the orange colours of the night shots.
This is the first time I have tried spinning steel wool. I've seen the pictures and always wanted to do it myself, last night I got to and it was a ton of fun!!!
Last Night's Sunset... from the Davenport Crack.
I've been wanted to photograph the Davenport Crack for a couple of months now. But, I've been either unable to find it or just didn't have the right natural light. We some changes in the weather moving in recently, I felt I finally was going to get my opportunity.
I was running late from work and traffic over highway 17 can be a bear. It left me stressed I might not make it but to Davenport in time for the 5:20pm sunset. I "raced" north on Hwy 1, driving speeds that should have resulted in a speeding ticket. Getting to Davenport with minutes to spare, I grabbed by gear back and tripod and ran across San Vicente Creek Beach. I quickly surveyed the massive waves that were hitting the rocks (a 6ft high tide was scheduled for 5:40pm), set up my tripod and camera for some test shots.
Around 5-10 mins after the 5:20pm sundown... the sky blew up into the most beautiful combination of reds, oranges, blues and purples. All I could think is this is why we live here. Quickly and carefully (to avoid falling off the slippery rocks) I grabbed my camera/tripod and ran into what is commonly know as the "Davenport Crack" set my focus and shutter speed, then waited for the water to be below the rock line.... to give the beautiful red glowing reflection off the wet rocks. And couple of moments it was all done.
PS: this photo needs a name!! Please help.. post your suggestions in the comments. smile emoticon
A tribute to American artist Thomas Kinkade also known as the “Painter of Light.” As one of the most popular painters known for his glow of the light of windows, candles and fireplaces and saturated pastel colors, I couldn’t help think of Thomas Kinkade as I attempted my first light painting.
The San Diego-Coronado Bridge you see in the background connects the city of San Diego to the city of Coronado. It spans two miles long over the San Diego Bay and reaches a maximum height of 200 feet allowing U.S. naval ships to pass underneath.
The dinghy you see in the foreground are small boats used by “live-aboards” (people who live full time on their sail boats) to row back and forth from their sail boats to shore to run errands.
I do have to say for those living at the foot of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge it must have its benefits: charming views of downtown San Diego, being close to marine life, views of the bridge itself and of course cheap rent.
This was my first attempt at light painting. The process was pretty simple: a Maglite flashlight, My Canon 5D Mark II, tripod, remote shutter release and patience. With the shutter open, aperture at f/16 and a 30 second exposure I “painted” the dinghy in the foreground.
Now you’re probably thinking I could have achieved the same thing by taking multiple exposures and then processing them in post production (that’s all fancy verbiage for high dynamic range (HDR) photography). I always have my baton-looking Maglite flashlight handy when photographing at night. I keep it close at hand to fight off would be thieves and now I have another use for it!
Happy Travels!
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