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(Explore #71: Jul 02, 2009)
A tall goatsbeard flower (Tragopogon Dubius) emerges from a mass of wildflowers growing along the edge of a country road in BC, Canada.
Wishing you all a bright and sunny summer's day! Thanks for visiting!
Despite the gloom of the day the iconic livery of 43007 stands out as it crosses the River Don in Sheffield on August Bank Holiday Monday . The service is the 1S51 Plymouth - Glasgow Central
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This photograph depicts a much 'lighter' night than the last, with a full moon making the long exposure seem bright like daylight. Taken on Kirkstone Pass.
Sunrise at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, Oregon. That yellow tulip in a sea of pink flaunted its distinctive hue. Oregon's highest volcanic mountain, Mount Hood, is visible in the distance just to the right of the windmill.
Some early season fall color pictures from West Michigan.
If you've been following my stream for any length of time you'll know I'm a FALL COLOR FANATIC and I try to extend this season for as long as possible ...
Typically seeking out the very first colors in August and continuing to shoot the very last colors until nearly December!
All shots taken with a Canon 5D3 DSLR.
One from the recent backlogs, from a dawn shoot I did a week or so ago, down at my parents place in Gatton.
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3-Shot HDR, unsure of the camera settings,, I'm too tired to go looking.
Gear
- Canon 40D + Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
- Tripod
Processing
- HDR combined in photomatix from 3 Raw files.
- Curves, and Unsharp mask and Soft Screen Layer applied in GIMP
- Border applied in GIMP
I appreciate the close focusing abilities of the 28-300mm lens allowing spur of the moment closeups like these frost covered weeds illuminated in morning light.
Camera Nikon D800
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias -1/3 EV
View the - Macro/Closeup Set
View my - Most Interesting according to Flickr
Crisp sandstone ripples lead to the Citadel, one of the standout formations in an isolated area known as White Pocket in the Vermillion Cliffs Nat. Monument.
To get here, you need a good 4-wheel drive vehicle (and a driver who knows how to handle deep sand). Since that doesn't describe me, I booked a spot on a guided overnight tour.
The tour enjoyed a great afternoon at White Pocket and after sunset, we hiked the 15 minutes back to camp for dinner. Afterward, I was surprised that the guide and other tour participants were content to take Milky Way shots right from the camp which they planned to merge with the blue hour foreground photos they had taken earlier.
I don't mind blending a foreground image with a Milky Way photo taken a few minutes later from the same spot. But blending shots taken at different locations just seems wrong to me (I know a lot of wonderful folks who disagree with me on this topic and that's fine, but I have to be me.) So I hiked back into White Pocket alone.
It was a new moon, which made the short hike surprisingly challenging. However, I found that my real challenge was figuring out a way to properly illuminate the scene.
I had about a half dozen LEDs and I needed all of them. I set up one set of lights a few inches above the ground at a 90-degree angle to magnify the incredible shadows created by the ripples in the foreground. Tall light stands set well off to the left managed to illuminate the 'mountain' in the background.
The Milky Way is a series of stacked 11-second exposures combined in Sequator. And, yes, I took the Milky Way shots from the same spot;)
By the way, a few groups were staying at the campsite overnight and I expected that some other folks would be taking advantage of the dark skies to get Milky Way shots here, but I didn't see another soul all night, so at least I didn't have to be concerned with my lights bothering other photographers.
Sorry for the long narrative, but I just hate it when I see a photo that interests me and there aren't details explaining how it was accomplished.
Cheers!
Jeff
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Spodumene Kunzite Crystal - A showcase standout for the Los Angeles Natural History Museum, this large pink crystal is often called Kunzite after collector George Frederick Kunz. Mined at the Pala Chief Mine near San Diego, CA.
This crystal was photographed through a glass display case at an exhibition for the Tucson Gem and Mineral show at the Westward Look Resort. It would measure likely 20" tall. It may have been found in the early 1900's, from the Pala Chief Mine that operates to this day.
For more information, see these online articles:
History: www.palachiefmine.com/page0/index.html
nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/permanent-exhibits/gems-min...
nhm.org/site/sites/default/files/mineral/pdf/MinScihistor...
nhm.org/site/research-collections/mineral-sciences/view-c...
This standout male Cardinal with gray edging on it's back plumage has been a regular in Janice's yard lately...I can't say I've ever noticed one like it before, but it is lovely...he looks like he's wearing a sporty sweater!
A bursting birch and a marvelous maple refuse to play it low-key among all their still-green neighbors, seen from far off across a small quarry. It's as if those two called out to the sun, "Shine here! Light me up!"
A grove of Aspen trees shine in the afternoon sun while a lone sapling attempts to add its own contribution to the peak colors - Park County, CO
sometimes, being exclusively unique in a common crowd is great! but i guess, not all the time.. it's more like you're craving for attention. then again, why so serious? hahaha... cheers!