White Mountain Sunset
Sunset on White Mountain, View from above Barcroft Station, California
View
In August (2011), I attended a workshop – “Dark of the Night Star Photography”. This was organized by the Pt. Reyes National Seashore Association and the instructors were the really good Harold Davis, Steven Christenson and Eric Harness. (Side Note: Check this interview I did with Harold Davis a while back – its an awesome read.)
On Day 2 of the workshop, we drove up to the Barcroft Research Station at 12500ft, and got a tour of the facility. After that we hiked up about 3/4th of a mile to a view point to see sunset on white mountain. I made it up there with difficult due to a bad case of altitude sickness. However once up there, I recovered pretty fast. It was a spectacular sunset.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1/20 at f/14.0
Focal Length: 40mm
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f4.0 L
ISO: 1250
WB: Daylight
Date: August 27, 2011
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Loading ...
Bristlecone Pine and Blue Skies
In August (2011), I attended a workshop – “Dark of the Night Star Photography”. This was organized by the Pt. Reyes National Seashore Association and the instructors were the really good Harold Davis, Steven Christenson and Eric Harness. (Side Note: Check this interview I did with Harold Davis a while back – its an awesome read.)
On this workshop, we stayed at the Crooked Creek Research Station at 10,200 feet altitude. The accomodation was good – clean, warm. Not your luxury accommodation you would find at a five star hotel, but dorm style with very clean bathrooms, and beds, and a heater and with a very nice view – just perfect for people on a photography workshop.
The point of the workshop – of course was night photography. However, one afternoon, my room mate (for the workshop) Debbie and I drove up to Patriarch grove to enjoy the place in daylight. This was a photograph taken then.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1/125 at f/16.0
Focal Length: 24mm
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f4.0 L
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: August 28, 2011
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Loading ...
Bristlecone Pine Star Trail
Here is the star trail at the Bristlecone Pine – White Mountains in California.
In August (2011), I attended a workshop – “Dark of the Night Star Photography”. This was organized by the Pt. Reyes National Seashore Association and the instructors were the really good Harold Davis, Steven Christenson and Eric Harness. (Side Note: Check this interview I did with Harold Davis a while back – its an awesome read.)
On this workshop, we stayed at the Crooked Creek Research Station at 10,200 feet altitude. The accomodation was good – clean, warm. Not your luxury accommodation you would find at a five star hotel, but dorm style with very clean bathrooms, and beds, and a heater and with a very nice view – just perfect for people on a photography workshop.
The classroom area was pretty nice and comfortable as well. We did have intermittent cell phone service (AT&T and Verizon) in some areas. We also had satellite Internet and wifi – though only from 2.00am till 9.30am – which really sucked. I do wish we had 24 hr internet access.
The point of the workshop – of course was night photography. We went to Patrirach Grove on Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night. This photograph was taken at the Patriarch grove. It is a stack of about 23 images, hand blended with one more for foreground detail. The different colors of circles in the star trail are due to the different colors of stars. Isn’t that amazing?
Below are some links to tutorials about Star Trails for those interested:
Star Circle Academy star trails – http://blog.starcircleacademy.com/2011/03/star-trail-creation/
Photo extremist – some tricks – http://photoextremist.com/star-trails-tutorial
Another nice tutorial – http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/725769/0
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 30s (aperture manual)
Focal Length: 8mm
Lens: Peleng 8mm f3.5 Fisheye for Canon
ISO: 1600
WB: Daylight
Date: August 28, 2011
(1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
Loading ...
Milky Way and Bristlecone Pine
Here is another photograph of the Milky way at the Bristlecone Pine – White Mountains in California.
This August (2011), I attended a workshop – “Dark of the Night Star Photography”. This was organized by the Pt. Reyes National Seashore Association and the instructors were the really good Harold Davis, Steven Christenson and Eric Harness. (Side Note: Check this interview I did with Harold Davis a while back – its an awesome read.)
On this workshop, we stayed at the Crooked Creek Research Station at 10,200 feet altitude. The accomodation was good – clean, warm. Not your luxury accommodation you would find at a five star hotel, but dorm style with very clean bathrooms, and beds, and a heater and with a very nice view – just perfect for people on a photography workshop.
The classroom area was pretty nice and comfortable as well. We did have intermittent cell phone service (AT&T and Verizon) in some areas. We also had satellite Internet and wifi – though only from 2.00am till 9.30am – which really sucked. I do wish we had 24 hr internet access.
The point of the workshop – of course was night photography. We went to Patrirach Grove on Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night. This photograph was taken on the last night at the Patriarch grove. I really wanted to get a shot of the milky way and here it is!
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 30s (aperture manual)
Focal Length: 8mm
Lens: Peleng 8mm f3.5 Fisheye for Canon
ISO: 1600
WB: Daylight
Date: August 28, 2011
(1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
Loading ...
The Milky Way
This August (2011), I attended a workshop – “Dark of the Night Star Photography”. This was organized by the Pt. Reyes National Seashore Association and the instructors were the really good Harold Davis, Steven Christenson and Eric Harness. (Side Note: Check this interview I did with Harold Davis a while back – its an awesome read.)
On this workshop, we stayed at the Crooked Creek Research Station at 10,200 feet altitude. The accomodation was good – clean, warm. Not your luxury accommodation you would find at a five star hotel, but dorm style with very clean bathrooms, and beds, and a heater and with a very nice view – just perfect for people on a photography workshop.
The classroom area was pretty nice and comfortable as well. We did have intermittent cell phone service (AT&T and Verizon) in some areas. We also had satellite Internet and wifi – though only from 2.00am till 9.30am – which really sucked. I do wish we had 24 hr internet access.
The point of the workshop – of course was night photography. We went to Patrirach Grove on Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night. This photograph was taken on the last night at the Patriarch grove. I really wanted to get a shot of the milky way and here it is!
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 30s (aperture manual)
Focal Length: 8mm
Lens: Peleng 8mm f3.5 Fisheye for Canon
ISO: 1600
WB: Daylight
Date: August 28, 2011
(1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
Loading ...
Fire Dragon (Fire Dancers – 15)
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Fire Dancers – 7 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1898
Fire Dancers – 8 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1902
Fire Dancers – 9 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1904
Fire Dancers – 10 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1906
Fire Dancers – 11 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1910
Fire Dancers – 12 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1912
Fire Dancers – 13 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1914
Fire Dancers – 14 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1916
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 2s (aperture manual)
Focal Length: 85mm
Lens: Rokinon 85M-C 85mm F1.4 Aspherical
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Loading ...
Looking On
I was in a restaurant sometime last week, alone enjoying my pizza and beer. I also had my new Olympus E-PL3 with the Konica Hexanon 40mm f1.8 on it. With the tilting LCD, it was easy to pretend to be not taking photos while taking photos. I never realized what a tough job being a hostess in a restaurant is… Everybody is there eating, drinking enjoying, while they have to stand by the door hungry and cold and bored… Tough job indeed!
Technical Details:
Camera: Olympus E-PL3
Exposure: 1/15s (manual aperture at f 1.8, manual focus)
Focal Length: 40mm
Lens: Konica Hexanon AR 40mm f1.8
ISO: 400
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Fire Dancers – 14
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Fire Dancers – 7 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1898
Fire Dancers – 8 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1902
Fire Dancers – 9 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1904
Fire Dancers – 10 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1906
Fire Dancers – 11 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1910
Fire Dancers – 12 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1912
Fire Dancers – 13 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1914
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1s at F/8
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Fire Dancers – 9
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Fire Dancers – 7 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1898
Fire Dancers – 8 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1902
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1/6s at F/6.3
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Splash of Fire – Fire Dancers – 13
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Fire Dancers – 7 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1898
Fire Dancers – 8 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1902
Fire Dancers – 9 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1904
Fire Dancers – 10 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1906
Fire Dancers – 11 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1910
Fire Dancers – 12 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1912
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 0.8s at F/11
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Intensity – Fire Dancers – 12
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Fire Dancers – 7 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1898
Fire Dancers – 8 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1902
Fire Dancers – 9 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1904
Fire Dancers – 10 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1906
Fire Dancers – 11 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1910
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1/30s at F/2.5
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
The Binding – Fire Dancers – 11
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Fire Dancers – 7 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1898
Fire Dancers – 8 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1902
Fire Dancers – 9 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1904
Fire Dancers – 10 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1906
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1/6s at F/6.3
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Fire Dancers – 10
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Fire Dancers – 7 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1898
Fire Dancers – 8 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1902
Fire Dancers – 9 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1904
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1/6s at F/6.3
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Fire Dancers – 8
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Fire Dancers – 7 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1898
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1/13s at F/11
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 800
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Fire Dancers – 7
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1.6s at F/11
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 125
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Fire Dancers – 6
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1.6s at F/11
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Fire Dancers – 5
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1.6s (aperture unknown)
Focal Length: 85mm
Lens: Rokinon 85M-C 85mm F1.4 Aspherical
ISO: 800
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Fire Dancers – 4
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1.6s (aperture unknown)
Focal Length: 85mm
Lens: Rokinon 85M-C 85mm F1.4 Aspherical
ISO: 800
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Fire Dancers – 3
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 0.25s at at f/2.0
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens:Canon 50mm f1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Fire Dancers – 2
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 0.25s at at f/2.0
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens:Canon 50mm f1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Fire Dancers – 1
on Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive. It was a fun experience and fruitful photographically (for me). The dancers were amazing – especially this lady – she combined exceptional acrobatics with fire dancing!
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 0.25s at at f/2.0
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens:Canon 50mm f1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
Sea Swings
Sea Swings, by Suprada on Flickr.
This evening I went on a shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. A nice bunch of people to hangout with. The location was the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk in Santa Cruz, CA. We met up in front of the boardwalk arcade around 5.15PM, in the group picnic area and headed into the boardwalk. Sunset was supposed to be around 6.30PM and the rides close for the night at 7.00PM. So we had a little bit of time wandering around – and it was not quite dark yet. I went and shot the carousel, then the Fireball and then to the Sea-Swings – this shot. By this time it was around sunset. Since it was bright, I was using my 10 stop ND filter for the long exposures – which, in this shot very nicely brought out the sunset colors. It was a very nice sunset and a part of me was wishing I were on a different becah shting teh sunset – but it totally made this shot – my first ever of a amusement park ride.
After I shot this, I wanted to move on and shoot the Ferris wheel. I actually setup there – that when the security guards, very politely told me that I was welcome to take photos – but without teh tripod. Alas! At that point I decided to head out to the next venue – the Surfer’s Museum near the lighthouse to photograph some fire dancers.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 30s at at f/4.0
Focal Length: 17mm
Lens:Canon 10-22mm EF-S f3.5-4.5
Filter: B+W #110 3.0 (1000x) Neutral Density Glass Filter
ISO: 1000
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Loading ...
Photographing – SoFoBoMo 2011
As I am writing this, I am now in my second week of SoFoBoMo 2011. For the first week, my game plan called for the collection of images. And collect images I did.
My first day of SoFoBoMo I went to Scott’s Creek State beach – north of Santa Cruz. It is on Highway 1 between mileposts 31.8 and 31.9. This beach is very popular with surfers, and has free parking on either side of the highway. GPS Co-Ordinates: 37.0418°N 122.227°W
I pulled in about 7.30PM – sunset was supposed be at 8.30PM. It is very disconcerting, and exhilarating d to pull in and park when everyone else is leaving the beach. It’s almost like the sunset is just for you.
So, I pull in and park on the side of the road. For the first time I take a look at what the signs say: Parking allowed from 8.00AM to sunset only. So what is a photographer who wants to photograph after sunset do? I decided to park a little away where there was no board. And try to shoot while keeping an eye out on my car. Luckily this beach allows a view of the parked car from all over.
Since sunset was 8.30PM, I had a bit of time to wander around. I was pretty uninspired until I went to the far north of the beach where Scott’s creek was joining the ocean. I took a deep breath, got out of my hiking shoes and crossed the creek – cold cold water. ON the other side of this creek, there were some rocky shelves, undisturbed sand and a whole lot of inspiration. Suffice to say, my first day of shooting was very successful indeed.
After that, during the week, I got out of work and drove to San Gregorio Beach – just south of Half Moon Bay. This excursion was the least productive – I arrived there at 8.15 – just before sunset. And I didn’t make any photos I liked from this excursion. Next stop, again on a weekday night was the awesome Pescadero State Beach. This beach was so awesome, that I had to go back and shoot there again the next Sunday (officially Week 2 of SoFoBoMo).
So how did I do overall on Week 1? Pretty good. I got 23 decent images from one week of shooting – three visits to the beaches. The good ones were picked and processed as well. Including this Sunday’s excursion, I now have 35 photos selected for the book. They have all been processed and kind of sequenced.
Some aspects of teh project changed during this week. I had originally wanted to shoot using the digital Holga and Peleng lens – instead I am using my trusty trio of the 50mm f1.8, the 17-40mm L and the 10-22mm EF-S lenses. One other change – I had initially thought of shooting those beaches where a creek flows into the ocean at sunset or sunrise. Now I just shoot in beaches around sunset. This is what other SoFoBoMo-ers mentioned – be open to the nature of the project changing. I also seem to be shooting mostly at sunset. So the “sunrise” might disappear from the options soon.
The challenges I faced this week”
1. Shooting along at twilight and being spooked by my overactive imagination (crazy guy with a machete chasing me…)
2. Parking outside these beaches when no other cars are parked and being a little worried about my car being broken into (so good so far)
3. Watching out for park officials who want to chase me out of the beaches (so far none!)
What next? Though I have 35 photos, I know that some of them can be better. So I plan to go out and shoot one more time – this time to maybe Four Mile Beach or Davenport beach or Waddell beach… Also it is time to dig into desktop publishing software and the challenges of PDF creation. More about that in my next post.
I will leave you with a photo I am most pleased with from my excursion to Scott’s Creek beach. It might even be the cover image of the book! What do I like about it? Everything. The reflections, the light and shadow, the palette, the awesome opportunity to actually spot the fancy light work while I was shooting… everything!
Scott’s Creek, by Suprada on Flickr.
Scott’s Creek Beach, North of Davenport, Highway 1
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Exposure: 1/8s at f/13
Focal Length: 11mm
Lens: Canon 50mm
ISO: 100
WB: Auto
Date: July 07, 2011
Other SoFoBoMo posts:
Post1: http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1712
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...
SoFoBoMo 2011
These days I am very excited about participating in SoFoBoMo 2011 – “The worst photo competition in the world”. For those of you who don’t know about SoFoBoMo – it stands for Solo Photo Book Month. What are the rules?
Make a photography ebook/PDF with a minimum of 35 photos . From the shooting to layout to finishing and posting -it needs to be completed within 31 days. Participants can begin any time between July 1 and aug #1 – but once they start they have 31 days.
Sounds nuts? Sounds challenging? Sounds easy? You should try it. It’s not too late to give it a go. You can go here to register until July 30 2011.
So why am I taking part in this? After being in a photo-coma for the first half of this year, this is an awesome way to regain my photo-conscious. I need the discipline of dedicated photography, the challenge of trying to photograph with a theme / idea in mind and ending up with a related body of photos – a project! I like the challenge of creating a book – of grappling with layout, format – of learning about editing and designing and typography. Most of all, it is very nicely self contained – there is a beginning and an end. If I don’t make a book in 31 days – the time-period is over – and my tendency to carry on forever can’t play here.
My SoFoBoMo month started last Saturday – July 7 – when I started taking some photos. I signed up for SoFoBoMo 2011 back in May. Since then, I have been doing some research / prep work. I have been reading the resources section of the SoFoBoMo website, tips from other participants. I have also been looking into which desktop publishing software to use, studying book design, basic typography, layout , editing etc – what fun! All the while eagerly waiting for July to begin.
Meanwhile, I found a blog post by Niels Henrikson where he suggests the following schedule:
Week 1 – Image Collection
Week 2 – Processing
Week 3 Editing and Arranging
Week 4 – Publishing ebook and Done.
Which is what I planned to do exactly – but now, there is a modification:
Week 1 – Shooting, first round of selection
Week 2 – Editing photos, printing draft copies of photos which make the cut, getting bthe ook template ready, if time allows, some more shooting
Week 3 -Selecting the pre-final cut, draft copy of book with images, reshooting if necessary
Week 4 – Last week for polishing the book.
Before I started on my SoFoBoMo month, I decided on what I would shoot this time around as a part of my preparation (allowed by the rules). I decided on the working title of my book “Confluences”, the tag line being “when day meets night, when water meets land”. My idea was to shoot the spectacular beaches of Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties at twilight – either around sunset or sunrise. I wanted to use the digital Holga lens from Holgsmods.com and a Peleng 8mm fisheye lens for this. And use Scribus – a free desktop publishing software (alternative to Adobe InDesign) to create the book. And accompany photos with text and maybe some poetry. The photograph below inspired me to choose my theme for this project. More on what’s happening since July 7 on my next post.
Blue Hour, by Suprada on Flickr.
Blue Hour, 4 Mile Beach, Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz County.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Exposure: 2.5s at f/4.5Focal Length: 11mm
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm
ISO: 400
WB: Daylight
Date: March 04, 2011
(1 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
Loading ...