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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Stones at Capitol Reef National Park
Stones at Capitol Reef National Park, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010 at Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 1/320s at at f/8.0
Focal Length: 17mm
Lens:Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
ISO: 400
WB: Daylight
Date: October 21, 2010
(2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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Brush at Sunset
Brush at Sunset, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010.
On October 20, we hiked to the Lower Cal Creek Falls during the daytime. After the hike we stopped by the spectacular Kiva Coffee House for some cold beverages. The coffee house is placed spectacularly, perched on the edge of the cliff looking down into the canyon.
We went back to our hotel rooms at Pole’s Place in Boulder, freshened up and headed out for the sunset on Hell’s Backbone Road towards the bridge. The Hell’s Backbone Road is described as “Hell’s Backbone Road is one of the most dramatic stretches of road in Utah as it travels along a ridge with a sheer drop on both sides. Hell’s Backbone Bridge spans a crevasse on a narrow ridge no wider than the bridge itself. Plenty of dramatic photos of the area’s breathtaking scenery can be taken along the route.”
Along the way, the sunlight was lighting up the brush on the roadside.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 1/160s at at f/4.0
Focal Length: 40mm
Lens:Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Filter: B+W #110 3.0 (1000x) Neutral Density Glass Filter
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 20, 2010
(3 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)
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Lower Calf Creek Falls – 6
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 6, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010.
October 20 was the big day – our big hike of the trip – and that too, we were hiking to the Lower Calf Creek Falls. The photographs I have seen from other photographers of this waterfall had me very eager to try my camera out on these falls.
It was 3 mile hike – but since we started a bit late, I was eager to just get to the falls. I made it to the falls just in time – the sunlight was full on the falls – however the shadows were creeping in from the left – it was past midday. The sun was full on the falls, making it difficult to get the silky smooth water flow. This was the perfect opportunity for me to try my ND filter – and I loved the filter. I put on my Neoprene socks and into the water I went with my 10mm wide angle with the ND filter and remote release.
I had a lot of fun photographing here. The neoprene socks and the ND Grad filter were absolutely essential – not to mention my tripod. I am very pleased with the photographs I made of this waterfall.
By the time this photograph was made, the shadow of the canyon was on the upper end of the waterfall. This caused the white patch of rock to glow and the water to turn bluish. In my post-processing, I used Tony Kuyper’s photoshop action called “Make it Glow” to get the glow in the photograph like how it looked that afternoon.
Other photos from this series:
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 1
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 2
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 3
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 4
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 5
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 0.5s at at f/22
Focal Length: 18mm
Lens:Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLRs
Filter: B+W #110 3.0 (1000x) Neutral Density Glass Filter
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 20, 2010
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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Lower Calf Creek Falls – 5
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010.
October 20 was the big day – our big hike of the trip – and that too, we were hiking to the Lower Calf Creek Falls. The photographs I have seen from other photographers of this waterfall had me very eager to try my camera out on these falls.
It was 3 mile hike – but since we started a bit late, I was eager to just get to the falls. I made it to the falls just in time – the sunlight was full on the falls – however the shadows were creeping in from the left – it was past midday. The sun was full on the falls, making it difficult to get the silky smooth water flow. This was the perfect opportunity for me to try my ND filter – and I loved the filter. I put on my Neoprene socks and into the water I went with my 10mm wide angle with the ND filter and remote release.
I had a lot of fun photographing here. The neoprene socks and the ND Grad filter were absolutely essential – not to mention my tripod. I am very pleased with the photographs I made of this waterfall. Over the next few blog posts, I will be posting the photographs from the Lower Calf Creek Falls series.
Other photos from this series:
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 1
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 2
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 3
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 4
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 2s at at f/5.6
Focal Length: 22mm
Lens:Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLRs
Filter: B+W #110 3.0 (1000x) Neutral Density Glass Filter
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 20, 2010
(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)
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Lower Calf Creek Falls – 4
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 4, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010.
October 20 was the big day – our big hike of the trip – and that too, we were hiking to the Lower Calf Creek Falls. The photographs I have seen from other photographers of this waterfall had me very eager to try my camera out on these falls.
It was 3 mile hike – but since we started a bit late, I was eager to just get to the falls. I made it to the falls just in time – the sunlight was full on the falls – however the shadows were creeping in from the left – it was past midday. The sun was full on the falls, making it difficult to get the silky smooth water flow. This was the perfect opportunity for me to try my ND filter – and I loved the filter. I put on my Neoprene socks and into the water I went with my 10mm wide angle with the ND filter and remote release.
I had a lot of fun photographing here. The neoprene socks and the ND Grad filter were absolutely essential – not to mention my tripod. I am very pleased with the photographs I made of this waterfall. Over the next few blog posts, I will be posting the photographs from the Lower Calf Creek Falls series.
Other photos from this series:
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 1
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 2
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 3
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 2s at at f/5.6
Focal Length: 10mm
Lens:Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLRs
Filter: B+W #110 3.0 (1000x) Neutral Density Glass Filter
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 20, 2010
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Lower Calf Creek Falls – 3
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 3, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010.
October 20 was the big day – our big hike of the trip – and that too, we were hiking to the Lower Calf Creek Falls. The photographs I have seen from other photographers of this waterfall had me very eager to try my camera out on these falls.
It was 3 mile hike – but since we started a bit late, I was eager to just get to the falls. I made it to the falls just in time – the sunlight was full on the falls – however the shadows were creeping in from the left – it was past midday. The sun was full on the falls, making it difficult to get the silky smooth water flow. This was the perfect opportunity for me to try my ND filter – and I loved the filter. I put on my Neoprene socks and into the water I went with my 10mm wide angle with the ND filter and remote release.
I had a lot of fun photographing here. The neoprene socks and the ND Grad filter were absolutely essential – not to mention my tripod. I am very pleased with the photographs I made of this waterfall. Over the next few blog posts, I will be posting the photographs from the Lower Calf Creek Falls series.
Other photos from this series:
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 1
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 2
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 0.8s at at f/5.6
Focal Length: 18mm
Lens:Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLRs
Filter: B+W #110 3.0 (1000x) Neutral Density Glass Filter
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 20, 2010
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Lower Calf Creek Falls – 2
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 2, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010.
October 20 was the big day – our big hike of the trip – and that too, we were hiking to the Lower Calf Creek Falls. The photographs I have seen from other photographers of this waterfall had me very eager to try my camera out on these falls.
It was 3 mile hike – but since we started a bit late, I was eager to just get to the falls. I made it to the falls just in time – the sunlight was full on the falls – however the shadows were creeping in from the left – it was past midday. The sun was full on the falls, making it difficult to get the silky smooth water flow. This was the perfect opportunity for me to try my ND filter – and I loved the filter. I put on my Neoprene socks and into the water I went with my 10mm wide angle with the ND filter and remote release.
I had a lot of fun photographing here. The neoprene socks and the ND Grad filter were absolutely essential – not to mention my tripod. I am very pleased with the photographs I made of this waterfall. Over the next few blog posts, I will be posting the photographs from the Lower Calf Creek Falls series.
Other photos from this series:
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure:5s at at f/8.0
Focal Length: 16mm
Lens:Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLRs
Filter: B+W #110 3.0 (1000x) Neutral Density Glass Filter
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 20, 2010
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Lower Calf Creek Falls – 1
Lower Calf Creek Falls – 1, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010.
October 20 was the big day – our big hike of the trip – and that too, we were hiking to the Lower Calf Creek Falls. The photographs I have seen from other photographers of this waterfall had me very eager to try my camera out on these falls.
It was 3 mile hike – but since we started a bit late, I was eager to just get to the falls. I made it to the falls just in time – the sunlight was full on the falls – however the shadows were creeping in from the left – it was past midday. The sun was full on the falls, making it difficult to get the silky smooth water flow. This was the perfect opportunity for me to try my ND filter – and I loved the filter. I put on my Neoprene socks and into the water I went with my 10mm wide angle with the ND filter and remote release.
I had a lot of fun photographing here. The neoprene socks and the ND Grad filter were absolutely essential – not to mention my tripod. I am very pleased with the photographs I made of this waterfall. Over the next few blog posts, I will be posting the photographs from the Lower Calf Creek Falls series.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure:5s at at f/8.0
Focal Length: 13mm
Lens:Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLRs
Filter: B+W #110 3.0 (1000x) Neutral Density Glass Filter
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 20, 2010
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Molars at Devils Garden
Molars at Devils Garden, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010. On the morning of Oct 19, we got out of Fosters Motel outside Bryce Canyon National Park. We headed out for a sunrise shoot at Kodachrome Basin State park.
At Kodachrome Basin, we hiked the Angel’s Palace Trail getting on top before sunrise. In the newsletter we got at the entrance station, this trail is described as follows: “Rising 150 feet (46m) above the basin floor, this 1.5 mile trail affords magnificent vies of Kodachrome Basin, Bryce Canyon and the surrounding area. It is an excellent trail for photographers. Difficulty: Easy / Moderate.”
It was a really enjoyable hike. However I have no photos I like from this expedition. I think of it as a scouting trip. Next time I’ll be heading to Kodachrome for sunset.
We headed out to the town of Escalante for breakfast, restocking supplies and to visit the excellent visitor center of the Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument. After gassing up, we headed out to Devils Garden – about 16 miles away. Unfortunately driving a rental sedan on the wash-boardy Hole-in-the-Rock road was very nerve-wracking. Next time I’ll certainly drive at least a high clearance vehicle.
Devil’s garden is pretty fantastic. Too bad we reached there around midday. It will be spectacular at sunrise and sunset. However, since I was there, i made this photograph – with the intention of making it Black and White during post-processing. I call these formations “The Molars” since they remind me of – well – Molars.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure:1/50s at at f 6.3
Focal Length: 10mm
Lens:Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLRs
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 19, 2010
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Glowing Arch
Glowing Arch, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010. After shooting around sunrise at the Surise and Sunset viewpoints at Bryce Canyon, we drove all the way to the farthest vista point – Rainbow Point and started making our way back to the park entrance, while stopping at the vista points in between. This photograph was made at the Natural Bridges viewpoint. From the national Park website: “Though the name tends to be misleading, Natural Bridge is one of several natural arches in Bryce Canyon and creates a beautiful scene at this viewpoint. This arch, sculpted from some of the reddest rock of the Claron Formation (rich in iron oxide minerals), poses a stark contrast to the dark green of the Ponderosa forest that peeks through the arch from the canyon below.”
They were not exaggerating – it was very beautiful. what made it all the more so was the sun light, through a gap in the clouds, hitting the arch from just the right angle making this bridge literally glow! The glowing yellow aspen tree in the foreground was just a bonus.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure:1/800s at at f 4.0
Focal Length: 17mm
Lens:Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 18, 2010
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Flumes rising
Flumes rising, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010. Shooting sunrise at Bryce Canyon on the morning of October 18th, we were greeted by the amphitheater in fog. As the sun rose, the fog started disspiating among the hoodoos. I used my long lens to capture this fog flume dissipating.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon rebel XT
Exposure: 1/50s at f 4.0
Focal Length: 110mm
Lens:Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 18, 2010
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A Touch of Fall at Bryce
A Touch of Fall at Bryce, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010. We reached Bryce Canyon on Oct 17, stayed the night at Fosters Motel and headed out to shoot the sunrise at Bryce. An overcast morning greeted us. Once we reached the Sunset Point, we saw the amphitheater covered in fog. Luckily, the clouds had broken up by now. As the sun rose the fog gradually dissipated.
After shooting at the viewpoints, I started making my way down the Navajo Trail. The trail was very very muddy, with my shoes adding on a pound or too as I walked,
unwillingly collecting the red clay mud, as I walked along the trail. About 200 steps into the trail is when I made this photograph. The Aspen trees in yellow against the red rocks of Bryce was just too much to not stop for.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 1/50s at f 4.0
Focal Length: 19mm
Lens:Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
ISO: 200
WB: Daylight
Date: October 18, 2010
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Bryce in the Morning Fog
Bryce in the Morning Fog, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010. We reached Bryce Canyon on Oct 17, stayed the night at Fosters Motel and headed out to shoot the sunrise at Bryce. Again, it didn’t look very promising – the sky was filled with heavy clouds. We parked at Sunset point parking and headed out to the vista point walkway. At this point I want to clarify something – the Sunrise Point and the Sunset Point views at Bryce canyon are a very short distance away from each other and I almost found myself walking from one viewpoint to the other as I was shooting.
I set up at sunset point and waited for the sun to come up. As the sun was coming up, the fog in between the hoodoos started drifting giving us an opportunity to photograph a very different Bryce.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure:2.5s at at f 4.0
Focal Length: 17mm
Lens:Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 18, 2010
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Chipmunk Climbing Bush
Chipmunk Climbing Bush, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010. We were photographing at the Sunrise Point during sunset. This chipmunk was stealing attention from the canyon itself. All the tourists were enamored by the chipmunk scampering about and leaping from branch to branch of this bush.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure:1/60 at at f 4.0
Focal Length: 36mm
Lens:Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
ISO: 320
WB: Daylight
Date: October 17, 2010
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Bryce Canyon Amphitheatre
Bryce Canyon Amphitheatre, by Suprada on Flickr.
This photograph was taken during the “Utah’s Golden Circle” workshop/field seminar with Rick Knepp during October 2010. Starting at Cedar City in the morning on October 17th, we reached Bryce Canyon around late afternoon and checked in at Fosters Motel . For people visiting Bryce on a budget, I would certainly recommend Fosters – cheap and clean – but not a 5 start hotel for sure. Just perfect for photographers who like a warm bed at night and who’d rather use their money to travel to more places or o buy that awfully nice Carbon Fiber tripod!
Our plan was to head to Bryce Canyon for the sunset – which at this point looked like a non-starter. It had been raining pretty heavily as we drove through Panguitch. However the rain had let up by the time we were heading out for our
sunset shoot – but the skies were still heavily overcast. We reached Bryce about 30 mins before sunset and walked to the Sunrise point. Through the sunset and after, we didn’t see any spectacular light – however the whole place was filled with soft diffused light – it was almost like Bryce Canyon was in a very soft contemplative mood – lost in memories of eons past.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure:1.3s at at f/22
Focal Length: 20mm
Lens:Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 17, 2010
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Cedar Breaks National Monument
Cedar Breaks National Monument, by Suprada on Flickr.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure:1/50s at at f/14
Focal Length: 40mm
Lens:Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 17, 2010
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