30. Solitude - January 5-11, 2014
Deron-
This is a Mud Hen taking an early afternoon stroll on the Lake Evans boat dock. No need to paddle like heck and go nowhere, when you can simply walk... and go nowhere.
This is a Mud Hen taking an early afternoon stroll on the Lake Evans boat dock. No need to paddle like heck and go nowhere, when you can simply walk... and go nowhere.
Paul-
“When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop. Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, how gracious, how benign in solitude.” – William Wordsworth
This photograph was taken around 11:00AM this morning (01112014) at Pioneers Park—a sprawling nature park and wilderness conservation site just outside of Lincoln. (Come for the concerts in a pine tree-encircled amphitheater and stay to watch the bison grazing…seriously.) Anyway, I had several shots in mind at the outset—this one was not among them. But when I saw the solitary building (and the equally solitary bird house in the foreground), it just seem like the right image to capture.
The usual suspects: Olympus E500; 40-150mm f3; 100mm focal length; 1/640 sec. at f7.1; bracketed; ISO 125; hand-held. The bison seemed disinterested and offered no suggestions.
“When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop. Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, how gracious, how benign in solitude.” – William Wordsworth
This photograph was taken around 11:00AM this morning (01112014) at Pioneers Park—a sprawling nature park and wilderness conservation site just outside of Lincoln. (Come for the concerts in a pine tree-encircled amphitheater and stay to watch the bison grazing…seriously.) Anyway, I had several shots in mind at the outset—this one was not among them. But when I saw the solitary building (and the equally solitary bird house in the foreground), it just seem like the right image to capture.
The usual suspects: Olympus E500; 40-150mm f3; 100mm focal length; 1/640 sec. at f7.1; bracketed; ISO 125; hand-held. The bison seemed disinterested and offered no suggestions.
Kevin-
Well, after submitting studio related shots for the past few weeks I decided it was time to get back into the great outdoors. This photograph was taken from the top of Keys View, which at an altitude of one mile is the highest accessible (to me) point in Joshua Tree National Park. Now if Deron had done this he would have simply ridden his bike up there. Fortunately for me there is a road which you can simply drive up!
I am the solitary figure in the photograph, gazing off into the distance. The exposure was 1/160th of a second at f/16. ISO 200. This was shot with my 14-24mm Nikkor, zoomed to it’s widest 14mm setting. The camera was tripod mounted of course and I used a wireless remote to trigger the shutter.
Well, after submitting studio related shots for the past few weeks I decided it was time to get back into the great outdoors. This photograph was taken from the top of Keys View, which at an altitude of one mile is the highest accessible (to me) point in Joshua Tree National Park. Now if Deron had done this he would have simply ridden his bike up there. Fortunately for me there is a road which you can simply drive up!
I am the solitary figure in the photograph, gazing off into the distance. The exposure was 1/160th of a second at f/16. ISO 200. This was shot with my 14-24mm Nikkor, zoomed to it’s widest 14mm setting. The camera was tripod mounted of course and I used a wireless remote to trigger the shutter.
Byron-
Finding a cool spot in a desert is a wonderful thing. Not many people come around this way. The only sounds you here are the distant howl of a coyote and the much closer sound of a Nikon shutter capturing the image.
This was shot at ISO 200, 1/320 sec, f/9, at 18mm (27mm in 35mm film)
Finding a cool spot in a desert is a wonderful thing. Not many people come around this way. The only sounds you here are the distant howl of a coyote and the much closer sound of a Nikon shutter capturing the image.
This was shot at ISO 200, 1/320 sec, f/9, at 18mm (27mm in 35mm film)