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Whoa! That's gorgeous!
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Whoa! That's gorgeous!
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Very cool, I recognized the spot immediately. Also love the fog, the conditions there are so dynamic.San Francisco, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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I love making photos in the Ocean Beach area. Though Louis' closing after being in business since 1937 bummed me out, where I used to enjoy an old-school breakfast.
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I really like that you're using lands end as the backdrop and not the ocean to her left, which is what everyone else does, IMO this is far more interesting and has a compelling noir feel to it.
When we look back at the history over there it's sort of sad to see what it's become. With the Sutro baths, Playland and the pier, that place was THE entertainment hub for the city for decades and in the last 100 years has completely fallen into disrepair, closing the Cliff House was the final nail in the coffin IMO. Love the area and the natural beauty, it's just too bad how it's all played out.
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Wow, very nice!
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Another wonderful capture!
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Thanx, Eric. And your photo up above is so adorable!
Powell & Market used to be loaded with people at almost any time of the day - a great place to make photos. Today I hear it's pretty sparse with the pandemic.
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Not sure if it's something that would interest you but I'm hosting a Meetup for December 5th where we'll be photographing the King Tides from two locations, the Embarcadero and Pacifica Pier. I just put it up this morning but if it's anything like my last one there will likely be a pretty large group, lots of opportunities for candids as people always try to outrun the waves.Thanx, Eric. And your photo up above is so adorable!
Powell & Market used to be loaded with people at almost any time of the day - a great place to make photos. Today I hear it's pretty sparse with the pandemic.
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That sounds pretty neat! If things go right, we're going to be hitting the road for a few days then - to get out of the Bay Area and see something different. So need to pass on that. Stay safe with those breaking tides!
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Yesterday afternoon while I was shooting the Hooded Mergansers someone went soaring past and it was Alfred, so I promptly turned my attention and the lens in his direction as he was heading for a spot from which to fish. I absolutely adore this A1 camera -- with its high frame rate I can capture so much more action than I used to be able to do, and the fast AF grabs and holds focus beautifully while tracking a moving subject.
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Stunning capture and so beautiful!
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Thank you, Citypix! Since you're new here, allow me to introduce you to my favorite "neighbor." This is our resident Great Blue Heron (GBH) who has been around for several years now and I've named him "Alfred". I love being able to get shots of him, and last year I was pretty lucky. Lately we haven't seen much of him so I was tickled when out of the corner of my eye I saw movement and when I checked realized it was indeed Alfred. I have other shots which I haven't processed yet, but this one immediately stood out.
Needless to say, I did need to do some judicious cropping in PP, though, he wasn't as close as he appears! The A1, 200-600mm [AKA "The Bazooka"] and 1.4x TC make a great combo, though. I was surprised that I didn't have much trouble hand-holding it, as that is an awkward and rather heavy lens that I normally put on the tripod. However, when I looked out the sliding glass door and saw that the Hooded Mergansers were pretty close to my deck I decided to just go with handholding as I knew that by the time I hauled the tripod out there and got the lens comfortably settled on it that the subjects would have long since disappeared -- they're very skittish little guys. As it was they did move away pretty quickly when I did get out there, camera and lens in hand. Even silent shooting wasn't enough to keep them from going further away to where they felt safer. I was pleased that I could capture a few shots, though. I guess my regular jaunts around the neighborhood carrying the 100-400mm (somewhat lighter and smaller than the Bazooka, but not that much so) have paid off!
Needless to say, I did need to do some judicious cropping in PP, though, he wasn't as close as he appears! The A1, 200-600mm [AKA "The Bazooka"] and 1.4x TC make a great combo, though. I was surprised that I didn't have much trouble hand-holding it, as that is an awkward and rather heavy lens that I normally put on the tripod. However, when I looked out the sliding glass door and saw that the Hooded Mergansers were pretty close to my deck I decided to just go with handholding as I knew that by the time I hauled the tripod out there and got the lens comfortably settled on it that the subjects would have long since disappeared -- they're very skittish little guys. As it was they did move away pretty quickly when I did get out there, camera and lens in hand. Even silent shooting wasn't enough to keep them from going further away to where they felt safer. I was pleased that I could capture a few shots, though. I guess my regular jaunts around the neighborhood carrying the 100-400mm (somewhat lighter and smaller than the Bazooka, but not that much so) have paid off!
