Sunday, July 11, 2010

Trip to Stanley

Just got back from a week long vacation in Stanley, Idaho, as well as camping for a family reunion. Which is why I still don't have the July calendar up yet. Luckily, I did shoot some fireworks in Stanley, so I'll probably put it up tomorrow.

Stanley is a beautiful area. I think I have more shots that turned out well, but these two were the first to immediately grab my attention after I dumped my memory card. Thank goodness for polarizers... now I just need a wide-angle lens that has better optics than my kit. Which would be virtually any other wide-angle lens. Wide angle lenses are expensive though. So for now, I'll settle for the kit.




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Aperture: f/22
Shutter Speed: 1 second
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 18mm
Tripod






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Aperture: f/10
Shutter Speed: 1/5
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 18mm
Tripod



I'm a little disappointed in the depth-of-field on the second one. Should have gone narrower than f/10; the mountains are not crisply in focus. Guess I won't be printing that one as a 30x40.

More to come as I find more time to dig through the photos in the last card dump. And I'll try to remember to get that calendar up tomorrow as well.

2 comments:

  1. Love the long exposure in the first shot - nicely exposed, and the foreground rocks are sharp as a tack. The moving water looks very cool! I wasn't able to bring my tripod with me, and I am kicking myself. The second scene is amazing - with the gorgeous reflection. (I feel your pain with the kit lens :)

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  2. On the second photo, I do like the log in the clear water, with the water becoming more reflective in the distance.

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