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Point Reyes, California
01 September 2009
29 30 31 August 01 02 September 2009 tech details
Today we started at the east side of Tomales Bay.
Fence, West Marin, California, 11:08 AM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
We had lunch at the end of the pier at Nick's Cove.
Nick's Cove, Tomales Bay, California, 12:43 PM.
Shot with a Nikon F6 on Fuji Velvia 50 processed and scanned at NCPS, Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF-D with Nikon A2 (amber) filter, the Color Matrix meter and P exposure mode effortlessly chose 1/250 at f/7.1. This EXIF data was recorded to a CF card with a Nikon MV-1.
Ring, Nick's Cove, Tomales Bay, California, 1:00 PM.
Shot with a Nikon F6 on Fuji Velvia 50 processed and scanned at NCPS, Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF-D with Nikon A2 (amber) filter, the Color Matrix meter and shifted P exposure mode effortlessly chose 1/60 at f/8. This EXIF data was recorded to a CF card with a Nikon MV-1.
Sea Lamp, Nick's Cove Pier, Tomales Bay, California, 1:10 PM.
Shot with a Nikon F6 on Fuji Velvia 50 processed and scanned at NCPS, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 AF-D with Nikon A2 (amber) filter, the Color Matrix meter and P exposure mode effortlessly chose 1/160 at f/6.3. This EXIF data was recorded to a CF card with a Nikon MV-1.
Red Boat, Nick's Cove, Tomales Bay, California, 1:22 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
Gas Can, Nick's Cove, Tomales Bay, California, 1:23 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
Float Display, Tomales Bay, California, 2:03 PM.
Shot with a Nikon F6 on Fuji Velvia 50 processed and scanned at NCPS, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 AF-D with Nikon A2 (amber) filter, the Color Matrix meter and P exposure mode effortlessly chose 1/160 at f/5.6. This EXIF data was recorded to a CF card with a Nikon MV-1.
Float Display, Tomales Bay, California, 2:08 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
Float Display, Tomales Bay California, 2:13 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
After lunch, we checked out the church.
St. Helen's, Tomales Bay, California, 2:27 PM.
Shot with a Nikon F6 on Fuji Velvia 50 processed and scanned at NCPS, Nikon 20mm f/2.8 AF with Nikon A2 (amber) filter, the Color Matrix meter and shifted P exposure mode effortlessly chose 1/100 at f/8. This EXIF data was recorded to a CF card with a Nikon MV-1.
And then we scoped out a local repair marina.
Beacon II, Some Marina in Tomales Bay, California, 3:42 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS. I turned on the flash as fill to light Dave's face, which otherwise would have been dark and without form.
Red and Blue, Some Marina in Tomales Bay, California, 3:36 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
Party Tables, Marshal Store, Tomales Bay, California, 3:51 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS. I used fill-flash to highlight the closer tables.
We then hiked Abbotts Lagoon to watch night fall.
Hump and Fog, Abbotts Lagoon, West Marin, California, 5:54 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
Fog, Abbotts Lagoon, West Marin, California, 6:17 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
Evening Glass, Abbotts Lagoon, West Marin, California, 6:50 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
Drift Trunk, Abbotts Lagoon, West Marin, California, 7:09 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
Driftwood, Abbotts Lagoon, West Marin, California, 7:39 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
It was starting to get dark, so this is the first image where the SD980 had to bump the Auto ISO above 80, to 1/30 at f/2.8 at ISO 100.
Moonrise, Abbotts Lagoon, West Marin, California, 7:56 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
It was now dark, so Auto ISO pulled ISO 800, and P mode chose 1/20 at f/4. Zoom was set to 7.7mm, or about 50mm equivalent. As everything, this is hand-held. Do you think I was going to carry a tripod around a lagoon all night? No way José!
Sunset, Abbotts Lagoon, West Marin, California, 8:02 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
I used fill-flash to highlight the foreground, which otherwise would have been all black. The SD980 is smart enough to have pulled Auto ISO up to ISO 500, so that the last vestiges of sunset were light enough to be seen as they are here at 1/60 at f/2.8, zoom at 4.3mm (24mm equivalent).
fuzzy, grainy original © file at ISO 500.
Vladimir's Stop Sign in Moonlight, Inverness, California, 9:08 PM.
Snapped with a Canon SD980 IS.
This, like everything else, was snapped at my usual default settings. Auto ISO grabbed ISO 800, and the hand-held exposure was 0.4 seconds at f/2.8.
Considering that I have no problem shooting this little IS camera hand-held by moonlight, I fail to see the point of tripods or the higher ISOs of DSLRs. All I carried was a tiny camera in my pocket, and I could leave all the DSLR and tripod baggage at home.
I have a much better time when I'm not carrying ten pounds — or more — of camera gear.
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