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California's Central Coast
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11 April 2013, Thursday

Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo.

INN, Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo. 10:23 AM. (1977 Nikon EL2, 1982 Nikon 85mm f/2 AI-s, Nikon A2 (81A) filter, Fuji Velvia 50, f/5.6 at 1/125, process and scan at NCPS, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo.

Stairs, Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo. 10:26 AM. (1977 Nikon EL2, 1997 Nikon 35mm f/1.4 AI-s, Nikon A2 (81A) filter, Fuji Velvia 50, f/1.4 at 1/3 of a second hand-held, process and scan at NCPS, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo.

Cherub, Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo. 10:23 AM. (1977 Nikon EL2, 1997 Nikon 35mm f/1.4 AI-s, Nikon A2 (81A) filter, Fuji Velvia 50, f/2 at 1/15 hand-held, process and scan at NCPS, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo.

Stairs, Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo. 10:26 AM. (1977 Nikon EL2, 1990 Nikon 20mm f/2.8 AI-s, Nikon A2 (81A) filter, Fuji Velvia 50, f/2.8 at 1 second hand-held (I braced myself on a railing), process and scan at NCPS, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo.

Stairs looking up, Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo. 10:34 AM.(1977 Nikon EL2, 1990 Nikon 20mm f/2.8 AI-s, Nikon A2 (81A) filter, Fuji Velvia 50, f/2.8 at 2 seconds hand-held (I braced myself against the wall), process and scan at NCPS, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo.

Inside, Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo. 10:53 AM. (2013 Nikon D7100, 2009 Nikon 10-24mm G at 10mm, f/5 at 1/40 at ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.)

 

McCarthy's Sign, San Luis Obispo.

McCarthy's Sign, San Luis Obispo. 11:13 AM. (1977 Nikon EL2, 1990 Nikon 135mm f/2.8 AI-s, Nikon A2 (81A) filter, Fuji Velvia 50, f/5.6 with auto exposure locked at 1/250, process and scan at NCPS, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Buffalo Pub, San Luis Obispo.

Buffalo Pub, San Luis Obispo. 11:22 AM. (1977 Nikon EL2, 1982 Nikon 85mm f/2 AI-s, Nikon A2 (81A) filter, Fuji Velvia 50, f/2.8 at 1/60, process and scan at NCPS, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Bubble Gum Wall, San Luis Obispo

Bubble Gum Wall, San Luis Obispo. 11:31 AM. (1977 Nikon EL2, 1997 Nikon 35mm f/1.4 AI-s, Nikon A2 (81A) filter, Fuji Velvia 50, f/2.8 at 1/30, process and scan at NCPS, Perfectly Clear.)

 

Bruder Collection at the world's best toy store, Tom's Toys, San Luis Obispo

Bruder Collection at the world's best toy store, Tom's Toys, San Luis Obispo. 1:27 PM.(2013 Nikon D7100, 2009 Nikon 10-24mm G at 16mm, f/4 at 1/125 at AUTO ISO 2,800.)

 

Pipe, Best Western Casa Grande, Arroyo Grande.

Pipe, Best Western Casa Grande, Arroyo Grande. 3:31 PM. (1977 Nikon EL2, 1990 Nikon 135mm f/2.8 AI-s, Nikon A2 (81A) filter, Fuji Velvia 50, process and scan at NCPS, flipped negative, split-toned print.)

 

Islay at Broad, SLO

Green House, San Luis Obispo, 5:50 PM. (2012 iPhone 5 at ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/834.) Original © file.

 

Stop Sign, Islay at Broad, SLO

Stop Sign, San Luis Obispo, 5:51 PM. (2013 Nikon D7100, built-in flash ON, 2009 Nikon 35/1.8 G, f/8 at 1/400 at ISO 100.) © camera-original MEDIUM BASIC JPG file.

 

Trees west of Mission San Luis Obispo,

Trees west of Mission San Luis Obispo, 6:12 PM. (2013 Nikon D7100, 2009 Nikon 35/1.8 G, f/4.5 at 1/125 at ISO 100.)

Little Flowers, San Luis Obispo

Little Flowers, San Luis Obispo, 6:20 PM. (2013 Nikon D7100, 2009 Nikon 35/1.8 G, f/6.3 at 1/100 at ISO 100.)

Wineman Hotel, San Luis Obispo

Wineman Hotel, San Luis Obispo, 7:42 PM. (2013 Nikon D7100, 2009 Nikon 35/1.8 G, f/1.8 at 1/60 at AUTO ISO 200.)

Trees at Chorro, San Luis Obispo

Trees at Chorro, San Luis Obispo, 7:54 PM. (1977 Nikon EL2, 1997 Nikon 35mm f/1.4 AI-s, Nikon A2 (81A) filter, Fuji Velvia 50, f/1.4 at 1/2 second hand-held (no bracing; just standing in the street), process and scan at NCPS.)

 

Former Jim's Campus Camera, San Luis Obispo

Former Jim's Campus Camera, San Luis Obispo, 8:08 PM. (2013 Nikon D7100, 2009 Nikon 35/1.8 G, f/1.8 at 1/8 hand-held, free-standing, AUTO ISO 6,400.)

This shot of the sign is at night. The sign was so darkly lit that when given enough exposure, the sky looks blue again, since the sun had set about a half hour ago and still had some blue in it. The visual cue that it's not daylight is to ask yourself what's lighting-up the bottom of the tree on the right?

 

McLintock's, San Luis Obispo

McLintock's, San Luis Obispo, 8:16 PM. (2013 Nikon D7100, 2009 Nikon 35/1.8 G, f/3.2 at 1/15 hand-held, ISO 800.) © camera-original MEDIUM BASIC JPG file.

 

Big Sky Cafe, San Luis Obispo

Big Sky Cafe, San Luis Obispo, 8:21 PM. (2013 Nikon D7100, 2009 Nikon 35/1.8 G, f/3.2 at 1/15 hand-held, ISO 800, Perfectly Clear.) © camera-original MEDIUM BASIC JPG file.

 

 

The constellation Orion as seen from San Luis Obispo

The constellation Orion as seen from San Luis Obispo, 8:28 PM. (2013 Nikon D7100, 2009 Nikon 35/1.8 G, f/1.8 at 1/5 second, hand-held freehand, ISO 6,400.)

OK people, that's enough wasting time worrying about high ISOs. When I can snap constellations of stars in the sky as I walk down the street, complete with full autofocus and exposure and everything, and get clean results like this, DX cameras have come far enough for anything. The sky isn't perfectly black because it isn't; there is light pollution here.

 

That's all for today. NEXT ->> Friday

 

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