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Andy

Hi everyone, I finally got out with my camera, and *nobody* else to bother me for a little while today :lol3

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and, here's that little cormorant from the other side, through the turning leaves.



Enjoy (nature's colors) photography,

Dee

Did I say I miss autumn?
Yummy autumn tree beautiful reflection shot!

I got out by myself this morning too! Beautiful WARM autumn day here in California... nap time now, will go out later for the sunset. No clouds in the sky though... but wait, it's California, that could all change in a couple of hours. :

Andy

Thanks for looking, and commenting, Dee

DavidTO

Nice shots, Andy.

Do I see the cormaor.....bird in the first shot, too?

Andy

DavidTO wrote:

Nice shots, Andy.

Do I see the cormaor.....bird in the first shot, too?

Jerry Garcia answers...
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DavidTO

andy wrote:

Jerry Garcia answers...
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Sheesh. Ask a simple question....



get a simple answer!

Andy

DavidTO wrote:

Sheesh. Ask a simple question....



get a simple answer!

Happy to help. If you need any translation, you can ask Waxy

Andy

Forgot to add in my post - I shot this on a tripod, with 10-stop ND filter attached to my 135L. The only post processing was develop in ACR, curves adjustment layer, and done.

Blues fan

andy wrote:

Forgot to add in my post - I shot this on a tripod, with 10-stop ND filter attached to my 135L.

Just curious Andy but why the 10 stop ND filter?

gus

Nice couple mate. Yep...i have the same question about the ND.

cabbey

Blues fan wrote:

Just curious Andy but why the 10 stop ND filter?

Maybe he's just showing off his fast glass. "See, I can even kill 10 whole stops and still get a decent exposure. "

seriously though, I'm thinking he maybe meant 1/10th stop ND?

EXIF says f/13 for 1.3sec @ iso 200 equiv, which is only slightly higher than I'd expect for a shot at quarter of 4 in the afternoon.... not 10 stops higher.

But then it's 2 in the morning here, so maybe I'm reading too much into that.

davev

I'll take a stab at the ND question, Andy can tell me if I'm right.

By slowing down the shutter, any breeze will make the water look smooth, and
the leaves on the trees look more like a painting. (with their movement)
If the trees had dropped quite a few leaves already, this would help fill in the
empty spots.

Do I win a cookie?:D


BTW, nice shots.

Andy

neutral density filter use to smooth the water
Hi Everyone,

Dave is partially correct - my reason for using the 10-stop nd filter, is to force a long exposure indeed. You see, it was *really* bright out there! I may try someting different today if I can - shooting one long exosure for the water, and a second shorter exposure (no filter) for the leaves. I think I'll also try f/16 or f/22, but I worry about diffraction - so I'll probably try several exposures. My intention was not to get blurry leaves (you can see in the 100% crop here that there's slight evidence of movement in the tree leaves) but to smooth out the water, and get the painterly effect you see here. I really dig it.

here's a 100% crop

davev

Sooooo, do I get half of a cookie?

Andy

davev wrote:

Sooooo, do I get half of a cookie?

Yes! And, my eternal thanks

davev

Wait til I tell everyone that I got some food away from you.
On second though, that may be one of the signs of the Apocalypse,
I better just keep quiet.:D

Shima

Gorgeous stuff Andy! I especially love water shots in the fall with the reflections!

lynnesite

Man, these photos almost make me wish I didn't live where there are 300 days of sunshine a year (of course it's a frigging desert...) Beautiful, Andy!