29. February 2012 by Friedhelm.

I drove a little bit out of town into the foothills on Highway 140 when I discovered the clouds at sunset. My plan was to photograph rocks and Spring flowers. My plan changed when I saw the clouds and the sunset.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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26. February 2012 by David.

Last weekend Friedhelm and I stopped at Lake Yosemite.

Even though it was still some time before sunset and it was quite bright I was able to get this silhouette of this tree against the lake and sky. Well, shooting at 1/2000 of a second at f8 does give you some creative options.

Keep clicking,

Dave

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12. February 2012 by David.

It’s been quite a while since I made it to Point Lobos State Park.

Point Lobos is one of my favorite spots on the Central California Coast. I wasn’t sure how the sunset was going to turn out but it didn’t disappoint. There were quite a few people there earlier in the evening. By the time I got back to the parking lot, three cars were left. A lot of people missed a beautiful sunset.

Keep clicking

Dave

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23. November 2011 by Friedhelm.

I was photographing the sunset over the Pacific Ocean when I discovered the red and blue color tones at the beach. I had to photograph it.

Enjoy and happy Thanksgiving!

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17. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

I had the opportunity to be in San Francisco last night and my plan was to photograph the skyscrapers in the financial district during sunset. The Oakland Bay bridge was “just” a side product. Technically this image was created using three exposures and combining them in Photomatix pro. In addition I created several layers to fine tune the image.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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27. August 2011 by David.

While running errands the other day I came across this.

The next few months should provide for some wonderful sunsets as the weather changes from ‘just plain hot’ to more unsettled. Because I don’t want to leave my camera in my car’s hot trunk and it can be inconvenient to carry around I sometimes leave it at home. This time the errands were short and  I’m glad I took it with me.

Keep clicking

Dave

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3. July 2011 by David.

This sunset may not have all the colors of a rainbow but it’s got a bunch.

I shot this after 9pm. I upped the ISO to 1600, and hand held it at 1/25sec. While it has a little more noise than I would like, it sure has a lot of color. I held the camera steady by holding my arms tight against my chest and exhaling a held breath just as I clicked the shutter. I was told that exhaling will actually give to a steadier hold by relaxing overly tense muscles.

Keep clicking

Dave

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13. May 2011 by Friedhelm.

Last night the Chowchilla Photo Club went out to photograph selected buildings in the town of Chowchilla. While we were walking I discovered the reflection of the sunset. This building was not on our list but I photographed it anyway.

Enjoy and happy Friday!

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27. March 2011 by David.

Sandy Mush Road is the road I take to get to the Merced Wildlife Refuge.

On a recent trip, trying to beat the sunset, I stopped to get this shot. Being a ‘line’ guy I of course like the lines that draw you into the photograph. I like the little waver in the road markings as well.

Keep clicking

Dave

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26. March 2011 by David.

 As I arrived home from work the other day I was greeted by this sunset.

I hurriedly went into the house grabbed my camera and went out to my backyard. There I positioned my stepladder to get as high as I could to block out my neighbors houses. After a few shots I got into my car to see where else I could get a photograph of this wonderful sunset. Unfortunately by the time I was a few blocks away it had disappeared.

Keep clicking

Dave

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