February 2008 Archives

Last Light

By Adam on February 25, 2008 7:32 PM | No Comments

Ruby Beach 4.jpg

This is an interesting capture I got from my hike on Ruby Beach.  I took this just before the sun began to dip below the horizon.  The sun was far too bright to photograph directly so I tried hiding the lens behind a driftwood log.  I also managed to capture a rivulet streaming across the sand.  I really didn't think this one would come out at all.  However, I must say I sort of like the way it turned out.  Had been a little more optimistic about the result I likely would have chosen a slightly different, and hopefully better, composition.  It is, however, what it is.  I was also quite surprised at how shallow the DOF turned out with an f-stop of f/16.


Camera = Canon 40D

Lens = Canon 17-40mm f/4L

Shutter = 1/500

Aperture = f/16

Focal Length = 19mm

Flash = Off

ISO = 200

Ruby Beach 2

By Adam on February 20, 2008 8:45 PM | No Comments
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Here is the next installment of the Ruby Beach series.  The rocks off in the distance covered in mist were very photogenic.  It was a nice way to end an 7 mile beach hike.  There were also a few other photographers on the scene with their fancy gear and tripods.  I got this shot just before I left... no tripod required.


Camera = Canon 40D

Lens = Canon 17-40mm f/4L

Shutter = 1/100

Aperture = f/4

Focal Length = 40mm

Flash = Off

ISO = 400

Ruby Beach

By Adam on February 19, 2008 8:07 PM | 1 Comment

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Here's the first picture in a series from Ruby Beach on the Pacific Coast of Washington State.  I took a day trip out to the Olympic Peninsula with Scott and Lucy to do some hiking.  We weren't able to climb Mt. Muller due to excessive snow.  However, we kept on going and ended up on the coast for a great hike and a stellar sunset.  


This is also the first time I've taken the new 40D out for a real try and good quality pictures.  I was never really happy with my 20D because the pictures always came out poorly.  For a long time I thought it was just me but the percentage of shots that I think are good from the 40D is really high compared to the 20D.  I think the crazy focus issues with the 20D just kept it from being the rock star camera that I thought it was.


Camera = Canon 40D

Lens = Canon 17-40mm f/4L

Shutter = 1/50

Aperture = f/4

Focal Length = 40mm

Flash = Off

ISO = 200


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