[pae]

Last week, my sister came in for a visit, so as usual, my brother and I took her hiking. Except this was different from a normal summer hike. It was chilly and very wet. However, I got some pretty interesting pictures out of it.

Our hike was in Rocky Mountain National Park, which is about 90 minutes from Denver Colorado. We started at Bear Lake, and finished up in Moraine Park -- a total distance of about 9 miles.

These are small versions of the pics I have. If you'd like me to send you a copy of the 3000x2000 pixel original, let me know. Just tell me the name of the image (view the properties of the image to find the name)


28mm, F3.5, 1/50 sec


28mm, F3.5, 1/13 sec


28mm, F3.5, 1/30 sec


28mm, F3.5, 1/50 sec


28mm, F5.6, 1/100 sec


28mm, F5.6, 1/100 sec


28mm, F5.0, 1/100 sec


28mm, F7.1, 1/400 sec


28mm, F7.1, 1/200 sec


28mm, F7.1, 1/250 sec

[pae]

More:


28mm, F5.6, 1/100 sec


28mm, F3.5, 1/60 sec


28mm, F4.0, 1/60 sec


28mm, F4.0, 1/60 sec


28mm, F3.5, 1/15 sec


28mm, F4.5, 1/80 sec


28mm, F4.5, 1/80 sec


28mm, F3.5, 1/60 sec


28mm, F3.5, 1/60 sec

[Ech'Estar]

*sigh* Reminds me of home. When I moved here to Phoenix AZ from germany, I could never adapt to the desert climate. I just got so used to having grass and trees and babbling brooks...

Its too hot here.

[Flit]

Nice pics, flynn. Professional level, some of them.

How many are you going to hang on your walls?

[Spartan6]

Years ago I read an article about shooting on a rainy day, how the colors are more vibrant, things like that. I've done some shooting on rainy days and a little in the snow and I have to say I've been really happy with some of the results.


These pics of yours are just gorgeus. I'd be interested in knowing asa, f stops etc on some of them. If you happen to remember or wrote them down.



Great work

[pae]

I didn't actually write them down, but that info is stored in the raw file by the camera. I'll edit the posts above to add that information.

The sensor on my camera is only 25mm, so there's an effective focal length magnification of about 1.5 x the values reported by the zoom lens.

[Spartan6]

Does that make it difficult to get the framing you want?

[pae]

I haven't really noticed it as being a problem, really. Then again, I haven't used this camera for much other than minis since I bought it a few months ago. I haven't gotten out as much as I would like.

I was noticing that alot of times I had the aperture wide open on these, which I usually don't do for lanscapes, but I think I was more concerned with staying dry than with the pictures. I'll need to be more concious of that in the future. Also, I wasn't using a tripod for any of these shots.

[Spartan6]

One of the things I dislike about digital camera's is the lack of relationship between shutter speeds and aperture settings. I think the pictures are great and I'm not hacking on them in any way. I just prefer the creative flexibility my print camera gives me.
Without a monopod or tripod shutter speeds below 1/60 are almost impossible to achieve with any degree of success. Your heartbeat alone is enough to blur a photo at 1/30 or below.
Out of curiousity, is your camera aperture priority or shutter priority or are their settings for either?
My camera is a Nikon FG that I've had for years (20) and I love it. It's been everywhere with me and sent off to Nikon to be refurbished twice. I've shyed away from digital as much as possible and I don't own a single auto-focus anything LOL. But thats just me. I learned photography the old way with chemicals and darkrooms and I just refuse to join the 21st century photography-wise.
Beautiful photo's flynn, really. I'm envious of you getting to go somewhere to shoot photo's like that. There's only so many barns and windmills I can stand to shoot.

[pae]

Actually, my camera has green mode, aperture priority, shutter priority, and full manual mode. I just had it in green mode on this jaunt.

I suppose I should have mentioned that my camera is the Pentax *ist-D. It's a 6 megapixel digital SLR.

One thing I wish I'd done at some point was to learn how to do stuff in a darkroom. But alas, I haven't had the chance. Maybe I should see if some of the local photo shops have classes.

[Spike]

Oooh those are beautiful pics.. I can almost FEEL the coolness. It's toooo hot down here in Georgia.

I've only just now discovered how to do manual focusing and adjusting of the f-stops and such. Mine is so I can set aperture, shutter speed or both..and I only JUST found out I can even throw on a filter for indoor lighting (which ought to help me make better pics at next week's "paint n' take" down at The War Room.

Maybe you can help though, Flynn. IS there a way to get a good photograph of a full moon with a digital camera? I've tried messing with shutter and apeture both, and I keep getting either a very lousy blurry shot, or the light isn't enough.

[pae]

For a full moon shot, the best bet is to get a tripod, and have the shutter on delayed (timer) mode, so that the picture isn't taken until a few seconds after you push the button.

You'll probably want the aperture wide open (lowest f-number), and a shot exposure. A long exposure will definitely be blurry, as the moon is actually moving.

I'll have to give it a try sometime and see what I can accomplish with my camera.

[skavenbabe]

BEautiful pics! man i wish i coulda been there!

[Spike]

Thanks.. now I just checked the moon-phases for while I'm to be on vacation down on the Georgia coast, and the moon WILL BE full!!!

I have this strange obsession with wanting to see a full moon rising over the ocean. I've been several times when the moon was right..but stupid hurricanes spoiled my view. THIS time I will bring back pics! :)

(but I will practice on a gibbous-moon beforehand)

[Froy The Orc]

I could not help myself but set the tree and rock path pic as my background. These pictures make me want to make a trip to the mountains just for some scenic hiking.

Froy