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sunrise/sunset images from last week

tripledigitken - 1-30-2013 at 09:33 AM

San Quintin sunset




San Quintin sunrise

(two hours after I took this shot the temperature was 39 f )




Gonzaga Bay sunrise


Bruce R Leech - 1-30-2013 at 10:14 AM

nice photos Ken, I can see you know what you are doing. can you tell me some about your camera and how you shot these?

your photos on smugmug are very nice

tripledigitken - 1-30-2013 at 10:36 AM

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Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
nice photos Ken, I can see you know what you are doing. can you tell me some about your camera and how you shot these?

your photos on smugmug are very nice


Bruce,

Thanks for the comments. Usually for sunset/sunrise shots I will use a tripod and a long exposure. The two sunrise shots were 3.2 seconds and 5 seconds. I use a remote control shutter release to eliminate camera shake. Using a tripod allows using a low ISO (100) for reduced noise in the image. The sunset shot was not planned, it was handheld using a high ISO. What little noise was in the image was reduced in editing. I use Adobe Lightroom for my editing these days. The sensor in the Sony is the same size as my Nikon DSLR, but with 50% more mp's.

These current shots were all taken with a Sony NEX 7 24 mp. It is a mirrorless camera and is very compact. With 4 lenses ranging from 12mm to 210mm it is 1/3 the weight and bulk of my Nikon DSLR with equivalent lenses. With an adapter i can use all my Nikkor lenses on it as well as some vintage pentax lenses I haven't used since the 70's. It's a lot of fun using those fast old lenses!!!

The bulk of the rest of the images in SmugMug are taken with Nikon DSLR's. All of my images are single exposure, no HDR's.

Ken

if you want more detail u2u, as I just put 99% of the readers to sleep.



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24baja - 1-30-2013 at 10:43 AM

Beautiful, Ken you are truely blessed with the photographer's eye. Thanks for sharing.

Bob H - 1-30-2013 at 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
nice photos Ken, I can see you know what you are doing. can you tell me some about your camera and how you shot these?

your photos on smugmug are very nice


Ditto! Your photos are great!!! :yes:

tripledigitken - 1-30-2013 at 12:28 PM

Thanks Bob and 24baja!

Ken Bondy - 1-30-2013 at 12:36 PM

Magnificent!

Pics

tehag - 1-30-2013 at 12:45 PM

Really beautiful shots, thanks for posting.

Bruce R Leech - 1-30-2013 at 12:47 PM

thanks for the info, you dont put me to sleep at all. for me it is very interesting to get the camera settings when looking at good photos , I learn alot that way.

I am shooting with a Canon D650 SLR now and also use Lightroom and Photoshop for post production sense I shoot everything in Raw.

tripledigitken - 1-30-2013 at 01:04 PM

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Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
thanks for the info, you dont put me to sleep at all. for me it is very interesting to get the camera settings when looking at good photos , I learn alot that way.

I am shooting with a Canon D650 SLR now and also use Lightroom and Photoshop for post production sense I shoot everything in Raw.


Bruce,

I wasn't worried about you falling asleep, but the non-photographers.

When viewing the individual galleries in SmugMug hover your cursor over the large image and a popup window will show, just click the box with the "i" in it and it will show the camera settings. (There will be missing information on the images taken with 3rd party lenses using an adapter.)

Ken

Skipjack Joe - 1-30-2013 at 01:27 PM

Ken,

Does the Sony NEX 7 camera have a full frame sensor?

monoloco - 1-30-2013 at 01:41 PM

Nice work.

tripledigitken - 1-30-2013 at 02:12 PM

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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Ken,

Does the Sony NEX 7 camera have a full frame sensor?


Igor,

No it has a DX sized sensor, same as the (DX) DSLR's. The same sensor, in fact, as in the Nikon D7K that I own. It uses the APS-C sensor which is roughly 2/3's the size of the full frame (FX).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sensor_sizes_overlaid_insi...

Ken

Thanks monoloco!

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David K - 1-30-2013 at 02:16 PM

Gee wiz Ken... those are spectacular indeed!:bounce:

Bruce R Leech - 1-30-2013 at 02:17 PM

that is a nice camera and you definitely know what to do with it.

the video spec are really good also, have you used it for video much?

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jbcoug - 1-30-2013 at 04:08 PM

I don't understand what you use or how you use it, but, I love the results. Thanks so much for sharing that beauty with us!!!!!

John

Russ - 1-30-2013 at 04:38 PM

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Originally posted by jbcoug
I don't understand what you use or how you use it, but, I love the results. Thanks so much for sharing that beauty with us!!!!!

John


Well said jbcoug. I don't know how he dood it but I like it mucho.
If you haven't clicked on Ken's url there are some unreal shots there as well.

BigOly - 1-30-2013 at 06:45 PM

Hi Ken, your photos make me feel like I'm there, know what I mean?

tripledigitken - 1-30-2013 at 07:10 PM

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Originally posted by BigOly
Hi Ken, your photos make me feel like I'm there, know what I mean?


I do and thanks. Quite often I have the same feeling viewing your photos.

Bring a jacket on the sunrise shots. I was cold standing in the dark at the Old Mill setting up for that shot.:lol:

Thanks Russ and John.

Ken

DianaT - 1-30-2013 at 07:26 PM

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Originally posted by tripledigitken
Quote:
Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
thanks for the info, you dont put me to sleep at all. for me it is very interesting to get the camera settings when looking at good photos , I learn alot that way.

I am shooting with a Canon D650 SLR now and also use Lightroom and Photoshop for post production sense I shoot everything in Raw.


Bruce,

I wasn't worried about you falling asleep, but the non-photographers.

When viewing the individual galleries in SmugMug hover your cursor over the large image and a popup window will show, just click the box with the "i" in it and it will show the camera settings. (There will be missing information on the images taken with 3rd party lenses using an adapter.)

Ken


I agree --- I love reading all the info--- it is all very interesting and educational. Nice, really nice images. Number 2 is my personal favorite. There is a lot going on in that image and light and color are great. Just stunning.

Mirrorless and light weight, just sounding better all the time. Rumor is that Canon may come out with a second generation --- improved version this year. Waiting and thinking.

tripledigitken - 1-31-2013 at 08:08 AM

Diane,

Thanks for the comments. If you decide to take the plunge, keep all your DSLR stuff until you are sure of your decision. Not to mention the probability of using some of that existing glass on the new camera.

Ken

monoloco - 1-31-2013 at 08:47 AM

One question Ken, do you usually shoot in RAW or jpeg?

tripledigitken - 1-31-2013 at 08:57 AM

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Originally posted by monoloco
One question Ken, do you usually shoot in RAW or jpeg?


Monoloco,

Always Raw. Once you get the hang of the conversion software so it's not a burden and see the results, you will never be satified with jpeg.

Lightroom 4 has made the process so simple. You can easily batch process in minutes.

Ken

Bruce R Leech - 1-31-2013 at 09:05 AM

Lightroom 4 is the magic that makes shooting raw a dream, I love it. but if you are on a budget Photoshop Elements also handles Raw