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Photographs: Ocean & Coast, Photographs: Sports

Two Surf Fisherman

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Two Surf Fisherman
Two Surf Fisherman. Pacific Coastline, California. March 1, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Two fisherman on the beach at the edge of the surf – California Pacific Ocean coast between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay. The abstract shapes in this scene interested me, especially the curving shapes of the reflections on the wet areas of the beach in the foreground.

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Photographs: Ocean & Coast

Four Surf Fisherman

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Four Surf Fishermen
Four Surf Fishermen. Gazos Creek, California. March 1, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

This is one of those landscape photographs in which appearances can be deceiving. I suppose it looks fairly calm and quiet, but getting this shot was the result of working very quickly and spontaneously with a very long lens as the subjects moved quickly through the scene. I had just gotten out of my car with a plan to observe and then photograph the seascape when I noticed the group of fisherman heading across the sand toward a rocky headland to the south.

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Photographs: Pacific Northwest, Photographs: Structures and Objects

Abandoned Structures, Seattle Gasworks Park

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Abandoned Structures, Gasworks Park
Abandoned Structures, Gasworks Park. Seattle, Washington, August 21, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

These abandoned tanks and related equipment dominate this historic Seattle park. I return here almost every time when I visit Seattle and I especially like the cloudy conditions like those on the day I made this photograph.

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Photographs: Night, Photographs: Sierra Nevada

Moonlit Cove, Thousand Island Lake

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Moonlit Cove, Thousand Island Lake

Moonlit Cove, Thousand Island Lake. Ansel Adams Wilderness, California. July 27, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

I spent a few hours on this cold, clear July evening photographing the light of the full moon, star trails, and reflections on the surface of Thousand Island Lake.

When using a digital camera to make such long exposures one must adopt a very patient attitude. First, find the spot for your photograph and set everything up in the dark. Then make an exposure of perhaps 15 minutes. Because DSLRs are subject to noise on these long exposures, you then wait another 15 minutes while the camera completes a “dark frame” exposure to determine how to compensate for the noise in the original exposure. Yes, it takes 30 minutes (and lots of battery power!) to make a 15 minute exposure.

You could become impatient. Or you could, as I do, sit back and enjoy the peace and quite of a beautiful moonlit Sierra night.

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