People who visit this area understand that during World War II this was a military facility with huge gun emplacements around the opening of the Golden Gate. There were magazines buried in the hillsides to support those guns. Needless to say, this part of the retired fort has been abandoned. Other parts have been converted to fancy an inn with an upscale restaurant. The marina is now open to the public and needless to say there are millions of tourists who visit each year. On a clear day the vistas are amazing.
Pretty much the camera was saying that the batteries were incompatible, and promptly ceased taking any photos. I cussed it out rather hard, put it back in the car, and took the Zfc up the hill instead. When I got back to the room, I pulled the grip and the nikon adapter, let it sit over night, put it together, and it started working again. Go figure.
DeltaSigma wrote:
I am enjoying your Irish adventure but sorry to hear of your Z7ii camera issues.
What exactly is the problem? Might be worth a hard 'reset' to factory settings.
And hopefully I am not jinxing anything by saying that Nippi appears to be headed in the correct direction again. Last seen in Chicago Customs...
Today was a travel day and laundry day. No photos other than with phone, (laundromat is OUTSIDE and I can't imagine doing laundry in the rain) and no editing.
People who visit this area understand that during World War II this was a military facility with huge gun emplacements around the opening of the Golden Gate. There were magazines buried in the hillsides to support those guns. Needless to say, this part of the retired fort has been abandoned. Other parts have been converted to fancy an inn with an upscale restaurant. The marina is now open to the public and needless to say there are millions of tourists who visit each year. On a clear day the vistas are amazing....Show more →
Curtis, I really like the way the bridge span disappears into the distant fog in the first image.
Scott
People who visit this area understand that during World War II this was a military facility with huge gun emplacements around the opening of the Golden Gate. There were magazines buried in the hillsides to support those guns. Needless to say, this part of the retired fort has been abandoned. Other parts have been converted to fancy an inn with an upscale restaurant. The marina is now open to the public and needless to say there are millions of tourists who visit each year. On a clear day the vistas are amazing....Show more →
I love shooting from this location. I took a similar shot of the bridge, probably 600 feet closer to the bridge in similar conditions many years ago. I believe I took it with my old 135/2.8 QC… When I get home, I’ll post it.
kwoodard wrote:
I love shooting from this location. I took a similar shot of the bridge, probably 600 feet closer to the bridge in similar conditions many years ago. I believe I took it with my old 135/2.8 QC… When I get home, I’ll post it.
I was incorrect, I used the Series E 28/2.8...on my D7000.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Pretty much the camera was saying that the batteries were incompatible, and promptly ceased taking any photos. I cussed it out rather hard, put it back in the car, and took the Zfc up the hill instead. When I got back to the room, I pulled the grip and the nikon adapter, let it sit over night, put it together, and it started working again. Go figure.
Try to clean the contacts of the battery and try to blow carefully into the battery compartment of the camera. Probably just some kind of dust...
Thanks, I think I fixed it when I took it all apart and put it all back together again. This was with the Nikon grip. Just didn't want to spend time I could have been climbing to troubleshoot, as there were only two hours on the parking ticket. It took me about an hour or so to make the climb to the viewing point on foot, stubborn Irish kicked in, ha ha. Waiting for my second shot at Df charger to appear via An Post.
Caisleáin Óir Hotel in Annagry is quite the delightful stay, considering I didn't meant to book up here, rather meant to head south from Dhún Na nGall Town. Today I head to Sligo area, being careful to keep the car out of Northern Ireland. I've already booked the room to keep me from making the same mistake twice, ha ha
lirain wrote:
Try to clean the contacts of the battery and try to blow carefully into the battery compartment of the camera. Probably just some kind of dust...
People who visit this area understand that during World War II this was a military facility with huge gun emplacements around the opening of the Golden Gate. There were magazines buried in the hillsides to support those guns. Needless to say, this part of the retired fort has been abandoned. Other parts have been converted to fancy an inn with an upscale restaurant. The marina is now open to the public and needless to say there are millions of tourists who visit each year. On a clear day the vistas are amazing....Show more →
Got to love the fog making the bridge disappear. Right out of high school, I took a job with the Virginia highway department on their bridge crew, so I've always had a thing about bridges.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Thanks, I think I fixed it when I took it all apart and put it all back together again. This was with the Nikon grip. Just didn't want to spend time I could have been climbing to troubleshoot, as there were only two hours on the parking ticket. It took me about an hour or so to make the climb to the viewing point on foot, stubborn Irish kicked in, ha ha. Waiting for my second shot at Df charger to appear via An Post.
Caisleáin Óir Hotel in Annagry is quite the delightful stay, considering I didn't meant to book up here, rather meant to head south from Dhún Na nGall Town. Today I head to Sligo area, being careful to keep the car out of Northern Ireland. I've already booked the room to keep me from making the same mistake twice, ha ha
More from the new to me trailhead with the Zoom-Nikkor 25-50mm f4 ais, and the Nikkor-H.C 50mm f2. Over the last couple days these were "happy spots" where I paused and drank it in.
leighton w wrote:
Great shot Kevin, love the processing.
Thanks! Believe it or not, that is a 6 image stack at different exposures. If I still had the originals (all my old photos were on a drive that failed, and I didn't know that my backup had also failed) you could zoom in to the area under the bridge and see workers working.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Evidently not. However, if she circles back again, I'm not there and mail is on hold. I'm more than disappointed in Customs at the moment.
If you want to send it back to me in California, I can send it forth from here.
Here's a comet comparison - Neowise (7/13/2020) vs T. Atlas (10/15/2024).
Before comparing actual photos, let me just mention that the climatic condition were very different. Neowise was a summer comet during a New-ish Moon, whereas T. Atlas "peaked" just a couple of days before the October "Hunter's
Moon" Full Moon. Additionally, the air was pretty clear at the time of Neowise, whereas our atmosphere this fall has been pretty hazy due to the fires downwind in Idaho. So we have had a band of haze on the horizon for some time now
Both photos were taken with the Nikon Df + the Nikkor 105mm f2.5 lens. (different f-stops and exposure times)
I think the orbital trajectory of Neowise took it higher in the sky and further north than that of T. Atlas.
Also, it appears T. Atlas has/had a longer tail. Additionally, the tails are pointing in different directions from each respective comet.
