Another petroglyph near Lake Abert at the base of Abert Rim, one of the tallest fault scarps in the USA [2490 ft]. Lake Abert has no outlet, so it’s highly saline. It supports brine shrimp and the birds that feed on them. The fault blocks in this area are rotating so that the western edges are lifted while the eastern edges are down-dropped. Crustal thinning causes numerous hot springs in this area. During the winter months a bit south of here it’s common to see cows grazing beside Goose Lake with steam rising from geothermal vents in the same fields. Steam veils the setting sun over Lake Abert in the last shot.
This part of the state fascinates me, probably because it is so different topographically, geologically, and meteorologically from the part where I live.
pburke wrote:
That appears to be a rather small exposure for astro shots - did you do that just to get those star bursts? I bet the lens isn't any shaper at f/11 than at f/5.6 or even f/4.0
Bearing in mind that the 2X TC makes it f5.6 wide open so f11 is only stopped down by 2 stops but also for star bursts and also they reckon you don't want your ISO too low ! but learning curve and all that so perhaps I need to not stop it down so much, keep ISO up and expose more to the right to capture nebula data.
cadman342001 wrote:
Bearing in mind that the 2X TC makes it f5.6 wide open so f11 is only stopped down by 2 stops but also for star bursts and also they reckon you don't want your ISO too low ! but learning curve and all that so perhaps I need to not stop it down so much, keep ISO up and expose more to the right to capture nebula data.
Andy
I guess I am lucky I never bought that tracker and I don't have time to build one (there are some door-hinge designs even I could assemble). Three definitely is a steep learning curve. My lack of knowledge about the night sky and what is what won't help either
Maybe one day when I live in a location with less light pollution and dry air I will get more serious about the astro stuff. And I have that little app on my phone that at least lets me find the north star for polar alignment.
Thanks for your likes in response to my recent posts. Here are 3 photos taken inside the physician's house at Fort William. I used the 16 f/3.5 ai on the Fuji X-E2 and found the fisheye extremely useful and effective for capturing building interiors at the historic site.
gbohannon wrote:
Day 3 of rain and I am itching to get back out shooting in the longer daylight.
So as I was going through some of my lesser used lenses I grabbed this shot and thought we can do a round of "Guess the lenses". See, told you I was bored.
So, if you want to play, make your guesses for the two lenses in the picture below.
What do you win? 1/2 lb of my home roasted coffee. May be a challenge to send overseas, so if you are participating across the pond, you get my virtual handshake.
gbohannon wrote:
Day 3 of rain and I am itching to get back out shooting in the longer daylight.
So as I was going through some of my lesser used lenses I grabbed this shot and thought we can do a round of "Guess the lenses". See, told you I was bored.
So, if you want to play, make your guesses for the two lenses in the picture below.
What do you win? 1/2 lb of my home roasted coffee. May be a challenge to send overseas, so if you are participating across the pond, you get my virtual handshake.
The one on the left is easy, the 50-135mm f3.5. The one on the right is throwing me because of the color of the aperture scale. Do I get a 1/4 pound of your fine coffee for being half right?
I'm sure the ones on here with large collections will get it.
Wow, I just posted my last post a second ago only to realize that Buddy had already guessed it. Congrats Buddy. The only bad thing for you, is the fact that you won't be able to have any of the fine coffee that George produces.
EDIT: It happened again! I post my message only to find that I'm a day late and a dollar short. Looks like our friend George is looking into sending some coffee to Germany after all.
gbohannon wrote:
We have a winner! 50-135 & 35-70
Now let me see how difficult it is to send coffee to Germany
After reading Leightons positive view on your coffee, and am always on the search for the perfect cup of coffee, I truly hope we can work out a way to get that coffee to Germany.
However, if it turns out to be too expensive or some other difficulty shows up, there is someone in the US that I would like to offer some fine coffee as a gift.
the solitaire wrote:
After reading Leightons positive view on your coffee, and am always on the search for the perfect cup of coffee, I truly hope we can work out a way to get that coffee to Germany.
However, if it turns out to be too expensive or some other difficulty shows up, there is someone in the US that I would like to offer some fine coffee as a gift.
PM an address to me and I will plug it into the USPS shipping tool to see what options are available. Reading the restrictions on the USPS site, I see no reference to coffee restrictions. But I better not try to send an opened or partial deck of playing cards or pulverized coca beans
Here is one statement that may make it easier?
"The customs treatment of gift parcels will be facilitated if the customs declaration is marked by the sender “Private Geschenksendung” (personal gift package)."
gbohannon wrote:
PM an address to me and I will plug it into the USPS shipping tool to see what options are available. Reading the restrictions on the USPS site, I see no reference to coffee restrictions. But I better not try to send an opened or partial deck of playing cards or pulverized coca beans
Here is one statement that may make it easier?
"The customs treatment of gift parcels will be facilitated if the customs declaration is marked by the sender “Private Geschenksendung” (personal gift package)."
I can imagine that the customs office agents inspect and sample "Geschenksendungskaffee" frequently...
gbohannon wrote:
PM an address to me and I will plug it into the USPS shipping tool to see what options are available. Reading the restrictions on the USPS site, I see no reference to coffee restrictions. But I better not try to send an opened or partial deck of playing cards or pulverized coca beans
Here is one statement that may make it easier?
"The customs treatment of gift parcels will be facilitated if the customs declaration is marked by the sender “Private Geschenksendung” (personal gift package)."
Ever mindful of the difficulty getting a LENS to Buddy during the second round of the Great Nikon Lens Adventure, I hope the new address is easier for the postal service to find. I'm certainly impressed by Buddy's skills and by your generosity George. Hope you guys work it out.
I appreciate the likes and the comments on my shots.
Laura, Curtis nominated you as Secretary for the thread ... I disagree my thinking is "Administrative Manager."
Ken thanks for the locations and the descriptions of where you were. Roadtrips are a lot of fun and seeing new things, then capturing them in photos is always as thrill. Love the petroglyph.
Georg I do not develop film but can appreciate the lengths you went to for the write up. Interesting!
George my wife gets he coffee roasted in town by a specialty shop. She is my "Barista."
Here are some from Carefree and Cave Creek, Arizona two town side by side and "interesting." Some rust and old bones for those craving them!
