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Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Oroville, Ca
Date: Apr 24, 2009
Aperture: f 11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jun 2, 2009

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 The wind was blowing hard when I took this and the camera wouldn't stop shaking, but I took the shot anyway. Wish it was focused better. Did some sharpening with Noise Ninja that improved it quite a bit. In hindsight I probably should have increased the ISO to speed up the shutter. That probably would have helped. On the other hand, with camera shake I'm not sure it would have made that much difference.

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 06/07/2009 03:09:34 PM
I'll have to remember to increase the ISO on breezy days. Thanks. Still, nice details in those rocks.
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 06/03/2009 02:29:34 PM
Speed up the ISO, crank down the aperture just a bit (f7.1 should be fine) and get the shutter up to about 1/80th or so and it will make a difference. On my monitor, the foreground could use a bit more light which can be added in post. Love that poor little tree making its stand there.
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 06/02/2009 08:09:08 PM
Great to hear the story behind this, as you said the sharpness could be better but with the conditions you described I think it has turend out pretty well...in any case it gives you a good incentive to perhaps go back and see what else you can do with the location.
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 06/02/2009 07:00:43 PM
great hearing your story of how you got this shot in the difficult conditions .. that little tree dwarfed by the rocks is brilliant ... gives scale .. the sky and the scene are very dramatic . :)
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 06/02/2009 11:44:48 AM
Very dramatic, with a great feel of being in the wild outdoors. Well seen. The huge rocks contrasting with the small tree could easily be missed by a casual hiker. I wonder if a curve or other adjustment to boost brightness might attract the eye to the tree more directly (maybe with the leftmost part cropped away at the edge of the free standing boulder to reduce the effect of bright sky drawing the eye away from the tree).


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