Friday, November 2, 2012

Becky in front of sunrise at Coral Bay, St. John - US Virgin Islands - USVI

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On the deck of our villa, we stepped out to the sunrise over the islands and enjoyed the view.
1/200 sec at f/8.0 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 10 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

White Sandy Beach at Leinster Bay - St. John - US Virgin Islands - USVI

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A gradual slope of white beach led into Leinster bay on the northeastern side of St. John in the US Virgin Islands.
1/320 sec at f/10 ISO 200 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 10 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Order Prints

Grand Tetons from atop Rendevous Mountain - Teton Village - Grand Teton National Park

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From Teton Village out of Jackson Hole, Wy, you take a tram to the top of Rendevous Mountain. You can see the Grand Teton to the North and the view is impressive.
1/400 sec at f/8.0 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 10 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Alpine Mountain Wildflowers in Grand Teton National Park

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At the Top of Rendevous Mountain in Grande Teton National Park at 10390 Feet, sits pretty alipine wildflowers in front of vast lofty mountain peaks. The air is crisp and cool, the sun is warm, and the view is breath taking.
Base HDR exposure 1/320 sec at f/10 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 10 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Order Prints

Winding Gravel Road through the Mountains - Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

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This gravel road is more of a foot path. It descends from the peak of Rendevous Mountain in Grand Teton National Park. It is a greater than 7 mile hike down - be prepared!
1/320 sec at f/10 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 10 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Mount Moran in Grand Teton National Park

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Driving around touring and looking for scenic views, we came to this location. Mount Moran is seen as the prominent mountain and is recognizable because of the 'black stripe' at the top.
1/160 sec at f/9.0 ISO 200 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 82 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Winding Road through the mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park

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1/125 sec at f/6.3 ISO 400 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 18 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Switch Back Roads in Rocky Mountain National Park

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The road is crisscrossing up and down the mountain.
1/250 sec at f/8.0 ISO 400 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 24 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Road on the Spine of the Mountains

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The road ran along the spine ridge of the mountains with deep gorges on either side.
1/250 sec at f/9.0 ISO 500 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 18 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Valley between the mountains

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From high up in the mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park, I photographed the distant valley with winding streams and winding road.
1/250 sec at f/9.0 ISO 500 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 35 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Dangerous Winding Road along the Mountain Ridge

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The road pass along on the spine of the ridge of the mountains. The mountain falls off rapidly to either side. This is Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park outside of Estes Park, Colorado.
1/250 sec at f/9.0 ISO 500 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 18 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Family Photo in front of Alluvail Fan Falls waterfall in Rocky Mountain National Park

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We walked the Alluvial Fan Trail to the Alluvial Fan Waterfall
1/250 sec at f/9.0 ISO 400 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 44 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Family Photo on Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park

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We paused to walk out into the alpine tundra to shoot this family photo.
Base HDR exposure 1/320 sec at f/11 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 10 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Alpine Tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park

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With mountains in the distance, the alpine tundra stretched away in front of us with little flowers dotting the landscape.
Base HDR exposure 1/320 sec at f/11 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 10 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Order Prints

Rushing River Waterfall - Old Fall River Road - Rocky Mountain National Park

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After turning off the Fall River Road, we drove up the one way gravel Old Fall River Road. Part was up the steep gravel road, as it coursed through switchbacks, we came to a trail that led to this set of falls. Unfortunately, there was construction at the top where normal observation could take place. However, I was able to get this view from below.

Single image processed with luminosity masks in Photoshop. I also made an HDR image that I placed underneath and then with a mask at 50% brushed in a few details from the hdr processing. I was able to get a slower shutter speed with f/25 with polarizer on the end.
Base HDR exposure 0.6 sec at f/25 ISO 100 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 24 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Order Prints

Winding Road Down the Mountain in front of the Grand Tetons - Grand Teton National Park

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To get to the west side of the Tetons, you travel up and over and through a pass and descend into Idaho. We then found a road to lead us back into Grand Teton National Park on the west side. The three Teton Mountains are seen in the distance with the one on the left being the Grand Teton.

Single image from raw NEF edited with Lightroom and then with luminosity masks in Photoshop
1/160 sec at f/10 ISO 200 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 29 mm focal length on a Nikon D80 - Order Prints

Pastel Sunrise over Coral Bay - St. John - US Virgin Islands - USVI

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Sunrise comes early over the eastern sky in the Caribbean. Especially if your bedroom villa doorway opens out towards the sunrise. I was up at 5 am and by 5:20 I had made this photo.

6 exposures combined into an HDR and then edited with Luminosity masks in photoshop.
Base HDR exposure 1/15 sec at f/5.0 ISO 200 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 18 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Order Prints

Dreamy Waterfall - Ousel Falls - Big Sky, Montanna

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During our 2011 trip to Montanna, we drove through Big Sky and found this park - Ousel Falls Park - and hiked down to the falls.

Processing: 3 shots combined with photomatix, then luminosity masking and editing in Photoshop
Base HDR exposure 5.0 sec at f/32 ISO 100 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 50 mm focal length on a NIKON D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/

Couple Arm in Arm Looking at Sunrise at Coral Bay in St. John, US Virgin Islands - USVI

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Becky and I looked out over the sunrise as it rose over the waters. We had just stepped out of our bedroom onto the covered porch of the villa we were staying at.
1/200 sec at f/8.0 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 13 mm focal length on a Nikon D7000 - Visit my profile page at www.flickr.com/people/christensen_carl/