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Panorama of San Francisco from Cityscape Bar and Restaurant on the 46th floor of the Hilton

Today’s photo didn’t require the breaking of any laws, but it was a bit sneaky how I came about it. In the Hilton Hotel to the west of Union Square I took the elevator to the 44th floor. During the day you can’t go to the 46th floor where the Cityscape Bar and Restaurant opens in the evening, and a special key is required for the 45th floor. From the 44th floor I walked up the stairs to Cityscape and found I was the only one there.

This panorama of San Francisco isn’t what you can see by looking out any one window. I took 5 photos looking out one side of the building and 6 more pics from a different side and then photomerged them all together to achieve this 200 degrees or so of panorama.

Posted on November 25th, 2012 under Other. Tags: Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, panorama, photomerge, photoshop, san francisco. Comments Off on Panorama of San Francisco from Cityscape Bar and Restaurant on the 46th floor of the Hilton

Golden Gate Bridge during the “blue hour”

While taking today’s photo of the Golden Gate Bridge just after sunset I was nearly killed by a “Go Car” driver who hit the accelerator instead of the brake. She ended up crashing into one of the pillars you see in the lower left portion of the photo–the one two down to the right in fact. Had she not hit the post (and she hit it at full speed) she could have ended up over the edge and into the bay, into my car, or into me.

Posted on November 24th, 2012 under Other. Tags: blue hour, dusk, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, san francisco. Comments Off on Golden Gate Bridge during the “blue hour”

Aquarium of the Bay

Today’s fish were spotted at “Aquarium of the Bay” at Pier 39 in San Francisco yesterday.

I’m really digging the high ISO possibilities with my new, Nikon D600. Both today’s photo and yesterday’s photo were hand-held shots taken at ISO 3200. Amazon has dropped the price of the D600 to under $2,000, and they are still throwing in about $250 in freebies and rebates.

Posted on November 23rd, 2012 under Other. Tags: Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, san francisco. Comments Off on Aquarium of the Bay

San Francisco Bay night view

hyatt regency hotel embarcadero san francisco night photography

Harry Bridges Plaza, San Francisco Ferry Terminal, and Bay Bridge from the Hyatt Regency San Francisco

We drove down I-5 to San Francisco for Thanksgiving today. We ate Thanksgiving dinner at Perry’s on the Embarcadero. We had some time to kill before our reservation so we headed to the Hyatt Regency for this view.

Posted on November 22nd, 2012 under Other. Tags: california, night photography, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, san francisco. Comments Off on San Francisco Bay night view

Japanese Maple Leaves

紅葉

Posted on November 18th, 2012 under Japan, Oregon. Tags: autumn, japanese maple, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, 紅葉. Comments Off on Japanese Maple Leaves

Nikon D600, first impressions

I tried to resist buying a Nikon D600 for as long as possible, but when Amazon starting throwing in almost $250 worth of freebies and rebates (not including lens rebates up to $200 which I didn’t take advantage of) and with thoughts of shooting at 3200 or 6400 ISO with better results than my normal maximums of 1600-2000 on my D7000, I took the plunge. Some users reported spots (oil and/or dust) on the sensor right out of the box so my first photos were of white walls and pieces of paper at f/22. No dust or oil. I proceeded to take a few dozen photos at more normal apertures (f/2.8 – f/8) and didn’t notice any dust or oil. In this photo, taken at f/16 to see what kind of sun star I could achieve, there were three small dots in the upper-left corner (the usual portion of images which are affected with the D600 problem). I took the dust or oil spots out in Photoshop, but it looks like I will be afflicted with the issue like most other D600 users. If the problem gets worse (especially if it begins showing up in photos in the f/2 – f/8 range), I will be sending my D600 back.

I am, however, looking forward to trying the D600 out at an indoor sporting event and in a low-light, concert setting. Today’s photo was taken with a Nikkor 24-70mm lens, a lens which was rarely wide enough for me on my D7000 (crop sensor). I think it will get a lot more use on my D600 (full frame).

Posted on November 17th, 2012 under Oregon. Tags: ashland oregon, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Nikon D600, photography. Comments Off on Nikon D600, first impressions