Pigeon Point Evening

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Thanks Mike, I'll bring the camera and fill up a few cards! Up at sunrise every day.

Sorry Jouko, it will be a little different than Finland. There is snow on the top of Mauna Kea but that is on another island. So I'll have to settle for tropical scenes I'm afraid!

Paul, it was just a happy co-incidence that these conditions appeared at this time. It was almost clear all day and only near sunset did a few clouds pass by, including the ones you mention.

Patrick

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LOL - Nick, a major groan!

Mike, I have yet to hand-hold one but I'll have to try it out. And yes, this full sized version make the 1000 pixel version look bad. It definitely loses something in the translation. Probably the compression. Anywhere from 0.2-0.3 seconds seems to be the ideal exposure time for wave action. So I always try for that. If I can't get decent action, I intentionally will go for very smooth long exposures.

LOL Teresa!

True Victor. I was the only one here and it was a little eery watching this develop.

Jouko, you can come along if you want. It is a large house on a lot of land! And all the mangos and sunrise papayas you can eat right in the back yard. They are the best.

Patrick

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LOL - Chris, absolutely.

I know what you mean Ian, I'll probably always use the wider lens more. I actually got this lens because I wanted this exact shot and could not get it with the 17-40. I guess I can return the lens now?? Well, I have about 10 other ones planned but more with the wider lens.

Yes Benedict, it does look like a wider angle, but you should see what it would look like at 17. The lighthouse would be barely visible! But I did arrange things so that it looks like a wider angle shot. It took about 10 minutes of fussing around to do that.

Patrick

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LOL - Jouko, you sure are grrrr'ing a lot lately! I actually have a dust spot INSIDE of my 17-40. Not sure what to do about it. Luckily it is in an out of the way place where it is not very noticeable and easily fixable.

Yes Colin, I hope I can get some good ones!

Thanks Gwyn, Yes part of it is the wettest spot on Earth but just a few miles away in the rain shadow, the grass is brown and dry for most of theyear, as it gets only about 10 inches of rain per year!

Kin, stacking a 0.6 and a 0.9 isn't a problem, except when you go out to 17-18 on the 17-40 or 24 on this lens. Then the edges get a little soft.

Yes, Peter. But I will suffer through it!

Patrick

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Well Jennnnnnnnn, it might be the same. I may have to get a macro next. But I do have my eyes on the 70-200 2.8L though....

Hey Jouko, sorry to hear about the dead pixel. No wonder you are growling today! That is why I was estimating that you may need at least 10-15 cameras in order to shoot just 2 shots from each lake in Finland! They will all wear out. I've had my 5D for 6 months now and I'm almost up to 1000 frames. Mostly test shots when I first got it.

Patrick

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LOL - Jan, I'm trying to follow in your footsteps!

Jouko, you're going to need a lot of gear to keep you supplied for those 300,000 shots! That's a whole sleigh full of cameras!

Walter, now I see. That would be really frustrating. But you did get some good ones.

Thanks Sez! Hopefully I'll get some decent ones to upload to EPZ.

Patrick

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Thanks Jan, that is why I did it. I've learned from everybody here so I want to pass it on.

Hi Terry. Yes this was taken from where you can climb down the cliff face. It was a fairly high tide so I could only go so far but the higher tide allowed me to get these rocks while there were still wet and looking good. Another shot with the pelicans cropped out? Like this?

There are lots of shots here for sure!

Patrick

Oops... Terry, this one is at 28mm focal length and the portrait one was 65mm. That's what I get for putting one up at work without checking first!

Both are full frame and are not cropped.

Yes Suzan, this is the one and is now a fairly cheap place to stay. With options for shared bathrooms and the like. I'll bring you back a few good shots.. I hope!

Patrick

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I'll try Jeanie... lol - It will be difficult but I'll make it through....

Terry, this one has more detail and did not compress as well as the other one. You should see what the uncompressed version looks like. You can see details on the pelicans. And sharp everywhere. This lens is great.

Patrick

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Ade, thanks for the kind words. I'll trade you some landscapes for some of your work!

Martin, I'll do my best. I have a bunch of shots planned for my trip. I know exactly where and when to take them. Hopefully nature will cooperate!

Aloha Jouko!

Thanks Nigel, it's a great lens. I've become so used to an extremely wide view so it will take a while to get used to it.

Sorry for the finger cramps Tony ..lol..

Have a great holiday too Mike (MikeA). Your skies are great back there. Not a cloud in the sky here once again. Where is the rainy season? Plenty in Kauai though.

Justin, thanks for giving me a review of the methods section. I can see that people look at it and even where the visitors come from, but I don't always know what they think about it. I'll add more to it later.

Patrick

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Steve, those whales are amazing, aren't they? And 'the Birds' was filmed just north of there. Except they used seagulls and ravens I think. But Pelicans would have been more ominous I think.

LOL - John (yjjeep), I drink it too. A bird shot? Well, my longest lens goes out to 105 so maybe I'll get one the size of a few pixels. I've heard that Hawaiian birds are extremely difficult to capture, as they are extremely specialized and feed on plants deep in the forest. You can't put out bait in the hopes of attracting them. But I'll see what I can do!

Dave, I'm going to try some night shots for sure. The nice thing is that it will be warm while I do it. It depends on the moon and other light I suppose.

Watch out Greg, a website can suck up a LOT of time! But it will be worth it. I have not tried to market my site yet. I'm actually 'hiding' for now, until I am ready. I'd like to get some more material with the 5D before I try to make a 'first impression.' But people are discovering it through no efforts of my own. Anyway, I'll try to have a good time - LOL!

Patrick

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Joe, just get there at sunset and low tide on a stormy day. You won't regret it!

Patrick

I think you underrate yourself Tracy. And plus I work for many hours just to get one shot. I plan out everything. If you did what I do, you'd get shots like this I'm sure.

Patrick

Thanks Derek.

I noticed Iain! I'll have to see what you've been up to as well. I've missed a lot too recently.

Patrick

LOL Jouko. You sure have fast fingers!!!!

(Or maybe slow fingers since it took 10 months for you to make a comment!)

Patrick

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