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[Wandering Sagebrush]

Paul, you can download the manual in PDF form to have on your phone or a reader. Very handy.

Yes, the rule of 500 (or 400) is the way to get your maximum exposure time without leaving star trails. 400 would be the best, but most people use 500.

Your LCD is your friend for this kind of stuff. You can use live view to focus more accurately, plus check histograms and composition on trial shots.

[highz]

Thanks for another grand trip report. Those petroglyphs in the canyon are something else. And yeah, that moonlit photo is a real winner!

[Lighthawk]

Thanks for another grand trip report. Those petroglyphs in the canyon are something else. And yeah, that moonlit photo is a real winner!

2 x 2!

 

Of course I wonder where that canyon is . . . and even have an idea.  Great shots, Mr. Ski.  Your photography has continued to reach new levels.   Getting a fast lens helps, but your skills have also stepped up.  

 

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Wandering Sagebrush said, "Paul, you can download the manual in PDF form to have on your phone or a reader. Very handy."

Totally agree.  I have done the same thing.  Adapting to multiple camera bodies, learning new cameras, etc. are all challenging.  Even more so, when you need to know how to operate your gears in the dark.  I've learned to download all my manuals onto dropbox (saved locally as 'favorites'). 

[Basin Deranged]

Stunning petroglyphs!  The few small panels I have found off the beaten path always leave me a little animated for a few days after.  But nothing like the riches that you have sleuthed out!  This rock art is among the rarest of the many treasures of the desert.

 

Thank you.   

[PaulT]

Found the Nikon manual viewer app, installed it and now viewing the D7100 manual.  Already confirmed that I can read it in the dark.

 

Thanks for the suggestion.

Paul

[ski3pin]

 
 
What's the elevation change between the summit of U-Peak and the playa surface on the Racetrack?  Looks to be several thousand feet.
 
Can you imagine the thrill the geomorphologists felt when they witnessed the actual formation of the grooves on the playa recently?
 

 
Foy

Foy, elevation at the playa is 3715 and the top of Ubehebe is 5678 (yes we had fun making up goofy rhymes), so just a little under 2000 feet gain. When we were on the racetrack, we talked about how cool it must have been for those to witness the event!

[Lighthawk]

This shot stands out

 

On my laptop monitor, I found if I tip the screen 30 degrees I can see the petros with the stronger contrast.

Edited by Lighthawk, 18 April 2015 - 05:33 AM.