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[Richard Cabesa]

Hello all, I just came snooping around from ADVrider and this look like it sould be a good place. Thanks Baldy for another one. Do you ever sleep?
I've been casualy into photography my whole life starting with my grandmother renting to Brooks students from the time I was five. The first ones turned half of the garage into a darkroom and she just continued to rent to the students for about 30 years! In my teens I worked with Brookies at a grocery and later lived with one for a couple years. Now I have a couple that are both Brooks grads living in my rental unit upstairs. (made them sign a "no processing clause" in the lease) :deal: Even though I've been around all these photo bugs, I'm just a rank amature whose taken a bunch of pics. Kind of grew tired of film and the expence and all and hadn't done much in several years. Digital is new and has got me fired up again taking lots of shots. Picked up a real cheap point and shoot for a while and just bought a Canon A80. Now starting to work with Photoshop Elements. I hope to learn some tricks around hear.
Here's a panorama that I like.
http://richard-cabesa.smugmug.com/photos/1465721-O.jpg

[patch29]

I need to find some wide open spaces to try out some real panos. This is my first. It is four photos total. I used the new photo merge in PS vCS. It worked well and I cleaned it up a bit. The photos were shot handheld and having the rocks closer than the waterfall made it come together a little messy, but it gets the point across.

[ian408]

Richard,

I still love that shot.

Try this one:

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/1851354-M.jpg

[Richard Cabesa]

:thumb: Nice Ian, and thanks. That shot is 10-15 miles from the Songdog. You coming down for the shindig in a couple of months? This spot can be on fire with wild flowers then and is part of 120mi loop with 40+ miles of dirt.

David


Richard,

I still love that shot.

Try this one:

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/1851354-M.jpg

[ian408]

:thumb: Nice Ian, and thanks. That shot is 10-15 miles from the Songdog. You coming down for the shindig in a couple of months? This spot can be on fire with wild flowers then and is part of 120mi loop with 40+ miles of dirt.
David
I was talking to Arg/Bubba about that Saturday. Have to see the date and
then I'll know.

ian

[Richard Cabesa]

I was talking to Arg/Bubba about that Saturday. Have to see the date and
then I'll know.

ian
I'm lobbing for the Apr 3,4 cause of the full moon. Arg/Songdog/full moon. Oh BOY :bgrin:

[AceRph]

Hello boys! This is what Carizzo Plains looked like last Spring.

[wxwax]

Welcome AceRph, that's a beautiful shot. :clap:

[AceRph]

Welcome AceRph, that's a beautiful shot. :clap:
Hi waxy! Nice over here. It's like going from the poolroom to the art gallery.

[patch29]

Hi waxy! Nice over here. It's like going from the poolroom to the art gallery.

Hi AceRph! Glad to see you stopped by.

[ian408]

Hi waxy! Nice over here. It's like going from the poolroom to the art gallery.
Ace! Nice shot. Is that mustard?

Ian

[Richard Cabesa]

:thumb Hi Ralph, great shot of color there. Songdog weekend I'm going to go out Elkhorn rd where I did the pano above and try to do the same shot under the full moon. Anyone got sugestions for exposure?
David

[patch29]

:thumb Hi Ralph, great shot of color there. Songdog weekend I'm going to go out Elkhorn rd where I did the pano above and try to do the same shot under the full moon. Anyone got sugestions for exposure?
David

Depending on when the sun sets and moon rises the best thing to do would be to shoot at late dusk, away from the sun (sun to your back) so you have some blue left in the sky and everything else will have a little light so it is not black. Shooting with moon light is tricky and typically requires a high iso or really long exposures. Once it gets completely dark experiment around to see what works best, if it is digital it will be tricky depending on what camera you have. Some have faster lenses and work better with long exposures.

[AceRph]

Ace! Nice shot. Is that mustard?

Ian
I know it's not that, but I don't know what it was. The faint smell was really nice. It was a gorgeous weekday. I rode for miles and saw no one.

[Baldy]

Ralph, is it really you?

http://baldy.smugmug.com/photos/1982756-L.jpg

[AceRph]

It's me, Chief! Nice site. :thumb

[Richard Cabesa]

Ralph, is it really you?


Baldy, nice shot of Ralph there and great photoshop work cutting out that second head of his :freaky

[BMWRider]

Hello boys! This is what Carizzo Plains looked like last Spring.
Ralphy ... sweet pic, man!

[wxwax]

Alright Mr. Rider, time for you to post a pic. :wink

[ian408]

I know it's not that, but I don't know what it was. The faint smell was really nice. It was a gorgeous weekday. I rode for miles and saw no one.
It looks like a great road to ride.

I noticed a little blue flower in the lower left of the frame too.

Time to dig out the flower book.

ian

[Richard Cabesa]

It looks like a great road to ride.

I noticed a little blue flower in the lower left of the frame too.

Time to dig out the flower book.

ian
My panorama at the start of this thread was taken in November but the area is noted for it's wild flowers in spring. The ridge running up the left is the San Andres fault. Very interesting area, here 's a link. Quite a few miles of dirt roads in the area.
http://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield/carrizoplain.html

[Fleas]

I love that panorama. Somehow mine doesnt look that nice. Thanks for posting