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2013-06-18 17:11:14 (11 comments, 10 reshares, 262 +1s)

Sunrise+Fog+Pilings

Taken in Sausalito, California while conducting a private workshop with an emphasis on filter use. I used my +Singh-Ray Filters Vari-ND to slow the exposure to 25 seconds and +Nik Photography plugins to help emphasize the smooth water.

#seatuesday   #sausalito   #sanfrancisco   #sunrise  

2013-06-14 17:00:05 (7 comments, 12 reshares, 193 +1s)

Happy Friday everyone!

Was just rummaging through old photos and found this one from a nice spring day near Pigeon Point Lighthouse along the San Mateo coast north of my home.

There are some flowers in there, so I'll tag this one with #floralfriday  .

Have a great weekend! Any plans? Let's hear them in the comments. Personally, I may go for a stand up paddle on Sunday before visiting Dad for Father's Day.

2013-06-13 15:57:27 (16 comments, 6 reshares, 100 +1s)

For +Underwater Thursday , I thought I'd share some good news. My image of a kelp crab off the coast of Big Sur was selected as the cover for the July 2013 Sport Diver magazine cover. So excited!

My only other cover image was also an underwater shot, so it looks like I need to start diving again!

#underwaterphotography   #underwaterthursday   #california  

2013-06-11 06:27:27 (17 comments, 21 reshares, 291 +1s)

Badlands of Death Valley National Park under mid-morning light.

Good night G+, I'm off to bed!

#monochromemonday   #minimalmonday  

2013-06-09 17:39:05 (16 comments, 20 reshares, 314 +1s)

Surf, reflections, and golden sunset light. Pretty nice combination and one that can often be found at San Gregorio State Beach near Half Moon Bay, California.

I'm feeling the need to re-visit this location...soon.

Where's your favorite coastal spot? Feel free to share links to your photos here on G+ and elsewhere to your favorite coastal location. I want to see them!

#landscapephotography   #plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek 

2013-06-07 19:20:25 (34 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Sent my D800E to Nikon for AF calibration though NPS (Nikon Professional Services). AF repair is covered under warranty, but Nikon says the image sensor needs to be replaced to the tune of $1838.55 with no explanation as to why. For that price, I might as well pick up a D600 and keep using my "broken" D800E as-is.

I have a call into Nikon and they are looking to get me more information on why they feel the need to screw charge me so much. Yay!

UPDATE: First call back from Customer Service is that the repair department is still not offering a reason for why the sensor needs replacing. Also of note, he said that while the camera is under warranty, the sensor is not. Hmm...

2013-05-29 17:43:16 (51 comments, 44 reshares, 473 +1s)

Long exposure of storm clouds passing over the stark, yet beautiful, bristlecone pines located in the White Mountains east of Bishop, California.

I used my Nikon D800E, Nikkor 16-35mm lens, a LEE Big Stopper and .6 Soft GND filter to create this image. Exposure settings were: 120 sec, f13, ISO 50. Back home, I used Lightroom 4 for RAW processing, +Nik Photography 's Silver Efex Pro 2 for the main b&w conversion, and finished if off with some burning and dodging using luminosity masks. Web sharpening script by +Andreas Resch .

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com/
Workshops: http://seatosummitworkshops.com/

#treetuesday   #landscapephotography   #blackandwhitephotography     #plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek 

2013-05-26 03:28:52 (11 comments, 11 reshares, 254 +1s)

Mountain Light Indeed!

The eastern Sierra Nevada mountains make for an amazing backdrop to the myriad of landscapes one can find along CA 395.

This image was made during a memorable sunset atop the table lands outside of Bishop, California after finishing up a workshop in Death Valley with fellow photographer +Joshua Cripps .

We'll be headed back to both areas this fall, once in the Eastern Sierras in October (http://www.seatosummitworkshops.com/workshops/eastern-sierra-photography-workshop/) and once in Death Valley in November (http://www.seatosummitworkshops.com/workshops/death-valley-photography-workshop/)

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!


#plusphotoextract   #landscapephotography   #easternsierras   #sunsetsaturday  

2013-05-24 16:27:42 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Thanks to +Jarek Klimek for featuring my moonbow image on his G+ Photo Extract. Check out some of the other amazing images posted on Wednesday, the 22nd.

http://www.photoextract.com/plus-extract/2013/5/22

2013-05-23 18:30:37 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 32 +1s)

Thanks to +Really Right Stuff and +Mark Gvazdinskas for featuring my star trails image "Into the Void" on their blog today.

Check it out!

http://blog.reallyrightstuff.com/into-the-void/

2013-05-24 04:46:13 (8 comments, 10 reshares, 149 +1s)

One way to improve your color photographs is to look for complementary colors as found in the color wheel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_wheel),

So, when SCUBA diving in Fiji, I knew this golden gorgonian sea fan (a colony of cnidarians) would complement the rich blue hues of the water. The school of fish swimming down the reef in the background was a happy accident. :)

#underwaterthursday  +Underwater Thursday  #fiji   #plusphotoextract  

2013-05-22 20:40:28 (21 comments, 24 reshares, 326 +1s)

Last month I was in Yosemite to lead a group with +Sea to Summit Workshops. The first night, we caught some killer moonbows (lunar rainbows). I had a moment to snap a couple shots of the moonbow at the base of Upper Yosemite Falls.

Needless to say, everyone was pretty happy with the entire experience. Loads of fun!

#yosemitenationalpark   #waterfallwednesday   #landscapephotography   #plusphotoextract  

2013-05-16 17:17:25 (37 comments, 28 reshares, 251 +1s)

First post with the new G+ layout. Not quite the same steps to uploading and sharing a photo it seems! Or I am a bit slow on this whole "change".

Either way, it's #underwaterthursday  and this is one of my favorite all-time underwater images taken at Point Lobos down in Carmel. 

#plusphotoextract  +Underwater Thursday  #underwaterphotography   #california   #kelpforest  

2013-05-09 16:52:20 (14 comments, 8 reshares, 220 +1s)

Sunset a couple weeks back had some nice light. The view wasn't too shabby either. For a few brief moments, the face of Half Dome in Yosemite got some soft, direct light.

D800E
Nikkor 35-70mm @ 62mm
1/6 sec, f11, ISO 100
no filters

Edited 99% in Lightroom 4.4 with watermark and web sharpening done in PS CS6

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com/
Workshops: http://seatosummitworkshops.com/

#landscapephotography   #plusphotoextract   #yosemite  

2013-05-05 17:21:29 (21 comments, 19 reshares, 260 +1s)

What's everyone doing this wonderful Spring weekend? I am close to heading out the door for a quick sunset and sunrise up near Lake Tahoe. Wish me good light! 

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com/
Workshops: http://seatosummitworkshops.com/

#landscapephotography   #santacruz   #sunsetsunday   #plusphotoextract  

2013-05-03 16:26:18 (9 comments, 6 reshares, 144 +1s)

The +Sea to Summit Workshops Yosemite Workshop last weekend was a ton of fun...partly due to the earlier than expected dogwood show. Here's an image I made the day after the workshop ended.

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com/
Workshops: http://seatosummitworkshops.com/

#yosemite   #dogwood   #floralfriday  +FloralFriday 

2013-05-02 17:14:12 (9 comments, 3 reshares, 151 +1s)

With clear skies most of the weekend, our Yosemite workshop spent a fair amount of time looking for more intimate landscapes. On Saturday afternoon, we wandered into the woods for some nice light with new growth on some maples. Some participants on the workshop wanted to see a demo on doing panning abstracts, so I obliged. This is one of the results.

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com/
Workshops: http://seatosummitworkshops.com/

#landscapephotography   #yosemite  

2013-05-01 16:11:18 (10 comments, 4 reshares, 115 +1s)

Photographic equipment are just tools. How and when you use them is up to each individual. One such tool is the +Singh-Ray Filters  Gold-N-Blue polarizer. I picked up this specialty filter about four years ago and admittedly overused it. Although it has a unique look, it can also be overkill and certainly stays in the bag most of the time. But in some cases, it can add an intense color to an otherwise muted scene. Not that every muted scene needs intense color, but it certainly can spice things up! :)

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com/
Workshops: http://seatosummitworkshops.com/

#water   #yosemite  

2013-04-30 16:18:37 (20 comments, 6 reshares, 185 +1s)

I recently got to spend a relaxing and photo filled few days in Yosemite National Park. I was co-teaching a full workshop with +Sea to Summit Workshops and friend +Joshua Cripps  and had a little time before and after for some personal photography as well.

Sunset from the meadow near Curry Village on Wednesday was pretty special for a few fleeting moments.

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com/
Workshops: http://seatosummitworkshops.com/

#landscapephotography   #yosemitenationalpark   #yosemite   #halfdome   #sunset  

2013-04-17 16:08:12 (35 comments, 16 reshares, 183 +1s)

Twin Peaks Panorama @ almost 72 Megapixels

I uploaded this one back in December, but I re-uploaded it to take advantage of G+'s new larger file size allowance.

First attempt failed with a simple message that the file was too big. Banged my head against a wall for 20 minutes searching the web in order to find the file size limit. For those interested, it looks to be 20MB and/or 50 megapixels. I did a couple tests, and I think the file size is the main limiter as I kept this at its ~70 MP size, but reduced the JPG quality to get it under 20MB.

Anyway...

if you have a mouse with a scroll wheel (some don't, so fixing this feature would be nice for those that don't have a scroll wheel), open the image and zoom in and check it out! Full size is 14,686 x 4895.

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com
Workshops:... more »

2013-04-16 19:46:03 (10 comments, 5 reshares, 199 +1s)

New Eyes

I've photographed this ledge a few times. I've taken photography workshops here to photograph this ledge a few times as well. Recently, I was here with a client from Florida, and the ocean put on quite a show. Waves were crashing 30-40 feet in the air! Eventually, he settled into a similar composition to what you see here. I liked it and told him so. "You know" I said, "I'm going to have to steal this comp."

And I did two days later when some nice high clouds rolled in at sunset! As +David Richter pointed out to me "the student becomes the teacher".

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com
Workshops: http://seatosummitworkshops.com

#seatuesday  +Sea Tuesday  #landscapephotography   #santacruz  

2013-04-15 16:58:15 (30 comments, 10 reshares, 215 +1s)

Ah, technology...

I tried for the past half hour to get an old Firefox extension to work so I could replace this image (already on my account) with a larger version, but no luck. Certainly would be nice if G+ had a simple "replace image" feature ala flickr. +Brian Matiash is this in your new job description?

Anyway, here is a popular Davenport beach in monochrome for +Monochrome Monday .

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com
Workshops: http://seatosummitworkshops.com

#monochromemonday   #landscapephotography  #davenport #santacruz

2013-04-12 16:16:45 (9 comments, 19 reshares, 176 +1s)

+Gary Crabbe has a theme for today, #fridaygetaway . One of the coolest (pun intended) trips I've ever done was a diving trip through Vancouver Island up in Alaska. One of the featured stops was at the Thomas Glacier where we had the opportunity to swim and kayak amongst the "bergie bits" of ice.

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com
Workshops: http://seatosummitworkshops.com

#kayaking   #alaska   #iceberg  

2013-04-11 17:44:11 (14 comments, 9 reshares, 142 +1s)

Looking up from 20 Fathoms

It's +Underwater Thursday today, and this was the last big trip I did while SCUBA diving. Fiji was a wonderful place full of color and clear water. In the distance, you can see +kendra karr hovering about 50 feet above me.

#underwaterthursday   #fijiislands   #fijitravel   #plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek 

2013-04-11 05:13:01 (20 comments, 9 reshares, 216 +1s)

Was a nice sunset in Santa Cruz this evening! Glad I made the trip up the coast to photograph it.

#wideanglewednesday  +Wide Angle Wednesday  #plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek  #landscapephotography   #santacruz  

2013-04-10 16:27:37 (13 comments, 9 reshares, 112 +1s)

Windows Sunset Panorama

This panorama was made towards the end of the day looking back at the Windows Section of Arches National Park. In the full resolution file (100 MP+), you can clearly see people on the trails off in the distance including a photographer and his tripod. Always neat to see the details in a larger pano image...like hidden surprises!

Website: http://jimpattersonphotography.com
Workshops: http://seatosummitworkshops.com

#wideanglewednesday   #widewednesdaypanorama  +WideWednesdayPanorama +Wide Angle Wednesday 

2013-04-10 02:59:13 (22 comments, 20 reshares, 281 +1s)

Looking Glass

Sometimes, it all lines up.

#seatuesday  +Sea Tuesday  #plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek  #landscapephotography

2013-04-09 18:00:59 (27 comments, 20 reshares, 214 +1s)

I spent the past 3 days helping photographers learn how to photograph the ocean, so to honor +Sea Tuesday and all those who love the coast as I do, here is a sunset from one of the beaches I call home: Davenport.

#seatuesday   #landscapephotography   #plusphotoextract  

2013-04-09 04:44:02 (27 comments, 10 reshares, 196 +1s)

The Dance of Light and Darkness

As the full moon rose over Yosemite Valley, the fog and clouds lit up to create a fantastical scene along the face of the granite monolith, El Capitan. Shrouded in mist, this iconic feature stands in stark contrast to the glowing atmosphere surrounding it.

I'm looking forward to heading to Yosemite later this month for a full workshop in one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Any of you have exciting travel plans coming up?

Nikon D800E
Nikkor 70-200mm f4 @ 102mm
30 sec, f5.6, ISO 200

#landscapephotography   #monochromemonday   #plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek +Monochrome Monday 

2013-04-08 21:33:11 (14 comments, 12 reshares, 190 +1s)

Friday's sunset along the Santa Cruz coast was pretty nice leading up to the actual sun hitting the horizon. Faded pretty quickly at the end, so the take home message: get there early if possible!

I taught two full workshops over the weekend with fellow photographer and friend +Joshua Cripps as part of +Sea to Summit Workshops .

I'm out the door soon to teach a private workshop tonight.

Spaces remain for our fall Death Valley and Eastern Sierras Workshops. More info at: http://seatosummitworkshops.com/

Happy Monday everyone!

#landscapephotography   #santacruz   #sunset   #plusphotoextract  

2013-04-06 18:20:50 (12 comments, 15 reshares, 214 +1s)

I'll be busy teaching two full workshops this weekend along the Santa Cruz coast with fellow photographer +Joshua Cripps . Who know, maybe we'll get a sunset like this one from Panther Beach!

Happy #sunsetsaturday  everyone!

2013-03-29 14:20:26 (15 comments, 14 reshares, 211 +1s)

Well, the fog was good this morning bay area folks. And no, this image is not from this morning. I missed it due to inconclusive weather reports when I went to bed at 11pm. Of course, a website I track changed their forecast at 3am to "dense fog only a couple hundred feet high". Oh well, there is always next time.

So I will post this image in memory of my best fog morning from a couple weeks ago. "Above the Clouds".

#foggyfriday   #landscapephotography   #plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek  #sanfrancisco   #goldengatebridge  

2013-03-27 08:26:54 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 46 +1s)

New one up at #500px.

2013-03-26 16:13:14 (30 comments, 15 reshares, 229 +1s)

Finally...

I have been up to the city dozens of times for sunrise. With a 90+ minute drive and $6 in bridge tolls each visit, I pick and choose the days somewhat carefully. And despite witnessing similar conditions to this image, I never came home with photos I was really all that thrilled about.

Until two weeks ago.

Here is one more from a lovely morning up at Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands. Persistence in landscape photography is paramount to success. And a little luck. :)

#landscapephotography   #marinheadlands   #sanfrancisco   #foggy   #plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek 

2013-03-20 04:01:10 (17 comments, 16 reshares, 253 +1s)

My last image post was one of the first images of the morning. This is one of the last. As the sun was getting higher in the sky, I was making fewer and fewer images. Casually chatting away with one of the numerous photographer up at Hawk Hill, I almost missed this flock of seagulls flying above the fog line. One frame with my current composition, and one frame (the one posted here) and then they were gone. In the full resolution file, there is clearly a larger group of birds near the suspension cables to the north and east side of the bridge's north tower.

My print sale for "Revelation" just kicked off last night. Details here: https://jimpattersonphotography.com/product/image-of-the-month/

#foggy   #landscapephotography   #sanfrancisco   #goldengatebridge   #pelican   #plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek 

2013-03-19 17:00:25 (17 comments, 11 reshares, 221 +1s)

Last week saw me visit San Francisco for sunrise on two special days of photography. This is one of the first images from the first morning which I call "Revelation".

I am running a print promotion on this image for a limited time and a limited number of options. Details can be found on my site here:

https://jimpattersonphotography.com/product/image-of-the-month/

#foggymorning   #sanfrancisco   #goldengatebridge   #plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek 

2013-03-18 14:35:40 (6 comments, 5 reshares, 110 +1s)

Good morning San Francisco!

2013-03-15 06:56:46 (0 comments, 6 reshares, 65 +1s)

New image from yesterday's sunrise up at +500px .

#goldengatebridge   #sanfrancisco  

2013-03-15 07:17:36 (10 comments, 6 reshares, 96 +1s)

Revealing

The first stage of editing images can be a tiresome task of sorting through the shoot and finding the ones that stand out the most. As the Golden Gate Bridge reveals itself above the fog, eventually the best images reveal themselves to you.

+Aaron Meyers +Joe Azure +John Harrison +Guillaume Desachy +Maximilian Laue +Darvin Atkeson +Rob Dweck and more, it was nice meeting some of you for the first time and seeing some of you again.

2013-03-12 17:47:16 (9 comments, 4 reshares, 142 +1s)

Back in December, I traveled to Utah, but along the way, I stopped outside of Las Vegas to photograph the colorful sandstone in Valley of Fire State Park. Actually had a nice sunset, too! I found this stripe of sandstone and made the most of it.

#landscapephotography   #valleyoffire   #nevada   #plusphotoextract  

2013-03-12 06:56:29 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 60 +1s)

"Star Gazing" up on +500px  

2013-03-11 18:50:03 (28 comments, 19 reshares, 282 +1s)

Here's another iconic arch image from my travels. This is the North Window looking through all the way over to Turret Arch. The actual sunrise was a blanket of white low clouds and as the overcast skies lifted, I made my way up to this location. +kendra karr  my lovely better half, patiently posed for me. Thanks, honey!

#nationalparksmonday  +NationalParksMonday  #landscapephotography   #archesnationalpark   #utah   #winter  

2013-03-11 08:17:52 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 49 +1s)

I've posted it here, but it's up over at +500px . 

2013-03-06 17:40:52 (14 comments, 9 reshares, 103 +1s)

This is the shot I should have been waiting for. Instead, I was somewhere else thinking I could quickly get over here in time for some alpenglow. I was too late, but I did get the earth's shadow, or sometimes called the Belt of Venus, as it rose over the distant La Sal mountains. Buck Canyon is below and you can see Washing Woman Arch way over to the left which is in most images you see of the iconic Mesa Arch.

#widewednesdaypanorama  +WideWednesdayPanorama  #landscapephotography   #canyonlands   #nationalpark   #utah  

2013-02-19 18:22:37 (26 comments, 24 reshares, 249 +1s)

I encountered a lot of spectacular scenery on my travels to Utah. This is the Green River Overlook at sunset in Canyonlands National Park. Shortly after this photo was taken, my truck slid on some ice and went off the road. Luckily, I got "rescued" a few minutes later by a photographer I chatted with earlier in the day. :)

This is a 4 exposure blend for depth of field and dynamic range using a Nikon D800E and the 14-24mm lens.

Print Sale: My print sale is just underway at my website. Discounts are already plugged in and ready to go! Sale ends 2/28/13.

Workshops: I'm off to Death Valley tomorrow for a sold out workshop. Unlike a lot of group workshops, we only take small groups with a maximum 8 students with 2 instructors. We'd love to have you join us for one!

#landscapephotography   #plusphotoextract   #canyonlands  #n... more »

2013-02-16 17:03:24 (11 comments, 10 reshares, 176 +1s)

My last post was of a location in Arches National Park called Balanced Rock. Having been my first time here, I had no idea that it seems as if you can see Balanced Rock from almost anywhere in the park! On a hike to Delicate Arch? Hey look, there's Balanced Rock! Near the entrance to the park at the Courthouse Towers? Hey look, over there, it's Balanced Rock!

So, there I was at sunset in the "Windows Section", and hey look, it's Balanced Rock!

Prints: http://goo.gl/Z5uMc

#landscapephotography   #plusphotoextract   #balancedrock   #archesnationalpark   #utah   #sunsetsaturday  +Sunset Saturday 

2013-02-14 16:52:53 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 153 +1s)

More night photography from my recent travels. This is the famous "Balanced Rock" in Arches National Park. It was probably in the single digits headed towards zero degrees when I set this shot up. It was bitterly cold and I certainly got frustrated at times getting things just right. When I fetched my camera later, it was half way to getting covered in frost!

As a result, this was really the first image I edited when I got back home. Partly to see if it was worth the freezing temps.

To create this image, I stacked about 180 20 second exposures using the Nikon 24mm f1.4 @ f1.8 and ISO 1600. I had another hours worth of stars, but at that point, it seemed too cluttered, so I only used half of what I shot. One additional frame light painting the rock was used at a lower ISO and stopped down to about f5.6 for more depth of field.

Prints: http://goo.gl/JRG6A
more »

2013-02-13 17:03:11 (29 comments, 18 reshares, 240 +1s)

Balance & Flow

Start with an amazing landscape, sprinkle in a near full moon and high clouds, and add a splash of colored gel light painting and voilà!

Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Gear:
Nikon D800E
Nikkor 14-24mm
SB-28 speedlight with orange gel
Induro Tripod, Markins Head, RRS plate and clamp

Thoughts on composition:
Using the strong lines at the bottom as an anchor / lead-in
Side lighting from camera left to create shadows on the back side of the ridges and then moving to the back side of the arch for a few more blasts from the strobe to finish the scene

Prints: http://goo.gl/9icir

#wideanglewednesday  +Wide Angle Wednesday  #plusphotoextract   #lightpainting   #valleyoffire   #landscapephotography  

2013-02-08 16:23:09 (9 comments, 5 reshares, 130 +1s)

While photographing the Golden Gate Bridge back in October, I turned around to see this photographer silhouetted above the fog line. It was just one of those moments that I had to switch gears and fire off a couple shots before he moved on.

For +Gary Crabbe  's theme #fridaygetaway .

#silhouette   #sanfrancisco   #foggyfriday  

2013-02-07 17:22:22 (17 comments, 4 reshares, 152 +1s)

I spent a lot of my time last month clearing off hard drive space. My 2TB drive didn't have enough room left to hold my images from my trip to Utah! So, I did the thing I am worst at...deleting old images. But it had to happen. Too many dust bunnies and skeletons in the closet. ;)

In the process, I cleared out about 1TB of space and revisited some of the photographic memories from the past 7 years. This one is from May 2010 when I went SCUBA diving in Fiji.

Prints: http://goo.gl/mn7uk

#underwaterthursday  +Underwater Thursday  #Fiji   #underwaterphotography