Thanks! For sure, dramatic sunrise clouds are one of my favourite fall features.
Star Chilling Park
Came across a collection of starfish at Cates Park this morning due to low tide. I've never seen them up close like this before, very alien looking.
Little Purp
The dregs of summer are upon us for sure. Most plants are either withering away, or are big leafy greens (which don't typically macrophoto very well). Caught this lil purple guy along the trail in Capilano Canyon.
Good Morning, Smoke
Wildfire smoke still pretty strong here in Vancouver. This is a viewpoint from Burnaby Mountain, looking north towards Deep Cove and Indian Arm.
Cheers thanks! Yep, one other shot you should be able to see on my profile.
Thanks very much! This was shot on a Nikon Z6, using the F-mount 105mm macro lens. It's a focus stack of 25 exposures, each shot at 0.4s f/5.6.
Thanks very much! It’s pretty hot right now, we’ve got a few days of 30C weather in front of us right now. Been a very dry summer (by Vancouver standards, at any rate).
Summer Greens
Took a walk around Cliff Falls Park in Maple Ridge this morning. Might be worth a re-visit in the fall, once the water flow is stronger.
Thank you! Process involves shooting a range of images in the field (generally more than I need), then merging them in either Photoshop or a tool like Helicon Focus. I then select the edge shots (where I'd like the focus to begin and end), and then selectively edit and/or remove shots from the stack; perhaps the wind moved the subject a bit, or a bug entered shot. Following that is my usual RAW processing regime, which varies from shot to shot.
Thanks! The drop-off is something that I've struggled with using this process so far, as the edge shots will have the same shallow DoF that all of the other ones do. If there were a way to vary aperture while shooting the stack, that might be a way to do it.
Not fake, but focus stacked. This is 29 shots blended, each at 1/13s, f/5.6.
Thanks! Glad you liked it (and I didn’t even see your pre-edit, but for clarity, this was taken at Barnet Marine Park in Burnaby, BC).
Buffaloberries
Hiking a very dry Menzies Trail in Golden Ears this morning, came across a few bunches of what I believe to be Buffaloberries. I like the leaf lines in this a lot.
Good Morning, Inlet Vibes
Managed to get up early enough to catch a summer sunrise in North Van today. Always a struggle to get out the door by 4:30am in the summer.
Sure looks like it to me too! Thanks for the ID help, I’m awful at identifying the plants I shoot.
I am! This is approximately 30 shots stacked, shot at 1/13s exposure @ f/5.6.
Incoming Raspberries
Caught some raspberries in the process of ripening this morning on a hike along Admiralty Point Trail in Belcarra.
Thanks! And thanks for the additional info - very interesting!
Secret Exit
Finally got a shot of this odd door near Cleveland Dam in Capilano Canyon this morning. I'm not sure what it's for... presuming it's an emergency exit or something similar.
Fromme Morning
Exploring some trails on Mt. Fromme today. Streams were all really dry... hoping that this will be a good re-visit in the fall once things are wet again.
Thank you very much! I did enhance the light I was given somewhat when converting it to B&W, but mostly it was good conditions, and some good luck (as I had to bail on this location quickly to avoid being eaten by mosquitoes lol).
Yeah, I honestly have no idea. It came up in a quick search for "blue berry red stem", but photos don't match. I struggle to identify plants sometimes.
Very cool! This spot can be great, but it's very dependent on weather conditions for me. Bright and sunny leads this to be somewhat boring, IMO.
Cheers! I hear ya on stopping to admire your surroundings. Too often on a hike I get the blinders on, and just push to the destination. The best stuff is usually on the trail.