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[Dirk Hofman]

Mountain biking in the big trees, Humboldt County, Northern California.



Sony A9ii
Sigma 24-70 DG DN
67mm / f 2.8 / ISO 200 / SS 160

Taken of me by a friend. I'd say the shutter speed was probably too slow, should have set it for him and pushed up the ISO.

[KevWind]

Springtime in the Rockies
Shot 5 mins. ago


What is interesting about this photo is that the tracks (Fox and Pine Marten) are all from last night as that was fresh untracked snow yesterday evening

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by Dirk Hofman

Mountain biking in the big trees, Humboldt County, northern California.
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Sony A9ii
Sigma 24-70 DG DN
67mm / f 2.8 / ISO 200 / SS 160

Taken of me by a friend. I'd say the shutter speed was probably too slow, should have set it for him and pushed up the ISO.

That’s a great shot, Dirk - so atmospheric. Technically, it’s fine as far as I’m concerned - I see motion, rather than an over-sharp capture.

[Dirk Hofman]

Originally Posted by David Eastwood

That’s a great shot, Dirk - so atmospheric. Technically, it’s fine as far as I’m concerned - I see motion, rather than an over-sharp capture.

That's a good point, looking at the other, sharper ones I took in the same frame, they do feel a bit more static. And thanks! I was going for trying to show a sense of the place. Glad it comes through.

[saxonblue]

Some shots taken walking around Dove Lake under Cradle Mountain on my recent (February) road trip through Tasmania.

[Acousticado]

Originally Posted by saxonblue

Some shots taken walking around Dove Lake under Cradle Mountain on my recent (February) road trip through Tasmania.

Nice pics, beautiful location. Just curious...can you swim in those waters, or are there nasties of various sorts such that you shouldn’t? I’m from Canada and prefer swimming in fresh water where we can swim in lakes and rivers without any worry. Wintering in Florida, you don’t dare swim in fresh water.

[fumei]

Originally Posted by Dirk Hofman

The really cool part of this is that I only had a 24-105mm zoom, with which I got the second shot. But there was a nice guy next to me with his wife and young kids, taking some shots. He saw I also had a Canon, and asked me if I wanted to use his much longer, very nice, very expensive Canon zoom. Total stranger! I gladly accepted and got the first shot above. I will always remember that small gesture of trust, kindness, and photographic camaraderie. Makes the photo that much more special for me.

I had a very similar experience at Stump Beach on the CA coast. It was a guy with a 400 f/2.8! And yeah, that BIG gesture of trust, kindness, and photographic camaraderie has stayed with me years later. It made me make an offer to someone to use my 300 f/2.8. Like the guy who lent me his lens, I stood real close...but I did let him use it. Because of that act of kindness to me.

These things matter.

[saxonblue]

Originally Posted by Acousticado

Nice pics, beautiful location. Just curious...can you swim in those waters, or are there nasties of various sorts such that you shouldn’t? I’m from Canada and prefer swimming in fresh water where we can swim in lakes and rivers without any worry. Wintering in Florida, you don’t dare swim in fresh water.

Thank you. No nasties as such & being a pleasant summer's day I took my boots off & waded out a fair way. Nice enough where shallow but by the time the water was up to my shorts it was pretty chilly where my feet were. It is alpine waters after all so just dealt with it . Other than the tannin stain from the local vegetation the water is pristine.



One more of the boathouse.

[Dirk Hofman]

Originally Posted by fumei

I had a very similar experience at Stump Beach on the CA coast. It was a guy with a 400 f/2.8! And yeah, that BIG gesture of trust, kindness, and photographic camaraderie has stayed with me years later. It made me make an offer to someone to use my 300 f/2.8. Like the guy who lent me his lens, I stood real close...but I did let him use it. Because of that act of kindness to me.

These things matter.

That’s so great, thanks for sharing! I have some much nicer stuff now, maybe I’ll get a chance to pay it forward myself sometime.

[Acousticado]

Originally Posted by saxonblue

Thank you. No nasties as such & being a pleasant summer's day I took my boots off & waded out a fair way. Nice enough where shallow but by the time the water was up to my shorts it was pretty chilly where my feet were. It is alpine waters after all so just dealt with it . Other than the tannin stain from the local vegetation the water is pristine.



One more of the boathouse.

Ah, so nice! Safely swimming in pristine fresh water with no harmful critters or pollution feels so great and refreshing.

[Dirk Hofman]

Went to a place in San Jose called Cunningham Lake where they have this huge Mountain Bike skills area. Went down to practice my jumping, and got a couple quick shots of some of the kids there. First one is this kid Tanner I met, and I sent his folks a sequence of him jumping. They really appreciated it. I figured I should chat with them and not just be some rando taking photos of their kid. Really nice people.



The other two are a couple guys who work there on a break. Man, what I'd have given for a place like this when I was growing up! I'll never get to this level but it was fun to watch! And I did have a good time practicing my own modest jumping. Good fun.





Sony A9ii
Sigma 24-70 DG DN
Various Focal Lengths / f 2.8 / SS 3200

[Dirk Hofman]

Sunset over the Cliff House, San Francisco.



Fujifilm X100V
Fixed Lens
23mm / f 2.8 / ISO 1600 / SS 100

[saxonblue]

This sleek 190 seat cat took us on a 120km loop of Macquarie Harbour from the port town of Strahan on Tasmania's west coast.




Heading north between the 2 lighthouses of Bonnet Island & Entrance Island towards the sea.




Heading through the narrow channel (aka "Hell's Gates") to the left of Entrance Island into the Southern Ocean.




Bonnet Island on the way back into the harbour.

[saxonblue]

The mouth of the Gordon River at the other (southern) end of Macquarie Harbour.








Calm conditions cruising upriver.




World Heritage listed rainforest lines the banks of the Gordon River. Many of these timbers (Huon Pine, Celery Top Pine, Blackwood, Tassie Myrtle/Beech & Blackheart Sassafras) were harvested for use in the convict shipyard of Sarah Island, entirely protected area now.

[saxonblue]

Historic Customs Office Building Strahan




Morrison's sawmill on Strahan's Esplanade , all the Huon Pine used these days is from salvaged timber.





Sunset over Macquarie Harbour.