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Photo of the Week – Ron Seiverth

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The Skies Have It!

View From Bluff Mountain at Perkins Rock

View From Bluff Mountain at Perkins Rock

Ron used his Canon 7D fitted with a 10-20mm wide angle lens at its widest focal length to capture this expansive view of ACC members taking a lunch break on Bluff Mountain. The air was clear, the clouds majestic, the sky a perfect cerulean blue and the temperature in the mid 70’s – a near perfect day for hiking and photography.  The fact that the sun was almost directly overhead for this shot doesn’t appear to have lessened the impact.
From a perspective point of view, it’s interesting to note the distortion common to extreme wide angle lenses. Look at Jay Wild’s left leg (in the jeans on the left side) and the apparent extended length compared to his upper body.
Most of the photographers have their backs to the camera, making it a challenge to identify the individuals. How many do you recognize? Here’s a “cheat sheet” for most ID’s.

Photo of the Week – Kim Hadley

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Capturing the Ephemeral

Kim Hadley - Morning Has Broken

Kim Hadley - Morning Has Broken

If you look closely at this image you will find a swing suspended just to the right of the tree trunk. It was this swing that caused Kim to stop by the roadside for a possible photo opportunity. Then the early morning sun began to break through the fog and, as Kim says, “Bring the tree to life”. Working quickly, she made 9 different handheld horizontal exposures in 60 seconds, beginning at the top of the scene with 3 shots across and then repeating the process as she worked her way down. Later the 9 exposures were stitched together in Photoshop to produce the final image. By using this method she managed to obtain not only a detailed, lovely image but at an increased resolution that would later allow a very large, smooth print. It’s unusual to attempt to use this method when the conditions are rapidly changing but she pulled it off magnificently.
Her camera is a Canon 50D with a 28mm focal length lens. The aperture was f/7.1 with a shutter speed of 1/125 second and an ISO of 100.