Very striking horizontal banding in this sunset.
- Nikon D810 with Nikkor 28-300mm lens set at 230mm
- ISO 100 1/320 sec f/9.0
Banded Sunset
Maxfield Parrish Sunset
The soft pastels of this sunset reminded me of a Maxfield Parrish image… except for the lack of a young woman in a swing. Not a lot of post production work on this one … it is pretty much the colors that were there.
- Camera: Nikon D810
- ISO 100 1/125 sec f/7.1
Sun Dog and Ferries
This was at the ferry dock at Bainbridge Island, across Puget Sound from Seattle. I was meeting a friend coming off the ferry and was treated to a sky show.
A good reminder to keep your eyes up and your camera ready!
- Camera: Nikon Df
- Lens: Nikkor 50mm
- ISO 100 1/500 sec f/11
Mt Baker from Point Wilson
Point Wilson is located in Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, WA.
The beginning of the winter sunset was coloring the cliffs of Whidbey Island and the snowfields of Mt Baker.
- Camera: Nikon D850
- Lens: Nikkor 80-400mm set at 400mm
Mill, Mountains and Marina
The Port Townsend Paper mill is the largest local employer. Unless, perhaps, you call the ocean the employer of the fishing fleet. Another strong candidate would be the Olympic National Park and the recreational opportunities it provides. This image almost looks like it is a toned black and white image … but it is pretty much a straight (non-enhanced) color image.
- Camera: Nikon D850
- Lens: Nikkor 28-300mm set at 300mm
- ISO 200 1/800mm f/14
Port Townsend Landmarks
The warm color is from the setting sun. The building in the foreground is a private residence, the clock tower in the background is the Jefferson County Courthouse.
- Camera: Nikon D850
- Lens: Nikkor 28-300mm set at 170mm
- ISO 400 1/500 sec f/11
Marina Sunset
When we had a clearing late in the day, I headed down to the beach in downtown Port Townsend to catch the sunset. I thought the strong backlighting of the fishing fleet was an interesting contrast to the homes on the hillside and a faint hint of the mountains in the distance.
- Camera: Nikon D850
- Lens: Nikkor 28-300mm set at 300mm
- ISO 200 1/400th f/10
Port Townsend Ferry
This is the ferry Kennewick leaving Port Townsend on its last trip of the day to Coupeville on Sunday May 5th. I was across the bay at Fort Flagler State Park, to try and get a photo of the very new moon. (see below) There is a tiny bit of jet contrail above the hill. Just after this, I spotted (with my binoculars) a much higher contrail that was glowing red in the sunset. I couldn’t find it with the camera, though. And it would have just been a red smudge. But it was very cool looking.
I couldn’t see the moon without using the binoculars, either. This image was right after I first spotted it … about 9 PM (it set at behind the trees at 9:25 or so). It was 8.6% waxing at this point. It needs to get to be 11% or so before you have much chance to spot it with your naked eyes.
Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my cable release – remote. So I used the timer … but that still left me with mirror bounce. With the cable release, I can use the mirror up mode and eliminate the bounce. There were some high clouds … that’s the few horizontal streaks you can see.
Both images are with my Nikon D850 and 80-400mm with the zoom set at 400mm. With the moon shot, I added a Nikon 2x teleconverter… and still cropped a bunch to eliminate all the extraneous sky.
Mt Baker in the Sunset
The colors of the sunset reflecting on Mt Baker from Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, WA. There was a lot of haze in the air … a mix of pollution and water vapor. That softens the image quite a bit. Not sure it necessarily detracts from the impact, tho.
Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Nikkor 300mm PF with 2x adapter ISO 125 1/125 sec f/8