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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: luxborealis on July 21, 2014, 06:28:50 pm

Title: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: luxborealis on July 21, 2014, 06:28:50 pm: Last week, my friend Kerry Little and his son Michael and I did some backpacking along the Bruce Trail to Stormhaven in Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario. We also stayed a couple of nights in the Cyprus Lake campground.

Bruce Peninsula National Park is one of the core wilderness areas along Ontario's Niagara Escarpment. The cliffs along Georgian Bay are impressive as are the boulders and cobble beaches. Much to enjoy, much to photograph. Highly recommended.

Here are a few photographs. They were all made with a Nikon D800E, 3 of 4 on a tripod and processed with LR 5.5.

Georgian Bay Coast: 1:40pm, ƒ11 @ 1/100, ISO200 (hand-held) w/–0.3EV
Boulders, Afterglow: 7:31pm, ƒ22 @ 20sec., ISO50 w/B+W NDx3.0
Storm: 3:25pm, ƒ22 @ 1/13, ISO64
Morning Glow: 6:26am, 24mm, ƒ22 @ 6sec, ISO64 w/–2EV

I've been enjoying a newly-acquired AF-S Nikkor 18-35mm ƒ3.5-4.5. It is sharper than my AF-D Nikkor 20mm ƒ2.8 and as sharp as my AF-D Nikkor 24mm ƒ2.8. As well, I did some long exposures using Kerry's NDx3.0 filter - wonderful!

C&C welcome.
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on July 22, 2014, 06:37:24 am: Strong set, to me #s 2, 3, and 4 are very good.
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: Chairman Bill on July 22, 2014, 08:12:47 am: Nice. I particularly like 3 & 4
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: sdwilsonsct on July 24, 2014, 01:36:04 pm: Maybe it's just because I hiked this in the 70s, but I feel this set does a nice job of capturing the feel of this place. I like the composition in Boulders, and the timing in Storm.
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on July 24, 2014, 02:00:43 pm: A grand set, Terry.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: petermfiore on July 24, 2014, 02:35:50 pm: Beautiful group. I respond strongly to No. 2....Great feeling.

Peter
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: JohnBrew on September 06, 2014, 08:29:15 am: Nice to see someone shooting @f22 and getting good results.
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 06, 2014, 08:49:09 am: Quote from: petermfiore on July 24, 2014, 02:35:50 pm
Beautiful group. I respond strongly to No. 2....Great feeling.

Peter
My thoughts exactly.
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: francois on September 06, 2014, 09:55:11 am: My favorites are #2, #3 with #4 just behind. Photo #1 doesn't do much for me, at least compared to the other photos.
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: luxborealis on September 06, 2014, 02:21:34 pm: Quote from: francois on September 06, 2014, 09:55:11 am
My favorites are #2, #3 with #4 just behind. Photo #1 doesn't do much for me, at least compared to the other photos.

Yes. The first is a "context" photograph.
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: francois on September 07, 2014, 05:40:35 am: Quote from: luxborealis on September 06, 2014, 02:21:34 pm
Yes. The first is a "context" photograph.

That's how I took it, especially coming from you and your always exquisite images.
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: Chris Calohan on September 07, 2014, 09:51:14 pm: I like them all for differing reasons though admit to liking the B&W's more.
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: mseawell on September 07, 2014, 10:44:10 pm: Impressive captures! I really liked 2 and 3!

Mark
Title: Re: Bruce Peninsula
Post by: maddogmurph on September 08, 2014, 01:46:13 pm: I like the left hand side of #4