tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88688702132622239332024-03-18T17:15:27.436-07:00Jeff Cable's BlogJeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.comBlogger1083125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-45122941149101637932024-03-13T08:56:00.000-07:002024-03-13T08:56:08.628-07:00The modified Kate Middleton photo - what's the big deal?<p>I woke up the other day and turned on the news. One of the big stories of the day was the controversy about a modified image of Kate Middleton and her family. Being a photographer, I was highly intrigued by this story. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtbvjjgUVFJfuSE1m2ryv8alNwupZvDVzD7_5-S7Pq4unRf_z1gnlXMsTjRL5G2jSXmTgo8tJCi4dzwNDmpLzVqAcvO9r4gYFB3iKoilZIZp976VupXXUkwKpYeF68v7ubWr1pzOIigf1CiNUHUqp8mhnxqjMC5_wdCEaWhA2v5SVQlg68n7rkeVEMmCL/s1256/Screenshot%202024-03-13%20at%208.26.14%E2%80%AFAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1256" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtbvjjgUVFJfuSE1m2ryv8alNwupZvDVzD7_5-S7Pq4unRf_z1gnlXMsTjRL5G2jSXmTgo8tJCi4dzwNDmpLzVqAcvO9r4gYFB3iKoilZIZp976VupXXUkwKpYeF68v7ubWr1pzOIigf1CiNUHUqp8mhnxqjMC5_wdCEaWhA2v5SVQlg68n7rkeVEMmCL/w640-h428/Screenshot%202024-03-13%20at%208.26.14%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>By now, most of you have seen the image.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDPIkfL2vE7Z-IRaqZkYddT0hYZpEvYY7yi0rIDcQR2wlV1bJjZedK8U3PZ0BUVTZkCjboBO-28zeQKXGgJY7YVUZhS-oWflo3HDNf4R4lotKf83GwL4UQ33Lm8AwtrP7nzM0x1YV13WyFLFDWQryhjH4Yz07igikR_Edk1lnlkWczZEiFl_2JsCk7NKk/s1268/Screenshot%202024-03-13%20at%208.21.16%E2%80%AFAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="1268" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDPIkfL2vE7Z-IRaqZkYddT0hYZpEvYY7yi0rIDcQR2wlV1bJjZedK8U3PZ0BUVTZkCjboBO-28zeQKXGgJY7YVUZhS-oWflo3HDNf4R4lotKf83GwL4UQ33Lm8AwtrP7nzM0x1YV13WyFLFDWQryhjH4Yz07igikR_Edk1lnlkWczZEiFl_2JsCk7NKk/w640-h476/Screenshot%202024-03-13%20at%208.21.16%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>At first, people were talking about one or two areas of the image that were manipulated. Now that a couple of days have passed, experts have located many areas of the photo that have been retouched.</p><p>But my question is: Why is this such a big deal?</p><p>I can tell you that every family portrait I have ever taken has been retouched to one extent or the other. </p><p><b>Here is what I am typically modifying:</b></p><p>* Adjustments to exposure, shadows, highlights and white balance (if needed)</p><p>* Removal of fly away hairs that are distracting (either going through the face, flying into the air, or going into another person) </p><p>* Removal of dust or pet hair on people's clothing</p><p>* Removing skin imperfections (bad acne or shaving cuts)</p><p>* Removal of strings hanging off clothing</p><p>* Removal of distractions in the background (bright spots, exit signs, polls)</p><p><b>And sometimes I will even do the following:</b></p><p>* Whitening of eyes if needed</p><p>* Lightening of wrinkles (typically around the eyes)</p><p>* Head swaps (if a person had their eyes closed in a group shot)</p><p>During the CBS newscast, one of the anchormen said "I don't understand why any photo needs to be retouched" to which I laughed. I am sure that this same person has plenty of portraits that have been taken and modified, whether he knows it or not.</p><p>I have said this many times in the past. I think that <i>every</i> photo needs some retouching, in one form or another. So I don't understand why people are making such a big deal about this photo. Kate Middleton is known for being a photo enthusiast and she has taken many of her own photos in the past. But she is not a professional, and would not have the same Photoshop skills as we would. It looks to me like she was making the same modifications I would do, but just not as proficient at the process.</p><p>Yes, she is a royal which means that the spotlight is on her and her family. But is this photo controversy really worth the scrutiny that they are putting her through? I think that there are much bigger and more relevant issues in the world. </p><p>I just thought I would put my thoughts out there. What do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">__________________________________________________________</b></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.</p><p style="font-family: times;">• Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours.</p><p style="font-family: times;"> <b><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </b></p></div><p><br /></p>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-43957357170934920962024-03-01T15:44:00.000-08:002024-03-01T15:44:17.295-08:00I will be presenting at the WPPI show in Las Vegas next week<p>Going to photography trade shows is always a lot of fun for me. I love being surrounded by other creative people, trading stories, sharing ideas and just hanging out. </p><p>Of course, the pandemic stopped all of these for years, and even when they did return, the shows were not what they used to be. I am hoping that the Wedding and Portraits Photography Expo (WPPI) in Las Vegas next week brings a resurgence of attendance and energy. </p><p>One of the things I love most about these shows is meeting with many of my sponsors and seeing the new gear. And yes, I will be talking to them about future gear that I will be bringing to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. But more on that to come in a later blog post. Yeah, I know...I am such a tease. :)</p><p>Next week I will be speaking in a couple booths at the show.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQSgP5Q-etaLpb32zNORDtp_wDD5NzI-Q94O397nOd3lV2BvFxWtZGH8WpEfIdeTc4iBllwKjncxmPf2ORn3aqGSEph2YSy50jFO10uLSHDdxyge_oHELEYBhmhUljV_1jFS-XG1lhFBb3KHY8HpQV4SAZgGgaVQ7kqpS_ILihOGDtgZatQruA5MgoB1N/s1500/Jeff%20Cable%20Talk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQSgP5Q-etaLpb32zNORDtp_wDD5NzI-Q94O397nOd3lV2BvFxWtZGH8WpEfIdeTc4iBllwKjncxmPf2ORn3aqGSEph2YSy50jFO10uLSHDdxyge_oHELEYBhmhUljV_1jFS-XG1lhFBb3KHY8HpQV4SAZgGgaVQ7kqpS_ILihOGDtgZatQruA5MgoB1N/w640-h640/Jeff%20Cable%20Talk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I will be presenting in the <a href="https://www.hahnemuehle.com/en/index.html" target="_blank">Hahnemühle</a> booth on Tue, March 5th at 1pm. This company has been around for 440 years! Crazy, but true. I will be showing some of my images as well as signing photos printed on the beautiful <a href="https://www.hahnemuehle.com/en/index.html" target="_blank">Hahnemühle</a> paper. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVp39eGA7YR1Br0Iss2yq3lG0Vf0lU5ZkfIrot1rkwJCVFu99jtUJF7wsViQLrFi_b7WyH6er2NDnBcdhU3xpfGZ7bNKZN-MWUeqWy4S5YE8z6k-JxjKupRMnAUs3XRlnoGqYKV4GxQa3gvd6YxMhEtMrmj6C1zgrpdcVnM6GqvWN8u3hrz5uSvybh0_Nv/s1080/17%20Hats%20Booth%20Speakers-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVp39eGA7YR1Br0Iss2yq3lG0Vf0lU5ZkfIrot1rkwJCVFu99jtUJF7wsViQLrFi_b7WyH6er2NDnBcdhU3xpfGZ7bNKZN-MWUeqWy4S5YE8z6k-JxjKupRMnAUs3XRlnoGqYKV4GxQa3gvd6YxMhEtMrmj6C1zgrpdcVnM6GqvWN8u3hrz5uSvybh0_Nv/w640-h640/17%20Hats%20Booth%20Speakers-4.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I will also be presenting in the <a href="https://www.17hats.com/" target="_blank">17 Hats</a> booth on Wed, March 6th at 2pm. I will be talking about how I use <a href="https://www.17hats.com/" target="_blank">17 Hats</a> to run my business, and how it is absolutely critical to keeping me organized.</p><p>I hope to see many of my fellow photographers and friends there!</p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">__________________________________________________________</b></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.</p><p style="font-family: times;">• Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours.</p><p style="font-family: times;"> <b><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </b></p></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-75252728402323918072024-02-22T10:52:00.000-08:002024-02-22T10:52:27.896-08:00We are not just photographers, we are historians<p>I am writing this blog at 4am, since I am not able to sleep. Yesterday I spent the first half of the day at a funeral. Not for someone who was elderly and had lived a good long life, but for an 18 year old who's life ended way too soon. I have photographed for this family for more than 10 years and it has really hit me hard. This is now the third kid that I have photographed who has past away, and all three of those happened in the most tragic ways. </p><p>I am not writing this to depress all of you, I am writing this because, as I processed images for the funeral it reaffirmed how important these photos are. For the last 15 years I have told people that I don't just think of myself as a photographer, I see myself as a historian. This was just reinforced this week. </p><p>When I heard about the passing of this brilliant young man, I waited a couple of days and then reached out to the family to see if I could help in any way. I know that these photos are important to the family and that it is my way to help. Being a photographer who has every image I have ever captured (on multiple <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1790747-REG/qnap_tvs_h874t_i7_32g_us_8_bay_thunderbolt_4.html/BI/19250/KBID/11129" target="_blank">QNAP NAS drives</a>), I offered to go back and find the best photos from past events. Over the last 11 years I have photographed four bar/bat mitzvah, family portraits, a baby naming and more for them. </p><p>Since I have the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20Pro-4100%20printer&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon Pro-4100 large format printer</a>, I offered to print poster sized images for the service. I heard back from the family that they would love to have these. Then came the hard part. I poured through thousands of photos taken as far back as 2013, and it was really sad. I saw this smiling boy, full of energy, who is now no longer with us. </p><p>I tell people that I have the best job in the world because 99% of the time I am capturing happy occasions, athletes competing at the Olympics, and taking people to exotic places around the world. But over the last couple of days I saw my job as a photographer in a less glamorous light.</p><p>This time I saw the fragility of life, but also saw the immense power of the photos. As sad as it is, it is also a way for us to remember this young man. Yes, I was hired by the family, but is still my gift to them. When I photograph events (no matter what they are), I pour my heart and soul into that. It is not just a job, it is a chance to create memories, to be creative, and to record history.</p><p>People often ask me why I always shoot my images to two memory cards at a time. The first time I was asked this, I responded by saying that in the most important moments, I want to make sure I have those photos. I was thinking of the Olympics when I said that. But then I thought "but just about everything I photograph is important to someone." When I capture a personal event, those images are very important to that family. Arguably more important to them than any Olympics I have ever taken. Even when I am messing around and taking photos of my granddaughter playing in the back yard, those are incredibly important to me.</p><p>I am not going to post images of the any of these kids, since I want to honor the privacy of those families, but I do want to share this photo with you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0Ti-g28LEljvCQzumUxmBQkj7rw8XEgcAPUS4CZ6ChmgFf9LkLJ64cX4VVjf-xnHf7zwJSZ4SphS4BfkQiSFiciyHWxHgAESEul2bqmZ1I9t4ssQwHq_0Y2IAn7P5T2yY4uM-HvmwwTlkADPVVtIQb12VSOsK7NC-Hs3s-mJfAFceeIMVDcv1LYGOU2l/s2808/Edit_Mexico_Cruise_0091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2808" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0Ti-g28LEljvCQzumUxmBQkj7rw8XEgcAPUS4CZ6ChmgFf9LkLJ64cX4VVjf-xnHf7zwJSZ4SphS4BfkQiSFiciyHWxHgAESEul2bqmZ1I9t4ssQwHq_0Y2IAn7P5T2yY4uM-HvmwwTlkADPVVtIQb12VSOsK7NC-Hs3s-mJfAFceeIMVDcv1LYGOU2l/w640-h426/Edit_Mexico_Cruise_0091.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This is a photo of my mother. It was taken 14 years ago, and it was the one of the last photos I captured of her before she unexpectedly passed away. It was way back then that I realized the importance of a photo, and the responsibility of a photographer. And it is for that reason that I take every photo job so seriously (but in a fun way). What we do is important! As photographers, we need to remember this every time we pick up our cameras.</p><p>At the service yesterday they said that the young man loved math and physics and he loved to talk about rainbows and why they occur. They ended the service by saying, whenever you see a rainbow, think of him.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy0gSo5PYZcJHO0g16a_mNa0MI9K29VUdla75l07k9HyDIb1p8Kkt18ecbtWzoHdMpkZsueX6AxOjrOTa2wIxqAIJlg_omdUwt3LSC4tsJXMWKzIGJiMxU4Z4lBI7_rZg95_VLXHZAaORANDbMl6U7uHfMjTBSTuBM-aZ8QPWFW5ofqpxjBDKkrUibyOv/s3833/Rainbow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="3833" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy0gSo5PYZcJHO0g16a_mNa0MI9K29VUdla75l07k9HyDIb1p8Kkt18ecbtWzoHdMpkZsueX6AxOjrOTa2wIxqAIJlg_omdUwt3LSC4tsJXMWKzIGJiMxU4Z4lBI7_rZg95_VLXHZAaORANDbMl6U7uHfMjTBSTuBM-aZ8QPWFW5ofqpxjBDKkrUibyOv/w640-h360/Rainbow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Not more than an hour after the service, I was out for a walk and saw this. It is a simple iPhone shot, but the meaning is far greater than the overall quality of the photo. I definitely thought of him.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.</p><p style="font-family: times;">• Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours.</p><p style="font-family: times;"> <b><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </b></p></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-63212254555898962572024-02-13T12:51:00.000-08:002024-02-13T12:51:47.034-08:00Retouching photos - Taking them from good to great!<p>I recently had a client ask my why I needed to retouch their images. She said "why didn't you shoot them correctly in the first place?" I have to admit, I was a bit taken aback by this question. But as much as I felt defensive, I also was very prepared to answer this question. My answer to her was quite simple, and went something like this:</p><p>* The goal of the photographer is to get a really nice photo that is 90% complete. But almost every photo needs some sort of retouching. Whether it is removing fly-away hairs, exit signs, those rogue microphones in the corner of the frame, or some other distraction. </p><p>* As good as the cameras are, the exposure is still not perfect. I typically find that slight adjustments to the shadows and highlights make the images much stronger.</p><p>* I usually shoot in Auto White Balance, which is usually quite good. But...it is not perfect and I like to make adjustments to the white balance for accuracy and consistency across all the images.</p><p>* When people look at photos, most of the time their eye is drawn to the area with the sharpest focus and also to the brightest areas. With this in mind I will try to remove bright spots in the background of an image to make sure that the viewer is not distracted by that area. </p><p>* There are countless other ways to retouch images, and depending on the particular photo, I will do whatever it takes to make it as strong as possible,</p><p>The end result is this...retouching helps to take a good photo to a great photo.</p><p>I have retouched just about every photo I have ever taken. It may be something really minor, like a crop or a minor tweak to the exposure or it could be a major project. I don't usually do major work to a photo where I spend more than 15 minutes on any image. That is not my style. And it does not matter if it is a portrait, a wildlife photo, or a landscape. </p><p>Even my Olympic images need some tweaking. For the Olympics, we are only allowed to change small things like exposure, white balance, and cropping. Not much else since the IOC does not want us changing history.</p><p>Let me show you some before and after photos to help you understand my retouching.</p><p><b>Cropping</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jrIAdbSY1b9oiL6s3zknDdahyovqwFsLP2d9wsyq3Rmr-7brwNmZlHylSw51o-GBSMvnxesMCPql774c_E3xZ2W2iMOqdCPkSuEwcPMkgkKclRaqGzs-SYihnHt3Om6IKKCMZL9ZZzkAaoPGvSiUoi-9-9sxpeJty0fuVkgUfyAxcUGrYrDlXyfowVFD/s2100/Crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="2100" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jrIAdbSY1b9oiL6s3zknDdahyovqwFsLP2d9wsyq3Rmr-7brwNmZlHylSw51o-GBSMvnxesMCPql774c_E3xZ2W2iMOqdCPkSuEwcPMkgkKclRaqGzs-SYihnHt3Om6IKKCMZL9ZZzkAaoPGvSiUoi-9-9sxpeJty0fuVkgUfyAxcUGrYrDlXyfowVFD/w640-h214/Crop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Cropping in on a photo is a great way to highlight the subject. In the first image you see the Toucan flying off of a tree, but the bird is small in the frame and the tree branches are more distracting than helpful to the image. For this reason, I cropped in to show a little of the tree but draw your attention to the Toucan. (I also brightened the image a bit to show more detail in the feathers of the bird.) I was shooting with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5%20camera&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5 camera</a>, so I had plenty of resolution for the crop. The final image still has 7MB of data and can be printed large and look great.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Exposure</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GnCzv0gc4Zr_j_DXN5_Y176PGjK6ykKVZo0mvRO1ayoQsX9UE7I502fNDEDgpbrpPzJvZBuXTp1MdGScuziEFBMTm7S20KecKGk1DfW5NFwxp13CRcmVhe7i6qvhnY5srew6z3YUIjaWRQTPUD4One0zBlno6fK3uVr6QzrEawAOh5dL4W0hJckm_EYf/s2104/Exposure.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="2104" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GnCzv0gc4Zr_j_DXN5_Y176PGjK6ykKVZo0mvRO1ayoQsX9UE7I502fNDEDgpbrpPzJvZBuXTp1MdGScuziEFBMTm7S20KecKGk1DfW5NFwxp13CRcmVhe7i6qvhnY5srew6z3YUIjaWRQTPUD4One0zBlno6fK3uVr6QzrEawAOh5dL4W0hJckm_EYf/w640-h212/Exposure.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Here is another photo from the last <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">photo tour</a> to Costa Rica. I saw this Summer Tanager perched on a nearby tree branch and I loved the contrast of the red bird against the green leaves. The original image was taken at -0.7 exposure comp (just because my camera was preset that way from the day before and this was a quick grab early the next morning), so it needed to be brightened. I increased the exposure to to correct the lighting.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shadows / Highlights</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_CNwy7nMyaUNUt304wYqxTF7vqKrV2wELMaZm-n8eVUf3PqTtjSCE5JcRu9BJvVDN1TE3RdM-3i-UIOXeGX6YmFL1gPLX8c4SgCMOb5G5ectig5iHVOiCmka0DvExxMiGrn6t0Wo1YkJUxcSyLgCbnPC7h97hprWcvRYmZpfqRDXSpmX4Bssd5bsnIWo/s2094/Sky.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="2094" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_CNwy7nMyaUNUt304wYqxTF7vqKrV2wELMaZm-n8eVUf3PqTtjSCE5JcRu9BJvVDN1TE3RdM-3i-UIOXeGX6YmFL1gPLX8c4SgCMOb5G5ectig5iHVOiCmka0DvExxMiGrn6t0Wo1YkJUxcSyLgCbnPC7h97hprWcvRYmZpfqRDXSpmX4Bssd5bsnIWo/w640-h214/Sky.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>It may be hard to believe, but the image on the right is the same image (just retouched) as the one on the left. As many of you know, the camera is not able to capture images with a vast amount of light differences. Your exposure will either be overexposed in one area and/or underexposed in other areas. To correct this, I increased the exposure on the foreground (trees and Half dome) and then darkened the sky in the background. And what a difference this makes!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Saturation</b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSL_fZtC6heclFgEj1coGKCzrV3xKTH1JY1qjqm9ua_iRVu209LVYlcOq4uYHGZKyPU66rGo2UXfzI6a2ge1NFKGJVKRjwOWP_hDCJe0CkelP6BNLnYAke-ruFsYwZt4qL2CHuMO3E_rAcnFMOoRLFIzx1PIrkjlrHW26vCsAZ_XsQpARP37svE9Kazch/s2092/Shadows.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="2092" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSL_fZtC6heclFgEj1coGKCzrV3xKTH1JY1qjqm9ua_iRVu209LVYlcOq4uYHGZKyPU66rGo2UXfzI6a2ge1NFKGJVKRjwOWP_hDCJe0CkelP6BNLnYAke-ruFsYwZt4qL2CHuMO3E_rAcnFMOoRLFIzx1PIrkjlrHW26vCsAZ_XsQpARP37svE9Kazch/w640-h214/Shadows.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I can not tell you how many times I have captured a sunset and thought "the color in the image is not as vibrant as what I saw in reality." I really hate seeing images that over heavily oversaturated, but with that said, there are many times when a slight amount of saturation is needed to For this image, I reduced the brightness of the sun and then added saturation to show you what it really looked light the night in Tanzania.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Fly-away hairs and skin imperfections</b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMky_RyRLmBWbtDwxgBm3ToT0hUM4nLK0K3w5AkewLqCgGqyCbsnQ3hdDO6iI13gXB-H97HiM9HUvLUFYuKYi-6hcrnXIgLORzVydESm_2APtQK4qMazhjdvNyZpD4GUB2IjKQRD-rG-SYjIrkrHk7OCk1GqBnd6jtyPzWJlxWDBQWigHjWHyESZ2A0Lq/s1774/Hair%20and%20shine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1774" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMky_RyRLmBWbtDwxgBm3ToT0hUM4nLK0K3w5AkewLqCgGqyCbsnQ3hdDO6iI13gXB-H97HiM9HUvLUFYuKYi-6hcrnXIgLORzVydESm_2APtQK4qMazhjdvNyZpD4GUB2IjKQRD-rG-SYjIrkrHk7OCk1GqBnd6jtyPzWJlxWDBQWigHjWHyESZ2A0Lq/w640-h376/Hair%20and%20shine.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When you look at these two images, you may not see a huge amount of difference. Well..at least not from this small preview. But trust me, there are some things that I wanted to clean up. Let's take a closer look.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWqlMaAX2NydOwwOTbhJaaOnBj8ZiXk1x8kQMe3thMe3IE5sQkzIUqpCt6XXLQBAg_PYFjBVeGtIE6b9cAGv7_YoyxTgo20aBRWjeX7PUGcVEbcjPVMdEPueniEePr2bItkAbTrYsqsta3oe_6V1OjuxDqskYlN8EsJGSqcE9RKDwP7gv_h_DThyphenhyphen7Xh1M/s3450/Hair%20Bad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2364" data-original-width="3450" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWqlMaAX2NydOwwOTbhJaaOnBj8ZiXk1x8kQMe3thMe3IE5sQkzIUqpCt6XXLQBAg_PYFjBVeGtIE6b9cAGv7_YoyxTgo20aBRWjeX7PUGcVEbcjPVMdEPueniEePr2bItkAbTrYsqsta3oe_6V1OjuxDqskYlN8EsJGSqcE9RKDwP7gv_h_DThyphenhyphen7Xh1M/w640-h438/Hair%20Bad.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Whenever I take portraits, I assume that there will be some imperfections to clean up in post production. In this case, there was a slight shine on the older sister's skin, and some major fly-away hairs on the younger sister. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3aQlzVkC4IP9B6oAoU8ap0AFmNUFKcsYcuV54HMVH4MQTzGyoe8CDcijX3XaICwgrpRXIvEMFJ-VSFpiAh7FZa3OKmhuZNsmF3l439424Z1RdTy7uc0Xz_2mIj0xiqc7psu2u4-JNShIIn8cXyCI0K-fXA4x7jY69zP9WkPsQG-uTSUM3FlmcGdAngMq/s3514/Hair%20Good.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="3514" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3aQlzVkC4IP9B6oAoU8ap0AFmNUFKcsYcuV54HMVH4MQTzGyoe8CDcijX3XaICwgrpRXIvEMFJ-VSFpiAh7FZa3OKmhuZNsmF3l439424Z1RdTy7uc0Xz_2mIj0xiqc7psu2u4-JNShIIn8cXyCI0K-fXA4x7jY69zP9WkPsQG-uTSUM3FlmcGdAngMq/w640-h430/Hair%20Good.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I cleaned those up in <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Adobe%20Photoshop&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Adobe Photoshop</a>. I really love using my <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Wacom%20Intuos&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Wacom Intuos</a> tablet to paint out these distractions with natural brush strokes using the stylus, versus trying to do this with a mouse. When retouching people, I generally remove acne and fly-away hairs, but I do not remove moles and other natural parts of who the people are (unless otherwise requested). I also lightened their eyes, just a tiny bit to bring them out. You probably did not notice that, and that is a good thing. Good retouching should not be very noticeable. I always say that retouching is a lot like seasoning in food, a little bit can really enhance a meal, but too much can ruin it!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9awq1AdUcFewQ8xjJXvU6C6EwiW-lU2gxtbYgJQqk8XSgMp4qmOPRHvmIEemQbGYCc-JSfG4u-KgyO22T2pnZHBu2p4741BuCNakOKGafJhbfeHyC1uNQ8XdHP2WMTyBu3Ffxd5OvEzLrsgdXiMPdfXbmiFAowZUTTyCYKf4jPIzN8HlfpPwrbtANqHF1/s2092/Remove%20People.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="2092" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9awq1AdUcFewQ8xjJXvU6C6EwiW-lU2gxtbYgJQqk8XSgMp4qmOPRHvmIEemQbGYCc-JSfG4u-KgyO22T2pnZHBu2p4741BuCNakOKGafJhbfeHyC1uNQ8XdHP2WMTyBu3Ffxd5OvEzLrsgdXiMPdfXbmiFAowZUTTyCYKf4jPIzN8HlfpPwrbtANqHF1/w640-h214/Remove%20People.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I took this photo in City Hall in San Francisco. If you read the blog regularly, you saw this blog post a couple of months ago. Getting a clean shot of the rotunda is almost impossible since there are so many people in the building. I waited to try and get as few people as possible, but I knew that a perfectly clean shot was not likely. I took this photo knowing that I would have to remove the people on the right and the man in the blue shirt in the doorway. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujHPwysmoKsi0d7u12W0WKH4quRZC4TVswS-geHmkFQ_iXHTy3s7yh4hpMc1IzTM-P6-384p3ntbYLa7e4pAhnwcA0FV1OsfwG9EHFOVEklf4PpHUnjsjJk2oFSjlYTqUmEwqB0FBfacZ7xoeVsIwrglIy99JpS-BEyzOGNAA59cDsbq4cpPNrARpIhDs/s2102/Distractions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="2102" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujHPwysmoKsi0d7u12W0WKH4quRZC4TVswS-geHmkFQ_iXHTy3s7yh4hpMc1IzTM-P6-384p3ntbYLa7e4pAhnwcA0FV1OsfwG9EHFOVEklf4PpHUnjsjJk2oFSjlYTqUmEwqB0FBfacZ7xoeVsIwrglIy99JpS-BEyzOGNAA59cDsbq4cpPNrARpIhDs/w640-h214/Distractions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes I am overly picky about retouching my photos. In this photo of a Howler Monkey in Costa Rica, I loved the pose and the catch light in the eyes, but found that some of the branches were distracting. I cropped in to hide the one branch at the top of the frame that was more in focus than the others, and also removed the one lower branch at the bottom. These are minor tweaks, but I think that it helps the overall photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some people say that a good photo should not need any retouching, but I truly believe that retouching helps to take a good photo to a great photo (or at very least a better one). I would love to hear your thoughts on all this.</div><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.</p><p style="font-family: times;">• Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours.</p><p style="font-family: times;"> <b><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </b></p></div><p><br /></p></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-68417396468682648882024-01-29T10:51:00.000-08:002024-01-29T10:51:26.288-08:00An honor to be featured on NBC news!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To celebrate the 6 month countdown to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, NBC has started their marketing machine to get everyone excited about the upcoming Games. As part of that campaign, NBC sent a reporter down my way about 3 weeks ago and interviewed me for a couple of hours to create a profile on me for the 6pm news. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G6_aRQqU8rL2-LsoqvLshoEUzZnY2LQUXSmxvFiKbirCunZrICfvzZf3jdikwaAfy1ZcNEsN7VK21NycW1J_O6pY9-4pU5m8U3EzZNLrkbnrg7bZCRyaDnTieRVBqxcmCZ6n4PxUf_yWky7rWU8pLxWgKYx_1EcJjEREnXYxckQN6gfpUqJHmDNkr6jf/s1940/NBC%20Jan%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1940" data-original-width="1645" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G6_aRQqU8rL2-LsoqvLshoEUzZnY2LQUXSmxvFiKbirCunZrICfvzZf3jdikwaAfy1ZcNEsN7VK21NycW1J_O6pY9-4pU5m8U3EzZNLrkbnrg7bZCRyaDnTieRVBqxcmCZ6n4PxUf_yWky7rWU8pLxWgKYx_1EcJjEREnXYxckQN6gfpUqJHmDNkr6jf/w542-h640/NBC%20Jan%202024.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That piece ran on Friday evening as me and my friends watched at home. I was not nervous during the interview process, but I was a little nervous about how they would edit the video and what they would say. As it turns out, I think they did a nice job with the segment. Phew!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I thought I would share this with all of you. You can click the image below or just click <a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/jeff-cable-photographer-paris-olympics/3434909/" target="_blank">here</a> to see the segment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/jeff-cable-photographer-paris-olympics/3434909/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="2609" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvBJNMSfFxd4tEVw2Vb8et12kyul08C-SXu1Vmvt7sSfwYz6mADI-tdeBh0eO9BuGlJFCVDxxkWOXZGEElz5bbEM4i1NHVHmnAgPMR-tmdjzmMvK_N5JltrFEs0uaTyKxRf1UM7Em4u7DmnVa3KXELKNAdhAWl3Rv3ykMawSru9OZE6LB7eawIoX198Ow/w640-h362/NBC%20Screen%20Capture75pct.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily they showed more of my images, than my ugly face! 😀</div><div><br /></div><div><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.</p><p style="font-family: times;">• Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours.</p><p style="font-family: times;"> <b><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </b></p></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-40162929553923334052024-01-26T10:28:00.000-08:002024-01-26T10:28:24.132-08:002024 Summer Olympics in Paris: The planning, the challenges, and the future.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZHBvHRL54sFzqSuBcfenoOBWFaZZ4vyYO9o8wrKGwoxEo_XWVmUUiUEM02sg8UYO0tf49qOBLA4pZQMvb4jttvZNFuxEnISQlKJAJ5pCmpWkYko1FxL0-63SWnXf7ZHwhfDylV2steEREqS1C44mHvamY9PbG-IHbjagCHMdPSsYt78U2L9WlX_14kLx/s1508/Paris%206%20month.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1508" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZHBvHRL54sFzqSuBcfenoOBWFaZZ4vyYO9o8wrKGwoxEo_XWVmUUiUEM02sg8UYO0tf49qOBLA4pZQMvb4jttvZNFuxEnISQlKJAJ5pCmpWkYko1FxL0-63SWnXf7ZHwhfDylV2steEREqS1C44mHvamY9PbG-IHbjagCHMdPSsYt78U2L9WlX_14kLx/w640-h408/Paris%206%20month.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today is the 6 month countdown to the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. For those of you who have followed my journey through the last seven Olympic Games here in the blog, I am excited to share yet another experience with you all. And this one should be amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As always, my goal is to share the behind-the-scenes of the Games as well as my daily photos and the stories behind the images.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are now six months from the start of the Olympics, but the planning process has been going on for almost two years now. Let me tell you a little bit about that process and some of the challenges I have faced already.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Credentials</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtig2WeCIWSqizxAEU9hA-f65HYdKGSH6Lgfl1uPv4GQ4AnNNnV2Ur9yunk5sqKwYa775z_7aunpmVZo7Td7iBt1jI5NK4pHSC9eMXQFJ9WFn7ZPtEvVwhTQ8EH2O-s4yVCb-JpFEfzAT4HJcTRhc76gJX4AO0VJWdK15wQB-4WUrbw4HVA1rbkQrg7lR2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1556" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtig2WeCIWSqizxAEU9hA-f65HYdKGSH6Lgfl1uPv4GQ4AnNNnV2Ur9yunk5sqKwYa775z_7aunpmVZo7Td7iBt1jI5NK4pHSC9eMXQFJ9WFn7ZPtEvVwhTQ8EH2O-s4yVCb-JpFEfzAT4HJcTRhc76gJX4AO0VJWdK15wQB-4WUrbw4HVA1rbkQrg7lR2=w640-h454" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The credentialing process is where it all starts, and the applications started in the middle of 2022. Each National Organizing Committee (NOC) gets a small number of credentials for the Olympics. As you can see from the chart above, there are numerous media credentials which can be applied for. As a photographer, I always apply for the EP level credential, which gives me access to all the venues. As it turns out, credentials for the Paris Olympics are in even higher demand than a normal Olympics. I am guessing that this is due to the fact that this is the first Olympics since 2018 where we will not be locked down with Covid restraints, but mostly because the Games are located in the amazing city of Paris. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In February of 2023, I got the email approving my EP credential. That always puts a smile on my face.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizX3R8yfLg0hYJF-Wrj_z2EuWHvpu6PLiV5oYMUxsdpPLuIHFou-obSfK6jMQYsZ7zBY96ysj-G9Qna-ALqxb7XJVtLDnEklPR644tFRo5LekHWwtWGKfXkrxaSkB_z7WDdSdKbq5ymznuVgNYUd3RNATkDqg_55DD7WKMbNIe3TzS4LsRwqTRv9PKIy1K" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1732" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizX3R8yfLg0hYJF-Wrj_z2EuWHvpu6PLiV5oYMUxsdpPLuIHFou-obSfK6jMQYsZ7zBY96ysj-G9Qna-ALqxb7XJVtLDnEklPR644tFRo5LekHWwtWGKfXkrxaSkB_z7WDdSdKbq5ymznuVgNYUd3RNATkDqg_55DD7WKMbNIe3TzS4LsRwqTRv9PKIy1K=w640-h368" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO-N_4KMy0z_EeKvzlg_iNnkOG1HrY-xEyhHS-Dt9-7AUAWCk1Ol1TygAYl9wTGzrhzq4mNlNda16UkevgW9-kBKbPMx0WYMEJzo0ipsw_-MQ8O2Bp2F1xDiLjDoHNKVpc9_uIsSUeh2GY0It3TCSb8SMjNGrCQRB3jwjPAoSUx7XOLzG-m4213ohM4--5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="2352" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO-N_4KMy0z_EeKvzlg_iNnkOG1HrY-xEyhHS-Dt9-7AUAWCk1Ol1TygAYl9wTGzrhzq4mNlNda16UkevgW9-kBKbPMx0WYMEJzo0ipsw_-MQ8O2Bp2F1xDiLjDoHNKVpc9_uIsSUeh2GY0It3TCSb8SMjNGrCQRB3jwjPAoSUx7XOLzG-m4213ohM4--5=w640-h356" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_q-4dPH5YxUgCtaFPTxkHtbb7dg4KlS3Ov75u7r3CRbm-hR3DX3wxXpFYvPI19YWkabMb4-i71ZOrVPxz1rUenLG9BbGETDruLGcjlQA--kX1v0YeEWTIYX_SnIO5YqciU-QyiLXke8SsA4JtNDDNLhUQqQHyZjRfgg8v9_PzLjzLGbaQtZ4InMymyBB1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="2116" data-original-width="2760" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_q-4dPH5YxUgCtaFPTxkHtbb7dg4KlS3Ov75u7r3CRbm-hR3DX3wxXpFYvPI19YWkabMb4-i71ZOrVPxz1rUenLG9BbGETDruLGcjlQA--kX1v0YeEWTIYX_SnIO5YqciU-QyiLXke8SsA4JtNDDNLhUQqQHyZjRfgg8v9_PzLjzLGbaQtZ4InMymyBB1=w640-h491" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /><b>Housing</b> </p><p>Once I received word from the USOPC that I was getting my EP credential, the next step was to wait for the Paris Organizing Committee (POCOG) to contact me about housing. The weird thing was...I never got any email messages from them. Around the middle of last year, I reached out to them to see when the housing process would start. I was SHOCKED to hear that the process had started and ended already! Knowing that press housing (which is subsidized) was going to be in high demand, I started to panic. I reached out to the housing group and let them know that I was never informed of the housing options. After a month of stressing, they got back to me and said that they would let me know if anything opened up. I waited...and I waited...and then decided to work on a plan B. I researched the venue maps (above) and started reaching out to AirBnB places and other online options. I found some good places but they were all at least an hour away from the key venues. An hour commute here at home might be doable, but not at the Olympics when every minute counts.</p><p>About the same time that I was researching for other places to stay, the housing committee got back to me with some options. I had heard from my contacts at the USOPC that the housing options were not good. When I looked at the hotel options they gave me (in a reasonable price range), the hotels were really bad. Some of them had reviews that said "don't go out after 10pm as it is too dangerous", "most of the rooms have air conditioning that is broken" and one review showed the hotel with garbage piled up in the hallway. Yikes!</p><p>I knew that beggars can't be choosers, but I wrote back to them and asked if they had any other options. I ended up selecting a place that is within the price range, looks OK, and I am just going to hope that it is livable for 3 weeks. Heck, it has to be bigger than my hotel room in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics!</p><div><b>Flights</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Once the housing crisis was solved, I knew that is was imperative to get flights booked as early as possible. I usually fly United Airlines, so I called them and got flights for the exact dates and times that I wanted. That was easier than I expected it to be.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkzv5nV_Zv0VrlTvvww_UDEL-2Ax7rHoqNunsXBdaYbo2SyRh-kKdVicfdZ22Br_Tn-MM_Z4h3DByVrnKLo8f_muvHvg5nij4i49WiIF52CP6nfF9xjkVe6i5s20Um326ef8QgoHSMzRfnB-exdOd94YUpvnieA1-a9MDN_fZDaAv32Ay0f4weHGDZXDuf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1439" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkzv5nV_Zv0VrlTvvww_UDEL-2Ax7rHoqNunsXBdaYbo2SyRh-kKdVicfdZ22Br_Tn-MM_Z4h3DByVrnKLo8f_muvHvg5nij4i49WiIF52CP6nfF9xjkVe6i5s20Um326ef8QgoHSMzRfnB-exdOd94YUpvnieA1-a9MDN_fZDaAv32Ay0f4weHGDZXDuf=w256-h320" width="256" /></a></div><br /><b>Credential Processing</b></div><div><br /></div><div>It had been nearly a year since my EP credential was approved and last month I received the final application forms and I had to submit my photo. Here is the headshot that I submitted. I know that I don't look happy, but just like with passport photos, we are not allowed to smile.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMc8wNwNQUNsLI8PTdxRdgWbVlZQnPnn_Z3VNYHqhGNddu6mw4ybfPNbveNZqo6GnEc2TVRRMAfnoAxUBTO6coO9UODeWASTz4-txyjQ1vqCJ_azjEYGIwJ9Me2Fooscjjw1409eetpjN--N_JwB2UGHO1neuHFcveYmJRohxmlmcffZ-OkYsLef73pjCg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="3074" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMc8wNwNQUNsLI8PTdxRdgWbVlZQnPnn_Z3VNYHqhGNddu6mw4ybfPNbveNZqo6GnEc2TVRRMAfnoAxUBTO6coO9UODeWASTz4-txyjQ1vqCJ_azjEYGIwJ9Me2Fooscjjw1409eetpjN--N_JwB2UGHO1neuHFcveYmJRohxmlmcffZ-OkYsLef73pjCg=w640-h418" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Schedule</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has already posted the daily competition schedule, for all the sports that will be happening over the 3 week time span. I will use this, as well as a more detailed schedule (when that becomes available) to plan my days. I will be contractually shooting for USA Water Polo (men and women), so those games will take a priority over the rest.</div><p><b>Opening Ceremony</b></p><p>For the first time ever in Olympic History, the Opening Ceremony will not be held in an arena. Instead, each team will be floating down the Seine River on a barge. I have heard that there will be more than 160 boats floating along the route. I am VERY excited about this since it gives me a chance to capture the ceremony with a totally different look.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCcSrl36ExW6UEKK8CTaXM1CrjxXQzGCtY4XiwxdINM3zfwem5PUR9G5cs_m-a7O8qew3CMKwI3tTB0CUZ2PWi2IP0j-_SqWB776-hWANLZS5uRkuBtb_2ooY9FvMZnP5UTsXFHqXC8skya7ZMr0R_u1t288WfxctkgqxYK-IV7wtDgFFHpY8DBeqYsgzL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="2194" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCcSrl36ExW6UEKK8CTaXM1CrjxXQzGCtY4XiwxdINM3zfwem5PUR9G5cs_m-a7O8qew3CMKwI3tTB0CUZ2PWi2IP0j-_SqWB776-hWANLZS5uRkuBtb_2ooY9FvMZnP5UTsXFHqXC8skya7ZMr0R_u1t288WfxctkgqxYK-IV7wtDgFFHpY8DBeqYsgzL=w640-h350" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is an artist's rendering of what it might look like. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFh8HkCMywpo2XedWYYAMlJoCFzdHVwg8M4uynW_T3g6wK0TRP0YLtkN8P0mvsRIw6BT8MI6VUK6W5O1uKsuq_CQ6qlgGBWpSRUoeGh-5VBIZ3g88EoqyxAGdpBz2EQZUuNnv7xwtjc4xCIg6L-Ao3MmzU769swLbA3W5y_lOfcNzAs3xz0t1WbjZe0g3H" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="2622" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFh8HkCMywpo2XedWYYAMlJoCFzdHVwg8M4uynW_T3g6wK0TRP0YLtkN8P0mvsRIw6BT8MI6VUK6W5O1uKsuq_CQ6qlgGBWpSRUoeGh-5VBIZ3g88EoqyxAGdpBz2EQZUuNnv7xwtjc4xCIg6L-Ao3MmzU769swLbA3W5y_lOfcNzAs3xz0t1WbjZe0g3H=w640-h324" width="640" /></a></div><br />From what I have heard, they are going to give away free access to the public along this floating parade route. This is very exciting, but also means that the crowds in and out of the area are going to be massive. The big question for me is...will I be able to get a photo position with the Eiffel Tower in the background (which is what I really want)? <br /><p></p><p><b>Contract</b></p><p>You would think that I would have a signed contract with the team well before going through this whole process, but that is not the case. Since I have worked with the team for so many years, and I have their word that we are working together once again, the contract process usually comes towards the end for me. We just signed the contract about a week ago. I should mention that I make this really easy for the team since I do not do this for the money. I do this for the love of doing it!</p><p><b>Equipment</b></p><p>For those of you photography enthusiasts, I know what you want to ask me right now. You want to know what camera equipment I will be using in Paris. I can tell you this: I will be using Canon cameras and lenses. Which ones? I am not sure yet. But stay tuned and I will tell you more when I can. How is that for a tease?</p><p><b>Moving forward</b></p><p>We are officially 181 days until the Games begin, and I promise to keep you all up to date as the final plans come together. And of course, I will be blogging daily from Paris, showing what I photographed and sharing the crazy stories as they unfold. 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After repeated requests I decided to start a photo tour of my home town, San Francisco, late last year. October tends to be the best weather in the city, so I picked that time for my tour. </p><p>Having never lead a tour in San Francisco, I did have reservations about where I should take people and how to handle some of the logistics. Obviously, I know the city inside and out, but I wanted to make sure that we could fit in all the best locations for photos and make sure that we captured everything that the city has to offer, all within 3 days. I also wanted a nice place to stay, to provide good transportation, have a driver so that we could easily get out anywhere we wanted (without worrying about parking), and I wanted a security person to watch us and the vehicle while we out taking photos.</p><p>After a lot of planning, all the pieces came together and the first San Francisco photo tour went off amazingly well. I had a small group for this first outing, which was ideal for the trial run. And now I want to show you some of the images that we captured on the trip.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1GtrPr6qze1oOLwum_YLCXqLMDBB05VwMXGcLEE3OMu7IRZMtG74DzgsNaJjsG3eZ3mpWx9YpP9AqIC_TYtspJSazLyhkmIVfOHiC-E88se_dDFuE8xjG-RVVoRBR5KW-8D0icxCQPItI3k96pKc00MxW504sdgu0NSbpwie_zsgRyvu2Doy4En9jlK3/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1GtrPr6qze1oOLwum_YLCXqLMDBB05VwMXGcLEE3OMu7IRZMtG74DzgsNaJjsG3eZ3mpWx9YpP9AqIC_TYtspJSazLyhkmIVfOHiC-E88se_dDFuE8xjG-RVVoRBR5KW-8D0icxCQPItI3k96pKc00MxW504sdgu0NSbpwie_zsgRyvu2Doy4En9jlK3/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0002.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had made a list of all my desired locations, and I separated them out based on weather conditions. Since we had overcast weather on the first day, I decided that our first stop would be the cable cars. I knew the best location to get photos of them coming and going in numerous directions, allowing us to photograph them from different angles and with different backgrounds. I showed everyone how you could get a nice shot of the cable car looking down California Street, with the Bay Bridge in the background.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKmu_iN_MqG5-yKD_ooOP1NHCMTb4W2cr4EMyoWgVJneJgFE41Ethlgjh9g8MXtSbtGqh065ybPQlUXG2L55Kfx5JhQc3kUezHj9miDo0qekb07i60yEsWuFRD1SxybJ969mmYCl2qew6wZRTYJCcg8BEpxW-_RPWASlSGdJN8NqxuiY_LSVH4eJb72oq/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKmu_iN_MqG5-yKD_ooOP1NHCMTb4W2cr4EMyoWgVJneJgFE41Ethlgjh9g8MXtSbtGqh065ybPQlUXG2L55Kfx5JhQc3kUezHj9miDo0qekb07i60yEsWuFRD1SxybJ969mmYCl2qew6wZRTYJCcg8BEpxW-_RPWASlSGdJN8NqxuiY_LSVH4eJb72oq/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I figured that the darker skies would be perfect for getting photos while motion panning these iconic cars. I suggested camera settings and everyone had a great time trying to capture photos like this, showing the cable cars in motion.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7301CquKhDv9YzS8jcIsYtJFuRwhbfDD4pAGYKyzOHfQWqXR-IOoNaOZkAMFTY7ucWgPyvbf-BchfCJak54towqyFdVe2FmDf2VfrRsKpR32OEncHEl0p6M3lE_BuuHANvlvxR8xCKBSPNcaX1IcgJmUNyP2Zu_7WsRpmwrp3R471uc9EIN63vU3CY6J/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7301CquKhDv9YzS8jcIsYtJFuRwhbfDD4pAGYKyzOHfQWqXR-IOoNaOZkAMFTY7ucWgPyvbf-BchfCJak54towqyFdVe2FmDf2VfrRsKpR32OEncHEl0p6M3lE_BuuHANvlvxR8xCKBSPNcaX1IcgJmUNyP2Zu_7WsRpmwrp3R471uc9EIN63vU3CY6J/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I even suggested that they try showing motion by rolling the zoom of their lens as the cable cars came up the hill towards us. I had never tried this myself and it was really fun for me to try something new too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7SeB2sCAR4Rnto3n2JfJ_qOQiuTGf-Btwqt6cYcgyifp02Blpe0MOrXHXK-RAbOl95pfWWVm90Dv5BH5cuue04vHOyzJ85mT8OkU5beSYE8szbp4hlvhuZDOSzuMafPT-KERmWJbWlFudH7J6XEyU4uT93iMlq0SzldwgrYpQzzYcD-IiBif_HOiK7bH/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7SeB2sCAR4Rnto3n2JfJ_qOQiuTGf-Btwqt6cYcgyifp02Blpe0MOrXHXK-RAbOl95pfWWVm90Dv5BH5cuue04vHOyzJ85mT8OkU5beSYE8szbp4hlvhuZDOSzuMafPT-KERmWJbWlFudH7J6XEyU4uT93iMlq0SzldwgrYpQzzYcD-IiBif_HOiK7bH/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0001.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some of our group hanging out with Eli, our security guy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshpMKlH9pBftQBOi0TVjU3lvgzE-JlFFCUtb5-NO5uvWKFrNgceYO3eDuEa6qDU9Hs0swvcjdhylyPdnV_djhIoYRddn0hDidth-3SDAzTga7pBWMgEJMRFctZA0WmFUJu3BrkWeXfh_ubjSGSF0ypTZyET9blKYJNARibTacOf2tiX99ctQ169p7ArRm/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshpMKlH9pBftQBOi0TVjU3lvgzE-JlFFCUtb5-NO5uvWKFrNgceYO3eDuEa6qDU9Hs0swvcjdhylyPdnV_djhIoYRddn0hDidth-3SDAzTga7pBWMgEJMRFctZA0WmFUJu3BrkWeXfh_ubjSGSF0ypTZyET9blKYJNARibTacOf2tiX99ctQ169p7ArRm/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Our next stop was Chinatown. I knew that the city had recently replaced some of the hanging lanterns with newer and brighter ones, so we headed for that spot to get photos of this iconic area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCrdfBcoEAPGZJJUedAv9h-9Mkmh3UXZlsMeRSVwy7PDfLK6jIND8J4UOuQqShPtedHGNX4RjhD0jZgQV8HVyoLfVfL9DB7j8Knp3kuy0jO6BPFVbLV3Lk8qW-0m7aRomxPt3JRRxhaV-mkDy6RO0no20YU8ARI6_OBgvPxsDBTwqym9HPL6dFVF9NKii/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCrdfBcoEAPGZJJUedAv9h-9Mkmh3UXZlsMeRSVwy7PDfLK6jIND8J4UOuQqShPtedHGNX4RjhD0jZgQV8HVyoLfVfL9DB7j8Knp3kuy0jO6BPFVbLV3Lk8qW-0m7aRomxPt3JRRxhaV-mkDy6RO0no20YU8ARI6_OBgvPxsDBTwqym9HPL6dFVF9NKii/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There are lots of murals on the walls in Chinatown, so I used those as backgrounds to take portraits of each of my guests. I should mention that, for this trip I used the following gear:</div><div><br /></div><div>* <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a></div><div>* <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R6II&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R6II</a></div><div>* <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF24-105mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF24-105mm lens</a></div><div>* <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100-500mm lens</a></div><div>* <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF15-35mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF15-35mm lens</a></div><div>* <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=ProGrade%20Digital%20memory%20cards&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">ProGrade Digital memory cards</a></div><div>* <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Tiffen%2010%20stop%20ND%20filter&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Tiffen 10 stop ND filter</a></div><div>* <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Gitzo%20tripod&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Gitzo tripod</a></div><div>* <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Acratech%20ball%20head&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Acratech ball head</a></div><div>* <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Blackrapid%20camera%20strap&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Blackrapid camera strap</a></div><div>* <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1340540-REG/think_tank_photo_497_streetwalker_rolling_backpack_v2_0.html/BI/19250/KBID/11129" target="_blank">Thinktank Rolling Backpack</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79zN9SbaBb7UcMB45XB8NhgyQxFiEn30QpyT_PQJhpeChXdx3cSXEi_0zr4bJSCO0Y-2yK_sCkIy3Hd-L_UX_YtDdt1TEz5nkqGtt-fb4NNwuRUIMzDy-LO-SkuLlt4ZtVCvGglvfFNZwF399QwhwBXYiV1JadJPj2tP0dbRjdj7LLv5mx6RQWmPO7eUq/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79zN9SbaBb7UcMB45XB8NhgyQxFiEn30QpyT_PQJhpeChXdx3cSXEi_0zr4bJSCO0Y-2yK_sCkIy3Hd-L_UX_YtDdt1TEz5nkqGtt-fb4NNwuRUIMzDy-LO-SkuLlt4ZtVCvGglvfFNZwF399QwhwBXYiV1JadJPj2tP0dbRjdj7LLv5mx6RQWmPO7eUq/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We stopped at one of my favorite Chinese bakeries for some food and then walked to the famous fortune cookie factory. Both for photos of them making the cookies, but also so I could buy some of these tasty treats for everyone. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp7qG5fPS8xVlM7GmU3nhTbqNWhS3mxpBlVGfCzwg3gxW5OmSjuH6CcHJuni08pY2H4Id256Vsd2DQdKyOmDh2FriqVOC2NDBdEOvhNop-rlF3ZY3mD7ttdeY2chDEUNRjBWhLc7G9SYiIGNXhyx7kLeb4LqE5V70UiuGamH0lhOy3AjHg4zuG1JbDnQ8/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp7qG5fPS8xVlM7GmU3nhTbqNWhS3mxpBlVGfCzwg3gxW5OmSjuH6CcHJuni08pY2H4Id256Vsd2DQdKyOmDh2FriqVOC2NDBdEOvhNop-rlF3ZY3mD7ttdeY2chDEUNRjBWhLc7G9SYiIGNXhyx7kLeb4LqE5V70UiuGamH0lhOy3AjHg4zuG1JbDnQ8/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We drove down Lombard Street (also known as the crookedest street in the world), and then headed to a spot on the opposite hillside to take photos with our long lenses. Here is a photo taken while zoomed way in...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXtccymZpD5r4U6EcuDObntQmWHcnSBn5hDIzSXIR4ElD32N4pLLzihb5nxAR5KnyeNKuAGzzqZc0nDAFzQX5akiALV6tBnoM4ec5SDnjMKH1qGBkliW-KhFtFS2mBWWeBooikUSMFrnZw6uWnDYTdBPonl_kq6YQ6DdnQn4ND2M_IQP2OhVGeP921-PA/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXtccymZpD5r4U6EcuDObntQmWHcnSBn5hDIzSXIR4ElD32N4pLLzihb5nxAR5KnyeNKuAGzzqZc0nDAFzQX5akiALV6tBnoM4ec5SDnjMKH1qGBkliW-KhFtFS2mBWWeBooikUSMFrnZw6uWnDYTdBPonl_kq6YQ6DdnQn4ND2M_IQP2OhVGeP921-PA/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...and here is a photo taken from the same location but zoomed back out. I like both of them and how they tell a different story from the same place.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHsGoAQQ8D1c8Z-UOISKSRyCx3ZClia0fBvGrJLnBN7g6kn6H-1_TEqbMINYkwkaaQIuUFPnw3BmVgDddYJDFIsOnA_DsEeI_Lsdy2iH9XAjcxHzit9cM5tBD721pqsDXPQgtPVYMwvsRs7LRaiJAYBpxlusdNo5njNI3_4oFTUnf_J-iQUH5492y-Q5V/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHsGoAQQ8D1c8Z-UOISKSRyCx3ZClia0fBvGrJLnBN7g6kn6H-1_TEqbMINYkwkaaQIuUFPnw3BmVgDddYJDFIsOnA_DsEeI_Lsdy2iH9XAjcxHzit9cM5tBD721pqsDXPQgtPVYMwvsRs7LRaiJAYBpxlusdNo5njNI3_4oFTUnf_J-iQUH5492y-Q5V/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>As I mentioned, on the first day, we had dark clouds and rainy conditions, but that can also make for great photos. We used those cloudy skies for a dramatic background behind the Golden Gate Bridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNJ6vjx6SULwYy2cFKajP_SbGDKVBmiId2o7fNMZLF02bv-q8d-a-GLe7RhSSdtnb7U2DFli8hvjh0t5VNsZSlFqK_zkOtyp_Lf5T8hroa4Ewvkc12a_zUwlkekt6aaCMhOLO_w34ER6ky5WQbEdPaQw73yxpLCo4edma4BPt4gfykTxvCAA-FBKQP-52/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNJ6vjx6SULwYy2cFKajP_SbGDKVBmiId2o7fNMZLF02bv-q8d-a-GLe7RhSSdtnb7U2DFli8hvjh0t5VNsZSlFqK_zkOtyp_Lf5T8hroa4Ewvkc12a_zUwlkekt6aaCMhOLO_w34ER6ky5WQbEdPaQw73yxpLCo4edma4BPt4gfykTxvCAA-FBKQP-52/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0013.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I showed everyone how you could zoom in with our long lenses and get this photo showing the extreme curve of the bridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3olW1T3-KCytUYy9loDTa1tDFY_3k0uQzGh8R4GwWJEAWK9OEwwFgWMWTNdTL4Y0h2JN1nHM88nDLqHqHiKSviTIrcWCKnt-R076MvlOpzFjCAxCdwYt7hNCB-NdXit9nAgxkNkLrDLipeTBQ9NhP1xgYtuyJQfvjP-WMPvDMV5BYkxzpv1AVL-TMhdg/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3olW1T3-KCytUYy9loDTa1tDFY_3k0uQzGh8R4GwWJEAWK9OEwwFgWMWTNdTL4Y0h2JN1nHM88nDLqHqHiKSviTIrcWCKnt-R076MvlOpzFjCAxCdwYt7hNCB-NdXit9nAgxkNkLrDLipeTBQ9NhP1xgYtuyJQfvjP-WMPvDMV5BYkxzpv1AVL-TMhdg/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While they were taking photos of the bridge, I was having fun taking pictures of them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFZS4EDHp06XQynaKseT4_6XC4ahIuzN3UAMkFBQCf4Wdf0HlUH-2hwhB71EPXJTtqS6QMGsQ2WibK6smZagMejbmcKCI9n3fPpobntIwRynQ7CyMghthJizS0OqMWqeChSekJPmfThXEYu0FKanZG6gSCMZDqBHyieKSSLDVgIFHh454bF1VdmtFvZjs/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDk6JrkO0lLhztgLiT1jqk065EhPK5Vu_8IvkgB89jLsV7foKn9EzTKnV8JNpYDREQTPtwz6iDp4p0znSwmzlNS0ahGMfczBBbCpdNyWpiapIO0L80zsZ8B_8sjN-38sRVjeWkWATqSQuhiWhiYenr8AtnXvL6GZMd9PhDVLx2bc-mT1mjrHAYPVeJeUO/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDk6JrkO0lLhztgLiT1jqk065EhPK5Vu_8IvkgB89jLsV7foKn9EzTKnV8JNpYDREQTPtwz6iDp4p0znSwmzlNS0ahGMfczBBbCpdNyWpiapIO0L80zsZ8B_8sjN-38sRVjeWkWATqSQuhiWhiYenr8AtnXvL6GZMd9PhDVLx2bc-mT1mjrHAYPVeJeUO/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0018.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Very near to that same location is my favorite staircase in San Francisco, so we stopped by there for portraits.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdNex3oDTRoTURAOo_Qc5gVPyC6qzeiXwTfbW69EtuHeQI_s48ckO-wTCIlXTNUGH7rjSC-ckbLvj-hrWkzsWudjEEflWM0F2ZVn_ZccBgelAf5pDbXamREOh6fMZ-MQoKGo5CyktV-rdZdtNjaLy2QfJgaoAI8lYRsKQFMEDh1agdcSHmhGhhdrLNW_s/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdNex3oDTRoTURAOo_Qc5gVPyC6qzeiXwTfbW69EtuHeQI_s48ckO-wTCIlXTNUGH7rjSC-ckbLvj-hrWkzsWudjEEflWM0F2ZVn_ZccBgelAf5pDbXamREOh6fMZ-MQoKGo5CyktV-rdZdtNjaLy2QfJgaoAI8lYRsKQFMEDh1agdcSHmhGhhdrLNW_s/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next stop was Golden Gate Park to capture some of the beautiful flowers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Wy81052h6C4aec7P7zgQuCClR0EiPvMavfhhejqtRcLawnSU_OAecHjv_LgWn2a6FsJyjfIKwqH70Uln7XWF3BQVea9AzhGcQgsqK8S-26mHPeLWfXJtcTR-bL-cRjVFSOLfgaIsvtlcMreWndsvdGlKHNJIRBjQzAQw8TpIk9u4W9CYcdRLbbUXc6TA/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Wy81052h6C4aec7P7zgQuCClR0EiPvMavfhhejqtRcLawnSU_OAecHjv_LgWn2a6FsJyjfIKwqH70Uln7XWF3BQVea9AzhGcQgsqK8S-26mHPeLWfXJtcTR-bL-cRjVFSOLfgaIsvtlcMreWndsvdGlKHNJIRBjQzAQw8TpIk9u4W9CYcdRLbbUXc6TA/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Once again, this gave me an opportunity to teach. This time explaining the benefits of selective focus and clean backgrounds. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixv_5rdAb0qtN5hlOjhNWrU8kH5eWXgdttgfDvNCgJeOiR3E01-yFxBDkdBch9YPL9kIQGCgYuqazApZYn-8tXu_iPg4wgcGW4xXKRC-y4-QoNvu-6Cr9pF9-O-S6mfMJmP2gHjdiQMiPbi3OUadfb1l_W2iyxAxIw_rAaPAHwiKhT74CK3tS64hcDw2b/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixv_5rdAb0qtN5hlOjhNWrU8kH5eWXgdttgfDvNCgJeOiR3E01-yFxBDkdBch9YPL9kIQGCgYuqazApZYn-8tXu_iPg4wgcGW4xXKRC-y4-QoNvu-6Cr9pF9-O-S6mfMJmP2gHjdiQMiPbi3OUadfb1l_W2iyxAxIw_rAaPAHwiKhT74CK3tS64hcDw2b/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Right before leaving, I saw this squirrel climbing one of the plants. I quickly locked in focus and got this funny shot.<div><br /></div><div>I really wanted to do night shots, but the weather was not cooperating. So we had a nice dinner and packed it in for the night.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsm4e4MgRotrtBXZA5C8mipaRg4ejLPnVkLdrnO1UOEJwoMHFsbKyrkZjcmBDPAanIYXcQZmuB4YBXldm6h2SRIq5b2tI65Rz3KkTVnv3QYRtO0zq51q_Hcx759Iug9YYgaZzDe28t-QjXXIUL5gXeVjcGkJJsMDNMGMJvpdi4gNG664Uc64_q0gm6lIl/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsm4e4MgRotrtBXZA5C8mipaRg4ejLPnVkLdrnO1UOEJwoMHFsbKyrkZjcmBDPAanIYXcQZmuB4YBXldm6h2SRIq5b2tI65Rz3KkTVnv3QYRtO0zq51q_Hcx759Iug9YYgaZzDe28t-QjXXIUL5gXeVjcGkJJsMDNMGMJvpdi4gNG664Uc64_q0gm6lIl/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the second day, we woke up to clearer skies and no rain. I knew that the remaining clouds in the sky would be beneficial for a long exposure shot, so we headed for the Palace of Fine Arts. We set up our tripods and had some fun experimenting with different shutter speeds. For this shot, I was using a <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Tiffen%2010%20stop%20ND%20filter&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Tiffen 10 stop ND filter</a> and had the camera set for a 13 second exposure. This long exposure neutralizes the water to accentuate the reflection and shows great movement in the clouds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTruXFS3NaGegLQnmMpAehLsFKVmrDT-CSQQxX-XURkl4zcBcFlAMnlgqg8_Se1K_6OeDJi1fx9YdR25gBNay2nc06vyOnoBptp0zF9e_F6PCL1WwaZlGW-wFfh0UgE-fOe-KEoEgexhUQ2C0it67Mhyp2gII3kBcLXBjHthbvhYz9OJc51DGd_8fZfFXg/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTruXFS3NaGegLQnmMpAehLsFKVmrDT-CSQQxX-XURkl4zcBcFlAMnlgqg8_Se1K_6OeDJi1fx9YdR25gBNay2nc06vyOnoBptp0zF9e_F6PCL1WwaZlGW-wFfh0UgE-fOe-KEoEgexhUQ2C0it67Mhyp2gII3kBcLXBjHthbvhYz9OJc51DGd_8fZfFXg/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We made our second visit to the Golden Gate Bridge, this time from a different vantage point.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljUdGVHCtHq229Xn51LgCrZ2WArvbaMKAt9ZKq61vhPDyCBhrcnxAoMzrKuSBiM8Ue-sOL1Ca4VsX9wyzDCKO3bqaPs1P84_OGp8WEqoa7BOcoBddwue6ukjmaKvLzy0lIFxEo-oDJ6ZNTxhV4TFce8ProLrWNbfCxh4NBLo5vcy874PkB2SH4FzOrovU/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljUdGVHCtHq229Xn51LgCrZ2WArvbaMKAt9ZKq61vhPDyCBhrcnxAoMzrKuSBiM8Ue-sOL1Ca4VsX9wyzDCKO3bqaPs1P84_OGp8WEqoa7BOcoBddwue6ukjmaKvLzy0lIFxEo-oDJ6ZNTxhV4TFce8ProLrWNbfCxh4NBLo5vcy874PkB2SH4FzOrovU/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since we had rain the day before, there were puddles on the ground. I saw that this could give us good reflections, and so I showed everyone how you could get down low on the pier to get a reflection of the bridge. I always strive to get something different from what the average person with a camera would take. I really like this photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27ZRmx0jCk9NNzyOhniKa4OIGuGupLaUK5uK1TxV2b41XlOzZ-WmnUgIbGoSuJf4vOPnuj9vF8mgwmr99Gs5enzMGKOcniZ3aJudZpedlqkZWhvizHSc3Bn_nKxLJ2iTR-Xcmi19u3Q73cQQSE81ranQPr8bfL0X4d0b09CPaffNUfDm0b6P_cQE-KYmh/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27ZRmx0jCk9NNzyOhniKa4OIGuGupLaUK5uK1TxV2b41XlOzZ-WmnUgIbGoSuJf4vOPnuj9vF8mgwmr99Gs5enzMGKOcniZ3aJudZpedlqkZWhvizHSc3Bn_nKxLJ2iTR-Xcmi19u3Q73cQQSE81ranQPr8bfL0X4d0b09CPaffNUfDm0b6P_cQE-KYmh/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Our next stop was to the Painted Ladies, which are probably the best known victorian houses in the world. We took the standard photos of these houses and then I pushed everyone to try motion panning. We waited for different cars to drive by and followed them with our lenses at the exact same speed. I saw this SFPD car drive by and thought that it showed a classic San Francisco scene. This was taken at a shutter speed of 1/15th of a second.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMdFxLW39tSVt7bq4kIPTszj1-I04Aj2-Q2Ym30cp6hurXXCWtdtdL308yQ-5ieItcPF_nPmagDZENhzGt_ctDZnwvAb2nQojiZq65INnHcE44hoORjVj4T-IpkoqrYbuuRE0UbhuuTyfgqYWV00LBLRaqiiYsu_bNcgkpP27hMSsRQt_x1-ay5GXC0rp/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMdFxLW39tSVt7bq4kIPTszj1-I04Aj2-Q2Ym30cp6hurXXCWtdtdL308yQ-5ieItcPF_nPmagDZENhzGt_ctDZnwvAb2nQojiZq65INnHcE44hoORjVj4T-IpkoqrYbuuRE0UbhuuTyfgqYWV00LBLRaqiiYsu_bNcgkpP27hMSsRQt_x1-ay5GXC0rp/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking at the previous photo in the eye-piece of the camera, I noticed that I wanted to show more motion blur. For this shot I slowed the shutter speed all the way down to 1/8 second. It is not easy to get a photo like this (where the background is in motion but the car is in perfect focus), but it is a lot of fun to teach and see people push themselves to get one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H6YYrmNraxo2sQp9pNhR_zEpwx9PugsntgCUa02iBGt5oRROiZD0xQ3GNmpNyMk9gnBs3mlEa5pZ-x2nOC3O7o9MAup0-Sv5GsPB7GPEcEAEJ1puNdfDF3hAP4awuzpwgNZnbBC0e9xSJnr6yvPQ7KHAtsSB669-2kdl6ZZUW9zTxG5H6mrpnb-U-VQ7/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H6YYrmNraxo2sQp9pNhR_zEpwx9PugsntgCUa02iBGt5oRROiZD0xQ3GNmpNyMk9gnBs3mlEa5pZ-x2nOC3O7o9MAup0-Sv5GsPB7GPEcEAEJ1puNdfDF3hAP4awuzpwgNZnbBC0e9xSJnr6yvPQ7KHAtsSB669-2kdl6ZZUW9zTxG5H6mrpnb-U-VQ7/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After lunch we walked though the Haight Ashbury district of the city and photographed the classic "Hippie" environment. These people made me laugh, but also provided a teaching opportunity. Specifically, how to interact with people and get permission to take their photo quickly and in a fun way.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQVZtXPlarMfidBa_XODHOQY6YmsrZDdzIIuYHiAkfM2VszNatrzZPXxUdYhHb6mELhyvvBQaKHBQzL8jNJbNydhJg9EFDHt-O3IHlDz7aNr4uWRG08SROsrbxzECatBlhd90ZH7a94Cr-kebwxwbBxOAX_WHp1Ne_-PhLK7ZyEJXgy606ObdCvnxpK14/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQVZtXPlarMfidBa_XODHOQY6YmsrZDdzIIuYHiAkfM2VszNatrzZPXxUdYhHb6mELhyvvBQaKHBQzL8jNJbNydhJg9EFDHt-O3IHlDz7aNr4uWRG08SROsrbxzECatBlhd90ZH7a94Cr-kebwxwbBxOAX_WHp1Ne_-PhLK7ZyEJXgy606ObdCvnxpK14/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0028.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At that point, the weather was clearing nicely and so we went to one of my favorite vantage points over San Francisco. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lje_5kdlk_YGxZQhaW_JCoXpOtpzoH7VY2RkkxYoffQdKJtuWz80lm2oz-a3Ml4WcOlYmFNh3HKzPTXD9KX52_usj3R9YPseStNxaJTE8jtQoYtPgjp76lpeHeWez5D37u7Ny04VU6o3SpHt91HuvO0XIxKQfGnMGmw2Hklsq6xspVsC0hgHOETeh3eZ/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lje_5kdlk_YGxZQhaW_JCoXpOtpzoH7VY2RkkxYoffQdKJtuWz80lm2oz-a3Ml4WcOlYmFNh3HKzPTXD9KX52_usj3R9YPseStNxaJTE8jtQoYtPgjp76lpeHeWez5D37u7Ny04VU6o3SpHt91HuvO0XIxKQfGnMGmw2Hklsq6xspVsC0hgHOETeh3eZ/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0030.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of favorite spots. As I planned the tour, I knew that this was a night photo I wanted everyone to get. There is no way to park in this spot, but we had our van and driver, so we could have him drop us off if needed. We drove out to this spot and it started raining. I was really disappointed. We waited to see if it would clear up, but it was not looking good. At the very lat minute, I jumped out of the vehicle to see if there was any chance of a shot, and the rain stopped! I ran back to the vehicle and told everyone to get their gear and capture this moment before it passed. We had great visibility, interesting clouds, and the deep blue skies! We were all shocked that we got this beautiful shot on a night which showed almost zero promise of a photo. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdpYHCDs3T3cEMaLc2R7llHTG7YeCzJ9k-plkw-qzjTWwf5HRYHOrO4BFNi1wZDvSTEhRM3dwinBo2FGSHkHyDpr_FgJHcXaXfzsUwJ7hCJJdCh0Lugu6VYMrcg9BjIxqg5CwwU1v7xg3nDN1AvmiZY-NpsxAv_WU_aR3_DAwJ637_sVEexfeoAtKwHpk/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdpYHCDs3T3cEMaLc2R7llHTG7YeCzJ9k-plkw-qzjTWwf5HRYHOrO4BFNi1wZDvSTEhRM3dwinBo2FGSHkHyDpr_FgJHcXaXfzsUwJ7hCJJdCh0Lugu6VYMrcg9BjIxqg5CwwU1v7xg3nDN1AvmiZY-NpsxAv_WU_aR3_DAwJ637_sVEexfeoAtKwHpk/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The next morning I decided to call and audible and added a last minute addition to the tour. I took everyone to the coastline to get some photos at one of my favorite beaches. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yaLy9csHn4S9vzVuFKprtqeAh3OmUyNA47HCWvULuSzWDLyTX8L9V5_iqDOpV3nMC-xJgUTEx20moQ-8iaj0OAtyqOAOTV3C1DFQNyo3_nkEgsE-6vPwfB-kw3eYCnjahjgasX7e7OE7yW-LXou4wIulO-SZ0_t7OKvIhnfhlQ6JEsLlfH7AEJCD3jd3/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yaLy9csHn4S9vzVuFKprtqeAh3OmUyNA47HCWvULuSzWDLyTX8L9V5_iqDOpV3nMC-xJgUTEx20moQ-8iaj0OAtyqOAOTV3C1DFQNyo3_nkEgsE-6vPwfB-kw3eYCnjahjgasX7e7OE7yW-LXou4wIulO-SZ0_t7OKvIhnfhlQ6JEsLlfH7AEJCD3jd3/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0032.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Everyone loved this added stop.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa2G1gkib_SEsIjWFfkJX2KP6qp1-oLSyY3Lx0xwteggcIVHgUCQ2Hge1IrwmJlcogbHQ7kXt3us_zlSkCe4GzRwFQz2-mtwbW-XBYwh0w1oUu60fO1rSbSJ-xKIkcM6KGsAggaPytr6kCeM4y1TfvwmNhkPZbHs33hT5WpJCaTX8-11ltpgbqBos51IW/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa2G1gkib_SEsIjWFfkJX2KP6qp1-oLSyY3Lx0xwteggcIVHgUCQ2Hge1IrwmJlcogbHQ7kXt3us_zlSkCe4GzRwFQz2-mtwbW-XBYwh0w1oUu60fO1rSbSJ-xKIkcM6KGsAggaPytr6kCeM4y1TfvwmNhkPZbHs33hT5WpJCaTX8-11ltpgbqBos51IW/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On our third day we had very clear skies, so we went across the Golden Gate Bridge to get photos from the other side of the bay. From this location, the light on the bridge was not good for a photo, but I saw this view of the city through these sailboats and encouraged everyone to take a photo like this, showing a different perspective of San Francisco.</div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to wait for better afternoon light on the bridge, so we stopped for a nice Italian lunch in the quaint town of Sausalito. The food was great and it was a nice break for the everyone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgix-G7NTE5ERHDLHE84IM8ZWkn0RdlG3yG96Z03L-HGO8r-en3Rp44Yojz_Kow4gOBmObUTw2VMOt3yACJuFJ2fUPm-GxFHOFLxIkzGmA1n83GOtCcexPbvwJ5lxvcGxi5eCMIOu1PsV-lrdQKyUsymf8Iv3cUo1VyilJ9kVBJFJZAjepUPaMN_8_wzuAx/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgix-G7NTE5ERHDLHE84IM8ZWkn0RdlG3yG96Z03L-HGO8r-en3Rp44Yojz_Kow4gOBmObUTw2VMOt3yACJuFJ2fUPm-GxFHOFLxIkzGmA1n83GOtCcexPbvwJ5lxvcGxi5eCMIOu1PsV-lrdQKyUsymf8Iv3cUo1VyilJ9kVBJFJZAjepUPaMN_8_wzuAx/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When we got to the Marin Headlands to photograph the bridge, the sun was now behind us and and in the perfect spot for photos like this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKATd6ST-y3lbtl-v8GENbwg4ylvt-d3c7TK7FNOJk4g2RiaX9SHm3urcxEcWiZUQP7YN81ZzxXtgI8F82VlQuCzGx02Y8icdGrAnbJgEk18YNcoEQ7YrEGyGnG35bqFbQsaIBQg0mEEFdlM1iHHfDFrtrJD4fFV_ARk-qT6NEBNnWJ9uM11pByHqWzCG/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKATd6ST-y3lbtl-v8GENbwg4ylvt-d3c7TK7FNOJk4g2RiaX9SHm3urcxEcWiZUQP7YN81ZzxXtgI8F82VlQuCzGx02Y8icdGrAnbJgEk18YNcoEQ7YrEGyGnG35bqFbQsaIBQg0mEEFdlM1iHHfDFrtrJD4fFV_ARk-qT6NEBNnWJ9uM11pByHqWzCG/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can see from this photo, that the sun was in a spot where photos to the left were ideal, but in this direction, the light was not good. Well...good enough to get a photo of them shooting...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXPSMSwAk47OIwhpFkMXf-ZNpidYPMonRAxpjvpAb8ygBOG5C2WnKg6dcq1BoCWkBQ4HNY_HbrY71kOrRo7ThkAdgh-IDe_wqfF0ac0MLYIflK7LFAG0WE2WPqS34CGAAlhEiSIygjmN-d5BFx-Ufl8vKCRJpA1ZHRNpRisQAO2kCUKaYgR9au7RD6ZZX/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXPSMSwAk47OIwhpFkMXf-ZNpidYPMonRAxpjvpAb8ygBOG5C2WnKg6dcq1BoCWkBQ4HNY_HbrY71kOrRo7ThkAdgh-IDe_wqfF0ac0MLYIflK7LFAG0WE2WPqS34CGAAlhEiSIygjmN-d5BFx-Ufl8vKCRJpA1ZHRNpRisQAO2kCUKaYgR9au7RD6ZZX/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0036.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Having the late afternoon sunshine on our side of the bridge made for perfect photography conditions. We started towards the top of the mountain...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHnhj9hnUl80MOzToNnfL118MezDLWtCMiVtpCC9zCuOroGIIcKEnK8wrIYI_uYiSV79ur03cp_F0ThD3wip8knIJIKglGvYLKe0CtVqjIC_Exo0b1aLGzQXtf7mp-hpbBKW8isb-1F5wS55_QCE51h5-9vciY3QVIbT9YFLEjxrkzmStNiPvA4OqXZ-a/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHnhj9hnUl80MOzToNnfL118MezDLWtCMiVtpCC9zCuOroGIIcKEnK8wrIYI_uYiSV79ur03cp_F0ThD3wip8knIJIKglGvYLKe0CtVqjIC_Exo0b1aLGzQXtf7mp-hpbBKW8isb-1F5wS55_QCE51h5-9vciY3QVIbT9YFLEjxrkzmStNiPvA4OqXZ-a/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0037.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...and then had our driver take us down to each vantage point, getting a lower shooting position each time. I encouraged everyone to shoot images wide and also zoomed in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_QBNeKphg6sI6stadMYpTlqAerz7fdKvI2nj1VbY_7mX8nsmbIWGnSURfwZ6BEd00IJKI1pM62H4u6P5HcHfhbTJQzqd3vPajeInVGXejgteNdzBuQFPohNgzLJ1BkmOM0u68oYr-Y-nLeVkhfUBCqv06RTP-SdhLHNwCFD3HMTZxaNdeNLMMsLgA5uF/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_QBNeKphg6sI6stadMYpTlqAerz7fdKvI2nj1VbY_7mX8nsmbIWGnSURfwZ6BEd00IJKI1pM62H4u6P5HcHfhbTJQzqd3vPajeInVGXejgteNdzBuQFPohNgzLJ1BkmOM0u68oYr-Y-nLeVkhfUBCqv06RTP-SdhLHNwCFD3HMTZxaNdeNLMMsLgA5uF/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I really like using the suspension cables as leading lines in photos, and I showed everyone that we did not have to have the entire bridge (or even the towers) in every photo. I also reminded them to make sure that the key buildings (Pyramid and Salesforce Tower) were visible through the cables. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu0FlVeehfNlR2vLVKmm9ph6t5nMyDo2mXVMFIP-ZYRpFDjyf_ZZlPdEyqbFEVkPcURk0cBMTBU1_-bohVYkoq1SJ6ZDSUmPN4BEQ40HwMqA45SJGh4zPjqYOr1cEpiSm1wzWFlRVNrVYbICdYKBFod0Bf926cjfUVP-msnkaMLizhw4zvUdUwbrmg9Fa/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu0FlVeehfNlR2vLVKmm9ph6t5nMyDo2mXVMFIP-ZYRpFDjyf_ZZlPdEyqbFEVkPcURk0cBMTBU1_-bohVYkoq1SJ6ZDSUmPN4BEQ40HwMqA45SJGh4zPjqYOr1cEpiSm1wzWFlRVNrVYbICdYKBFod0Bf926cjfUVP-msnkaMLizhw4zvUdUwbrmg9Fa/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>On our last evening, it was clear enough to get night shots from Twin Peaks. We had made numerous visits to this vista point, and I really wanted people to get a night shot looking down Market Street. It was a really great ending to three days capturing images in my home town. </p><p>For those of you interested, come join me this year (also in October) for the second photo tour of San Francisco. You can find information on this on my <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">photo tour page</a>.</p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.</p><p style="font-family: times;">• Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours.</p><p style="font-family: times;"> <b><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </b></p></div></div></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-66909414955539084562024-01-10T11:40:00.000-08:002024-01-10T11:40:30.694-08:00These are NOT my images from Costa Rica!<p>I have been leading photo tours to the rain forest of Costa Rica for many years now and always love being there to share this amazing place with other photo enthusiasts. Each time I am there I get a chance to see what my photo tour guests are capturing, and honestly I am blown away! I had an idea to share some of their favorite images in this blog post. You have seen many of mine here on the blog, but I wanted you to see what others are taking home from this awesome trip.</p><p>The images that you are about to see were captured with Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus and Fuji cameras and by people with a wide range of experience, from the first time camera user to more experienced shooters. As the leader of the tour and teacher, I could not be more proud what they captured in their cameras.</p><p>With that said...let me share their images with you!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVxQ0-nKP1caRlW5T4qRfXEcB-SpYImBNVQ0uy5GC0fzRNBXvOnCcfDKdTKUPmMw8IgPUIITTr0mRo-CNC7juvVtcvTUXIlDDyuJrcMU46gxQwEYY4cD3jWj9wMPSmTpmhfN3bqD5hCLrPtdAieMIRwfrivBEVJqBOING_FF8-yWT9ERtHsovOIBZBHbk/s1200/_MC_9154-dng_DxO_DeepPRIME-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVxQ0-nKP1caRlW5T4qRfXEcB-SpYImBNVQ0uy5GC0fzRNBXvOnCcfDKdTKUPmMw8IgPUIITTr0mRo-CNC7juvVtcvTUXIlDDyuJrcMU46gxQwEYY4cD3jWj9wMPSmTpmhfN3bqD5hCLrPtdAieMIRwfrivBEVJqBOING_FF8-yWT9ERtHsovOIBZBHbk/w640-h426/_MC_9154-dng_DxO_DeepPRIME-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We all love capturing images of the frogs. Cindy did an awesome job with her camera settings, composition and waiting for this perfect pose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMsJYj0uypS90V-aHg3_2tRd-zWaH1P8-Fzf2QrkXBN98O8dIZBGarBMgplmK4xV-M4VEj8kIXx9fWniu4nLptGl0iNN6baNgTC0pX__0hRDvzijMvZolH2O_SSWcyFkftm3T86wRkf26BOdofHQs972xkbKrt_n-jPadUhjNQbm7iha8J5AKtrkrcatu/s1200/_SC84221-3-Edit-Edit.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMsJYj0uypS90V-aHg3_2tRd-zWaH1P8-Fzf2QrkXBN98O8dIZBGarBMgplmK4xV-M4VEj8kIXx9fWniu4nLptGl0iNN6baNgTC0pX__0hRDvzijMvZolH2O_SSWcyFkftm3T86wRkf26BOdofHQs972xkbKrt_n-jPadUhjNQbm7iha8J5AKtrkrcatu/w640-h426/_SC84221-3-Edit-Edit.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the same reptile area, Susan was inspired by one of my photos that I showed on the first day (using the frog's shadow) and grabbed this awesome shot. I love the creativity of this photo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDccPPL0TGs_skBM2tD7BA5llSCDv7J0eMhSqEBssR13MwhucV2ruuI_EOhyphenhyphen5B3Lt0ZfgCDZXX29QOc-f1itwJ9wEiAB6Urk6ebw-U7eXxFpqwzVJaj1tvSanIVUqqfj-xx-rdNYOY9grzYpCkCH3YlED5sU58PWeDWFIuWqpfB_PqkKOIvjBup6MkQHrt/s1200/Carl01.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDccPPL0TGs_skBM2tD7BA5llSCDv7J0eMhSqEBssR13MwhucV2ruuI_EOhyphenhyphen5B3Lt0ZfgCDZXX29QOc-f1itwJ9wEiAB6Urk6ebw-U7eXxFpqwzVJaj1tvSanIVUqqfj-xx-rdNYOY9grzYpCkCH3YlED5sU58PWeDWFIuWqpfB_PqkKOIvjBup6MkQHrt/w640-h426/Carl01.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many of us were photographing these birds, but only Carl caught this awesome moment. I love this pose so much. Good job making the teacher jealous Carl! And with an Olympus camera too. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_P6YUjtvpn0Kco2bexGLuzFoRyiy632GSAaGp2slCn4cK0I8TZnNB_R2NSsfjjwCefeeUODb5RM9z9XeXROMlXwzK-_v4gQBUH23L5rO-iydX7RnaYhzUnZXGugAdhzRzzjuYqgltrPYwszpXfMi1eKix0Cz0404M5KIKSxEGoCeCQbUyq26jIN5gryC/s1200/Carl03.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_P6YUjtvpn0Kco2bexGLuzFoRyiy632GSAaGp2slCn4cK0I8TZnNB_R2NSsfjjwCefeeUODb5RM9z9XeXROMlXwzK-_v4gQBUH23L5rO-iydX7RnaYhzUnZXGugAdhzRzzjuYqgltrPYwszpXfMi1eKix0Cz0404M5KIKSxEGoCeCQbUyq26jIN5gryC/w426-h640/Carl03.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Carl also grabbed this perfect shot of a dolphin jumping high into the air.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rYP2gwylBIWdVRiT8GweWtS-RTBOhqLU8T2z_VyCbmwowRhr_Uew8tb-_m3ainRrmCGlN2RBufyVCk7NgiY8IrmV_8GFw45qbrVI6gebcylkJSP3caz7mX503JMEz9V7e9WSpJyHpBllya-UhrH7ZrEZ379h4ypn3nTdu60m6JA4uf0t2dFDg5jQmBxe/s1200/Charming%20Hummer%203%20JN.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rYP2gwylBIWdVRiT8GweWtS-RTBOhqLU8T2z_VyCbmwowRhr_Uew8tb-_m3ainRrmCGlN2RBufyVCk7NgiY8IrmV_8GFw45qbrVI6gebcylkJSP3caz7mX503JMEz9V7e9WSpJyHpBllya-UhrH7ZrEZ379h4ypn3nTdu60m6JA4uf0t2dFDg5jQmBxe/w640-h360/Charming%20Hummer%203%20JN.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can't go to Costa Rica and not get a photo of the hummingbirds, as difficult as this might be to capture. Jack nailed this shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH_f35L-9ZIlR8tJyyywMr44_axKt7DZKPEw_dPXf-Ch8eaxQplypKSGevf7HYKolBYeVWT1wwOHU08zjuwKbJ95clfiqCM-DZcP4d9zt5BHR_3eVWlyzgffzi-Dk2kyQ_v9k8isaEc8zYBYa2D16AlvzRRhhFgjAmkPF5__wrm5NoDJ92Rb1m0WnuHDe/s1200/Mother&babyCR.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH_f35L-9ZIlR8tJyyywMr44_axKt7DZKPEw_dPXf-Ch8eaxQplypKSGevf7HYKolBYeVWT1wwOHU08zjuwKbJ95clfiqCM-DZcP4d9zt5BHR_3eVWlyzgffzi-Dk2kyQ_v9k8isaEc8zYBYa2D16AlvzRRhhFgjAmkPF5__wrm5NoDJ92Rb1m0WnuHDe/w456-h640/Mother&babyCR.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This photo taken by Anthony, is one of my favorites from the last trip. Anthony stood his ground and waited to see if this Howler monkey baby would make an appearance, when many of us had moved on. He was rewarded with this incredible shot with the baby looking up at mom. So good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQTTWPJx7SLxzNfbGwYUtRDEN9IumH-sT5tnypszp8Y-rbSI8tMJq-CsHU8ICMrPdGvTb6CuAXrCqVGCkpgn5L1Xejhx2z7xTQJPNADLXOQa6vVaDScBqIU-8ITEjr6hmJoTjsQbPRyv_tRY-hFnP8c8bqVTZ9JaLDvUYqzAYEMa2xT-aj2ZYpQrdGRuP/s1200/Eyelash%20Viper%20tongue%2016x9%20JN.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQTTWPJx7SLxzNfbGwYUtRDEN9IumH-sT5tnypszp8Y-rbSI8tMJq-CsHU8ICMrPdGvTb6CuAXrCqVGCkpgn5L1Xejhx2z7xTQJPNADLXOQa6vVaDScBqIU-8ITEjr6hmJoTjsQbPRyv_tRY-hFnP8c8bqVTZ9JaLDvUYqzAYEMa2xT-aj2ZYpQrdGRuP/w640-h360/Eyelash%20Viper%20tongue%2016x9%20JN.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This shot, taken on our reptile day, is another favorite of mine. Jack got down low and photographed this Eye-lash viper looking right at him. Perfect timing. with the tongue out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQanQ0eUQToj3QGlsr-GB6CSrIezfmdrjqj7s9SAKlKEGG-67PngnRvZ3WVggn5X1Gt-mLlVqrvI-aK7aM1pVxvEeTBgbhppippTWyNVzH9XOS0YUv0_sTjWEl4dDo4Tjqe316oFH64qqRchzG6UpwouuEKc4G4aJnfXQ4Uw0AP3ATIdVKd0_nVOOCz8m6/s1200/Red%20Eye%20Hanging%20JN.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="942" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQanQ0eUQToj3QGlsr-GB6CSrIezfmdrjqj7s9SAKlKEGG-67PngnRvZ3WVggn5X1Gt-mLlVqrvI-aK7aM1pVxvEeTBgbhppippTWyNVzH9XOS0YUv0_sTjWEl4dDo4Tjqe316oFH64qqRchzG6UpwouuEKc4G4aJnfXQ4Uw0AP3ATIdVKd0_nVOOCz8m6/w502-h640/Red%20Eye%20Hanging%20JN.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jack also grabbed this shot of this Red-eye tree frog climbing to the top of this ginger plant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KZbBwvjwWShwO7FJXMKUWIq8GU99GNVpQH52XqivX4ve89r04BacsxW-r-ATd1_Zp_hD0mOgaLEquBWM_v648Sw_OrDH75b5flAnoF_RrIEat1UG_ndALajzAmnqPSmjuoeNF_-QzU21Uw_j8VwAeC_AB-c8i1b5nGC4vYmZax5i1WKZscL83CnvFioW/s1200/_MC_0625-dng_DxO_DeepPRIME-2-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="982" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KZbBwvjwWShwO7FJXMKUWIq8GU99GNVpQH52XqivX4ve89r04BacsxW-r-ATd1_Zp_hD0mOgaLEquBWM_v648Sw_OrDH75b5flAnoF_RrIEat1UG_ndALajzAmnqPSmjuoeNF_-QzU21Uw_j8VwAeC_AB-c8i1b5nGC4vYmZax5i1WKZscL83CnvFioW/w524-h640/_MC_0625-dng_DxO_DeepPRIME-2-2.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a really nice shot of this Three-toed sloth. We had nice diffused light at the time, and Cindy took advantage of that. Even though the sloths move very slowly, they are not easy to photograph, since they are often deep in the tree branches and in darkness. Cindy caught this sloth looking right at her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkPRUcKtSqfdEp2pzf2KWV3O_VdkbY1qPwdREcB6XJt1wl1Smk4QOnKEnJBGBujCexYzT05CRVW1QqCRtvOE8s8daJhyphenhyphen5s3HfZyL71CSU8NrdUGfdSQwRV5W3As7e_7K6fx7b9MGcxpseerEFKNGaVV6S3iogPUWNi4QpWMp2nzhap_xJ18v0M-4w9Crz/s1200/LL02.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkPRUcKtSqfdEp2pzf2KWV3O_VdkbY1qPwdREcB6XJt1wl1Smk4QOnKEnJBGBujCexYzT05CRVW1QqCRtvOE8s8daJhyphenhyphen5s3HfZyL71CSU8NrdUGfdSQwRV5W3As7e_7K6fx7b9MGcxpseerEFKNGaVV6S3iogPUWNi4QpWMp2nzhap_xJ18v0M-4w9Crz/w640-h426/LL02.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This awesome photo of two Spider monkeys was taken by Laura. Prior to going to Costa Rica, Laura has never used anything other than a little point-and-shoot camera or her phone. This time she was using a loaner <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R6II&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R6II</a> and a <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100-500mm lens</a>. Not to shabby for a complete novice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEYYvvQW2dbt5pl7qLa2SU-UZmwxTcifsOpEGrtfWoK6N3EIbI574kGIO6S36VjzKZWd6oz7-tgGW_BEzkNfzcZDVGux1zeeCywnjEGy92a0dbfdoi0zUSzvokbLY7p-ULnPtY0Bdg3HelJqHhnUpAW3NWCbBjhWSygyrS5KeMndL8vPQCUy5t2KwO83M/s1200/eyelashentwinedcropVINSm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1200" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEYYvvQW2dbt5pl7qLa2SU-UZmwxTcifsOpEGrtfWoK6N3EIbI574kGIO6S36VjzKZWd6oz7-tgGW_BEzkNfzcZDVGux1zeeCywnjEGy92a0dbfdoi0zUSzvokbLY7p-ULnPtY0Bdg3HelJqHhnUpAW3NWCbBjhWSygyrS5KeMndL8vPQCUy5t2KwO83M/w640-h636/eyelashentwinedcropVINSm.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This photo is pure art created by Art. I love the way he took advantage of the light and background to create this image. the tongue was all the way out, and shows just the right amount of movement. I know he is proud of this one.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39yU7DZf1b2Hokn2A5WpCPeHRnL4E9qMAep6hKZb55MlsUN-WfJbXo6xJjB8dfuFSd9FaIoNs_dbNHbNH_Ge40N_MGk3vM47knpF-t4xKr5Ai1YJVmwicpaogsfIEO0bcCIu-9Mq9rDNCSk-rDz32dpl36_DLKNy6NT1WP8QM12Zyl373DjQTiO_reP55/s1200/7R302596-2%20copy-sign.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1200" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39yU7DZf1b2Hokn2A5WpCPeHRnL4E9qMAep6hKZb55MlsUN-WfJbXo6xJjB8dfuFSd9FaIoNs_dbNHbNH_Ge40N_MGk3vM47knpF-t4xKr5Ai1YJVmwicpaogsfIEO0bcCIu-9Mq9rDNCSk-rDz32dpl36_DLKNy6NT1WP8QM12Zyl373DjQTiO_reP55/w640-h494/7R302596-2%20copy-sign.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When we are out photographing toucans, I always remind my guests to look for the nut toss, which they do quite often. Nancy was ready and grabbed this photo at the perfect time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VGWLzqiXygEAOYJUTT-4hH96FjzMSZIFkj3QW_NpiikyiFmRUUYFQpurygPpQvOlq5zZKO9NE0N15wXN34YnGxp1OXqk3DcgVJqqNgM6xWTBlvXdSejrbB-0P7FE72zN2Iixg6k1zAruJdtDsSRYcwpRq3zdGrD4TM-Hr0V51HGw2q9Vq-N8-xsSMxly/s1200/7R304853%20copy%202-sign.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1200" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VGWLzqiXygEAOYJUTT-4hH96FjzMSZIFkj3QW_NpiikyiFmRUUYFQpurygPpQvOlq5zZKO9NE0N15wXN34YnGxp1OXqk3DcgVJqqNgM6xWTBlvXdSejrbB-0P7FE72zN2Iixg6k1zAruJdtDsSRYcwpRq3zdGrD4TM-Hr0V51HGw2q9Vq-N8-xsSMxly/w640-h532/7R304853%20copy%202-sign.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nancy also captured this great shot of a Howler monkey and baby. You will notice that there is catch light in the eyes of both monkeys. Something else I teach people to look for.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjb2uvBLNoNPSzkTpYgUkrkyfRir6z8csBQTD5T9vXeq1M9HlDjB-sDkDG475Jqa84vEWZe9NOnrRWam28DwLISBmUmwWpPTGO-Nva5HhdVmRApvmVi-8WW_1YWEJltajjZO8wYJjkALgeae2MrncsaexIB6Joeocb9z1UMomPWyoc_V1uLBpUwXydZSX/s1200/20231129-28.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjb2uvBLNoNPSzkTpYgUkrkyfRir6z8csBQTD5T9vXeq1M9HlDjB-sDkDG475Jqa84vEWZe9NOnrRWam28DwLISBmUmwWpPTGO-Nva5HhdVmRApvmVi-8WW_1YWEJltajjZO8wYJjkALgeae2MrncsaexIB6Joeocb9z1UMomPWyoc_V1uLBpUwXydZSX/w640-h426/20231129-28.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nachiket captured this beautiful photo while eating breakfast one morning. Gotta love that!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqzjkhtzwtmngW0Q3ArggcNxTE6HjAD0mypiY2EAVVrQ7yA7ncU5KnOzu22yjirddabkFhg0QGy1XjR9M4dMAvsrvqZ3wQxVitZDgrUzOzJLlyCwUOS5Yvz9GQlUwQz1pcRdiGDkGlnc1zTzW9Ylm6HToKovO68_RhGhNnEaOnQqQcO_KkCEnPR2rsydJ/s1200/20231130-1-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqzjkhtzwtmngW0Q3ArggcNxTE6HjAD0mypiY2EAVVrQ7yA7ncU5KnOzu22yjirddabkFhg0QGy1XjR9M4dMAvsrvqZ3wQxVitZDgrUzOzJLlyCwUOS5Yvz9GQlUwQz1pcRdiGDkGlnc1zTzW9Ylm6HToKovO68_RhGhNnEaOnQqQcO_KkCEnPR2rsydJ/w640-h426/20231130-1-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He also grabbed this moment with these two Yellow-headed caracara eating on a branch. It wasn't until later that he zoomed in and noticed they were eating a crab.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgh_StP4UjZqjK2rHse3NzcC4SoI0N3zviDUsRJjbjAx81jHmsOmdxEAdOxdU_b6SzDfBYdI0s2bdZ1WDS5UVtaynIym9J1V3K06h5Pehs0vNvyvTIf1SyraRFpf1_-h7OaqxkGLeC6X54Ube7hBVw6ln-iHXkmBQGCtYHeeh54_N4Y7gdFLdhMHIXDEu/s1200/20231130-30.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgh_StP4UjZqjK2rHse3NzcC4SoI0N3zviDUsRJjbjAx81jHmsOmdxEAdOxdU_b6SzDfBYdI0s2bdZ1WDS5UVtaynIym9J1V3K06h5Pehs0vNvyvTIf1SyraRFpf1_-h7OaqxkGLeC6X54Ube7hBVw6ln-iHXkmBQGCtYHeeh54_N4Y7gdFLdhMHIXDEu/w534-h640/20231130-30.JPG" width="534" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of eating, Nachiket grabbed this fun image of a Squirrel monkey eating. I normally look for photos with the eyes open, but this photo works perfectly with the eyes closed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt49vRcQXGgSq5BNk0YXzKg_rsa_dlbSbFakekd3Rso2V_xYlMSStZGvJSNe_TomPeHzsuDcd9g39AvhfPpyiD5e-MXcRCE9fmQV8T8hyzk6XtLe_TVrCPFRmm2UOPUSfFmw7G-WIYXMO7oxdbOE9Vsa53R5ArrNWoquHF71ElFB3bTR1rYUAY9tjSXugK/s1200/20231130a_317%20DeNoise%20Sharpen-1-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1200" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt49vRcQXGgSq5BNk0YXzKg_rsa_dlbSbFakekd3Rso2V_xYlMSStZGvJSNe_TomPeHzsuDcd9g39AvhfPpyiD5e-MXcRCE9fmQV8T8hyzk6XtLe_TVrCPFRmm2UOPUSfFmw7G-WIYXMO7oxdbOE9Vsa53R5ArrNWoquHF71ElFB3bTR1rYUAY9tjSXugK/w640-h450/20231130a_317%20DeNoise%20Sharpen-1-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As you can see, eating in the rain forest is a common occurrence. For all of us too, since the food is so good! 😀 John photographed this Howler monkey who was foraging for tasty leaves. This photo has great composition and great focus on the eyes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnym8yNJice603fUoB_d280DnnnDPeNcr1xJe2uZy1Ae2QXn7Ckim08pK1HyWL-rXj9uPNkfRcmhyphenhyphen8Qv0O3K1CELK0kmfY4jNYlfaZ-eZlC8bcwbK-CCeKBhlY6arE69UI_vWFtGBCneENklHE0dslp7DUpaGPT9Fhckan7ww7vOfIkQeyLYtJE3ISfn8f/s1200/20231130f_09%20DeNoise%20Sharpen-1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1200" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnym8yNJice603fUoB_d280DnnnDPeNcr1xJe2uZy1Ae2QXn7Ckim08pK1HyWL-rXj9uPNkfRcmhyphenhyphen8Qv0O3K1CELK0kmfY4jNYlfaZ-eZlC8bcwbK-CCeKBhlY6arE69UI_vWFtGBCneENklHE0dslp7DUpaGPT9Fhckan7ww7vOfIkQeyLYtJE3ISfn8f/w640-h490/20231130f_09%20DeNoise%20Sharpen-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>John also captured this nice photo of bats which were perched high above us in the leaves. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzTmsoM9oQduGGmLKsZaINfhme9JdWhBUL-iEaIQFHZnb2f-tIE3YXirkzNK7l6neKCjS8P4fGVUMgP5W9B3F8wdliVCBcX3RYbiZbtqyNY1OAZl014YqgQpuxiNQ_Cu9S4B5bipY9XQAZTaaQg1CIvV7YiV8Jb-ZH8uUhdPXd9Csf3M049qopO2pwSX6/s1200/20231201-14.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzTmsoM9oQduGGmLKsZaINfhme9JdWhBUL-iEaIQFHZnb2f-tIE3YXirkzNK7l6neKCjS8P4fGVUMgP5W9B3F8wdliVCBcX3RYbiZbtqyNY1OAZl014YqgQpuxiNQ_Cu9S4B5bipY9XQAZTaaQg1CIvV7YiV8Jb-ZH8uUhdPXd9Csf3M049qopO2pwSX6/w640-h426/20231201-14.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The challenge with photographing snakes is to get them in the right position, and try to get their tongues out. Nachiket was firing his <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R3&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R3</a> at really fast burst rates to get a great shot like this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zbp4j5EX-OWDniiWyWcz5rYpufG98PeVx5v5LjaARxhq9oZlSubDUi-m2LrsLzHeJLc6r1zwyUMAiaKuivc9GxiNSUle3iGaMtQkhqdUXQ5GorpZ6s6yxO3s57AakOP1WcvAU5n1GtmKJZ5xnygUMJF8GZOIYW8mVBDol_pbEEh0aGLjwf8SJJp3qXsq/s1200/20231202d_548%20DeNoise%20Sharpen-1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1200" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zbp4j5EX-OWDniiWyWcz5rYpufG98PeVx5v5LjaARxhq9oZlSubDUi-m2LrsLzHeJLc6r1zwyUMAiaKuivc9GxiNSUle3iGaMtQkhqdUXQ5GorpZ6s6yxO3s57AakOP1WcvAU5n1GtmKJZ5xnygUMJF8GZOIYW8mVBDol_pbEEh0aGLjwf8SJJp3qXsq/w640-h518/20231202d_548%20DeNoise%20Sharpen-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In all my years of traveling to the rain forest and photographing sloths, this is the first time anyone has captured a sloth kiss. Even better that it was between a mother and baby. This is a perfect moment captured by John.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwMBkFd3LsMfH-enqa90G417EJoDOgJ4zvAzeTbEZn56jx0kbV6N5pvTf0vQ1drCzUf-tTx_pZUZyQi9aJVPNOgvo-oxjUWlvuILObJtqimmZADvKVDftNN5-CaeWqsduLFACxMog9U82oK9dQzYLE_y6_SnqbUhAHTJ6ILV6sIa7x1GyCdZ9jl3MGOoW/s1200/20231205m_007%20DeNoise%20Sharpen-1-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1200" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwMBkFd3LsMfH-enqa90G417EJoDOgJ4zvAzeTbEZn56jx0kbV6N5pvTf0vQ1drCzUf-tTx_pZUZyQi9aJVPNOgvo-oxjUWlvuILObJtqimmZADvKVDftNN5-CaeWqsduLFACxMog9U82oK9dQzYLE_y6_SnqbUhAHTJ6ILV6sIa7x1GyCdZ9jl3MGOoW/w640-h402/20231205m_007%20DeNoise%20Sharpen-1-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And speaking of perfect timing, John also photographed this heron at the right moment to capture the fish perfectly between the bill of the bird. I love this photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQp9_vBC6Y3Zr5u4X22rx1rt1L1iB-7bzTSzTeSmHAhXHOhExiimWz0wRpz3x3dbokmcQYENmCE5j54EOQOZq6A35lqyR1DnOwj65yiwV2oAz5tdHwNmzHGg4u_RKyjW4O1wifA7dj-LOSZYB1oByU2nR3bdj2W0FmXO6mBQ1mj6HDglbzmjtMiavru3W/s1200/_RC80885-22023Squirrel%20Monkey.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQp9_vBC6Y3Zr5u4X22rx1rt1L1iB-7bzTSzTeSmHAhXHOhExiimWz0wRpz3x3dbokmcQYENmCE5j54EOQOZq6A35lqyR1DnOwj65yiwV2oAz5tdHwNmzHGg4u_RKyjW4O1wifA7dj-LOSZYB1oByU2nR3bdj2W0FmXO6mBQ1mj6HDglbzmjtMiavru3W/w640-h426/_RC80885-22023Squirrel%20Monkey.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Bob did a great job capturing three Squirrel monkeys eating on one branch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZLDH4gkVvxIJpJIhjL2sUG58mt1GVcQ9f0pY-tHtVTYU07Xpr-uDMAuvSBAkhdVuTkVOp2V6e5ov3TgnZqLtVInRWdThKlAkQoqGR_EgRa7Msfj_Pbyu0cgp-djYMRUbyN-1PMlMujjhhAm8aYnhZfiwxiwYgwTv64I6wZZ0GSTX4l80JkNGvColFpLc/s1200/_RC85203-22023Green%20Iguana.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZLDH4gkVvxIJpJIhjL2sUG58mt1GVcQ9f0pY-tHtVTYU07Xpr-uDMAuvSBAkhdVuTkVOp2V6e5ov3TgnZqLtVInRWdThKlAkQoqGR_EgRa7Msfj_Pbyu0cgp-djYMRUbyN-1PMlMujjhhAm8aYnhZfiwxiwYgwTv64I6wZZ0GSTX4l80JkNGvColFpLc/w426-h640/_RC85203-22023Green%20Iguana.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Most of the time we see iguanas on the ground or on tree branches, but Bob caught this portrait of one with blue skies in the background. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wOnoaNLYD6ISZPz_uflh994jV_sYhaErW0L-GpzrnI849x-i36rMkjOBY8WyoAABjIMdpQyPvRnCt0-S8oxfKs3UG_yGkO1R6LielzDdX1aChHd6xCD8zrYboqgnA1ef8jFmc2-TdTmJxZacSaJ4cDyxT0JGpWyiu_APoHj_yxRqp7xtKS7Mg5SInUrL/s1200/_SC81739-2-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wOnoaNLYD6ISZPz_uflh994jV_sYhaErW0L-GpzrnI849x-i36rMkjOBY8WyoAABjIMdpQyPvRnCt0-S8oxfKs3UG_yGkO1R6LielzDdX1aChHd6xCD8zrYboqgnA1ef8jFmc2-TdTmJxZacSaJ4cDyxT0JGpWyiu_APoHj_yxRqp7xtKS7Mg5SInUrL/w640-h426/_SC81739-2-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Scarlet macaws always attract our cameras and lenses! Susan captured these two hanging out together on the property of the resort. Getting a nice shot of these amazing birds is good. Getting numerous posing together makes it even better.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgo9Vu6wdPwO8L84rkYggcMcOAyR2-5jGEDUL_42eZBjLOlCFcNC9Gz_VYWxtg2bcbqDsfnPgICEkzAwS2EO1fv3w1w5xyqirnBPmTbcb2n99wP83UWTDRgJ2cmH8KVeINiO0635QfE6_FIpOwPxa4C748cihs5KYk68Zlp1T7huIUYRFR_1aGktDGuiw/s1200/_SC82626-2-Edit-2.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgo9Vu6wdPwO8L84rkYggcMcOAyR2-5jGEDUL_42eZBjLOlCFcNC9Gz_VYWxtg2bcbqDsfnPgICEkzAwS2EO1fv3w1w5xyqirnBPmTbcb2n99wP83UWTDRgJ2cmH8KVeINiO0635QfE6_FIpOwPxa4C748cihs5KYk68Zlp1T7huIUYRFR_1aGktDGuiw/w640-h426/_SC82626-2-Edit-2.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>This photo was also taken on the property of the resort. Similar to Anthony's photo, this shot of the Howler monkey and baby is awesome. The two were in perfect late afternoon sunlight and posing for Susan at this moment. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBaIy6IbcWVfC3wejm-dD4j6pbzsT3Xh1khOlLWec2KoNx-_IzzKOb8eOaQAEiLRiQBmqjaehA2z3wCAeU0UdzFugvWK-m76GXrg6oENCe9Fq91p7Q6M4fY1MYogbzQLv-7ndkzzQF3FyL86hWLjqAGGQndwDtw7seZV29edZ9-Fhxae5l_6ImS0KIUPy/s1200/_SC85180-3.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBaIy6IbcWVfC3wejm-dD4j6pbzsT3Xh1khOlLWec2KoNx-_IzzKOb8eOaQAEiLRiQBmqjaehA2z3wCAeU0UdzFugvWK-m76GXrg6oENCe9Fq91p7Q6M4fY1MYogbzQLv-7ndkzzQF3FyL86hWLjqAGGQndwDtw7seZV29edZ9-Fhxae5l_6ImS0KIUPy/w640-h426/_SC85180-3.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We all took turns photographing this Eyelash viper, and Susan got it just right. Not only did she take a great photo, but she did an excellent job in the retouching process to make this final image.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdLbxYaYO2KevqJwi6oQnYHS5du0wBsYot4_kAk9DMM27mz2tkYf4ky2ZeWUE3vcbXGJreX7Lhwrzn-3Wr2UBPRtG1S6AD2xABNGbqEfpLDpgDTLMLUt8s4-b5nGKv1QL0hJiEHH5TSbv66IqDIUinyzgpDG4BC6UQM6br-CYHHlsQV_-sWmodgiidnPc/s1200/CapuchinCR.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="1200" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdLbxYaYO2KevqJwi6oQnYHS5du0wBsYot4_kAk9DMM27mz2tkYf4ky2ZeWUE3vcbXGJreX7Lhwrzn-3Wr2UBPRtG1S6AD2xABNGbqEfpLDpgDTLMLUt8s4-b5nGKv1QL0hJiEHH5TSbv66IqDIUinyzgpDG4BC6UQM6br-CYHHlsQV_-sWmodgiidnPc/w640-h502/CapuchinCR.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We did not see as many White-face monkeys on this last trip, but Anthony managed to grab this shot as one was foraging for food in the trees above us. I really like the pose and the great catch-light in the eyes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gc2KStcB9WMoQ4wj2V6tHgMmmSPnT7xYH-6O0lFkaXd25Mp3Dr0ifsF788UJ8M9c_YXEeyuvIW2dxEvPbkI8HkMq-l1pISncqqO8iKbFNKiuuzZQ_bPL6nv4a5bVjJ5hacy5TPdCAJY6mK3yZ6dTg9olFuBi8Rg6oGqJIgRT1la9NCfmV5zCJO1BxV1l/s1200/Carl04.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gc2KStcB9WMoQ4wj2V6tHgMmmSPnT7xYH-6O0lFkaXd25Mp3Dr0ifsF788UJ8M9c_YXEeyuvIW2dxEvPbkI8HkMq-l1pISncqqO8iKbFNKiuuzZQ_bPL6nv4a5bVjJ5hacy5TPdCAJY6mK3yZ6dTg9olFuBi8Rg6oGqJIgRT1la9NCfmV5zCJO1BxV1l/w640-h480/Carl04.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I am not sure if Carl purposely slowed the shutter speed of the camera, or if the butterfly was moving so fast that it created this blur, but I really love the motion in this photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1bpw0Bm1QIfNl25xDlsRfqcr4k7c8NpEe_X0pI7dgaFdjgvzGq86rqsUefcTRidVlKMFacCm7KB3DJbtI5mM-tgCu10qoiW3pMXG8HgnyGUARFVXnhDtqS0XqGTxNVU6JvjFW06SSQHlqA4BtguGsmcTsYqpzj9hTHLKwmtjJ0KQVsMFdy6g6a0pEgKa/s1200/Cateyesm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1200" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1bpw0Bm1QIfNl25xDlsRfqcr4k7c8NpEe_X0pI7dgaFdjgvzGq86rqsUefcTRidVlKMFacCm7KB3DJbtI5mM-tgCu10qoiW3pMXG8HgnyGUARFVXnhDtqS0XqGTxNVU6JvjFW06SSQHlqA4BtguGsmcTsYqpzj9hTHLKwmtjJ0KQVsMFdy6g6a0pEgKa/w640-h508/Cateyesm.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This snake is really small, but Art was able to get perfect focus on it's face as it came towards him. This is not easy to do, and he nailed it. I always emphasize the importance of a clean background and Art got that one just right.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfyukTzxjBnRv4WNK9hMnMUPBmK-r8VC8skBfsxRKDlZ7S_d_E4ZFOcgG0KJvpRX4YmCLqGv2qFTW_UDWabw8pmPGqJR97UgRYYsEgMWu2hI0iHrTIl0RfOR8ig_exZhV3VgEQbwNpUF9qxtZ9XArfLtk4XRxcEk01zFNzHcettrKX4Ad6IWA7mD0Q9zP/s1200/Edwardo%20Frog%20JN.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfyukTzxjBnRv4WNK9hMnMUPBmK-r8VC8skBfsxRKDlZ7S_d_E4ZFOcgG0KJvpRX4YmCLqGv2qFTW_UDWabw8pmPGqJR97UgRYYsEgMWu2hI0iHrTIl0RfOR8ig_exZhV3VgEQbwNpUF9qxtZ9XArfLtk4XRxcEk01zFNzHcettrKX4Ad6IWA7mD0Q9zP/w498-h640/Edwardo%20Frog%20JN.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is something different. When photographing the reptiles, one of the red-eye tree frogs jumped off the leaf and landed on Eduardo (our guide's) face. Jack captured this funny moment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBL5U0Y9AFgs3__yX4jAtJUTgUgkru46OA7-E1hklwHtvXcouBwN8_w9OTX8WJd0PzspIdLNNzMDWAGaEBF9qsBaENrKQOOjoA13nEFDyvoD1wzSvykloTmtvR_ryYVo3agWoyP2x3hjF92PL3uMaKQ2XOgcJ85YgjEWkXQIgqZU9wBymoXceyvHsyyOn/s1200/Emma01.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBL5U0Y9AFgs3__yX4jAtJUTgUgkru46OA7-E1hklwHtvXcouBwN8_w9OTX8WJd0PzspIdLNNzMDWAGaEBF9qsBaENrKQOOjoA13nEFDyvoD1wzSvykloTmtvR_ryYVo3agWoyP2x3hjF92PL3uMaKQ2XOgcJ85YgjEWkXQIgqZU9wBymoXceyvHsyyOn/w640-h426/Emma01.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Emma, one of my guests from Australia, got this really nice photo of a Kingfisher. I really like the complimentary colors, the leading lines and the selective focus of this image.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFf46pyRTpUo6p2IHDeaWpiV8-NfOyOi3lK2DNGNEZduaL3pxVwh1wHwiqovC9nBbH4oy2DVTnS0_-b4yH7RC2TmPW2VLOUd2RAzdRLgWkAj7m8nRovfy_0fPzQYp5pYfvhW29CSe22myYwP5MATWIHrcAgx7ZdOFMi7qTFtaRKZMSnqPtv6OdV7HXz8a/s1200/Emma2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFf46pyRTpUo6p2IHDeaWpiV8-NfOyOi3lK2DNGNEZduaL3pxVwh1wHwiqovC9nBbH4oy2DVTnS0_-b4yH7RC2TmPW2VLOUd2RAzdRLgWkAj7m8nRovfy_0fPzQYp5pYfvhW29CSe22myYwP5MATWIHrcAgx7ZdOFMi7qTFtaRKZMSnqPtv6OdV7HXz8a/w640-h426/Emma2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>She also grabbed this photo of a Scarlet macaw coming in for a landing. The timing of this photo is excellent with the talons extended and just about to grab the palm fruit. Emma listened to my advice and increased her shutter speed significantly in order to freeze this beautiful bird in flight.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGH769gN5PKJPBHpplagIpFxhPD8Jra-Zzt6R9yhFSsFv3CB8S1LKki7Z0EPT9vDdfH8zelpLOPaKotBu-lK8VGHnbBDnd9srJOfiHfF2LyhLFj3UIo-5LidBJQBjLun6sW6hm52r36R-nDMFBeqgXQCSynf_OA12m-11ZUH3fh1Iq7cv3x7eEtA_IMe7Y/s1200/Emma3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGH769gN5PKJPBHpplagIpFxhPD8Jra-Zzt6R9yhFSsFv3CB8S1LKki7Z0EPT9vDdfH8zelpLOPaKotBu-lK8VGHnbBDnd9srJOfiHfF2LyhLFj3UIo-5LidBJQBjLun6sW6hm52r36R-nDMFBeqgXQCSynf_OA12m-11ZUH3fh1Iq7cv3x7eEtA_IMe7Y/w640-h426/Emma3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a third image from Emma, giving us perfect front-on shot of this Squirrel monkey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tkK3RQR5X7GlIHDwxMPbU_2iyrzeO1W1vVCr949bll8nUsf0ZvrX0Mu1ja1JxcXMrrdx7OghrFJwoV71m7xP6cyKxy0bZ2pR7-ljFOcULmCciPQKAdTg58_25i1Zb0ViigOuSSv6dti7NtGlp7EFhhxPpcuCD2o3zwtiYPBgAK1-gehgjtbPT9F6ef0n/s1200/Howlerindatreev3.Small.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1200" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tkK3RQR5X7GlIHDwxMPbU_2iyrzeO1W1vVCr949bll8nUsf0ZvrX0Mu1ja1JxcXMrrdx7OghrFJwoV71m7xP6cyKxy0bZ2pR7-ljFOcULmCciPQKAdTg58_25i1Zb0ViigOuSSv6dti7NtGlp7EFhhxPpcuCD2o3zwtiYPBgAK1-gehgjtbPT9F6ef0n/w640-h518/Howlerindatreev3.Small.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Art was directly underneath this Howler monkey (which is fine as long as you watch out for falling branches and the monkey's bathroom break), and took this photo with the monkey's tongue sticking out. I really like the framing of the greenery in the foreground and background.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhga-gb7vnatLRaf3m4w1Ma7OVlxtT8Xfn54hbDfzCV1h-EOyH7xJ5nEu6PDQXVicCkZ5XWVkiVcRy4H63ZOKRkRqI3M_XkABYVHDlfGcsN7DDV_jT8jj_J1dRIXeFXYErRLUpKjK_2vRgp97eiuiCdPMmJVQ6TELYWW2UxCTueATXMPEbRyT-Xy82Gc4V1/s1200/LL01.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhga-gb7vnatLRaf3m4w1Ma7OVlxtT8Xfn54hbDfzCV1h-EOyH7xJ5nEu6PDQXVicCkZ5XWVkiVcRy4H63ZOKRkRqI3M_XkABYVHDlfGcsN7DDV_jT8jj_J1dRIXeFXYErRLUpKjK_2vRgp97eiuiCdPMmJVQ6TELYWW2UxCTueATXMPEbRyT-Xy82Gc4V1/w640-h426/LL01.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These next three images were all taken by Laura. Remember, she is the one who had no prior camera experience. She really learned a ton on this trip! I love that she nailed the focus on the butterflies face and got down low to get a nice clean background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_2PrdLpei6I7NjjRA-4QoobKQlrPtFESf1pv18Os2iSNCmp5DlcHohTRXEEXL81-3MK9sET2Q7qjltA5qfoDHnEHNGlrGRKWpS8UQsrLFpJsJAkBLvy_6GplEzZnh-_7CoT_dPyMOl9fKjQNE11FzeiTIhMYXGrliLRdi-uHZ-UCIj4aDUuuIQFxvONq/s1200/LL03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_2PrdLpei6I7NjjRA-4QoobKQlrPtFESf1pv18Os2iSNCmp5DlcHohTRXEEXL81-3MK9sET2Q7qjltA5qfoDHnEHNGlrGRKWpS8UQsrLFpJsJAkBLvy_6GplEzZnh-_7CoT_dPyMOl9fKjQNE11FzeiTIhMYXGrliLRdi-uHZ-UCIj4aDUuuIQFxvONq/w640-h426/LL03.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really like this photo of the Red-eye tree frog for the same reasons. Great focus, clean background, and she waited for a really nice pose of the frog. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqiwr01BMnngpykLHNp_LtNYjWTh0Nim6fk4dXP0M6aKR-d6grnEYBdb0WmG2wCx2lMP578V2f3LBbXd0FVa0L8iMOVtLJaB5k50JhE08I4jrmbzDt_UpzVUaUk9yheCp3lezkbvle4b6IzNSaI-DoWvYOkn41We4f4krmgSU6st0-4MFN9izcpf_UkDl/s1200/LL04.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqiwr01BMnngpykLHNp_LtNYjWTh0Nim6fk4dXP0M6aKR-d6grnEYBdb0WmG2wCx2lMP578V2f3LBbXd0FVa0L8iMOVtLJaB5k50JhE08I4jrmbzDt_UpzVUaUk9yheCp3lezkbvle4b6IzNSaI-DoWvYOkn41We4f4krmgSU6st0-4MFN9izcpf_UkDl/w640-h426/LL04.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>If any of you have tried photographing dolphins jumping in the wild, this is no easy task. You have to anticipate where the dolphins might jump, or quickly focus on one in the air, all while holding a large camera and lens steady. Laura got this beautiful photo of a dolphin mid-air, all while holding a <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R6II&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R6II</a> and <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">RF100-500mm lens</a> steady. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwDbDU_jsCSL7Sb4G4VyLhPBV1RLza2vwneLazz5NFVLQG6nF7wIKFntvjGjDF0ExgtnoEhrIpr2gjXhzSOgJRlWEqKxp_LGCirTEhzoQM_Lm1COTbH8LnNiARkIkMDt6AobDT5FtsDVct1jixc2Btai_UFOg3O2a0i5cj0J3F8ybhpgAS66TKBAtjagt/s1200/MangrovHBsm.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="882" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwDbDU_jsCSL7Sb4G4VyLhPBV1RLza2vwneLazz5NFVLQG6nF7wIKFntvjGjDF0ExgtnoEhrIpr2gjXhzSOgJRlWEqKxp_LGCirTEhzoQM_Lm1COTbH8LnNiARkIkMDt6AobDT5FtsDVct1jixc2Btai_UFOg3O2a0i5cj0J3F8ybhpgAS66TKBAtjagt/w470-h640/MangrovHBsm.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On our days off, many of my guests (and myself) will walk the resort property looking for more great photos. It was during one of those times that Art patiently waited for the hummingbird to feed and captured this awesome photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMWhW230YUaI9JoPubIKOfxD1KaD-PChynvV1yTIM-Q_AewaK7YxB8uSLiIGGvXx318ihkNBBn0nI1bOOTuUgnde4QqkeTt2hK9qXlPmvPsTpfL7rqsPFmRNnlz-CG91sMNEAEbYs56pV20HcqYFJ5NRfSRV06NfdKfS0fdATrdVLCIINHXJxzonrjbja/s1200/MikeG03.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMWhW230YUaI9JoPubIKOfxD1KaD-PChynvV1yTIM-Q_AewaK7YxB8uSLiIGGvXx318ihkNBBn0nI1bOOTuUgnde4QqkeTt2hK9qXlPmvPsTpfL7rqsPFmRNnlz-CG91sMNEAEbYs56pV20HcqYFJ5NRfSRV06NfdKfS0fdATrdVLCIINHXJxzonrjbja/w426-h640/MikeG03.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We see both Two-toed and Three-toed sloths in the rain forest. Mike did an amazing job of capturing this Three-toed sloth in the tree, with both feet and both hands in the frame.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7KGM1q3NMddvAF4ucWgx1P-DQ50lFmVFAbAR_IeW7NuCIDLnO-nlmVgcXCD8ciZw5EN0drENe5QZH8UF1sEDt8BKE-FUKMbElC2sVPX9RQOG-YO7Fd4pGQbyTcfCz5Lj7BLZJe6ZGv8xqvb4YsHrmqv9gVpi1HsKIZ-eLinLnNjhiINx4BFzStsaFKR_/s1200/MikeG07.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7KGM1q3NMddvAF4ucWgx1P-DQ50lFmVFAbAR_IeW7NuCIDLnO-nlmVgcXCD8ciZw5EN0drENe5QZH8UF1sEDt8BKE-FUKMbElC2sVPX9RQOG-YO7Fd4pGQbyTcfCz5Lj7BLZJe6ZGv8xqvb4YsHrmqv9gVpi1HsKIZ-eLinLnNjhiINx4BFzStsaFKR_/w640-h426/MikeG07.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mike was also one of the few people who spotted this colorful crab by the water. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvOUm0n2l4dBE_QVrpDmKCuHs-ZUBA4mJ80suvBH836DBZsjJ9e_xdCDgYmx0Z7EIM_i9v6ZzYmGufJqQPoM2nwUQnWT64oBsWQkYaqYCWB1q-q_p-YIlf1Iqh1_VI80D_yVMCKP-XwB8f0v6Q7xcmjO1RjquoEcc7-TE7Mm6pmvm0v04l9ekdzhs0LR2/s1200/YellviperSmall.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1200" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvOUm0n2l4dBE_QVrpDmKCuHs-ZUBA4mJ80suvBH836DBZsjJ9e_xdCDgYmx0Z7EIM_i9v6ZzYmGufJqQPoM2nwUQnWT64oBsWQkYaqYCWB1q-q_p-YIlf1Iqh1_VI80D_yVMCKP-XwB8f0v6Q7xcmjO1RjquoEcc7-TE7Mm6pmvm0v04l9ekdzhs0LR2/w640-h436/YellviperSmall.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>As you can see, my guests loved photographing the Eye-lash viper from low angles. I love that Art zoomed in so tight for this portrait of the snake. Tongue out and perfect focus on the eye. He chose to shoot this at f/8 to get enough focus on the face and tongue, but also let the background go completely out of focus.</p><p>If I sound like a proud teacher, then you are reading this correctly. I really could not be more proud of the work of my guests. </p><p>I always start my Costa Rica photo tour with a presentation showing images I have captured and I explain my thought process for those images. I talk about camera settings, clean backgrounds, catch-light, distractions and so much more. And these images show that that they listen and learn. I love it at the end of the trip when everyone has made new friends and has beautiful photos like these, but more importantly I love the excitement they have as they head home to review and retouch their images. </p><p>If you are interested in joining me for one of my photo tours to Costa Rica, you can check my <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">tour page</a>. 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Her future husband is from Ireland, so they were planning a small wedding here in the US and another one in Ireland. For the local wedding, they had made an appointment at City Hall in San Francisco, and they asked if I was available to photograph the momentous occasion for them in October of this year. I have known Danielle since the day she was born, and I was more than happy to volunteer my services!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphrJKvVNHpikhXUJa-a9HQ4-Ur0-jBpAKyNMNb6jOdThxqVmSi-K3SjZnIMbGcSO5WgOY02mY3KLvItmB_br4Cz2Ne-AJHuydoCIi2zRBNW0Vlms8jf1hXEi8TKb5AURzA9TLxrpsS4binnSkD47FvNGMjr_f-dQOIC4T_kqlEsQYPU2Htd61gkfGAh2v/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphrJKvVNHpikhXUJa-a9HQ4-Ur0-jBpAKyNMNb6jOdThxqVmSi-K3SjZnIMbGcSO5WgOY02mY3KLvItmB_br4Cz2Ne-AJHuydoCIi2zRBNW0Vlms8jf1hXEi8TKb5AURzA9TLxrpsS4binnSkD47FvNGMjr_f-dQOIC4T_kqlEsQYPU2Htd61gkfGAh2v/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have photographed a couple of weddings in this amazing building, and looked forward to capturing beautiful images of them, and trying new things. I wanted to photograph them in new settings within the space, and from new angles. The wedding was to take place at 3pm, so I suggested that we meet at 2pm to take portraits of them and the extended family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started with just Danielle and David. I went up to the third floor, looked down and saw this great location. I directed them to sit on the stairs below and look up at me. I used the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R6%20MKII&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R6 MKII</a> with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF24-70mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF24-70mm lens</a>, shooting at ISO 2000, f/4.5, with a shutter speed of 1/125th sec. I had never tried this in the past and love all the negative space, the leading lines, the curves, light and shadows. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmfDC3j9se_5UhV6Tlz_FXt48B00zUPzxFaQ5bBlFu3LDYe8LMXFAneicr5gfFOC89j_bwEffd-qePN7p6PbIwyxd7iOVTiFDSTSS_wwLt57cw9M1pWFVVhUzNtIZ3HQ1Aawv0v5fS38EPSjiETjiU5izbjGzvj7QdpSRch3s-0ZJFGUn9DzKjkiPU6Xy/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmfDC3j9se_5UhV6Tlz_FXt48B00zUPzxFaQ5bBlFu3LDYe8LMXFAneicr5gfFOC89j_bwEffd-qePN7p6PbIwyxd7iOVTiFDSTSS_wwLt57cw9M1pWFVVhUzNtIZ3HQ1Aawv0v5fS38EPSjiETjiU5izbjGzvj7QdpSRch3s-0ZJFGUn9DzKjkiPU6Xy/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0003.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then had both of them join me on the third floor for portraits. For these portraits I used the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R3&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R3</a> with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF70-200mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF70-200mm lens</a> (ISO 250, f/2.8, 1/125 sec) and I popped a <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20600EX-RT&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon 600EX-RT</a> flash at -1 exposure compensation to add just a touch of light to them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh35wuQH4TIp7PVygJry6For6majxHrVYpcjO2IFjqwf-PCSM3WT4F8IdalDDp1gJD-xdTdQkGIBY2XVcBq3x1QuizqVf0EdrbKFeE8m2ZvaSS6k6_EZxsmRtofBtfDsS-lUruY6Sz9NrZwY7VNTcsBd8dWNdUgjiLFHdGU773k-rUbLsthJ4jqiL1zYI/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh35wuQH4TIp7PVygJry6For6majxHrVYpcjO2IFjqwf-PCSM3WT4F8IdalDDp1gJD-xdTdQkGIBY2XVcBq3x1QuizqVf0EdrbKFeE8m2ZvaSS6k6_EZxsmRtofBtfDsS-lUruY6Sz9NrZwY7VNTcsBd8dWNdUgjiLFHdGU773k-rUbLsthJ4jqiL1zYI/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0004.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since we were far from the background and I was shooting at f/2.8, the focus is almost entirely on them. You will also notice that one side of their face is lit slightly more than the other, This is because there are windows behind me adding some directional light.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGVJCU2A-Eu3xJBAFz-FahGxKHnan0GLvh8_bVRFTRrxJ0SsHYiEUGkCauwItIv9KD-4EtRKVrai5SHXqZij8uKodBAshW3QmqctfT3Du91MYtcF9HYwJdwMx6K5y4y6XvwgVvttQjnhXf_16UlkH-bmdlkChsADQD3kiyj5ZN4xzFnIYfHf5VCFMeAED/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGVJCU2A-Eu3xJBAFz-FahGxKHnan0GLvh8_bVRFTRrxJ0SsHYiEUGkCauwItIv9KD-4EtRKVrai5SHXqZij8uKodBAshW3QmqctfT3Du91MYtcF9HYwJdwMx6K5y4y6XvwgVvttQjnhXf_16UlkH-bmdlkChsADQD3kiyj5ZN4xzFnIYfHf5VCFMeAED/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0005.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I took numerous photos with different poses...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-iEVOWRV5j_MUvH9DrkFmdUl_6XtbJtjuIm9CLNZh9vGU854gU8AoIQlQqVO6Ei54Tw6rg9927UWCP8x2UL3kKWWXOXicvHEGoO8sqLM6ZSP9O8xp-ienV1gdCU-upB-sVHui_eYbr2-3VLtyDUbYE941qeXzrzya8I9kowt1E1BXodyp6HzbVArqgOR/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-iEVOWRV5j_MUvH9DrkFmdUl_6XtbJtjuIm9CLNZh9vGU854gU8AoIQlQqVO6Ei54Tw6rg9927UWCP8x2UL3kKWWXOXicvHEGoO8sqLM6ZSP9O8xp-ienV1gdCU-upB-sVHui_eYbr2-3VLtyDUbYE941qeXzrzya8I9kowt1E1BXodyp6HzbVArqgOR/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0006.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0YlMW1QSMuT0ymQqru4Zx28JyKxBpJ0BkdmHvgjZf99skVnOEUQW2BNk4obvTWLjZYTkOLjXpLTE1FA84Ly5RsGeR-Vnq4V69HEv1r1OcXD2VEDltOlSwfv4_DUQL1mkupKVq_GpBzab2gWGo4XPYI5GA2MsO-tLbxkfSac9JaqIPDI7NHj__1ZBWYSO/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0YlMW1QSMuT0ymQqru4Zx28JyKxBpJ0BkdmHvgjZf99skVnOEUQW2BNk4obvTWLjZYTkOLjXpLTE1FA84Ly5RsGeR-Vnq4V69HEv1r1OcXD2VEDltOlSwfv4_DUQL1mkupKVq_GpBzab2gWGo4XPYI5GA2MsO-tLbxkfSac9JaqIPDI7NHj__1ZBWYSO/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0002.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I have photographed in front of the windows in the past, and tried that once again. But this time I felt that it needed something more dramatic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-t_57TvgKY35JRE5HGHZrzAF1HR0QAda_3wHWXSBBOMV6u0bm-u990BVA_fUIIOwlr8RZRXuRw0VN7oBmj1GVcC6dpB4TQq6xjbQTQtKXcTck-w73Ax5dYpLvJBue8Hg9hkz0Maue_hj3_jxw-8xMZVvxZQx_ftCA__qmtIPf_dyYUst8Yr7lhlZcENJ/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="598" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-t_57TvgKY35JRE5HGHZrzAF1HR0QAda_3wHWXSBBOMV6u0bm-u990BVA_fUIIOwlr8RZRXuRw0VN7oBmj1GVcC6dpB4TQq6xjbQTQtKXcTck-w73Ax5dYpLvJBue8Hg9hkz0Maue_hj3_jxw-8xMZVvxZQx_ftCA__qmtIPf_dyYUst8Yr7lhlZcENJ/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0007.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I asked Danielle and David if they were OK stepping up onto the window sill for a full length shot and they readily agreed. I switched back to the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R6%20MKII&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R6 MKII</a> with the wider lens, turned off the flash, and purposely underexposed by one full stop to create this silhouette. This is one of my favorite photos of the day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1NiS1lxjHZS5-QgQaTVyPaptJh7oeZCY0tMSUA79bxu9ZtmQ2nfJar4ncbW0JReMSVCppCIFH8lYa-gPX9Rlcgp8r9iet_yqTzs9NkIWRk4prkg6KlXDfPL3aUZADkAKJf1bBjOYqTR7YO1_pZia6og1E2eNBHcRdpXRype-LvY_IXS1VyFLKXHSl6Cm/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1NiS1lxjHZS5-QgQaTVyPaptJh7oeZCY0tMSUA79bxu9ZtmQ2nfJar4ncbW0JReMSVCppCIFH8lYa-gPX9Rlcgp8r9iet_yqTzs9NkIWRk4prkg6KlXDfPL3aUZADkAKJf1bBjOYqTR7YO1_pZia6og1E2eNBHcRdpXRype-LvY_IXS1VyFLKXHSl6Cm/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then it was time to take portraits of the rest of the family members. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonsMOv0GeyiG82mS4VHq-LYPsm8QjQzyxnNqZcHtWHKGf3R-RPfMWaLOVOwiucJ_HJplIKMGZvhI3qztwBbndqyV7lmUSV96whaXGC4fg_cMxDGQDvndTBE0CnbMsspbPq3sBAKPk7JJlVl-f1YFWacjUEXaKG0zlXxEc8GUbwNj2ptllV6A_-PnbuOW-/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonsMOv0GeyiG82mS4VHq-LYPsm8QjQzyxnNqZcHtWHKGf3R-RPfMWaLOVOwiucJ_HJplIKMGZvhI3qztwBbndqyV7lmUSV96whaXGC4fg_cMxDGQDvndTBE0CnbMsspbPq3sBAKPk7JJlVl-f1YFWacjUEXaKG0zlXxEc8GUbwNj2ptllV6A_-PnbuOW-/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We then went over to where the wedding would take place. I saw these expansive arches and knew that I needed to capture some wide angle portraits here. I removed the mid range zoom from the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R6%20MKII&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R6 MKII</a> and switched to the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF15-35mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF15-35mm lens</a>. I took this photo at 15mm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFCR2P-OkIO6vjg7LO_e5cjI_nDK4hZKup5nXKIPUGX-kJewjIUtKt1jWlx5XxDbYkOmJ8Y_Mdcqy3u001-1Xum09lg312gMKa-sZ-sirm6e3nzx1yXiHVBHMaY6GhL-Ek-K2FP8Rj1s_wqTItbO4dr8tSMDB3y17f84gl3atj_2HmvNkjVDHz7KmGW4A/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFCR2P-OkIO6vjg7LO_e5cjI_nDK4hZKup5nXKIPUGX-kJewjIUtKt1jWlx5XxDbYkOmJ8Y_Mdcqy3u001-1Xum09lg312gMKa-sZ-sirm6e3nzx1yXiHVBHMaY6GhL-Ek-K2FP8Rj1s_wqTItbO4dr8tSMDB3y17f84gl3atj_2HmvNkjVDHz7KmGW4A/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And then at 3pm sharp, the wedding took place. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3zmX07hhJZN5rcgeOQjOAyD0gEXkJThGTSfa7tc2UnlWWJkPSYq3cmVfuYIMhNxDWPc3cZ9DND9tiDIcZXgXfU43y5R5lvJS04dHsaktmOMPfmOcHbFa1YsZA1JD7CvnaAlzxdFYRjNoU53tj3E7vR0_pEkEfOKD_PFdlIZPlZORTNyqXnd7Q6mY_Fa-/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3zmX07hhJZN5rcgeOQjOAyD0gEXkJThGTSfa7tc2UnlWWJkPSYq3cmVfuYIMhNxDWPc3cZ9DND9tiDIcZXgXfU43y5R5lvJS04dHsaktmOMPfmOcHbFa1YsZA1JD7CvnaAlzxdFYRjNoU53tj3E7vR0_pEkEfOKD_PFdlIZPlZORTNyqXnd7Q6mY_Fa-/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The wedding itself only lasted a couple of minutes. I moved around to capture as many different angles as I could in the short amount of time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdVI88o0GPr8kGSbDYTuvM327NVWdrYxgLGWi0eyD-AXmW0AkgkG6Y0wnp6N8FEvCFgrZvebyW_-oEwswxOHkLBPM0z0620_-G19x3JdGREKjw7HhjZNMThhrhyUCbNU-vlthcb3e_maVFvPEmPHdBmd2f0S5MIN7XHbZIVa5GUqMOM5WLC7DfylQhsEu/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdVI88o0GPr8kGSbDYTuvM327NVWdrYxgLGWi0eyD-AXmW0AkgkG6Y0wnp6N8FEvCFgrZvebyW_-oEwswxOHkLBPM0z0620_-G19x3JdGREKjw7HhjZNMThhrhyUCbNU-vlthcb3e_maVFvPEmPHdBmd2f0S5MIN7XHbZIVa5GUqMOM5WLC7DfylQhsEu/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After the wedding, we took some more portraits. This time with me getting low and trying the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%208-15mm&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon 8-15mm fish-eye lens</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrxfb0nR3i14uzOMc0kQc5fbIptMRiD6VqNrFlGHXFGf2tnyVsOJghy5GJbvq3fratIuR37C5ACbPuJ3r6-kju7apsl9-gxIgzzZZ5vhSIdsNTzR6nxiELyemJLVjYITgiktd1ANbGODF4FZMUcg5Xf1dzKvFS5hRcqVmN_TnngRdSOe1IuoOK1WBTCa_/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrxfb0nR3i14uzOMc0kQc5fbIptMRiD6VqNrFlGHXFGf2tnyVsOJghy5GJbvq3fratIuR37C5ACbPuJ3r6-kju7apsl9-gxIgzzZZ5vhSIdsNTzR6nxiELyemJLVjYITgiktd1ANbGODF4FZMUcg5Xf1dzKvFS5hRcqVmN_TnngRdSOe1IuoOK1WBTCa_/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Many people say that fish-eye lenses should never be used for portraits, but I disagree with that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFLInykrarta913E9L0Pjtrj6tVYy-vmBgKpWc105Exv-kbk-h-xp9sDnEyrjyJPPW3i0m22IXYLvPWBi5fwuNjdcwMb2VFgLkuUPTGYkZP5AcToDNYeX1bGN6gApQ52XIKqw1rKvbC7cXCj7QhrFLPfb701x5XTx3olbXV8Lbc7jWhq3miNEr_lxt55h/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFLInykrarta913E9L0Pjtrj6tVYy-vmBgKpWc105Exv-kbk-h-xp9sDnEyrjyJPPW3i0m22IXYLvPWBi5fwuNjdcwMb2VFgLkuUPTGYkZP5AcToDNYeX1bGN6gApQ52XIKqw1rKvbC7cXCj7QhrFLPfb701x5XTx3olbXV8Lbc7jWhq3miNEr_lxt55h/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Before leaving the building, I knew that we needed some classic photos from the rotunda. There were other couples getting their portraits taken there, so we needed to wait a little bit for me to get a clean shot with nobody in the background. But it was very much worth the wait.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8Wf_eCznhTuAXayABahK6ZOtnqLfUmPBGP7l6VCa75hFiFoP4VFGiNcY4KXBzfRt3Ik1ecvO4q63PMeUiZrs3jl_G2BPSeWjFPRgZSciiwzTGALNZ_SRbJeUuT8K6eHlTaDBOGdgXEOSfFaJa2ab7tEYuIRwG8QBf6TabQuYtlsAtN4LPwSrDqAQJB91/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8Wf_eCznhTuAXayABahK6ZOtnqLfUmPBGP7l6VCa75hFiFoP4VFGiNcY4KXBzfRt3Ik1ecvO4q63PMeUiZrs3jl_G2BPSeWjFPRgZSciiwzTGALNZ_SRbJeUuT8K6eHlTaDBOGdgXEOSfFaJa2ab7tEYuIRwG8QBf6TabQuYtlsAtN4LPwSrDqAQJB91/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then ran up to the second floor to get this wide shot of them in the rotunda. There were a couple of people in the background, but I removed them in Adobe Photoshop. You may also notice that in this and the previous photo, their shadow is going off to the right. I asked David's sister to hold a remote flash to the left side and point it at them. I then triggered that flash from my camera on the second floor. This adds some more dramatic lighting to the scene. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwL5DR8sDhsORIl56ZTeD6DVUgVQsmWAWgrAeyC4WdEX8ImFAngLFOK4DnIoKCVGJhyphenhyphenYyhsgRgvRMU6NNNNn9Z2_BwBUbuuzI1UeCy6sY05IMubg8odAoIxtBF9HquBXS-3MzpzyyHbImSMuJzeUt1fxvNgzuR_Mi7G7lc6PUe7DoSHviba_LIVnFypEWV/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwL5DR8sDhsORIl56ZTeD6DVUgVQsmWAWgrAeyC4WdEX8ImFAngLFOK4DnIoKCVGJhyphenhyphenYyhsgRgvRMU6NNNNn9Z2_BwBUbuuzI1UeCy6sY05IMubg8odAoIxtBF9HquBXS-3MzpzyyHbImSMuJzeUt1fxvNgzuR_Mi7G7lc6PUe7DoSHviba_LIVnFypEWV/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0016.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I came back down and did some last photos on the beautiful staircase. This building was constructed in 1916 and has so much incredible detail. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXAbJYEK75zO4tzETWEDyqoG1w8XZoIW6wPQX8qwn5ppFbizosiqYAB1ikFo5_v7JiITdDKbdyS1zFid0QG-bXwIGsPZoPMAlahWnRBFCKKPou4LJ5A5U648aZN7_jsba1QFzJJUn185WmI8BbxiHGGqk0y1bjykp6Q7VoZ6dvrBDY91TVTtQs6aGM2F_/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXAbJYEK75zO4tzETWEDyqoG1w8XZoIW6wPQX8qwn5ppFbizosiqYAB1ikFo5_v7JiITdDKbdyS1zFid0QG-bXwIGsPZoPMAlahWnRBFCKKPou4LJ5A5U648aZN7_jsba1QFzJJUn185WmI8BbxiHGGqk0y1bjykp6Q7VoZ6dvrBDY91TVTtQs6aGM2F_/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0017.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And speaking of detail...I had them rest their hands on the railing to get a shot of their rings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNLMPnufWGyWKai8DdpILTfEgR7M2UNijqAFaLRyPeJS1jRijXN3DKccuiJ0fHXrNFyC83oKnXV31x34gewu0vpekptNnBR0ZFB9TzOQLSnQTXLjuS17yKW56sN7t_klWk4Mg5Dtub5InaURcmFwERHKMmLBn62UkxSvnRONvAChVHBfmELdqzAaw-4Pz/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNLMPnufWGyWKai8DdpILTfEgR7M2UNijqAFaLRyPeJS1jRijXN3DKccuiJ0fHXrNFyC83oKnXV31x34gewu0vpekptNnBR0ZFB9TzOQLSnQTXLjuS17yKW56sN7t_klWk4Mg5Dtub5InaURcmFwERHKMmLBn62UkxSvnRONvAChVHBfmELdqzAaw-4Pz/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0019.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As we left the building, they requested a photo in front of the entry door.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXT-iupWs_qKpvZvAC8_MJNyoPOHx6X4glodsGmSyxPRk0QGIznlRtv_mIf9rdpK29KNY9qH_aWjmCuaLh9ExNdFkVDcvPdNpKjO8h1MwDoRhYM90q61ROjWY3psl7uOQNGST40eA0O5BKUiFxhXWxhzjFmx6egKc9-jJkreCQhcoKTbuURahZOqR-UIEy/s900/Edit-Danielle-and-David-Wedding_0448.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXT-iupWs_qKpvZvAC8_MJNyoPOHx6X4glodsGmSyxPRk0QGIznlRtv_mIf9rdpK29KNY9qH_aWjmCuaLh9ExNdFkVDcvPdNpKjO8h1MwDoRhYM90q61ROjWY3psl7uOQNGST40eA0O5BKUiFxhXWxhzjFmx6egKc9-jJkreCQhcoKTbuURahZOqR-UIEy/w426-h640/Edit-Danielle-and-David-Wedding_0448.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div>Since we had some free time in between the wedding and the dinner party, I drove them to a couple of my favorite locations in San Francisco for some additional portraits. You may recognize this staircase from other photos I have posted in the past. This location never disappoints. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWfnckSBQiFK0BM94ZxnNg6ZhTyxUYAwgIymY-_SnkHWeSFqZqZFYno4P_Kwq3m7cz-dAWR-Mi8Oy_4857iNn2sF8nKGwabMwP5zDkrijcMbbdlGjIIEf3EZFgtgM_WQ5Y_C6nhc9fiaj7MoZArnfF86GF43ak2-Ki8nU5AwfonbwmCyeWN1kYwwGWKA_/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWfnckSBQiFK0BM94ZxnNg6ZhTyxUYAwgIymY-_SnkHWeSFqZqZFYno4P_Kwq3m7cz-dAWR-Mi8Oy_4857iNn2sF8nKGwabMwP5zDkrijcMbbdlGjIIEf3EZFgtgM_WQ5Y_C6nhc9fiaj7MoZArnfF86GF43ak2-Ki8nU5AwfonbwmCyeWN1kYwwGWKA_/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We were driving back towards City Hall (since the dinner was nearby) and I saw this location and thought about one last shot that would be fun for portraits. I knew that the lighting was not ideal, but I also knew that I could probably enhance the photo in Photoshop. So...I had Danielle lean on the gate on one side and David lean on the other side. I popped a flash towards them, hoping to add a little light to them, but that one flash was not enough.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXWjhjOrmqtmznLQWNlWmLbNPlJDhFgWUqTY0V9MyScD2PGRgyWFbFBgv20jxvFgaU5VuyCKaP3-oeQnSEScjGhmB0ycbm7JwXuFf2_vamPrX9uTuNnWAv6SoIJF6ogeVW1jytnsjLzbs7FqzAFY0h-Iw4d0YacGYwIqLtflM_IaxhPgJHUZNjGZT55A_/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXWjhjOrmqtmznLQWNlWmLbNPlJDhFgWUqTY0V9MyScD2PGRgyWFbFBgv20jxvFgaU5VuyCKaP3-oeQnSEScjGhmB0ycbm7JwXuFf2_vamPrX9uTuNnWAv6SoIJF6ogeVW1jytnsjLzbs7FqzAFY0h-Iw4d0YacGYwIqLtflM_IaxhPgJHUZNjGZT55A_/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-wedding-sf-city-hall-0021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Luckily, I was able to darken the background, lighten the foreground, and then lighten Danielle and David to bring them out even more. I also removed a bunch of other distractions including, the man and his dog on the middle grass, the helicopter in the sky, and the trucks in front of the building. I also removed the distortion from the wide angle lens, straightening the perspective. This finished image made for an awesome two-page spread in their albums.<div><br /></div><div>If you get to San Francisco, you should visit this iconic building and take portraits for yourself. I hope that this blog post helps you in that endeavor.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.</p><p style="font-family: times;">• Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours.</p><p style="font-family: times;"> <b><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </b></p></div></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-58832851249035693312023-12-12T14:02:00.000-08:002023-12-12T14:02:31.365-08:00Back from Costa Rica and the Give-Away is almost over!<p>I just got back from the latest photo tour in the rain forest of Costa Rica, where we had an amazing time! Now I am trying to get caught up on everything.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsN7ohFrXzBpPWnWM063NzHfNxZK2oeXSKptZrGaS4f1RyjOZY9iOshmRyWOGKI9S0sKLiSAqvBPuljd2Z-lf0hGWDgB95rDu3mwm9etvu6cnF9TRgDmpGdV5k1wBXZbJF1dOCCfe5BOdliC87mZj25OCq549yEOFrEtXSlA9S3FgBfsZXMsZVwzRLQtW/s900/Edit-CR-Photo-Tour-Nov-2023-0354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsN7ohFrXzBpPWnWM063NzHfNxZK2oeXSKptZrGaS4f1RyjOZY9iOshmRyWOGKI9S0sKLiSAqvBPuljd2Z-lf0hGWDgB95rDu3mwm9etvu6cnF9TRgDmpGdV5k1wBXZbJF1dOCCfe5BOdliC87mZj25OCq549yEOFrEtXSlA9S3FgBfsZXMsZVwzRLQtW/w640-h426/Edit-CR-Photo-Tour-Nov-2023-0354.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You might think that I am just hanging out and doing nothing...</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjroicxJnrdX8S4GJo7CTp-GHhsWlQDuu7oH3uARaaKZ3M6znslo86oAHr7MCHE2u1oXyacXlVE7oW2QM9xGb4zlbTwGFJeVfgLXy7rxwO_5D1I2skpPSy-AFTwjhDrOIP5bnGg0xekqTyEyRftCkXwpeMZQ1bOiC_oauPm30b9x9IW3myzmVhnLEhS6UK/s900/Edit-CR-Photo-Tour-Nov-2023-0233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjroicxJnrdX8S4GJo7CTp-GHhsWlQDuu7oH3uARaaKZ3M6znslo86oAHr7MCHE2u1oXyacXlVE7oW2QM9xGb4zlbTwGFJeVfgLXy7rxwO_5D1I2skpPSy-AFTwjhDrOIP5bnGg0xekqTyEyRftCkXwpeMZQ1bOiC_oauPm30b9x9IW3myzmVhnLEhS6UK/w640-h426/Edit-CR-Photo-Tour-Nov-2023-0233.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...but I assure you that I am doing everything I can to take a bite out of the workload and get caught up!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySmciote4xCE15NkumNhvi2H0BT4SGFWrb8Wm31l8wPmcOg0l04j6nNk0s3nwqvM2ofY6xZXB9XKQYCcXjdXQb8xd7mdvBIMpz-_9Yc19YSqt2HstxU_St0uEL2ZpnIg8Ph3hjDFZ177Bu1W7C6OBSQUu8nuDDpzb0af_Z9Sw7ZLJf6nbC8Y90kYU7Die/s900/Edit-CR-Photo-Tour-Nov-2023-0551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySmciote4xCE15NkumNhvi2H0BT4SGFWrb8Wm31l8wPmcOg0l04j6nNk0s3nwqvM2ofY6xZXB9XKQYCcXjdXQb8xd7mdvBIMpz-_9Yc19YSqt2HstxU_St0uEL2ZpnIg8Ph3hjDFZ177Bu1W7C6OBSQUu8nuDDpzb0af_Z9Sw7ZLJf6nbC8Y90kYU7Die/w426-h640/Edit-CR-Photo-Tour-Nov-2023-0551.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p>I am climbing out of the to-do list and email backlog. </p><p>I also realized that my give-away ends at the end of this week! All you have to do is go to my <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/" target="_blank">fine art website</a> and enter your email address. After Dec 15th, I will be selecting a winner, and will ship you ANY image printed on fine art lustre paper that you select from the site. Yes, you can pick your favorite photo from any of the galleries and I will do the rest.</p><p>If you have not entered yet, now is your last chance!</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.</p><p style="font-family: times;">• Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours.</p><p style="font-family: times;"> <b><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </b></p></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-26320699565087912552023-11-22T14:01:00.000-08:002023-11-22T14:01:05.628-08:00I am giving away a FREE Jeff Cable photo print up to 24"x36"!<p>I am really thankful for all of you who follow the blog. So thankful that I have decided to <b>give away</b> one large print up to 24"x36" in size, printed on Canon lustre paper (one of my favorites).</p><p>All you have to do is go to my <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/" target="_blank">fine art website</a> and enter your email address. If you have already entered your email on the site, I will automatically include you in the give-away. After Dec 15th, I will be selecting a winner, and will ship you ANY image that you select from the site. Yes, you can pick your favorite photo from any of the galleries and I will do the rest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKPdxyI9B5sC44_Zsvpdb4Afr-1moWcHLJU4BXZ_M7K8j_Nn0wxK4FtoXQKZC2rUUvlhhx1TJnvCqhDSjPhsR_VoHM6vxHBFYylj5mxm779a0kdkgaanKzQKjrPEd5mScskzINmJqZWglN5U-ta7hVYa6MTT9vaSk8qe7j6q9OhPmu1JNaBob47EQI7YO/s2441/Fine%20Art%20Email.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2441" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKPdxyI9B5sC44_Zsvpdb4Afr-1moWcHLJU4BXZ_M7K8j_Nn0wxK4FtoXQKZC2rUUvlhhx1TJnvCqhDSjPhsR_VoHM6vxHBFYylj5mxm779a0kdkgaanKzQKjrPEd5mScskzINmJqZWglN5U-ta7hVYa6MTT9vaSk8qe7j6q9OhPmu1JNaBob47EQI7YO/w640-h506/Fine%20Art%20Email.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>These prints normally sell for more than $400, but this is a chance for you to get one on me. I am excited for you to have one of my photos as a great addition to the wall of your home or office space.</p><p>Just click <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> and enter your email address. No need to do anything else.</p><p>I hope that all of you have a happy, healthy and peaceful holiday season.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.</p><p style="font-family: times;">• Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours.</p><p style="font-family: times;"> <b><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </b></p></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-41103217691897512612023-11-14T09:13:00.000-08:002023-11-14T09:13:50.463-08:00Photographing the Beauty of Yosemite in Fall Colors<p>It has been quite a while since I have visited Yosemite National Park and this was my first time photographing the park with fall colors. Many months ago, I made reservations to stay at the Yosemite Valley Lodge on the valley floor and last week was the first available opening. It turned out to be great timing!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qewhloAuf_wWWr1KuLtmqZiayy6i1UlMvcyDzMfgZIYEgsUPl2emyiq66Hdf3vuRgpHEp-XjhV6847pVrBWXCIcJB_lm9HPnrfk3Mazfa_BKY7bMzMeWUdKSlTkDt3lSC8LYFfQxvFRmBb4WxzViqP-1nkSQMD1e8eq0-fZ5oS2dBkxW4TLl1mqUKan9/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qewhloAuf_wWWr1KuLtmqZiayy6i1UlMvcyDzMfgZIYEgsUPl2emyiq66Hdf3vuRgpHEp-XjhV6847pVrBWXCIcJB_lm9HPnrfk3Mazfa_BKY7bMzMeWUdKSlTkDt3lSC8LYFfQxvFRmBb4WxzViqP-1nkSQMD1e8eq0-fZ5oS2dBkxW4TLl1mqUKan9/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We left the San Francisco Bay Area very early in the morning to give us as much time as possible in the park. The first stop for me has to be Tunnel View - my favorite view of Yosemite. It is the most photographed location in the park, but a must capture. For this trip, I brought my <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a> body with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF%2024-105mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF 24-105mm lens</a> and <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Tiffen%20Circular%20Polarizing%20filter&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Tiffen Circular Polarizing filter</a>. I also brought the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF%20100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF 100-500mm lens</a>, but rarely used that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWg0Ym8zjI8BHwvZhRDjTq6at2gU-Dp1u1ywv-V829OTicxhQ4jzcdKnvErMQTRS99PowhyXWhB4-M8R267J2jqURRMpA3gW41B5sCCliW-ggDBr6M7RkqBg_aNLmqquQ-mkds6NKnWkpSNcLujEfxSjEvXKSomL8BalxALPosUty-_vL28FR1IQxejxi/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWg0Ym8zjI8BHwvZhRDjTq6at2gU-Dp1u1ywv-V829OTicxhQ4jzcdKnvErMQTRS99PowhyXWhB4-M8R267J2jqURRMpA3gW41B5sCCliW-ggDBr6M7RkqBg_aNLmqquQ-mkds6NKnWkpSNcLujEfxSjEvXKSomL8BalxALPosUty-_vL28FR1IQxejxi/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Once we got down to the valley floor, we were blown away with the fall colors. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3p5Oq9s7xsZQ2YE6CTTzi5PZxbjZ2gOhCDpycVdHQjEvpDufAvXMDQAjQWk0jiLBIIzUcufsJQtr4LuhnBSQlFoh96DXW8LX231Fa0Pj0tfJQqYb5HCNSAz48pVIlmg5qY6Z8CdtMjnm7XPdmV2W3-x7TbXyEZk4EtgCbYHJj6JdEMjay6Mq-k-6Mi3tB/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3p5Oq9s7xsZQ2YE6CTTzi5PZxbjZ2gOhCDpycVdHQjEvpDufAvXMDQAjQWk0jiLBIIzUcufsJQtr4LuhnBSQlFoh96DXW8LX231Fa0Pj0tfJQqYb5HCNSAz48pVIlmg5qY6Z8CdtMjnm7XPdmV2W3-x7TbXyEZk4EtgCbYHJj6JdEMjay6Mq-k-6Mi3tB/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We walked around to get different views of Half Dome framed with the colorful trees.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnRoXB6DO1CpqJ0Vd-21Y6jvjPEg_gqj97fr4RHN-fGuUI1FbMk1ZjUSODs56rk9INjwUpPFALaG_lkVKtYpuQEc0Iar4Aj5FiGpvnNWKF_MUkap2nR2b25j7WYTp2jet87ZO1hhk9tuQHOyIUte96TB-yokADxH0StP4PT_Ff4rTPAPFYdnvY_tL6Le0/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnRoXB6DO1CpqJ0Vd-21Y6jvjPEg_gqj97fr4RHN-fGuUI1FbMk1ZjUSODs56rk9INjwUpPFALaG_lkVKtYpuQEc0Iar4Aj5FiGpvnNWKF_MUkap2nR2b25j7WYTp2jet87ZO1hhk9tuQHOyIUte96TB-yokADxH0StP4PT_Ff4rTPAPFYdnvY_tL6Le0/w428-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0004.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most of the water falls were at a fraction of their full volume, but Bridal Veil Falls still looked great. I framed this shot to get as much fall colors in the foreground of the falls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fVh60z_r9c61owfmN8FGhKdNXAk_6AGMLjXTylJCAgD-ca76_9t02hPK2tU6hvjlGXzB6jOrmJuYmSo_Q6AKvzyfLBTkh0cplb39Gvpw-uPmiGG_b8JdPZQ2BT3E8FMW7p0JG6eP4zK_efJB3-UYJdFZ0AiWDj8BRYebQ7Fz3tng6q4dWbq5kJ1ooLj4/s1392/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="930" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fVh60z_r9c61owfmN8FGhKdNXAk_6AGMLjXTylJCAgD-ca76_9t02hPK2tU6hvjlGXzB6jOrmJuYmSo_Q6AKvzyfLBTkh0cplb39Gvpw-uPmiGG_b8JdPZQ2BT3E8FMW7p0JG6eP4zK_efJB3-UYJdFZ0AiWDj8BRYebQ7Fz3tng6q4dWbq5kJ1ooLj4/w428-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0005.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You might be looking at this photo and thinking "Jeff - what were you thinking taking this shot?" Well...let me tell you. I took this shot from a bridge and when exposing for the trees and river, the sky was totally blown out (so bright that there would be no data to work with). I figured that the best way to capture this scene was to darken the scene to expose for the sky and then work the image in Photoshop later.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_awVpPg9buo_2gSERy-bFsbBNtuSgLsSQ2sHpkxSURVPl4f_Q35FEGHko_10kV9LrQiROLlESS86N1jezQZI2QDh-XRrp7PC0xIGfijKRiBdMA_FD9Cbwtlo6kIcrCXj6aH9MQ-tqaURlaR6fHPn1fIsUXs6HRFVMAzYtTSAobYVheSlaStrwJEWLQIg/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_awVpPg9buo_2gSERy-bFsbBNtuSgLsSQ2sHpkxSURVPl4f_Q35FEGHko_10kV9LrQiROLlESS86N1jezQZI2QDh-XRrp7PC0xIGfijKRiBdMA_FD9Cbwtlo6kIcrCXj6aH9MQ-tqaURlaR6fHPn1fIsUXs6HRFVMAzYtTSAobYVheSlaStrwJEWLQIg/w428-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0006.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Believe it or not, this image is the exact same shot as what you saw above. I hit the "Auto" button in Adobe Camera RAW and it basically did all the work for me. Pretty amazing how much data was in the dark area. Right?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIt5cpS1DEpDrNZ2KB7_zJ-szfxa0NSLCrX9lrH_buArojk_H0TxhKIKMr8vppVjwGumlBPKfVoMgr0Ne3ii7k3fJVa92NQ3vEvY0kCZFMvpkJTu0OeMMVoB1hp_iL4UZJL7RqKeGkFEyvIlBqRKkvHWNBHszTo9LNS3cxwyev_QsIPvO94OTTi49czcxH/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIt5cpS1DEpDrNZ2KB7_zJ-szfxa0NSLCrX9lrH_buArojk_H0TxhKIKMr8vppVjwGumlBPKfVoMgr0Ne3ii7k3fJVa92NQ3vEvY0kCZFMvpkJTu0OeMMVoB1hp_iL4UZJL7RqKeGkFEyvIlBqRKkvHWNBHszTo9LNS3cxwyev_QsIPvO94OTTi49czcxH/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Yosemite Falls was little more than a trickle since we have not had much rain so far this year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWeYOWje93N-df-ye_6LSPuS2zxzyMYVXgNt2riv_uGLc6VzSVQ_I5bhfAUGKgFW3sC2MMTKUreY0hND3aIU1HQWZDRXgGG3k8GoFWqifPAuVWeNE7UTJkWdQ6aY49vKAHY_wKEwqD776ivsz2XX4suLvjlmo1wZc5nCqyU-lBKncZl3MDt75EePA563Z/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWeYOWje93N-df-ye_6LSPuS2zxzyMYVXgNt2riv_uGLc6VzSVQ_I5bhfAUGKgFW3sC2MMTKUreY0hND3aIU1HQWZDRXgGG3k8GoFWqifPAuVWeNE7UTJkWdQ6aY49vKAHY_wKEwqD776ivsz2XX4suLvjlmo1wZc5nCqyU-lBKncZl3MDt75EePA563Z/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love the variety of color in the trees.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_cVI6ySwi_-A_fggciqZXObItSG9sal1vQiGJFU2W3LAYQ57ODnG4a-8A8AxSzOpBj18dgMNJ9Wi6Rg-SWs9Yrxz5JVzT-Jr1HdwlsoKEk1dCiRamZsGMYhNtmVRDxzuCiXWpLIwIr-ZI2BBKgjhCyT34upGtXCbcZjRtpyOGyqqRnjg6rfDFp20qOgB/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_cVI6ySwi_-A_fggciqZXObItSG9sal1vQiGJFU2W3LAYQ57ODnG4a-8A8AxSzOpBj18dgMNJ9Wi6Rg-SWs9Yrxz5JVzT-Jr1HdwlsoKEk1dCiRamZsGMYhNtmVRDxzuCiXWpLIwIr-ZI2BBKgjhCyT34upGtXCbcZjRtpyOGyqqRnjg6rfDFp20qOgB/w428-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0009.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We were walking through a parking lot and I saw this straight-on view of Yosemite Falls perfectly framed with the different colored trees. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvjFzMrnDjgKbpuNbvWbrgBTV5elf-PodhiezZGYP6zSw_zi1V37YdO54mH5_vwcjamwVy__HTXfr1ZtetwAkKReHXbFNlCz80Kfq00Tx1wx2CMbyXwOPRTYa6RyhER0tcRXyhySNyrXa307UUTJMbSNsLVCnck1Nw2B0fX6NzPt_MXwGQuZ1OLpJR3KL/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvjFzMrnDjgKbpuNbvWbrgBTV5elf-PodhiezZGYP6zSw_zi1V37YdO54mH5_vwcjamwVy__HTXfr1ZtetwAkKReHXbFNlCz80Kfq00Tx1wx2CMbyXwOPRTYa6RyhER0tcRXyhySNyrXa307UUTJMbSNsLVCnck1Nw2B0fX6NzPt_MXwGQuZ1OLpJR3KL/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning we made the strenuous hike up to Vernal Falls which was totally worth the view. In the old days, I would have brought a tripod with me to capture the falls with a slow shutter. With these newer cameras with in-camera image stabilization, I am able to handhold the camera even at a half second exposure. I prefer the slower shutter speed which blurs the water. I framed this shot to show the people off to the right, to show the scale of the falls.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaL_gpBnDNhdMQTX2cGV149ps2qRt9x_prKyjXd_ho1Xk-mr7YRMi57aBn6B_RpoewagJ4o_KDXoB6BVtYJaxO67frUy5f0EVcyHLJlj1PYSpd51VnkfqsV9ysQV2sAJqT51QSpU_0xYmAm7y6MRxBj1WN8bzMFkwSDcEMAqbbq7ssOywSrcTsKbPjDEE/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaL_gpBnDNhdMQTX2cGV149ps2qRt9x_prKyjXd_ho1Xk-mr7YRMi57aBn6B_RpoewagJ4o_KDXoB6BVtYJaxO67frUy5f0EVcyHLJlj1PYSpd51VnkfqsV9ysQV2sAJqT51QSpU_0xYmAm7y6MRxBj1WN8bzMFkwSDcEMAqbbq7ssOywSrcTsKbPjDEE/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0011.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div>We climbed along the rocks as well, and took some portraits.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgp_hV_ATEzsYX6Xuig-2iRmH3R9OwsjoIA44vqRzcacaYYKsYCCPF80Vm5q6OQZDMWhDhcvoQwpAWi_a1Axk0fMzX7G32jFceUxarp26KT-5Cmj0JtVNErQcy2j-vA6bwtx_FGL0QkPvvfaqfTYnI7iZmxrBUgWM298jcNLv4s_oLGvhemThkAGFNzRd/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1100" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgp_hV_ATEzsYX6Xuig-2iRmH3R9OwsjoIA44vqRzcacaYYKsYCCPF80Vm5q6OQZDMWhDhcvoQwpAWi_a1Axk0fMzX7G32jFceUxarp26KT-5Cmj0JtVNErQcy2j-vA6bwtx_FGL0QkPvvfaqfTYnI7iZmxrBUgWM298jcNLv4s_oLGvhemThkAGFNzRd/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We did not see a lot of wildlife on this trip, but did catch a glimpse of this guy hanging out along the side of the road.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0WArn0R4UXckK5m8eaFWCTYyNHakxCJCeX8-OuPk7fnzXoluVqbBnfSLpRd8NuD28jZ77vhq7n7y3LpLEiPCJw9WSBJWYVXGBb3Q5JYozvbnRaDCf9unHAcRC0eoFAy5oRudYKrnCsuR4diUgVBtduB3tNSrUWIANO5FmHNq2wy5oLWW2dd1yfwYF10S/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0WArn0R4UXckK5m8eaFWCTYyNHakxCJCeX8-OuPk7fnzXoluVqbBnfSLpRd8NuD28jZ77vhq7n7y3LpLEiPCJw9WSBJWYVXGBb3Q5JYozvbnRaDCf9unHAcRC0eoFAy5oRudYKrnCsuR4diUgVBtduB3tNSrUWIANO5FmHNq2wy5oLWW2dd1yfwYF10S/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We had blue skies and no clouds on our second afternoon in Yosemite. Luckily, this part of the river was calm and allowed for perfect reflections. I climbed out to a clearing to get the clearest shot I could. The polarizing filter really helped to accentuate the colors and mitigate any glistening off the top of the water.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGcwgik5n_AaVZEQ-MaFzBHEKtMcbdZIp7BECHlLEcRqRfNJRkClwMF_lIW_ZSTy3WJfuWau0O5gfqhQ1d8f-TMeqA7JsVJXz1eQXGXu7fxk5tnrtpyjno3X29_WOvnCQU1KLq1Xte8o_VsFx5Hk6Go1p1da4gB-loT6mjfQttEz1jojtMMdD7OWoabZK/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1100" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGcwgik5n_AaVZEQ-MaFzBHEKtMcbdZIp7BECHlLEcRqRfNJRkClwMF_lIW_ZSTy3WJfuWau0O5gfqhQ1d8f-TMeqA7JsVJXz1eQXGXu7fxk5tnrtpyjno3X29_WOvnCQU1KLq1Xte8o_VsFx5Hk6Go1p1da4gB-loT6mjfQttEz1jojtMMdD7OWoabZK/w640-h480/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0014.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">(Photo credit to Laura L.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Here I am trying to get the cleanest foreground I could find.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZUOabt5NBnWqo-DSggHZXZw_yOkKE3Xmzvq1DmmJWzd8gYOCtmrfrpvGBZQG7lcK7ePyOiEicQQR6ly0LbYVr0VIXCdetwgHAW1ElXmMglORCyPtyHHuwyz_BU_EiSzGXC4DtlR7Qd7IPeQe834PxhFi2yaqBtxMu_cDLe0mAzDQMIfwMettjbairNHW/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZUOabt5NBnWqo-DSggHZXZw_yOkKE3Xmzvq1DmmJWzd8gYOCtmrfrpvGBZQG7lcK7ePyOiEicQQR6ly0LbYVr0VIXCdetwgHAW1ElXmMglORCyPtyHHuwyz_BU_EiSzGXC4DtlR7Qd7IPeQe834PxhFi2yaqBtxMu_cDLe0mAzDQMIfwMettjbairNHW/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the photo I was taking from that spot.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwPLHP-jYab2bwAzBS2oNFFky6mAY7T-bjOzQiXYmLTVvaMLPyUGeaxR0Nb4qLtSpP-PbpcyPT5xkjh1Dv2ay_R_1vhbKlIB0t6804ZyRg2j2hQ8MPPh8E4gE3xRyPVhRefu_kJFaGRN4Up3pOd3MWMS4UH74YEf8MT9nRS6hIiuTiB2dSjMd1B1nT-vR/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwPLHP-jYab2bwAzBS2oNFFky6mAY7T-bjOzQiXYmLTVvaMLPyUGeaxR0Nb4qLtSpP-PbpcyPT5xkjh1Dv2ay_R_1vhbKlIB0t6804ZyRg2j2hQ8MPPh8E4gE3xRyPVhRefu_kJFaGRN4Up3pOd3MWMS4UH74YEf8MT9nRS6hIiuTiB2dSjMd1B1nT-vR/w480-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0016.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Yeah, I love taking photos!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTkmFxZpCrO_J4QpEcdzNhTzUWAD53k4kuXcXImh-Xw0Y-o2dUqWA7BnrpV9m5eyPkxOye6vtebyCX-tgJ4Fz5xf4WRLWwYL2G80N_DiEsM33fyT5_Qk_0Wd4IK0NuOn5IGBuLn8miCPV-Qk5KntQvf7RR-6TZPXwxFXxpBsIsLocUlejotlowd0zRoeb/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTkmFxZpCrO_J4QpEcdzNhTzUWAD53k4kuXcXImh-Xw0Y-o2dUqWA7BnrpV9m5eyPkxOye6vtebyCX-tgJ4Fz5xf4WRLWwYL2G80N_DiEsM33fyT5_Qk_0Wd4IK0NuOn5IGBuLn8miCPV-Qk5KntQvf7RR-6TZPXwxFXxpBsIsLocUlejotlowd0zRoeb/w428-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0017.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This reflection photo of Half Dome was taken while walking the grounds of the infamous Ahwahnee Hotel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ToJex4zsxsQnSP9E-ZdaAVxVOZB9wL4mYDhETj3Tdzdh5uTFxqVWUfSbUEUdHEErmNWoVmN2AO5FAMdUqN-cSPW53Wcs9TdZF7Q5kD8JlYaZtsVIiWkPrhHqIZq12iJjwlaW7uhE7hfIuasDJ_lzAv0OIWLt9ZA9cnV-7iJr4Z-KIXJ77FnneeWGk1PC/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ToJex4zsxsQnSP9E-ZdaAVxVOZB9wL4mYDhETj3Tdzdh5uTFxqVWUfSbUEUdHEErmNWoVmN2AO5FAMdUqN-cSPW53Wcs9TdZF7Q5kD8JlYaZtsVIiWkPrhHqIZq12iJjwlaW7uhE7hfIuasDJ_lzAv0OIWLt9ZA9cnV-7iJr4Z-KIXJ77FnneeWGk1PC/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When visiting Yosemite, it is quite common to see people on the valley floor using binoculars to catch a glimpse of the rock climbers on the face of El Capitan. This was one of the rare times I switched to my <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF%20100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF 100-500mm lens</a> to get a clear shot of these guys mid climb. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHQg7FF-GnfxFcdCzxz9uo6XOTm9aCkj1TsbqNd6NF8riCqE7ms8WorLJ84tspdfZD_GIMHHtMu0YlraEviiAtw38yN9QLDEXNpDvCyOB5mZekCrcIVdA08sNZJsvQEdmX4mxmuNRrJkoclHnwfTyKEAZYbD_YIvHiiUuwAfbNvUtOoPgKa-WsAc90p2N/s1100/Edit-Yosemite-0486-crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHQg7FF-GnfxFcdCzxz9uo6XOTm9aCkj1TsbqNd6NF8riCqE7ms8WorLJ84tspdfZD_GIMHHtMu0YlraEviiAtw38yN9QLDEXNpDvCyOB5mZekCrcIVdA08sNZJsvQEdmX4mxmuNRrJkoclHnwfTyKEAZYbD_YIvHiiUuwAfbNvUtOoPgKa-WsAc90p2N/w428-h640/Edit-Yosemite-0486-crop.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div>This is a tight crop of the shot above. These people are crazy! This climb takes 6 days to complete and the climbers sleep in hanging tents each night. At night, we could see the lights from each tent dotting the face of the rock. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13hyphenhyphentG-yH1UPx1v0r5eAd1uHrcZFSsAoXKzb6giXGUNYxJ_YeKDiSN3g1LOvRjfVV4eWI05wRSRpSQkJXTAdFTDzO-ycOFw8u9pBwpap0epmNWLuC7F1Iyi60iSLJwE6zfaYCN1fWTYQULIYR8ASs3fqa2LFuLEa3L3ToTrAqLiBLqBb1MF3AAsglJXpQ/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13hyphenhyphentG-yH1UPx1v0r5eAd1uHrcZFSsAoXKzb6giXGUNYxJ_YeKDiSN3g1LOvRjfVV4eWI05wRSRpSQkJXTAdFTDzO-ycOFw8u9pBwpap0epmNWLuC7F1Iyi60iSLJwE6zfaYCN1fWTYQULIYR8ASs3fqa2LFuLEa3L3ToTrAqLiBLqBb1MF3AAsglJXpQ/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-Yosemite-0019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I took this photo about 30 minutes after sunset. To the human eye it was really dark, but when leaving the shutter of the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a> open for 5 seconds, the camera (on my Gitzo tripod) picked up all the details of the valley and a star in the sky.<div><br /></div><div>It was really cold shooting at the this hour, but that was easily solved with a nice dinner, a couple glasses of wine and a big hot fire back at the lodge. <br /><p><b>Many of these images are for sale on my new <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/" target="_blank">fine art web page</a>. I encourage you to check out the new site!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.</p><p style="font-family: times;">• Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours. <b><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </b></p></div></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-78317361895039971822023-11-01T12:39:00.003-07:002023-11-01T14:25:46.564-07:00A BIG surprise that happened in Costa Rica!<p>One month from now, I will be back in the rain forest of Costa Rica leading another photo tour, but I never had a chance to share an awesome story with you all from the <i>last</i> trip! But before I get to this first time ever event on one of my photo tours, let me share some more favorite images from the trip.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rSmPWcxFZ8-otrqgMmK1rCsgqAK1cXFbSJXOvzGHc2OlkTqA-1vBJthOSewwt-xXD9T7BR8PhNFjH3iVndx50ybjBljHG824P88zZRrhzLFeHh6WBfV_xKVK_L37UZma8-pxpCHNX9IQkSjPwxDkDuHPugG5KGYcTcAWvn5D3ImP3fUfAIK43_Qa-vfm/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rSmPWcxFZ8-otrqgMmK1rCsgqAK1cXFbSJXOvzGHc2OlkTqA-1vBJthOSewwt-xXD9T7BR8PhNFjH3iVndx50ybjBljHG824P88zZRrhzLFeHh6WBfV_xKVK_L37UZma8-pxpCHNX9IQkSjPwxDkDuHPugG5KGYcTcAWvn5D3ImP3fUfAIK43_Qa-vfm/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a photo of the great group of people on the tour. Everyone got along so well, the weather was perfect for photography, and we saw so much!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vpX-k4ETPZDkSRRb8JsrFHFgq8WWXyr4WtmqLSW5KZYw6-_5-cOJg6vaXQGi9BAXUi8F9zH-MZX59wp-B7iXPi4rkijItZqkLEQ_EbC9aGzNXtmMRFoyEJaRKF8vG9IwUhVYU_g6h3OAw-EAZTCloO9Q6QufMKTMtUCfMTXm9U9C1LeRlwQJDAKZGKAu/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vpX-k4ETPZDkSRRb8JsrFHFgq8WWXyr4WtmqLSW5KZYw6-_5-cOJg6vaXQGi9BAXUi8F9zH-MZX59wp-B7iXPi4rkijItZqkLEQ_EbC9aGzNXtmMRFoyEJaRKF8vG9IwUhVYU_g6h3OAw-EAZTCloO9Q6QufMKTMtUCfMTXm9U9C1LeRlwQJDAKZGKAu/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We saw all four species of monkeys in the area, but especially loved the Howler monkeys. Not only are they fun to photograph, but they are amazing to listen to.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCRkB4U9E7Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1506" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxrpY-4ENtOG3p9iM7Uya0EZLp3wJU3EX5EjEQxX8V0u6QJn-GHyHEtdGzj2MZdZ6ux1iiyGVQDqv_E4GLmJ-PQOlN3HjgMiJ8W6732SJHpjL4frFqXUwknkIefaVS5Syi2ccNHMKpW2pVoBagOZWWSLybHM9Go72gwffkVBOkV7nFqrSZjOhUsKs1Q5_/w640-h366/Howler%20SS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Click on the video above to hear them in action. They are SO loud!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc_raHuNB6CI2PdbLFUrJSVMFJ18gB3Lf2Y87x2lCoY37n30UAdDcniIgbYBi0at34nfx53bL9ZysNoaoZGrksQewz2ng2NUpKywrG-DrAPt5YL8F96t5H_Ko9u2sHJJxkc3Jn4gu5pHIJu6nUIXHzs0O0xiM77JF5HV3GHFPPOizDkE9L5beEVtIhJKU/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc_raHuNB6CI2PdbLFUrJSVMFJ18gB3Lf2Y87x2lCoY37n30UAdDcniIgbYBi0at34nfx53bL9ZysNoaoZGrksQewz2ng2NUpKywrG-DrAPt5YL8F96t5H_Ko9u2sHJJxkc3Jn4gu5pHIJu6nUIXHzs0O0xiM77JF5HV3GHFPPOizDkE9L5beEVtIhJKU/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0005.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>It is a challenge to photograph these dark animals in a dark environment, but when done right, you can really see their details and expressions. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqFwu0hCUFdrUxJMHfHyBy27dYwpbl3gVg4NsfgGXl4IbUIGezqKbFTsoWePCg8JaxEVvuGJD5SPQLLPcIeNU7xil0CFBM2osUPx4y4UFhs_i1Wf1-mV4eO1dRpJlcGM8DCRe9jiFh229Z5shSZnQpVgn6XZTirCAFByKox65MmdU-f9yGkNRgAPp0GY-/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqFwu0hCUFdrUxJMHfHyBy27dYwpbl3gVg4NsfgGXl4IbUIGezqKbFTsoWePCg8JaxEVvuGJD5SPQLLPcIeNU7xil0CFBM2osUPx4y4UFhs_i1Wf1-mV4eO1dRpJlcGM8DCRe9jiFh229Z5shSZnQpVgn6XZTirCAFByKox65MmdU-f9yGkNRgAPp0GY-/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I always teach my guests to wait for the right lighting on the animals faces, and to look for the catch light in their eyes. This male (and yes, we know for sure that it is a male) was staring right at us for this portrait.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw65_-dBqT1rl0GsNwWFN4lXdUg7upeIQd68Zibla5RFpWlC-izliG22K07NZ4p4KLyEKMwwG5IVXyjZg-SnrrzYWH_jV2_y26DiW-2f7s_pT0TfUR1McTGwsRawlmQa8Ljr-yeFZUJQzmlNvhWLkmnjBkwv9TqsM_wXRAaN3kNWXEjwhk6uzCEQXhbGch/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw65_-dBqT1rl0GsNwWFN4lXdUg7upeIQd68Zibla5RFpWlC-izliG22K07NZ4p4KLyEKMwwG5IVXyjZg-SnrrzYWH_jV2_y26DiW-2f7s_pT0TfUR1McTGwsRawlmQa8Ljr-yeFZUJQzmlNvhWLkmnjBkwv9TqsM_wXRAaN3kNWXEjwhk6uzCEQXhbGch/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most of the time we are pointing our cameras up into the canopy, but for this White-nosed coati we were at eye level. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX_sWzOQguLu5X9FHi5hAyrHJy1BI4hDiBpAY7fAcEcVtykXBgArVgX6MjJj4Px6yPIrg43bRacbxnnqN5yR1VPAik9YJnBoezOY6p-ScybHBRaTy6As6BdvJO79Fu-34vte9Ig_xxhyphenhyphenQ43bqgx5HtMkIbNfoyGp36_QhdGfnlkQVD2qjZ8J9e2jYlYY9/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX_sWzOQguLu5X9FHi5hAyrHJy1BI4hDiBpAY7fAcEcVtykXBgArVgX6MjJj4Px6yPIrg43bRacbxnnqN5yR1VPAik9YJnBoezOY6p-ScybHBRaTy6As6BdvJO79Fu-34vte9Ig_xxhyphenhyphenQ43bqgx5HtMkIbNfoyGp36_QhdGfnlkQVD2qjZ8J9e2jYlYY9/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The coati are pretty plentiful down in this region, but not always in the best positions to photograph. This last group had some of the clearest shots so far.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefuMxMbCyCa162k71NQSOAcJsC_dx8q4w-2Pbjbc8FRb0DUPKw5JRwKTSPT3w3EUce-RD0lAc9EAMfbTiTWnGP5gD__e9koXHsAhWo44MOanr1LQu74xIxZhdR46ANK0W5L5vyhMKNtHkRd-kJ09UgoluZZq2xnNv5geM_hKhT9gOxe6pfRXvNeAXT9_V/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefuMxMbCyCa162k71NQSOAcJsC_dx8q4w-2Pbjbc8FRb0DUPKw5JRwKTSPT3w3EUce-RD0lAc9EAMfbTiTWnGP5gD__e9koXHsAhWo44MOanr1LQu74xIxZhdR46ANK0W5L5vyhMKNtHkRd-kJ09UgoluZZq2xnNv5geM_hKhT9gOxe6pfRXvNeAXT9_V/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And, of course, we loved photographing the amazing birds. We found this one toucan hanging out in a tree about 30 feet above us. If you missed the blog showing the incredible Macaw, you can click <a href="https://blog.jeffcable.com/2023/08/capturing-images-of-scarlet-macaw-in.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see that.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cNedgkjIgciL5cA9f3jrNpXZEASRB-_Mt2ol-YKZylhYkrcWqj4686_WujjGTQCwNmMqUk7RVFDcObq3LUJV0FGCDtbLQfXcHSYYFUFmZxqY-g-YY4tNAx58M9EkEN6gzSTCuTEfMpS2wdavf-naJBc_LadxNP7vPKYiYeWC0g3FV2UfQTzrkvgpyVoL/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cNedgkjIgciL5cA9f3jrNpXZEASRB-_Mt2ol-YKZylhYkrcWqj4686_WujjGTQCwNmMqUk7RVFDcObq3LUJV0FGCDtbLQfXcHSYYFUFmZxqY-g-YY4tNAx58M9EkEN6gzSTCuTEfMpS2wdavf-naJBc_LadxNP7vPKYiYeWC0g3FV2UfQTzrkvgpyVoL/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I love this photo of all of us were pointing up and concentrating on the shot. (You will notice that almost everyone has an orange piece of gaffer tape on their loaner lenses. This is because I tape the sliding filter door shut on the lens hoods. It really bugs me that they slide open all the time.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-3a4X5EjbDOKf4oqOBD_7SBQB7R2WJ8RZklTUPox_fSvOCbjlw7FA38ApB7SDxKNxTHolD7T0_QtSPBFn9RzPVv_5-ziSng_nz3adHBKqRYfAVrWMNmpIXEEP3slUMC7she38BosnH2rCv7J4rl-hlOnndA248J0SOQDVeb25Pw8RWq00ZCt1fLZnm9z/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-3a4X5EjbDOKf4oqOBD_7SBQB7R2WJ8RZklTUPox_fSvOCbjlw7FA38ApB7SDxKNxTHolD7T0_QtSPBFn9RzPVv_5-ziSng_nz3adHBKqRYfAVrWMNmpIXEEP3slUMC7she38BosnH2rCv7J4rl-hlOnndA248J0SOQDVeb25Pw8RWq00ZCt1fLZnm9z/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We came across a group of White-face capuchin monkeys who were swinging from one tree to another. In between their movement, they took a break to clean each other. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh587pum1Sj01ad50G-9PcsiRkjBE0hzvZd-X-MM6jCewOWgtWffUWhwuKM_gl2-HpJ-mthRwJvQ5F0uKcFigYOVA1I553PaMaVtT3vq38yKv-8me8OF7gczv7yMUVDnfo0Fzja9uMNLCb_J2kZtNgO1rLikfdbAOng1N8tmQ4vxv3hQ12SrbJfvISE9OhV/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh587pum1Sj01ad50G-9PcsiRkjBE0hzvZd-X-MM6jCewOWgtWffUWhwuKM_gl2-HpJ-mthRwJvQ5F0uKcFigYOVA1I553PaMaVtT3vq38yKv-8me8OF7gczv7yMUVDnfo0Fzja9uMNLCb_J2kZtNgO1rLikfdbAOng1N8tmQ4vxv3hQ12SrbJfvISE9OhV/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0010.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These monkeys move pretty fast, making it a challenge to capture them in a good pose.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPKgzrngZYbtM548iHipKlFavTf10QChGzLdCSytMoOl0puLdFUe1luc23GwW6_R6OdmGkULYndVJaKMagM_PWwFYqWXrevKYRhlnipZxWEMO44f52qR4ab3Xxu31udPerpn12RXjG45S-v56hVwli5_bbJLI8MWwX-8JY83mwGn3flji5eeTLUw_sp46/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPKgzrngZYbtM548iHipKlFavTf10QChGzLdCSytMoOl0puLdFUe1luc23GwW6_R6OdmGkULYndVJaKMagM_PWwFYqWXrevKYRhlnipZxWEMO44f52qR4ab3Xxu31udPerpn12RXjG45S-v56hVwli5_bbJLI8MWwX-8JY83mwGn3flji5eeTLUw_sp46/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On our visit to the local chocolate farm, we were joined by a large group of Squirrel monkeys.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVR5YR7hUWwf7I_X1JDZ-HPaw-4XPPfuvfg0_hZJLhHpXDCxqq8ra281AAL4GmxBT77HfGzQQ3Ew3oMdfzgve-vdhqmKhyi-SdZQEou9C-rBmzmMUxI8xPAy5d_u9CXzagXzj1M5e2q0U1yuhCgxnPP2tNTpuQBfFBMRkW5lvpVo2Y-ny6se8ywX1cOFvE/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVR5YR7hUWwf7I_X1JDZ-HPaw-4XPPfuvfg0_hZJLhHpXDCxqq8ra281AAL4GmxBT77HfGzQQ3Ew3oMdfzgve-vdhqmKhyi-SdZQEou9C-rBmzmMUxI8xPAy5d_u9CXzagXzj1M5e2q0U1yuhCgxnPP2tNTpuQBfFBMRkW5lvpVo2Y-ny6se8ywX1cOFvE/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0012.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Any time we get a chance to photograph babies of any species, we take full advantage of that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then there was the big surprise!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ui5W7GHfZJ-aCwy5AoOGLlxmdxrVzHDrd7NjD52Vwla9BKXqq50RbQcUD8haadUdPZUDjubmXtMUGThDjHZFeQ43pni82NdYxvJX6JMJfRkw1cRUSsLfulY8yJuRf7wHzYsiAzu1wsmDQx87k6igvbWrP6usoSjeDuLZWXu77-MtgkeFQ_oRg6Is2LY/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ui5W7GHfZJ-aCwy5AoOGLlxmdxrVzHDrd7NjD52Vwla9BKXqq50RbQcUD8haadUdPZUDjubmXtMUGThDjHZFeQ43pni82NdYxvJX6JMJfRkw1cRUSsLfulY8yJuRf7wHzYsiAzu1wsmDQx87k6igvbWrP6usoSjeDuLZWXu77-MtgkeFQ_oRg6Is2LY/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0014.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We almost always stop at this one beach to have lunch. While we were there, I saw that we had nice diffused light and offered to take portraits of each of my guests. I took this photo of Jason and Stacy and then took photos of all the others. Yeah - we were all hot and sweaty, but we didn't care.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Pd0EmtQ5bgwdn5NWpoKpy9fhxHahHsQqTxT4EPymvePOEg9gxO25TNEZYl_f2iUe3goNN7UxJIYDzUZFgah4s8fCrid4wmAJFEg8mdWNjaZg1cLepyQOboCTwtDTOsjEMatCqyyM7zsKP6lRACSiyeFFfoWG9LUL0DA_De439mLAbbg_17Aeir7Dofv8/s1200/Edit-Costa-Rica-Tour-July23-0440.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Pd0EmtQ5bgwdn5NWpoKpy9fhxHahHsQqTxT4EPymvePOEg9gxO25TNEZYl_f2iUe3goNN7UxJIYDzUZFgah4s8fCrid4wmAJFEg8mdWNjaZg1cLepyQOboCTwtDTOsjEMatCqyyM7zsKP6lRACSiyeFFfoWG9LUL0DA_De439mLAbbg_17Aeir7Dofv8/w426-h640/Edit-Costa-Rica-Tour-July23-0440.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div>One by one, I recruited them for photos. I thought that my shot of Karen and Mike (seen here) was the last one in the bunch, but then Jason asked me if I could take a couple more of Stacy and himself. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeAI6MCy3DRPvH6eRVXHIvR2CVYhHq1xeIaKBo1vN-fvGFEked_LSkvp5hj5e7EMAzgm53yqb3N717XbEhaR9BskZBf0KYOamjAVgQ7OUGWt05tRP0FOTS9ADGCItNE76UUBoBaOa5_6FO2pebbCUb87H5PBC3gG6XQyuq-LjfkDKJJawjDUwXKStYBkp/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeAI6MCy3DRPvH6eRVXHIvR2CVYhHq1xeIaKBo1vN-fvGFEked_LSkvp5hj5e7EMAzgm53yqb3N717XbEhaR9BskZBf0KYOamjAVgQ7OUGWt05tRP0FOTS9ADGCItNE76UUBoBaOa5_6FO2pebbCUb87H5PBC3gG6XQyuq-LjfkDKJJawjDUwXKStYBkp/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0015.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div>Of course, I agreed, but as I was looking through the viewfinder I wondered why he was holding something in his hand. I thought it was a remote to his camera, but it wasn't. It was a wedding ring, and without me even knowing it, I was photographing a marriage proposal! (Hey Jason - you could have given me a heads-up on this! 😀)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTGsALxSfsDRw9zyoG84qSZmQIBs4po0ZkXdRctCIPLHMJCqZRd5GvkQAKhgJ6iWKesL3vN-MSJDZKYSANjaS4cevVxlhPKqkoLPfdD83ZuzniUQugdJzfomeMrSayqY3ZJYx01PzfrgWgv5NURXtq7TpC-vyAVISEczchC15vdPsMHcXUBEYmBe9TGec/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTGsALxSfsDRw9zyoG84qSZmQIBs4po0ZkXdRctCIPLHMJCqZRd5GvkQAKhgJ6iWKesL3vN-MSJDZKYSANjaS4cevVxlhPKqkoLPfdD83ZuzniUQugdJzfomeMrSayqY3ZJYx01PzfrgWgv5NURXtq7TpC-vyAVISEczchC15vdPsMHcXUBEYmBe9TGec/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0016.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As soon as I realized what was happening, I started hammering the shutter to grab as many reactions as possible.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw49knr7pCuaI8m9YxwnWtcVqgUnIGSDDuctrc-EoDRsyLh4gPTP7NxuXxDAk3o0-ezrF_dhOVOp367yLJ6NKvyhjTuDum-31bFy4s2mQ0FvRBlvpSRZrEq3tbHSjI4DQR5E1HAYIfpMh91WGSu8SlnVUWoqW6zJtY35WL5YzMMdb3xIxeAAdMkfnWEZJz/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw49knr7pCuaI8m9YxwnWtcVqgUnIGSDDuctrc-EoDRsyLh4gPTP7NxuXxDAk3o0-ezrF_dhOVOp367yLJ6NKvyhjTuDum-31bFy4s2mQ0FvRBlvpSRZrEq3tbHSjI4DQR5E1HAYIfpMh91WGSu8SlnVUWoqW6zJtY35WL5YzMMdb3xIxeAAdMkfnWEZJz/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was an awesome moment, and everyone was caught up in it, watching this unfold in front of us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8ZQQGiCHq7B5xCswr-Bav65G4mYZbbBjrGWyYoLUcUlOUAgAsqALwOkM1sf2t737XRv5Gh_fO_u0VaDh_xcu9cEuj-SvF8JB0mDu9vXGNVRaoHOJOkzYJJU4jj6t-7A00W9PGAVezW6Xx60PKCy_I2xEyoFOYcPRM5j7fXiKmTF4S7t4VPLn8-6n0c4S/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8ZQQGiCHq7B5xCswr-Bav65G4mYZbbBjrGWyYoLUcUlOUAgAsqALwOkM1sf2t737XRv5Gh_fO_u0VaDh_xcu9cEuj-SvF8JB0mDu9vXGNVRaoHOJOkzYJJU4jj6t-7A00W9PGAVezW6Xx60PKCy_I2xEyoFOYcPRM5j7fXiKmTF4S7t4VPLn8-6n0c4S/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, she said yes and he put the ring on her finger. We all celebrated with them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGDz014mQsZczLD7dF548YkSp7VHUORMrVzK7jiWisR_Xp1KMgY7BGQXA8hw832NyMdgfYrf4lSau0MhiZIe8uDL_DziP36LddTowNmR9agBLFzu7KhY5Ats0plTUv5opVvrArwNlLDme4zsA-X17SLAIl68fE76Ytv44vehWLdhklP33ti5v29qsAP74/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGDz014mQsZczLD7dF548YkSp7VHUORMrVzK7jiWisR_Xp1KMgY7BGQXA8hw832NyMdgfYrf4lSau0MhiZIe8uDL_DziP36LddTowNmR9agBLFzu7KhY5Ats0plTUv5opVvrArwNlLDme4zsA-X17SLAIl68fE76Ytv44vehWLdhklP33ti5v29qsAP74/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had them hold the ring out away from them, focused on the ring instead to their faces, and took this photo. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrX6uCrBaRs-9yn9EiLwAXD5kr0EOP_t2dR9j_Ve8V1y0yOII-BVyvywOSW8SCvVnbqxjui-6h4V5aUXUokcrgsTmEG_nPstAfkzq9NGM1JO9NykVRr1RVjxniF4i2lzsFl_42ntghEmdwO-kj2VHGzNH8So6j1Ua4NyVzyoI7uI5voxacPY17p3MMLLQ/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrX6uCrBaRs-9yn9EiLwAXD5kr0EOP_t2dR9j_Ve8V1y0yOII-BVyvywOSW8SCvVnbqxjui-6h4V5aUXUokcrgsTmEG_nPstAfkzq9NGM1JO9NykVRr1RVjxniF4i2lzsFl_42ntghEmdwO-kj2VHGzNH8So6j1Ua4NyVzyoI7uI5voxacPY17p3MMLLQ/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The rest of the trip was so special for them to have this magical moment in the rain forest.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0gQ2V3A3cJs_YZULF_Z-L_Q_1o_6vFHM65LmsQaILDZDqgUFLAg5huFTOt2KmZVx_vH1B940qXtgyFbFR_iXLK_mnBLv_GMglMkFSDnQDwk72PgIF2WvyYTWnAxGvkLskcfYYENXeRjbLMO_afpCegxiyGZayX7aTyMg2A0kHwrAekznrtTD0Aj2dooS/s1200/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0gQ2V3A3cJs_YZULF_Z-L_Q_1o_6vFHM65LmsQaILDZDqgUFLAg5huFTOt2KmZVx_vH1B940qXtgyFbFR_iXLK_mnBLv_GMglMkFSDnQDwk72PgIF2WvyYTWnAxGvkLskcfYYENXeRjbLMO_afpCegxiyGZayX7aTyMg2A0kHwrAekznrtTD0Aj2dooS/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-photo-tour-0021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>On our day of macro photography, I had an idea. This one frog sat in the same spot for an eternity, posing for us as we took turns taking it's portrait. I asked Stacy if I could borrow her ring, and gently placed it on the frog's head. It still did not move, so I took this fun shot to share with them. (And no, the frog was not harmed in any way during the taking of this photo.) </p><p>I have done countless photo tours, but never had anything like this happen before. It was a really special moment, taken in a really special place, and we were all glad to be witnesses to it all. Now the big question is...are we all invited to the wedding?</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. 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This year I made it a priority to get back there to capture new images of these amazing pilots in action. </p><p>A lot has changed in the last 5 years, and I wanted to try my newer camera gear. Last time I photographed the Blue Angels, I was using the Canon 1DX MKII DSLR camera and I really wanted to try photographing the same subjects with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a> mirrorless camera. I chose this camera for the fast frame rate and the high resolution images. Normally I always shoot to both card slots, but since the CFExpress cards are so much faster than SD cards (and I knew I was going to be shooting a lot of burst images), I chose to remove the SD card and only shoot to the faster card. This meant that my buffer would clear fast and I could shoot endlessly without having to wait for the camera to catch up.</p><p>In 2018 I used the Canon 100-400mm lens and this time I used the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100-500mm lens</a> to have a little more reach.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dTqeTe_H_zdt2KMLySohJQgXck-ly9E19PEsaoo8y5fTZDr6uopDvbdDzfmyT6BK-UVK9whRyFS661sBO98Kp_vUGn0s5AX6VNlAIgvtRoEdLmLEwDn8XtRxVN81tYt5lyf6ZTyMKWFj3xabUhDfA7wJU8uv2DU4yAWNEMY6r7OTYXRaJEeziqvTWoxs/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dTqeTe_H_zdt2KMLySohJQgXck-ly9E19PEsaoo8y5fTZDr6uopDvbdDzfmyT6BK-UVK9whRyFS661sBO98Kp_vUGn0s5AX6VNlAIgvtRoEdLmLEwDn8XtRxVN81tYt5lyf6ZTyMKWFj3xabUhDfA7wJU8uv2DU4yAWNEMY6r7OTYXRaJEeziqvTWoxs/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was a VERY rare day in San Francisco with temperatures in the 90s. That never happens in my home town! I placed myself in a position hoping to get good photos of the planes in front of the Golden Gate Bridge and also over Alcatraz. As photographers, our job is to tell a story, and the story here was that the Blue Angels were flying over San Francisco. There is no better of telling that story, than showing them over these iconic spots. This is one of my first photos, with one of the planes flying in front of the bridge, and clearly showing the heat coming off the back of the engines. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBML_mQV8o9-3lxpgChWy-8UpiV03RtRLYBbn25baHmuBv3wD4GCM6dwj1JqHakOlblWewI48DsNT-KgQ8Iln2VU1xy10y6I0TTGU-G4VCkx1ot7ZDZS4BsqQqC-4z_mn1bS9zx2cdKtclxIFuPj1xmjWKiEhQck0jBoVbv8_O6zFt_xLkh0WhHh1NNf2R/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBML_mQV8o9-3lxpgChWy-8UpiV03RtRLYBbn25baHmuBv3wD4GCM6dwj1JqHakOlblWewI48DsNT-KgQ8Iln2VU1xy10y6I0TTGU-G4VCkx1ot7ZDZS4BsqQqC-4z_mn1bS9zx2cdKtclxIFuPj1xmjWKiEhQck0jBoVbv8_O6zFt_xLkh0WhHh1NNf2R/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is one of my favorite photos, with four of the planes in front of the bridge with the trailing smoke streams.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mMQ7HFq_1tNS5eHMLiDoyATRB1BhW8CQwc5ZcCctzmTWB_14OR2KeKXNol0HouONcKiI1qGZbwF4A-rnwJBffl0W2pydakcVfIO4XOI2lNw9JEsx2MkqUwnUdfWB68WfYs-5zwb2w3Xwzn6tbq8yWuy6ucGwJ0wVQTD-Ce7l3HBqTihwkZzLkXFB0OJW/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mMQ7HFq_1tNS5eHMLiDoyATRB1BhW8CQwc5ZcCctzmTWB_14OR2KeKXNol0HouONcKiI1qGZbwF4A-rnwJBffl0W2pydakcVfIO4XOI2lNw9JEsx2MkqUwnUdfWB68WfYs-5zwb2w3Xwzn6tbq8yWuy6ucGwJ0wVQTD-Ce7l3HBqTihwkZzLkXFB0OJW/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I found that the subject tracking of the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a> was awesome for grabbing these planes in focus. I set the ISO to 400 which gave me a shutter speed of more than 1/4000 sec for most of the photos. I figured that I would need a very fast shutter speed due to the speed of the planes going by.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBylnmNtapgj_Cvj_fFbYdobGWBJMJdXya1abaRJmjc6PFMeiZMkfac_3Es-lK7hF0yT6yuEeNkBMFCzczGNVfZz0jjihMsD4dp1wZdqkExhyng0-beqMjqqpLyPueTQgmUhSKAeRTWc5YCVTRJyHj5-OtTs1Rpv3S9UI72vXCIl5A8muNilCLnD-eiD0l/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="900" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBylnmNtapgj_Cvj_fFbYdobGWBJMJdXya1abaRJmjc6PFMeiZMkfac_3Es-lK7hF0yT6yuEeNkBMFCzczGNVfZz0jjihMsD4dp1wZdqkExhyng0-beqMjqqpLyPueTQgmUhSKAeRTWc5YCVTRJyHj5-OtTs1Rpv3S9UI72vXCIl5A8muNilCLnD-eiD0l/w640-h136/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried my best to get tight shots of the Blue Angels, but also wide shots like this one (which I cropped to look like a panoramic image).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz73Liq5-FoyWg6v3KthBty2JJbF_2AutC2xKgmp4KTFuxARWgHD-QLFONaSNg4hF_XccnctXPcHdJLUbDFsMqiBcjRPdkFrkCdlJhxgX0sVY7ephZxyfTfVLOeH2ZVXdn1wrumbH35NeT98YM3bCFL5aMYM-BVNvquJ7YQ-j0_iXjXM6FzndqPeaT6v5x/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz73Liq5-FoyWg6v3KthBty2JJbF_2AutC2xKgmp4KTFuxARWgHD-QLFONaSNg4hF_XccnctXPcHdJLUbDFsMqiBcjRPdkFrkCdlJhxgX0sVY7ephZxyfTfVLOeH2ZVXdn1wrumbH35NeT98YM3bCFL5aMYM-BVNvquJ7YQ-j0_iXjXM6FzndqPeaT6v5x/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also did my best to capture them from all angles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGhHVeDVhFttU-9ushIe5pDG14jsmVqEcNGnzvbtyd-Opmxu_JI_vfFoJtGKRt6Fh97kRh5n_Oy4YKct3ZUD1ZWNMq6aEoLaivue7Paj5oCVlgBk8cYk0jPwPeAzj19IJrBeU0ygf-_o8EPH28gVpgGyHo3xTW0GVpyzozybGTcG1cwUw6ZmktsZqZhKe/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="900" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGhHVeDVhFttU-9ushIe5pDG14jsmVqEcNGnzvbtyd-Opmxu_JI_vfFoJtGKRt6Fh97kRh5n_Oy4YKct3ZUD1ZWNMq6aEoLaivue7Paj5oCVlgBk8cYk0jPwPeAzj19IJrBeU0ygf-_o8EPH28gVpgGyHo3xTW0GVpyzozybGTcG1cwUw6ZmktsZqZhKe/w640-h402/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmXOMIZ5TLGwa9lJ08RheduIqXHnqdXtwLpidKJh2UQuWcrzeyzdEgXyCt1he446tSZUa9geA2w_DWHL_RVLXGISmAOeUGLEnqq_5Jq_XCvN_BnGYBg2N3-7x7ApLRLzTgxdgBLxIaOGbq8K1_jnPYeO7CsrbByWsoZnSoBxb-v5W-zrdtLZ9EsOU2134/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmXOMIZ5TLGwa9lJ08RheduIqXHnqdXtwLpidKJh2UQuWcrzeyzdEgXyCt1he446tSZUa9geA2w_DWHL_RVLXGISmAOeUGLEnqq_5Jq_XCvN_BnGYBg2N3-7x7ApLRLzTgxdgBLxIaOGbq8K1_jnPYeO7CsrbByWsoZnSoBxb-v5W-zrdtLZ9EsOU2134/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I saw this plane coming in just above the north tower of the bridge (from my perspective) and zoomed in tight to get a photo. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeImxOi9CxGGF81-9VH_8aRw9Qdima-QrvS1utclfBbgyc7rkR7txquenaP5qS1Uk7lT2mxVBWt_L-UVLmxddZhX8OIv6j6SwB4h284Zn2zsCc8KNsrPfxOXh96M24rKFSfCuOnuJONRIPQfalEcRkSVcC5NLRaZLPHPNsJeYp8Z_pjwVHjCPLYnkYBhW5/s900/Edit-Blue-Angels-Over-SF-0506-crop2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeImxOi9CxGGF81-9VH_8aRw9Qdima-QrvS1utclfBbgyc7rkR7txquenaP5qS1Uk7lT2mxVBWt_L-UVLmxddZhX8OIv6j6SwB4h284Zn2zsCc8KNsrPfxOXh96M24rKFSfCuOnuJONRIPQfalEcRkSVcC5NLRaZLPHPNsJeYp8Z_pjwVHjCPLYnkYBhW5/w640-h426/Edit-Blue-Angels-Over-SF-0506-crop2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>With the 45 megapixels of the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a>, I can zoom in and see so much detail!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hXRZnhzpByrZxrbTGBrHMhBuXEgnRxQJvezsyv5PiADXrr6kfsWpBkuUZLOiR3JWrREbT2DWEmHNCV2yPy3T661ru66v0MTF-SQwFXyXYi51WNNmG7isWlMeGIASN_deHpe68dVq0TcBdY_5Fymh3bPUeMfw6H7PR2vhLGqMU63zEKwjQosXMrPeJnHA/s900/Edit-Blue-Angels-Over-SF-0506-crop3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hXRZnhzpByrZxrbTGBrHMhBuXEgnRxQJvezsyv5PiADXrr6kfsWpBkuUZLOiR3JWrREbT2DWEmHNCV2yPy3T661ru66v0MTF-SQwFXyXYi51WNNmG7isWlMeGIASN_deHpe68dVq0TcBdY_5Fymh3bPUeMfw6H7PR2vhLGqMU63zEKwjQosXMrPeJnHA/w640-h426/Edit-Blue-Angels-Over-SF-0506-crop3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>This is the same image cropped even tighter. You can read the name of the pilot on the side of the jet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvwWmD38v-IB8Yqfo0vukH1JANdvSfAK9UIRIA3gT9HuBa3sUd0659w3zTm8OLlqiylNTq4SHfgP1mB1UqVGUNcphopFUC6dfTLrkfi_lo5zkLy94sRMokFQ8vJN8rVWETn0NBLBaVr5fWd2ZHC_nUNbplmSEh_qCwcbe-4IiiXw8rPRYin0kIovjWXJM/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvwWmD38v-IB8Yqfo0vukH1JANdvSfAK9UIRIA3gT9HuBa3sUd0659w3zTm8OLlqiylNTq4SHfgP1mB1UqVGUNcphopFUC6dfTLrkfi_lo5zkLy94sRMokFQ8vJN8rVWETn0NBLBaVr5fWd2ZHC_nUNbplmSEh_qCwcbe-4IiiXw8rPRYin0kIovjWXJM/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0011.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The reason I like shooting with a zoom lens like the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100-500mm lens</a> is that I have the range to shoot in tight, but also pull back and shoot wide like this. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAiqWojyXutFckQzVQh7T9L_ucsD8qlFeEeQP-A_hRLrUYkjOkX2_m7EF3-n7o7b_ZpZvwG5tNVAGxA4zWfcWMrS7fNSIXbu0osdV3q1-uBuKSQPgdF5NK2Y18X9EMs6IEKgs8HwdViUTeemx1bxrbNPgrt02Tn8LLcTJqF0SGTO28XWTNbtKm6kLr6Cz/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAiqWojyXutFckQzVQh7T9L_ucsD8qlFeEeQP-A_hRLrUYkjOkX2_m7EF3-n7o7b_ZpZvwG5tNVAGxA4zWfcWMrS7fNSIXbu0osdV3q1-uBuKSQPgdF5NK2Y18X9EMs6IEKgs8HwdViUTeemx1bxrbNPgrt02Tn8LLcTJqF0SGTO28XWTNbtKm6kLr6Cz/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Even though I have the larger <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20200-400mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon 200-400mm lens</a> with a built-in teleconverter, that lens is too large to handhold in a high position like this. I find the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100-500mm lens</a> easy to handhold for long periods of time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPNxSw4avb6FOgu1oThACppkVfWGDdBH8ckObxAfXoOgTmUWdqssuwtbDClBnotlylHYkYn97U99N_i-XGtinEfNvVa895cTIbb3PmPzCOZuypW2Lp-66X4L-TNqDSyvk8tCqV38yEEfKJm4CHyrHzROsjmdv_eDXq3aZKReX_WJmXcBSRcgiGHFNTSqu/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPNxSw4avb6FOgu1oThACppkVfWGDdBH8ckObxAfXoOgTmUWdqssuwtbDClBnotlylHYkYn97U99N_i-XGtinEfNvVa895cTIbb3PmPzCOZuypW2Lp-66X4L-TNqDSyvk8tCqV38yEEfKJm4CHyrHzROsjmdv_eDXq3aZKReX_WJmXcBSRcgiGHFNTSqu/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love capturing the Blue Angels when they present cool repetitive patterns in flight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pD-LuF62-1morkVs9HOsT9dMiQonJlRcA_1Jq-FCLIPaiHkPTlh2CH6dzgQwoYLv2Ej7V48YAh28Ab6io4lMdbR1FZ_ns557tWU9wV-6m1tsWuHEH4kmaQXtwyH29PuFd3-1k_2dPAOqlUoUhEbzZRLwwY0IOiVdt_MzN1GVCeUymUuji6IfR_5C9KeO/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pD-LuF62-1morkVs9HOsT9dMiQonJlRcA_1Jq-FCLIPaiHkPTlh2CH6dzgQwoYLv2Ej7V48YAh28Ab6io4lMdbR1FZ_ns557tWU9wV-6m1tsWuHEH4kmaQXtwyH29PuFd3-1k_2dPAOqlUoUhEbzZRLwwY0IOiVdt_MzN1GVCeUymUuji6IfR_5C9KeO/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It took me a while to get a photo of one of the planes over Alcatraz, but I wanted something better.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwcxybIc-S58w12j5UmkRq7HTjo6TYyyARjoQn4FdKDYsFcPYccogOAUZ8JHBF6czBZgrNh_xy2N9GLo7QpLwKmq0NUxPT9Bqoh9DgD95Azpshbx6Sr5IBuIrRvVcr3XnWZ5lvmbzbubBCrEDGRt6svcy_L96TtCLPPY0oJ_hR4UzPJG92TupBh36T69G/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwcxybIc-S58w12j5UmkRq7HTjo6TYyyARjoQn4FdKDYsFcPYccogOAUZ8JHBF6czBZgrNh_xy2N9GLo7QpLwKmq0NUxPT9Bqoh9DgD95Azpshbx6Sr5IBuIrRvVcr3XnWZ5lvmbzbubBCrEDGRt6svcy_L96TtCLPPY0oJ_hR4UzPJG92TupBh36T69G/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0015.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I spent a lot of time turning the camera from horizontal to portrait position.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlnqDaUlCwPH8YJbHqErhVX6P978loG1oxsp95B7GZQu11lfgz3H90ZRxUaxF2TEr4eJC13fkcrRP4MHZW_bhyz4cEmvkFvHSH3aDQNodl47LVG7lZOjekRKkC6YphMIV_wlLhRmJvHft7TuilmaDzGnPlaEaRYtpD7UHT14Rs_xNxmHE_buNVObuqPqs/s900/Edit-Blue-Angels-Over-SF-0761.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlnqDaUlCwPH8YJbHqErhVX6P978loG1oxsp95B7GZQu11lfgz3H90ZRxUaxF2TEr4eJC13fkcrRP4MHZW_bhyz4cEmvkFvHSH3aDQNodl47LVG7lZOjekRKkC6YphMIV_wlLhRmJvHft7TuilmaDzGnPlaEaRYtpD7UHT14Rs_xNxmHE_buNVObuqPqs/w640-h426/Edit-Blue-Angels-Over-SF-0761.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love the trail of smoke behind this plane, showing the angle of attack he took as he banked over the Golden Gate Bridge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QZrfnUv7HHhYnGIxDMJU62EyRXzN1QpFfTCJwtfRsdlctglXYVTMDivt1k37_YGmc_snOoVq9z5_OIJQc7Luj95AUNGM8wuNP88kt19aa5id7YDAurww-lrcnPH24naCEKpdKi5euAVCz3VQeOqsdkQHMaZoFJTm7_FXgK6L8f1JVAc_r4y5B77KLE-w/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QZrfnUv7HHhYnGIxDMJU62EyRXzN1QpFfTCJwtfRsdlctglXYVTMDivt1k37_YGmc_snOoVq9z5_OIJQc7Luj95AUNGM8wuNP88kt19aa5id7YDAurww-lrcnPH24naCEKpdKi5euAVCz3VQeOqsdkQHMaZoFJTm7_FXgK6L8f1JVAc_r4y5B77KLE-w/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Once again, I got the planes flying over Alcatraz, but there was a lot of smoke in the air, so the shot was not as clean as I was hoping for. The quest continued...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3lkRpYS1aqfOQqMuG8rPPTe2824Sy5BFFV2hX9_ODy0Aqhm0q7Okc88T3Cil2Wt6yFehxWCh0pr7-4ZXH9SOcMmDtpO15dqNk9zuAccZBAAafCMhHkUXe7wNfpewsB9xAPuulLVVS9V1gF8mTQywNmefvaxktrGY_3mn6mZAUB2fCbk9rbnZiohfuprR/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3lkRpYS1aqfOQqMuG8rPPTe2824Sy5BFFV2hX9_ODy0Aqhm0q7Okc88T3Cil2Wt6yFehxWCh0pr7-4ZXH9SOcMmDtpO15dqNk9zuAccZBAAafCMhHkUXe7wNfpewsB9xAPuulLVVS9V1gF8mTQywNmefvaxktrGY_3mn6mZAUB2fCbk9rbnZiohfuprR/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thy flew almost directly above us, giving a great view of the bellies of the Navy jets. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHkqMF9F-TmtONx-QrgxI9GsARfByAKNrBFYieBFroU_MkU3sbGWNuNMZ4AkUfJfOvIUeUrT_MfA2us7TjI4svuLr_OnZ0mMLSc-F6c0G3n9QXHMwpyISGahLnbNWoQIMZ-sUtHrDjq9Q9UgF-jzbKLZ8E_qLCC-NlsPM86UF5rYg6rsCmt_f7f_73bTO/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHkqMF9F-TmtONx-QrgxI9GsARfByAKNrBFYieBFroU_MkU3sbGWNuNMZ4AkUfJfOvIUeUrT_MfA2us7TjI4svuLr_OnZ0mMLSc-F6c0G3n9QXHMwpyISGahLnbNWoQIMZ-sUtHrDjq9Q9UgF-jzbKLZ8E_qLCC-NlsPM86UF5rYg6rsCmt_f7f_73bTO/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I watched them split off, I quickly zoomed the lens back from 500mm to 200mm to capture the patterns in the air.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr504ebxqse4ROCqSNITX9tGPhKB3zjwzkqntSwLxbCebZtxbzcfTfVtD0rOz4KB4bsPjr9RhQqkLwt19TlNZrXqmQDl0LUq3PrJSY3_g1QORXk608vuM_JhgYv2eDgJrG5hIlAZyeU1R9-YoSQk3EkmlQcuyqIjAEuaHVfFvGMn-wxzRrlU-uBJOqWoew/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr504ebxqse4ROCqSNITX9tGPhKB3zjwzkqntSwLxbCebZtxbzcfTfVtD0rOz4KB4bsPjr9RhQqkLwt19TlNZrXqmQDl0LUq3PrJSY3_g1QORXk608vuM_JhgYv2eDgJrG5hIlAZyeU1R9-YoSQk3EkmlQcuyqIjAEuaHVfFvGMn-wxzRrlU-uBJOqWoew/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknAnp8jIFxUGbV7uB4OVhFAe2l399T3DSE152EaVx4y-Ws8EnQr5KyNQJVut6e5uiDAEas_3JRY9E5UsN5xJGMn7tFDzh2zIGKiUzSU7NSF9Q_VCxaZYORniWlZyVXw_Qk4EE0W2vYfWb9uzeKxuFYVdl6eVMpAOWyODzwv38szJD1bufhVkQed_Kb1Ud/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknAnp8jIFxUGbV7uB4OVhFAe2l399T3DSE152EaVx4y-Ws8EnQr5KyNQJVut6e5uiDAEas_3JRY9E5UsN5xJGMn7tFDzh2zIGKiUzSU7NSF9Q_VCxaZYORniWlZyVXw_Qk4EE0W2vYfWb9uzeKxuFYVdl6eVMpAOWyODzwv38szJD1bufhVkQed_Kb1Ud/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I never really got a super clear shot of the Blue Angels over Alcatraz, but really liked this shot of them forming a great pattern over the old prison. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfctEAXq2Q15wP4wfpdFqPxMUi4HqITyqCBssMG-A8hyQikULopv83YaElh504iDUlTmz-9Ra9So1HF49aRiujZbXoISpc2nBT1ffPk_M1BcwBUqVbjNxa5zrbXG_0t1bhc6vyZ9O-UMd69jQ9XyzNEmsrGBudig0AIHVjakWkjtRl3bFARELR3KNgJmQX/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfctEAXq2Q15wP4wfpdFqPxMUi4HqITyqCBssMG-A8hyQikULopv83YaElh504iDUlTmz-9Ra9So1HF49aRiujZbXoISpc2nBT1ffPk_M1BcwBUqVbjNxa5zrbXG_0t1bhc6vyZ9O-UMd69jQ9XyzNEmsrGBudig0AIHVjakWkjtRl3bFARELR3KNgJmQX/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>As the show ended, all six of the Blue Angels made one last pass along the San Francisco Bay and in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. A chance for a nice shot of these magnificent pilots and machines in front of an iconic location. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBQnB-6OLiuaRou41GU39tRJ16KiQzeK7yHCNorQe9t3jFiU5Gsm1R_FP9njhUd-us_FncW1bumLQOi25ZeunA4elmhBO-8GFFy1t0HeoKB_73dtlKxQlN9PkqHO-Bl9l-rQ0pm7UGtkqekj2gNC89ay9jJ-mCJU_APGtFQapv74ixVUy017J_BqxQ_Hk/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBQnB-6OLiuaRou41GU39tRJ16KiQzeK7yHCNorQe9t3jFiU5Gsm1R_FP9njhUd-us_FncW1bumLQOi25ZeunA4elmhBO-8GFFy1t0HeoKB_73dtlKxQlN9PkqHO-Bl9l-rQ0pm7UGtkqekj2gNC89ay9jJ-mCJU_APGtFQapv74ixVUy017J_BqxQ_Hk/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-blue-angels-sf-fleet-week-0027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>They made one last low pass in front of the crowds before heading off into the distance. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MMCZlcAiJwo4TTTIFuNDa0ja9wz634QPb6sovLOm6QKUqgOf6Mi_PlB749vOeBh54FelmK0Ww8wDP5q4WUF_UTGEUv5Ea6qHto6VitGXZvGYKZQB0YBh-pcime-fxzBwKrbaci1Nhyphenhyphen7BFB5_I1hDeCI_s-3xJLR3Rylw1FrwNVFdpzoIxQA0gFomaFZ8/s900/Edit-Blue-Angels-Over-SF-1118-crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MMCZlcAiJwo4TTTIFuNDa0ja9wz634QPb6sovLOm6QKUqgOf6Mi_PlB749vOeBh54FelmK0Ww8wDP5q4WUF_UTGEUv5Ea6qHto6VitGXZvGYKZQB0YBh-pcime-fxzBwKrbaci1Nhyphenhyphen7BFB5_I1hDeCI_s-3xJLR3Rylw1FrwNVFdpzoIxQA0gFomaFZ8/w640-h426/Edit-Blue-Angels-Over-SF-1118-crop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>I was really glad that I used the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a> to capture these images. Even though my Canon R3 has a faster frame rate, the increased resolution of the Canon R5 lets me zoom in and see so much detail. Here is a tighter crop of the same images. You can clearly see each pilot and how they are carefully judging their distance from the planes at their sides. </p><p>I hope you enjoyed seeing these images as much as I did capturing them. </p><p>Two days after this show, I lead my first photo tour of San Francisco and we had an awesome trip. I will blog those images soon. It went so well that I have just added another SF photo tour for 2024. If you would like to join me next year, you can get more information on my <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">photo tour page</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. 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In today's blog post, I am sharing with you some of the close up photos from the last trip. Some were taken with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100mm%20macro%20lens%20&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100mm macro lens </a>and others were taken using the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100-500mm lens</a>, which does an amazing job of focusing up close. On this trip, I decided to leave the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R3&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R3</a> at home, and took the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a> and <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R6II&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R6II</a> bodies.</p><p>I love these close up shots, because it shows you detail that one might miss otherwise.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_75fs9t9736RDuPYq0185ryryRTpHk3lS-hq7ebt0e3LIXj8LovJiTSCxqgeRfP91fpAYiIwqUlmF157L0UwdGo7fpAyr6SO7qNEnsmXJn3YZuVVsc7jMoEEAtiks5VtAknOY5VdUWQa92X5z0dNhluGBZ54eKso3-j1SdkF1r0AfQsWAjD2Sr04Ft1h/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="638" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_75fs9t9736RDuPYq0185ryryRTpHk3lS-hq7ebt0e3LIXj8LovJiTSCxqgeRfP91fpAYiIwqUlmF157L0UwdGo7fpAyr6SO7qNEnsmXJn3YZuVVsc7jMoEEAtiks5VtAknOY5VdUWQa92X5z0dNhluGBZ54eKso3-j1SdkF1r0AfQsWAjD2Sr04Ft1h/w454-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0001.JPG" width="454" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On our "macro day" we had a chance to photograph this helmet lizard. I have photographed this type of lizard before but never seen one with a dark blue eye. To capture this, I zoomed the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100-500mm lens</a> to 370mm to just get the upper part of the body. When capturing the whole body (head to tail), the blue eye was not as noticeable. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJs1zGAnHul0TpNffGBoPe5YlAIgULvweWaD4CYIp86KeiYRvoGoBosek1W03ny77QtK6yx5A4kmZqbZaRz4Tr89-8vEPN3eiy2UYjKyp7PNe4zhL5Iq_ycjC-RaeDZebJkEnciJ4hVif5A42mV--VUyA3naItk3bayRmPgXobVxH3YB4nOXisbvNOySK/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJs1zGAnHul0TpNffGBoPe5YlAIgULvweWaD4CYIp86KeiYRvoGoBosek1W03ny77QtK6yx5A4kmZqbZaRz4Tr89-8vEPN3eiy2UYjKyp7PNe4zhL5Iq_ycjC-RaeDZebJkEnciJ4hVif5A42mV--VUyA3naItk3bayRmPgXobVxH3YB4nOXisbvNOySK/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you have followed my blog for a long time, and seen other images from Costa Rica, you know that I love photographing the red eye tree frogs. Since I have captured thousands of images of these little guys, I now look for interesting positions that they might be in. I really liked the way that this frog was positioned on the plant. Mainly it's foot placement and the way that it is looking out towards me. This photo was taken with the long lens.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fyM0hDwYGwBvfzfrrnBUjC0SQtXSsFeE9U2td_GVkazscVU_BVftl7cq377YRMKbl9rZ-YTXpXbCmNPHWwrYRrXeD0NoqtVjDdQxNGm-DeSaC38qKJ02BmwnepOrMjVJCq5eyJUCZ4Tqq4RE3QVfJu1O-B8W4jWSsBekQE0BfeGb01qdnwtHqsxRCZC9/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fyM0hDwYGwBvfzfrrnBUjC0SQtXSsFeE9U2td_GVkazscVU_BVftl7cq377YRMKbl9rZ-YTXpXbCmNPHWwrYRrXeD0NoqtVjDdQxNGm-DeSaC38qKJ02BmwnepOrMjVJCq5eyJUCZ4Tqq4RE3QVfJu1O-B8W4jWSsBekQE0BfeGb01qdnwtHqsxRCZC9/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0005.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the same frog photographed with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100mm%20macro%20lens%20&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100mm macro lens</a>. When getting this close, you can see much more detail and more vibrant colors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuYwfWhwqlqw8gDcs9CPYytAJQSpM2C3K3VJUZNpsD-NXQuILtJ7xrJ7N3uOYgimtDTlnsQ0Vc29LrXdnah7RXn3ynjDn1mfFsx5sDUgaGiWS7KObgcPtlRZRwYaufDEGku7R-htAQ4SZxc3NXxMM-CwL9PiibjJb1GwJ1KWLA2ctRInuzJ4ohOb2q_6K/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuYwfWhwqlqw8gDcs9CPYytAJQSpM2C3K3VJUZNpsD-NXQuILtJ7xrJ7N3uOYgimtDTlnsQ0Vc29LrXdnah7RXn3ynjDn1mfFsx5sDUgaGiWS7KObgcPtlRZRwYaufDEGku7R-htAQ4SZxc3NXxMM-CwL9PiibjJb1GwJ1KWLA2ctRInuzJ4ohOb2q_6K/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This frog was just hanging out and not moving much. This allowed all of us to easily capture images from all different directions. Straight on...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjh_bgDEEDM3YnbnPib0o1kyeCqW2gH1m-6eWxR3PrXU1FlloIpgCu-1Bmj01TzXfmKmjcidzDQQyl5mqjLByiHZe6nlN_-9A2tT4XceUW5k6obTwbO8QWTjkDsLdhRZSFpw701N-6cyjuy2pjHGpvhBJ8K58L755z63-VCve1xrJD8JBljVClai6r46J/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjh_bgDEEDM3YnbnPib0o1kyeCqW2gH1m-6eWxR3PrXU1FlloIpgCu-1Bmj01TzXfmKmjcidzDQQyl5mqjLByiHZe6nlN_-9A2tT4XceUW5k6obTwbO8QWTjkDsLdhRZSFpw701N-6cyjuy2pjHGpvhBJ8K58L755z63-VCve1xrJD8JBljVClai6r46J/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...and profile. Which lens do you think I was using to get these photos? If you guessed the macro lens, you would be wrong. 😀</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWqOoBmLLEuyxkN5ej7ZhdLkhKI8kWjO-FIOQgT1vk_4pnTTvOKnsUkH9dwZyJqeNh360InV4MeNocIBCVgaK03DmBQWeSoQIqtuSGqNldtdhv3rUnVUYtWuaDz1Sj_iq9uTgQA8Fi6osHUjTx7ai_oFqFPJ9gHBavMwlE9gQMUMfZe02mcai-svJjag0/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWqOoBmLLEuyxkN5ej7ZhdLkhKI8kWjO-FIOQgT1vk_4pnTTvOKnsUkH9dwZyJqeNh360InV4MeNocIBCVgaK03DmBQWeSoQIqtuSGqNldtdhv3rUnVUYtWuaDz1Sj_iq9uTgQA8Fi6osHUjTx7ai_oFqFPJ9gHBavMwlE9gQMUMfZe02mcai-svJjag0/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was testing pre-production units of the new <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Crucial%20x9&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Crucial x9</a> and <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Crucial%20x10&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Crucial x10</a> solid state drives (which are my new go-to drives). I wanted to take some "lifestyle photos" of these drives in the rain forest, and decided to have a little fun with one of our little models. I put the drive in front of this dart frog and waited for it to hop on for a ride. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8TYXakERlmBqH9PgCHDEnMReFsXYQm6f4jdELEu1HlSqJuwbpEgxaP7woXG5OVqD0KCn0C8UcRpZz5zfsgXA1K4PqxE5ZoUOZW-6NyhTX5DzdsBC5bbjo7NVGm4WUdsZrKCOWK3F-FkKaNJQfVx3sxAysJqsYLSpr5dFa4vHWl0DlThxBzopckuSAUiv/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8TYXakERlmBqH9PgCHDEnMReFsXYQm6f4jdELEu1HlSqJuwbpEgxaP7woXG5OVqD0KCn0C8UcRpZz5zfsgXA1K4PqxE5ZoUOZW-6NyhTX5DzdsBC5bbjo7NVGm4WUdsZrKCOWK3F-FkKaNJQfVx3sxAysJqsYLSpr5dFa4vHWl0DlThxBzopckuSAUiv/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Whenever we take photos of the snakes, we always use the longer zoom lenses. Our handler placed this Eyelash Viper on this mossy log and I encouraged everyone to wait for the tongue to come out and shoot at that moment. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0V3Vt1Kbv4qdHktSlOpZPLziz6dOTG1U7h_rLAmjMiu_au8BTWT77P18RI-65rlHvyKEwhvJhP2XSaLdy2768jLQihTS2l-rEKusmnJUp46Oo06hhYHcEc_vWNU9DBgJpKI0GcLsuHDm4gvWAHdMrzNDg6cF237pYHHxVJlJAgmdx22eTWN0etj_1Qd5/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0V3Vt1Kbv4qdHktSlOpZPLziz6dOTG1U7h_rLAmjMiu_au8BTWT77P18RI-65rlHvyKEwhvJhP2XSaLdy2768jLQihTS2l-rEKusmnJUp46Oo06hhYHcEc_vWNU9DBgJpKI0GcLsuHDm4gvWAHdMrzNDg6cF237pYHHxVJlJAgmdx22eTWN0etj_1Qd5/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In between photographing the reptiles, I always encourage my guests to look around capture the beautiful foliage. I was photographing this plant when I saw this insect flying into the frame. I quickly changed my focus to my new subject and took this shot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJoHmGXcDPPX8X44W7hyErh_nDU0XlQAo_omfiQee-BFnXSWVQULpmKSRB9bvCykk9EwMECsx7Fsl_GixXdlRd2Ic42shKnVo7lEGh_xTcKNVahUSzYZ19wr0typ7alnFq2LkINLuHs3tNmsvsCKAJtTI0DW3j6jYl-JCamkqiNNmdS7t7OawjwtBo1aT/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJoHmGXcDPPX8X44W7hyErh_nDU0XlQAo_omfiQee-BFnXSWVQULpmKSRB9bvCykk9EwMECsx7Fsl_GixXdlRd2Ic42shKnVo7lEGh_xTcKNVahUSzYZ19wr0typ7alnFq2LkINLuHs3tNmsvsCKAJtTI0DW3j6jYl-JCamkqiNNmdS7t7OawjwtBo1aT/w640-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On one of our free mornings, I decided to walk through the grounds of the resort to see what fun wildlife I could capture. Yeah, I know...some people might wonder why I would keep shooting after almost a week of teaching photography, but the passion runs deep and I love what I do! This young Iguana was hanging out on a branch down by the pier. I leaned over a railing, zoomed the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100-500mm lens</a> all the way to 500mm to get as close as I could, and grabbed this shot. Because I was so close (maybe 6 feet away) and shooting at 500mm, I was able to get really narrow depth of field, with the focus mainly being on the face of the animal. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9ai6b8nCypjpF4rr__xpqLZo2F1sPxTCup4pA5ZpQRXKmuB67PnPyZ28ZOUSLc5GxeY9j8p6WVScfwFNwStdgp7TpR6Q68IthKNZIt1dD8an_LHTPpj1lOr1z2HpGc7bFpsT9h1ve4sEcnUJWyB90jPV3rhWP0LHlUcb0TACrglLI4M6wXHAtEZLRcDm/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9ai6b8nCypjpF4rr__xpqLZo2F1sPxTCup4pA5ZpQRXKmuB67PnPyZ28ZOUSLc5GxeY9j8p6WVScfwFNwStdgp7TpR6Q68IthKNZIt1dD8an_LHTPpj1lOr1z2HpGc7bFpsT9h1ve4sEcnUJWyB90jPV3rhWP0LHlUcb0TACrglLI4M6wXHAtEZLRcDm/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Almost anywhere you go in the rain forest, you will be treated to butterflies, and they come in all shapes and colors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVo0SFgcot_FBQozxl9UwHvC3Do99l_hBLfunVhmBKgN-F8WzgSaQL72w95FR_ZXDtIPTzo-EuXsB536ReFP4ezWv3QQrQqbWXQF_GW4jD_0c3l8fTq6rXMAnrjeak2c7kVm9XeX8sDCnq6ybx5AsBkgvZ8HsWkIvoK3LJPf9uxv7oRz3jS80EwPxEg9wE/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVo0SFgcot_FBQozxl9UwHvC3Do99l_hBLfunVhmBKgN-F8WzgSaQL72w95FR_ZXDtIPTzo-EuXsB536ReFP4ezWv3QQrQqbWXQF_GW4jD_0c3l8fTq6rXMAnrjeak2c7kVm9XeX8sDCnq6ybx5AsBkgvZ8HsWkIvoK3LJPf9uxv7oRz3jS80EwPxEg9wE/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-close-up-0011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Whenever I take groups to the rain forest, I always include a visit to a local "farm" where they grow and make chocolate. Although this stop is more about the culture and a little less about the photography, there is still plenty to shoot there. Many times we are joined by White face monkeys in this location (which did happen on this trip, but those images will come in another blog post), and we always see cool insects. I saw this fly on top of this flower and loved the shiny green body against the yellow flower pedals. It is a simple photo, but one of my favorites from that day.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX5e8SclIPTS3Tk2zJA2rFp3l2TYOydUgOENny8_yorvlPpT_tNRGyes9cbnweilrO-nXeGbqUkIhtJcQ9nSMaJGVGWMATbXro1Mzi0iwchhwtxajXdtvuW4iqIV6-K5A7sm4gqpcZRBhb2CSv5w-f9bM-jlabP2qnl1eO19Ng9VPnfmMiT3X7liTWBmi/s900/Edit-Costa-Rica-Tour-July23-1905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX5e8SclIPTS3Tk2zJA2rFp3l2TYOydUgOENny8_yorvlPpT_tNRGyes9cbnweilrO-nXeGbqUkIhtJcQ9nSMaJGVGWMATbXro1Mzi0iwchhwtxajXdtvuW4iqIV6-K5A7sm4gqpcZRBhb2CSv5w-f9bM-jlabP2qnl1eO19Ng9VPnfmMiT3X7liTWBmi/w640-h426/Edit-Costa-Rica-Tour-July23-1905.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>We saw this Dragon fly taking a break, and I wanted to zoom in to show the amazing patterns in it's wings. Again, this is something we don't usually see when they are flying around in the distance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The majority of people who go with me on a photo tour to Costa Rica are excited to capture great images of the monkeys, sloths and birds. This just shows you how much more there is to photograph in this beautiful region. Come join me in 2024!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. 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It turns out that Mike had been stung by a bee right on his right eyelid. Ouch! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdm1KcE-FaCrIc_orb1tA0b61kbkBKElMPiayerr7HZ0JGTLBtL7J3XflyvCP4S7W4MMiWU-HbWoF01AkH4wZn02vNAHnmF01z-s56T0iB3a9z3sWdz0gRLnZSw4IAZdSW5wANDEsmtpFZBIOnjDfKooYXG4_ze6HrsaUkzJk3tsZQyXi76TlXIrM_xX4/s1000/Edit-Mike.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdm1KcE-FaCrIc_orb1tA0b61kbkBKElMPiayerr7HZ0JGTLBtL7J3XflyvCP4S7W4MMiWU-HbWoF01AkH4wZn02vNAHnmF01z-s56T0iB3a9z3sWdz0gRLnZSw4IAZdSW5wANDEsmtpFZBIOnjDfKooYXG4_ze6HrsaUkzJk3tsZQyXi76TlXIrM_xX4/w426-h640/Edit-Mike.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>His family suggested that, since I had all my camera gear with me, I should take his portrait. I grabbed my <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R3&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R3</a> with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF%2070-200mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF 70-200mm lens</a> and took some photos of Mike against his kitchen wall. After taking the photo, I told him that he looked like he had been in a boxing match. We all had a good laugh and that was that. Well...until I had an idea.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTPN1O-f_gx-pYAxyjSGYX02sohzXBVdyJp9ANvJnBSnYukXJUiDJY5sf16eqgKNfg7lZsSGKAI35pNBM-p7JeWU2SkpuMEqyrsVnJGC55EAyOxzMF4Q5FEUMoG8Gi87fDArWcv1bw8aipN1KJ3i9Ua6Sv1WKUbxKEAI2z6OX-ejYpX2hLhymV8F-Vno3/s1000/Edit-rocky-3-vintage-movie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTPN1O-f_gx-pYAxyjSGYX02sohzXBVdyJp9ANvJnBSnYukXJUiDJY5sf16eqgKNfg7lZsSGKAI35pNBM-p7JeWU2SkpuMEqyrsVnJGC55EAyOxzMF4Q5FEUMoG8Gi87fDArWcv1bw8aipN1KJ3i9Ua6Sv1WKUbxKEAI2z6OX-ejYpX2hLhymV8F-Vno3/w430-h640/Edit-rocky-3-vintage-movie.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When I got home and downloaded all the images, I saw the images of Mike and thought that it would be fun to put him into a boxing scenario. What better than a "Rocky" poster! I searched the Internet and came across this Rocky III poster at a pretty high resolution. Now it was time to have fun.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87qzL5KCffIVu3cpOwFX7nI45AKgYERJk0apMYSjasszUvjFf4O3-sclPZ4Tw1j7HcCEGgyvw10cY1Gt47075ppVtKOjfCdFgOZtrX9HW9oGPpyWbAuugoUIDUXGc1N-vKhgQ1MMXPHnMsy7ui1u6HHZpo8wz_g9uqrrAHd7EVugi67su56S2y1UxYAyM/s1000/Mike%20Cutout.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="670" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87qzL5KCffIVu3cpOwFX7nI45AKgYERJk0apMYSjasszUvjFf4O3-sclPZ4Tw1j7HcCEGgyvw10cY1Gt47075ppVtKOjfCdFgOZtrX9HW9oGPpyWbAuugoUIDUXGc1N-vKhgQ1MMXPHnMsy7ui1u6HHZpo8wz_g9uqrrAHd7EVugi67su56S2y1UxYAyM/w428-h640/Mike%20Cutout.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div>I removed Mike's face from the background and resized it to fit over Sylvester Stallone's face. At home I have a <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1298743-REG/wacom_pth660_intuos_pro_creative_pen.html/BI/19250/KBID/11129" target="_blank">Wacom Intuos Tablet</a> which makes it way easier to manipulate the process.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzSB-8UL9mfmPKlnDDw3OWw0GHUDfQOcJmL41EB8bJMjneDKuuFmc3zW3f_7-JPp5-qkOqp-YuNDZjUdYqpF_Uh5-6ULghHCu2KU9uyJG3lZMOKZGTwNz9vyaHfQAa_DtUn_e2_62YKcnnp3jrWPlom8fQhBikh1khUef-5fX1pk4gFX4ymwDJN3moeFY/s1000/Edit-Rocky-Levine-movie-Poster.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzSB-8UL9mfmPKlnDDw3OWw0GHUDfQOcJmL41EB8bJMjneDKuuFmc3zW3f_7-JPp5-qkOqp-YuNDZjUdYqpF_Uh5-6ULghHCu2KU9uyJG3lZMOKZGTwNz9vyaHfQAa_DtUn_e2_62YKcnnp3jrWPlom8fQhBikh1khUef-5fX1pk4gFX4ymwDJN3moeFY/w430-h640/Edit-Rocky-Levine-movie-Poster.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since this was on a separate layer, I could paint in his face without leaving any obvious lines between his jaw and the original neckline. I got really lucky that the light on Mike's face (coming from a nearby window) matched the direction of the light on Stallone. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejD2prJ_jL_DI8JaTpbSDXVFvvev6Q0OM5kD-4vZWYtedE9LrCnv06ZUWjW9H7lZQsMFgkXX_SoP6RsjMIsaGeoYWSRtDlq2Ki5c_R5wXFHfoESiCeqMjN1m2cov5cYoDHl9eKrS33QS1lJiGITgrNndQOHxTHN6vGnXlFqACcmfWjuG0DNnnVX--RJyP/s1000/Edit-Rocky-Levine-movie-Poster2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejD2prJ_jL_DI8JaTpbSDXVFvvev6Q0OM5kD-4vZWYtedE9LrCnv06ZUWjW9H7lZQsMFgkXX_SoP6RsjMIsaGeoYWSRtDlq2Ki5c_R5wXFHfoESiCeqMjN1m2cov5cYoDHl9eKrS33QS1lJiGITgrNndQOHxTHN6vGnXlFqACcmfWjuG0DNnnVX--RJyP/w430-h640/Edit-Rocky-Levine-movie-Poster2.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After looking at the photo a little longer, I decided that I needed to enhance the redness of Mike's right eye. I created an adjustment brush, increased the saturation of red and painted that in. After having a good laugh to myself, it was time to share the image with Mike and his family. I texted them the image and they thought it was hysterical.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsUy82Jc1CkLu4h9SMvskKqwjhwvFDjb5zzkShHYN1KGxE4vvLsP7eGyJQkSE9jiXMYQUwJjmAfyFUn_JRkTjyPjAKtrbVUJ0Onrf7Eny1lUVy6ENuXr6vbkoWL4S0i-HOcGvGxWqe0cyXgu7RR-ar1PAxRC_eGMTA-vCZy2y6sC8Q01NTae8blYkMzL4/s1000/IMG_5776%202A.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="1000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsUy82Jc1CkLu4h9SMvskKqwjhwvFDjb5zzkShHYN1KGxE4vvLsP7eGyJQkSE9jiXMYQUwJjmAfyFUn_JRkTjyPjAKtrbVUJ0Onrf7Eny1lUVy6ENuXr6vbkoWL4S0i-HOcGvGxWqe0cyXgu7RR-ar1PAxRC_eGMTA-vCZy2y6sC8Q01NTae8blYkMzL4/w640-h360/IMG_5776%202A.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since I have the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20Pro-4100%20printer&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon Pro-4100 printer</a> in my office, I had to take the image and print it poster size!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3eF3u_AZQ4UvJitjt9eJ6lPLTiv_Cj995g3PrfkxT7vXz7TTIfawf1mbXEmJihv-4CC6KkzmKer5FOOm-Ga-9XESjealBKuqjY0aywLGVqyEby3ChWIJkpX5hbBX0BNZgYrS_hmm-_c8PMWWvacVm5_NkUnE6PcX1StgmZkcvQfOB5alQN4OXJFsyYo8/s1000/IMG_5935.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3eF3u_AZQ4UvJitjt9eJ6lPLTiv_Cj995g3PrfkxT7vXz7TTIfawf1mbXEmJihv-4CC6KkzmKer5FOOm-Ga-9XESjealBKuqjY0aywLGVqyEby3ChWIJkpX5hbBX0BNZgYrS_hmm-_c8PMWWvacVm5_NkUnE6PcX1StgmZkcvQfOB5alQN4OXJFsyYo8/w360-h640/IMG_5935.JPEG" width="360" /></a></div><p>I have a bunch of 24x36 inch frames and saw this as the perfect gift for them. A couple of weeks later I framed it and brought it over to them. Now the big question is, where do they put it in the house? Mike wants it front and center in the house and his wife wants none of that! That makes me laugh even more.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">• Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br /></p><p style="font-family: times;">• You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">• If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.</p><p style="font-family: times;">• Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours. <b><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </b></p></div></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-65987943040388542702023-09-06T15:21:00.003-07:002023-09-18T11:46:58.124-07:00You can finally purchase Jeff Cable Photography images on my new website!<p>I have been a professional photographer for almost 20 years, and I have amassed quite a collection of images from all over the world. For so long, people have asked me how they can purchase my photos. and I never had a good answer for them. Honestly, I just did not have the bandwidth to make them available for print. All of that is changing now. I have been working with Art Storefronts to make my photos available to purchase. You can purchase inexpensive novelty items, paper prints ranging from 8x12 to 60x40, metal prints, gallery wraps, acrylics and more.</p><p><b>To launch the new website <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a>. I am offering 20% off everything. </b></p><p>I have gone through 20 years of photos and added my favorite images from Africa, Costa Rica, Europe, San Francisco and more. You will find everything from wildlife to cityscape photos. I am really excited about the new site since it is really clean and easy to navigate. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4B1oMRivgLk-npVjt-eTWST2duS5W9mYUhjvvaIiuH5SrdWF8Qawp_6MSlVAWudRFMS-IGm-lR76o3j7fd7fy5wN62Gz7EcdSJD6nYAGLrxw7FfHQehBQq6NLsHumdpLjF4I_dAGhBZ8nHM-Vo0Ww_dUHMstAGcQDBuMSy0XjIOG5YpTBdEQZez-PSIjh/s2786/fineart.jeffcable6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="2786" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4B1oMRivgLk-npVjt-eTWST2duS5W9mYUhjvvaIiuH5SrdWF8Qawp_6MSlVAWudRFMS-IGm-lR76o3j7fd7fy5wN62Gz7EcdSJD6nYAGLrxw7FfHQehBQq6NLsHumdpLjF4I_dAGhBZ8nHM-Vo0Ww_dUHMstAGcQDBuMSy0XjIOG5YpTBdEQZez-PSIjh/w640-h458/fineart.jeffcable6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Currently you will see three categories of images, Wildlife, Nights Around the World, and Travel. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxcXuMsXEWfo2MwRbz4czyxvYqJMEhBp4-mpWK2H7kYpJ1CFDhGdJ1EFMJ2xWMJRAM0f-m500mM05VIQ8LkTOcWi3uo1BgbWi5HgyGBk0qq4t2y0jWixb3VF-sWP2FoF3cALpitNzrlmzH4gVa4BZZbHVH_ryxO5U-LwhTcr35jMkBPZuMnKjMxhjtmec/s2758/fineart.jeffcable2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="2758" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxcXuMsXEWfo2MwRbz4czyxvYqJMEhBp4-mpWK2H7kYpJ1CFDhGdJ1EFMJ2xWMJRAM0f-m500mM05VIQ8LkTOcWi3uo1BgbWi5HgyGBk0qq4t2y0jWixb3VF-sWP2FoF3cALpitNzrlmzH4gVa4BZZbHVH_ryxO5U-LwhTcr35jMkBPZuMnKjMxhjtmec/w640-h518/fineart.jeffcable2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Within each of these categories is a large collection of my favorite photos.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_K10dB-IwhTlIYI4cbXK72LGRt2PDvGpXamOHHfED1Qyyzg7WQyOwceOBYHNJ51aHYK8CZYjgdHM6bWqfSKmT6zTLRBbeSh2ACq0G273DWaZjlp46ul3uvbr742FQ9H1Oeupw4gZvhmpv2HCVa2ODZFIqeS02pwgqlm9SwqMWhsOtnPThoEFBtUi-W73/s2798/fineart.jeffcable3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="2798" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_K10dB-IwhTlIYI4cbXK72LGRt2PDvGpXamOHHfED1Qyyzg7WQyOwceOBYHNJ51aHYK8CZYjgdHM6bWqfSKmT6zTLRBbeSh2ACq0G273DWaZjlp46ul3uvbr742FQ9H1Oeupw4gZvhmpv2HCVa2ODZFIqeS02pwgqlm9SwqMWhsOtnPThoEFBtUi-W73/w640-h510/fineart.jeffcable3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can even use the color pallet to the top left to choose images within a certain color range to suit the environment of your choice. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58aPE4kri7ZTYhwt-asUhmmivlt--ExHa8kRecK81Tyz1Vj8jM0AhHG-XZSBnZE_kbnUZB-u_XQ1GvPe9JohNTCeM4oONAznPLZDD_jv8fSAoB6XU0BQYVZ-Wakv5rxxnh36WnpehQI1nvxv9qn_KkuRo3UBDQErN0Z9XZbMMduc4X7s9o93v0mX38IAL/s2784/fineart.jeffcable4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="2784" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58aPE4kri7ZTYhwt-asUhmmivlt--ExHa8kRecK81Tyz1Vj8jM0AhHG-XZSBnZE_kbnUZB-u_XQ1GvPe9JohNTCeM4oONAznPLZDD_jv8fSAoB6XU0BQYVZ-Wakv5rxxnh36WnpehQI1nvxv9qn_KkuRo3UBDQErN0Z9XZbMMduc4X7s9o93v0mX38IAL/w640-h492/fineart.jeffcable4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>As you can see, there a lot of options for you. Everything from gift items to museum quality large prints.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLDHp9aFxpz0dq2h0mhHHb8LPcH9UJT-hWsYJVX-GdenhJCzDqjg1uXTf9DJTATfnlB_hT5M7d3mE4_dvdFISlqIFyl8zgb_xo5lmgJ3u2uWahsFd6GB2sa6UaVTepr0jAWizAjGQGSiv2SBNPWg0w0rnb-YdaWT-L3yT58UPffNg0rp3FLzF6Y-dS8VM/s2788/fineart.jeffcable5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2164" data-original-width="2788" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLDHp9aFxpz0dq2h0mhHHb8LPcH9UJT-hWsYJVX-GdenhJCzDqjg1uXTf9DJTATfnlB_hT5M7d3mE4_dvdFISlqIFyl8zgb_xo5lmgJ3u2uWahsFd6GB2sa6UaVTepr0jAWizAjGQGSiv2SBNPWg0w0rnb-YdaWT-L3yT58UPffNg0rp3FLzF6Y-dS8VM/w640-h496/fineart.jeffcable5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I encourage you to enter your email for the fine art site, as I will <b>not</b> be automatically adding you from this blog mailing list to the other. The fine art mailing list will remind you of special offers that you may otherwise miss, even though they will be posted on my social media channels. <div><p>I have tried to keep the prices reasonable to make these affordable gifts for yourself and your friends. </p><p><b>I hope that you enjoy the <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/" target="_blank">new site</a> and find something to compliment your home or business!</b></p><p>- Jeff</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">__________________________________________________________</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />_________________________________________________________________</p><p style="font-family: times;">You can now purchase Jeff Cable Photography images from my new fine art site at: <a href="https://fineart.jeffcable.com/">https://fineart.jeffcable.com/</a></p><p style="font-family: times;">_________________________________________________________________</p><p style="font-family: times;">If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours. </p><p style="font-family: times;"><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </p></div></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-31224079336256888632023-08-30T14:38:00.000-07:002023-08-30T14:38:02.761-07:00QNAP NAS update: Moving 1.5 MILLION images from the old Drobo!<p>I am interrupting my Costa Rica blog posts to bring to you a long awaited post about my data storage transition. Way back in February of this year I wrote a <a href="https://blog.jeffcable.com/2023/02/goodbye-drobo-hello-qnap-my-new-data.html" target="_blank">blog post</a> telling you all that I was making a huge transition from the Drobo NAS system (now out of business) to the newer and far superior QNAP system. Back then I had just installed the two new NAS systems, but had not moved any data. </p><p>I had many people (most of whom were using Drobo) write to me and ask how the QNAP transition was going. I told them that it was too early to tell, and that I had a lot of work to do before I could give them a fair and honest answer. </p><p>Here I am about 6 months later and I have been using the system non-stop. I apologize for taking so long to write this follow-up review, but there was a lot to do in between then and now. Some had to do with the data transition and some was just the back-to-back photo tours. No more excuses! Let me tell you what I have found, both the good and the bad. </p><p><b>Initial Setup</b></p><p>Let me start with the install of the boxes. I had two NAS systems to set up, one of which would be my main storage and one which would be my offsite destination. I had a whole bunch of the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Seagate%20IronWolf%2020TB%20hard%20drives&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Seagate IronWolf 20TB hard drives</a> to install, and I also purchased a couple of M2 SSD drives to increase the overall speed of the drive access. Installing the drives was simple enough, and powering up the QNAP boxes was a piece of cake. I did have to make some phone calls to the support team when I got stuck, and they were very helpful getting me up and running. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MgRZD31sQVsbb-LtGewQcOnzzeE_ctEI8q-d22z5ZpJdGTHrxJmMjvDIviEJj6V8kmuth69YzxmXo34jaTZ0g-wVP9QBgLx-KpgQ-Rm_5kNxvw-eGaevOKb07KkdIXQMLYMdGbUmzupcOkl2MxKAzQ6UXdLxJJR1RjjMwCjg7tVozWr3uCY0xd_QbjO1/s1661/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1661" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MgRZD31sQVsbb-LtGewQcOnzzeE_ctEI8q-d22z5ZpJdGTHrxJmMjvDIviEJj6V8kmuth69YzxmXo34jaTZ0g-wVP9QBgLx-KpgQ-Rm_5kNxvw-eGaevOKb07KkdIXQMLYMdGbUmzupcOkl2MxKAzQ6UXdLxJJR1RjjMwCjg7tVozWr3uCY0xd_QbjO1/w640-h436/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>My goal was to transition all 1.5 million photos (and other data) from the Drobo NAS to the new <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=QNAP%20TVS-h874&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">QNAP TVS-h874 NAS</a>. This process took a REALLY long time. I would transfer one year of data at a time and I think it took me the better part of two weeks to complete the process. </p><p><b>An Issue</b></p><p>Once I got everything moved over, everything appeared to be perfect, with one hiccup. When I attempted to search for a folder on the drive (using my Mac Studio), the folders could not be found. It turns out that the NAS was not indexed. The crazy thing is...there is no easy way to re-index a drive from a Mac, so I had to research a way to make that happen. Once I figured out how to make that happen, it took another 5 days! And this problem has not been completely resolved. There are still times when the indexing goes haywire (where I search for a folder, it shows the folder, I click on it, and it opens a completely different folder) and I have to force a re-index. This process generally takes a couple of days (in the background), which is a real nuisance since it slows the drive to a crawl. I have searched the Internet for answers and this seems to be an issue with the Mac and many NAS drives. I am hoping that someone at Apple can help me resolve this.</p><p><b>How I Work On My Files</b></p><p>Originally I had thought that I would use the QNAP NAS as my main working drive, but I have decided to use the new <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=crucial%204tb%20x10%20ssd&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">4TB Crucial x10 SSD drive</a> as my main drive. I chose to make this change for two reasons:</p><p>* The Crucial SSD is incredibly fast, much faster than accessing the QNAP drive over Ethernet.</p><p>* In case the indexing problem happens again, I can still work with the SSD without any delays while I re-index the NAS.</p><p><b>Setting Up Remote Synchronization</b></p><p>In the <a href="https://blog.jeffcable.com/2023/02/goodbye-drobo-hello-qnap-my-new-data.html" target="_blank">previous blog post</a>, I showed the two QNAP units side by side. My next step was to copy all of the data from the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=QNAP%20TVS-h874&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">QNAP TVS-h874 NAS</a> (primary drive) to the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=TS-832PX&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">QNAP TS-832PX NAS drive</a> (which would be my offsite drive). The QNAP support people helped me connect the two boxes together and start the synchronization. I knew that the synchronization had to first be done locally (on the same network), because trying to sync up 1.5 million images to a remote location over the Internet would take forever. </p><p>That process took another 3 or 4 days, but I did not have to do anything. We started the sync and I let it run.</p><div>At that point I needed to drive the second box to my remote location, which is a couple of hundred miles away at my brother's home. Once I got the second box powered up at my brothers, I once again leaned on the QNAP support people to help me with the remote sync settings. This process was so simple and painless. I was amazed! With the old Drobo unit (using their Drobo DR software), the user interface was terrible, the process was painstaking and it failed all the time. I have been dying for a reliable system for keeping my data safe in more than one location. Now I have it. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>The User Interface and Features</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXw-TMciSWZ-ypmd7C6D4U2MyM02lQ0QWWlAoIZzqE3YzeK4R9np77BpL7hllPOQL0CjHxL-W6vIfYPOU-RWr9rNRr7cS0XrWSFO_YnkQ0A1twhkR0zSPfVfYhb4r-5ZLkQEeBoltbJoH-j8zkGUbAYfaY5TDizZhGMEWis9OvsIE8pNKqFOIJZS2mIDf/s2474/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="2474" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXw-TMciSWZ-ypmd7C6D4U2MyM02lQ0QWWlAoIZzqE3YzeK4R9np77BpL7hllPOQL0CjHxL-W6vIfYPOU-RWr9rNRr7cS0XrWSFO_YnkQ0A1twhkR0zSPfVfYhb4r-5ZLkQEeBoltbJoH-j8zkGUbAYfaY5TDizZhGMEWis9OvsIE8pNKqFOIJZS2mIDf/w640-h404/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The user interface for the QNAP is all browser based and is very straight-forward. I have not used most of the icons you see above, mostly using the HBS 3 Hybrid Backup Sync app for the remote synchronization. I do use the File Station application at times, but mainly use the Mac Finder to find what I am looking for.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnHOooKNCggL40hYZlEn5WYdBhjaTi5o8w4MUr8OZX6JLj035XFpc-6QRk5f3Rjw7987Q4VjD5YXwAQgGwebivluo2TBHjCIOFpRD21lsIo6BEXXWmzz4ICBJlAAw_RYANYnJZA5VG99i9xC3PG5xFMCOCHNPnZA73tn_HMslW3jJBH_7kGbANhAsVtGX/s2474/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2194" data-original-width="2474" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnHOooKNCggL40hYZlEn5WYdBhjaTi5o8w4MUr8OZX6JLj035XFpc-6QRk5f3Rjw7987Q4VjD5YXwAQgGwebivluo2TBHjCIOFpRD21lsIo6BEXXWmzz4ICBJlAAw_RYANYnJZA5VG99i9xC3PG5xFMCOCHNPnZA73tn_HMslW3jJBH_7kGbANhAsVtGX/w640-h568/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is what the File Station interface looks like. A simple interface for viewing the files and folders stored on the NAS drive.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrKJ1RqhfLSV3Kg_XIPr1ZdbDA3tBVWywTQEefG9cwkxIkPL9v_futeZpoCUoxB0FbyWsUN4JH0WKzzgkAlT8NchK_ZBMmMih0JDePmby9Y4eDG-w3-WY7Hgu_Df3bDljKkYD0AiHRfNmH3HNjNUARKSjSirMfbJB1idHM_QuSDtvdiBVVCvsgZD2zQ_L/s2406/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="2406" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrKJ1RqhfLSV3Kg_XIPr1ZdbDA3tBVWywTQEefG9cwkxIkPL9v_futeZpoCUoxB0FbyWsUN4JH0WKzzgkAlT8NchK_ZBMmMih0JDePmby9Y4eDG-w3-WY7Hgu_Df3bDljKkYD0AiHRfNmH3HNjNUARKSjSirMfbJB1idHM_QuSDtvdiBVVCvsgZD2zQ_L/w640-h380/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There are numerous applications which can be installed on the QNAP NAS drive. I have installed a couple of apps (for the backup and remote access). I have been tempted to install the media streaming app (just for fun), but have not done so at this time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2ZyBLh9WHFXTFFiXXTWl-dDvoa3wH-vB0Z3CjzCyfaIfKm38tZvPxcDW887LpLYNrvoCAG361VrdR0jxflRFSYd7I0B1oSIPZ0rOBTldn1On61JRJWCp_ud5B7muItCiMr-4p0y4mJq0gGjWL18um1PtbtyMFFiAtdR9q4OT4sx8yOXEsLb_oWEuwOwV/s2318/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="2318" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2ZyBLh9WHFXTFFiXXTWl-dDvoa3wH-vB0Z3CjzCyfaIfKm38tZvPxcDW887LpLYNrvoCAG361VrdR0jxflRFSYd7I0B1oSIPZ0rOBTldn1On61JRJWCp_ud5B7muItCiMr-4p0y4mJq0gGjWL18um1PtbtyMFFiAtdR9q4OT4sx8yOXEsLb_oWEuwOwV/w640-h422/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Control Panel is where I set all my settings for the NAS unit, with me generally using the "General Settings" more than anything else. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIQI3VT3-23AR9toFTEJ3IIOhW8gAd60I9XakrRIsIaJbgqfLtJyHDqEmaP3Q-4fxEpx1uYEH5RUUsIIpvsS8YzfzYYtsIOV2RFKYm-WbHl__dqaSKJI0460UCrA8S2NbUAHr-T3CfpgFFSh12a27_79r2CtX1xoKI5YaxxG3mefPurGuCBJCconofvYq/s2472/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="2472" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIQI3VT3-23AR9toFTEJ3IIOhW8gAd60I9XakrRIsIaJbgqfLtJyHDqEmaP3Q-4fxEpx1uYEH5RUUsIIpvsS8YzfzYYtsIOV2RFKYm-WbHl__dqaSKJI0460UCrA8S2NbUAHr-T3CfpgFFSh12a27_79r2CtX1xoKI5YaxxG3mefPurGuCBJCconofvYq/w640-h392/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Within the General Settings, I can check the status of all the drives. In this screen shot, you can see the status of the two internal SSDs and all the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Seagate%20IronWolf%2020TB%20hard%20drives&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Seagate IronWolf 20TB hard drives</a>. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJFXDmX7f08Jwr68TS8G8TdbwCkAfMk7lSZUxGMBlrMinw4YP4ONTq5sa4bGH_XtEcpAxzcDt9WnxZbY_8OqYHur6-63WdBadwjHUrHznGjaXxHMNofo3nRWnFLlJACcsVi5PI8ErpsfK6_jj1L-M0Sd-Iiq-dhWOGjNoc1BW5O6WdA2-mNwDw-pYX2i6/s2410/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="2410" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJFXDmX7f08Jwr68TS8G8TdbwCkAfMk7lSZUxGMBlrMinw4YP4ONTq5sa4bGH_XtEcpAxzcDt9WnxZbY_8OqYHur6-63WdBadwjHUrHznGjaXxHMNofo3nRWnFLlJACcsVi5PI8ErpsfK6_jj1L-M0Sd-Iiq-dhWOGjNoc1BW5O6WdA2-mNwDw-pYX2i6/w640-h356/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As I mentioned earlier, I am using the the HBS 3 Hybrid Backup Sync app (no additional charge for this) for my remote synchronization. I have this application running on both boxes and performing a synchronization every morning at 1am. It has been running for the last 6 months without any issues or failures. This means that I have all 1.5 million images in both places for extra security, and it stays up-to-date constantly. This is a huge peace of mind for me (and my clients).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGbiiw0ECn_aBc2SE8zpQg20sYvZeXu8xi_nIXu4fKLQW4fliu6TL8pqDyaygwIlqHlSMdr7L1h_5PEblmfv7DPJv2ExeMyYsgHZJII6qIyI6iOIporLzFaGtQkMFPRR3nJfziADVdmhtSPdr0ig58RTB_ay5M4Qu01BAjK-io1E1YFvbKEebyTijAWO2/s1896/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1896" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGbiiw0ECn_aBc2SE8zpQg20sYvZeXu8xi_nIXu4fKLQW4fliu6TL8pqDyaygwIlqHlSMdr7L1h_5PEblmfv7DPJv2ExeMyYsgHZJII6qIyI6iOIporLzFaGtQkMFPRR3nJfziADVdmhtSPdr0ig58RTB_ay5M4Qu01BAjK-io1E1YFvbKEebyTijAWO2/w640-h362/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>When I was using the Drobo DR software, I would constantly bug the development team at Drobo to give me some sort of interface to show the progress of the synchronization. With the Drobo, there was almost no way to see if the synchronization was successful or how much data was transferred. They never fixed that issue, creating times when the sync process was broken for months without my knowledge. With the QNAP Sync log, I have an easy way to check the status of my sync to make sure they are happening.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EVtZxYs8_F3vdlSgl5NxR9Sg2ZVMIhaCICUpClzbNNALPyyCShcX7xijxYaUQiigtIzsYbf8_Q9QuyBEkrYCZb1xcE-eQ-ynPlavrmD4x8uIMg7KnGIsKwmuQgcrsD6PeP_8J9HEFvlKaXqqzEExS-zmU__YnnXnhdMC0fDij8NBqfJtiUUXBvHGdXtB/s1638/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1638" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EVtZxYs8_F3vdlSgl5NxR9Sg2ZVMIhaCICUpClzbNNALPyyCShcX7xijxYaUQiigtIzsYbf8_Q9QuyBEkrYCZb1xcE-eQ-ynPlavrmD4x8uIMg7KnGIsKwmuQgcrsD6PeP_8J9HEFvlKaXqqzEExS-zmU__YnnXnhdMC0fDij8NBqfJtiUUXBvHGdXtB/w640-h422/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>If I click on one of the items in the Sync log, I can see more details of that particular process. In the example above, I can see that on Aug 28th, 54GB of data was sent from my <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=QNAP%20TVS-h874&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">TVS-h874 NAS drive</a> to the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=TS-832PX&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">TS-832PX NAS drive</a> hundreds of miles away. It took about an hour to synchronize the 4914 files.</div><div> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJiqvfRkkwEZFYQ9OdQFM2cBpm8TFPE6sVRelXlA7JxMAHJIlW1DxFTTbaDVH1ZLotb9R2fJBd15fHmt9WKAiIFaeXnbnhWG6KKyoWYWqwt2EZqN6gXL9IakDD8IQ-rtriuRcFXY6nIsgR-ABKXZkQH52mYL59aVfaqjTw9PbwBkrhgU-pPC87H6IZbjn/s2606/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="2532" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJiqvfRkkwEZFYQ9OdQFM2cBpm8TFPE6sVRelXlA7JxMAHJIlW1DxFTTbaDVH1ZLotb9R2fJBd15fHmt9WKAiIFaeXnbnhWG6KKyoWYWqwt2EZqN6gXL9IakDD8IQ-rtriuRcFXY6nIsgR-ABKXZkQH52mYL59aVfaqjTw9PbwBkrhgU-pPC87H6IZbjn/w622-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0009.JPG" width="622" /></a></div><p>Since we are on the subject of remote data, I have to talk about one of my favorite things about the QNAP NAS drives, and one of the biggest differences between the old Drobo system and these new units. I am talking about the ability to easily access ANY of my files from ANYWHERE in the world. Drobo did have the ability to access their NAS drive from a remote location using a web browser, but it was painfully slow. There are many times when I am traveling and need to access images for a client. When searching for a file on the old Drobo NAS, it would literally take me 15 to 20 minutes to locate a file since the interface was brutally slow. With the QNAP drives, I can now find that same file in less than a minute and I LOVE that! Not only can I check files on my local drive, but I can access the remote drive as well. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNXZU13j1jIipRz2foGqGDrI1LaR8dzrWDtueK6af2y3wG9dgBWJrhH3XFnHvzAmQAM8zIxp2k5spKiUuOhSs6Q87kj2xqjQlndmsN3m_10XhODDyQztznIGq2CmjnJMZzv6Evi_j0Y8MIzjqv7C1RO79_XtsV-UNDlkwvzlDVxfby55GZjICOrYOZ_ld/s2532/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNXZU13j1jIipRz2foGqGDrI1LaR8dzrWDtueK6af2y3wG9dgBWJrhH3XFnHvzAmQAM8zIxp2k5spKiUuOhSs6Q87kj2xqjQlndmsN3m_10XhODDyQztznIGq2CmjnJMZzv6Evi_j0Y8MIzjqv7C1RO79_XtsV-UNDlkwvzlDVxfby55GZjICOrYOZ_ld/w296-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-QNAP-NAS-Review-0011.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><p>Oh, one more thing. There is another feature of the QNAP NAS that is not critical but which I really love. That is the auto backup of my camera roll from my phone any time I get in range of my WiFi network. This means that I do not have to do this manually, and I don't have to rely on iCloud or other services to backup my photos and videos from my iPhone. </p><p><b>Conclusion</b></p><p>When Drobo started showing signs of their pending demise, I was in a panic. I had ALL my data on their boxes and both the company and the units were failing. I literally lost sleep worrying about this problem. I pride myself on having every digital image I have ever taken (the keepers), and having them in two locations. I even tell my clients about this setup so that they know I will have their images safe for years to come. </p><p>I can tell you now that the panic is gone and I am really happy with the new QNAP solution. I have not only replicated what I was doing with the Drobo units, I have surpassed the functionality and usability by far! It is not an inexpensive solution, but it is something that is vital to my business. As a professional photographer, our data is everything, and keeping those images safe is critical. I am now sleeping better at night.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">__________________________________________________________</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. 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And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours. </p><p style="font-family: times;"><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </p></div></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-26229121536867050092023-08-17T11:19:00.000-07:002023-08-17T11:19:11.459-07:00The first time doing a dolphin excursion in Costa Rica!<p>I have been leading photo tours to the same area of Costa Rica for many years now, and the itinerary has stayed very much the same with a couple of small changes. Some of the changes were conscious changes made by me (based on my guests feedback) and others were made out of necessity. One of the excursions that my guests enjoyed was a visit to an animal rehab area. Unfortunately that sanctuary has been shut down and so I needed to come up with a different excursion for my photo tour. One of the best parts of the sanctuary visit was the boat ride across the bay. I really wanted to keep that as part of my tour, to share this awesome experience with my guests. Working along with my contacts at the resort, we decided to replace the sanctuary trip with a whale and dolphin watching trip. And it turned out to be awesome!</p><p>Let me share the images and story of our amazing morning on the water.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uc-sMyYxAEwvWFkTSGmGKCgMUyLOCRRjrt3cfei6kioLVVawPbYsusUIssyQNpQeE3B1wpwBLNJFjUcE4TKyJFkQqST4vgrrZo4OkBgW_5C0Y4L5AfWDZ7GZjtsNlHhYlmAXLUsIU3TZCw-bvCLpFYe5wdMTw88B7yzoWYZ5wOXXGAIsTYOG3hGqp9le/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uc-sMyYxAEwvWFkTSGmGKCgMUyLOCRRjrt3cfei6kioLVVawPbYsusUIssyQNpQeE3B1wpwBLNJFjUcE4TKyJFkQqST4vgrrZo4OkBgW_5C0Y4L5AfWDZ7GZjtsNlHhYlmAXLUsIU3TZCw-bvCLpFYe5wdMTw88B7yzoWYZ5wOXXGAIsTYOG3hGqp9le/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first question I always get from my guests when I tell them that we are going to be on the water is "How rough will the water be?" Because we stay within the bay and don't venture out into the open ocean waters, it is almost always very calm. We boarded a boat around 8am and headed out looking for whales. I saw this guy fishing from a kayak and loved the calm scene and all the blue colors working together. As you can see, we had nice overcast skies which really helped to avoid harsh sunlight and shadows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko6ncSFBA1_BUr9wQ5xPyOZ2TZqg9k1BSp6ugYgzQnuTnFm6FSGG5ezkuLSJTzOo-Ab3QsVhMNo4xcklSHBPTafJNbwqbCsvxULdQWLxy4DjRn52jCRCNQQ4WF8-_RKrwwvnPlTCNk93xf3m7xrOMyA7Nptu6nYJn0_tdbdqkd96Ogj53dX4P7U9899QK/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko6ncSFBA1_BUr9wQ5xPyOZ2TZqg9k1BSp6ugYgzQnuTnFm6FSGG5ezkuLSJTzOo-Ab3QsVhMNo4xcklSHBPTafJNbwqbCsvxULdQWLxy4DjRn52jCRCNQQ4WF8-_RKrwwvnPlTCNk93xf3m7xrOMyA7Nptu6nYJn0_tdbdqkd96Ogj53dX4P7U9899QK/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After 20 minutes or so, our captain and guide spotted a mother whale and her young calf. We cruised along with them for while, capturing photos of their backs, but never got a good shot of their heads or tails.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKzcwAAU1iM3z8Sw0CUmCl1aBOVliGH0iE4AkEKL38k7tnLPdJQx10tkiBhgQr305N5cRFFdHoRmWcivdawN8fMGorO8688PQSQV0aN9T0KcNDIK4z2vJ6Xa4sD956TM-bOLum47UwrEQEPHNxpwYlyV35_xNSLEcHV75ohSSFQoorl4q5ZIvrD1XmMWB/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKzcwAAU1iM3z8Sw0CUmCl1aBOVliGH0iE4AkEKL38k7tnLPdJQx10tkiBhgQr305N5cRFFdHoRmWcivdawN8fMGorO8688PQSQV0aN9T0KcNDIK4z2vJ6Xa4sD956TM-bOLum47UwrEQEPHNxpwYlyV35_xNSLEcHV75ohSSFQoorl4q5ZIvrD1XmMWB/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Getting a nice shot of their dorsal fins is fine, but gets old fast. It was time to move on to see if we could find some dolphins.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3k9kiTEz-TULkdSV8qK3gABAhbO4raFgBO1-2cELfMdRebARVQ47Iu1AchOA1ZV29-gFhU-V4ChCsnXq25g7oMpO-FHleu8r3rrU6dIUJOn9LF0zsQrW8ST5WZU9OHXOYbeZrJdga7dSQmdOCWuoIErzpWkJ9eNk8uD_kcw1gZHZ05Zus7z05CIXiUF-/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3k9kiTEz-TULkdSV8qK3gABAhbO4raFgBO1-2cELfMdRebARVQ47Iu1AchOA1ZV29-gFhU-V4ChCsnXq25g7oMpO-FHleu8r3rrU6dIUJOn9LF0zsQrW8ST5WZU9OHXOYbeZrJdga7dSQmdOCWuoIErzpWkJ9eNk8uD_kcw1gZHZ05Zus7z05CIXiUF-/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We headed back into the smoother waters of the bay and same across this sea turtle who made an appearance for a quick photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTshZPqAH-qcdMEND_zX-xLsR6E7TqNPmt6Zl-sklbyCxi3wcxG7E5tf4F9sj4qbx7a3BE8iWzpOT_JodZZUhEAs-1loYXJsJD0r8-KMI7pQCcxOfc_TmcjixoTbxXiXjVAKwzaz_KU-ffOBndFTjXdHLEd5ZeB6Bpg1XDelHdaTpiDYvGifT9S4Uttp2A/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTshZPqAH-qcdMEND_zX-xLsR6E7TqNPmt6Zl-sklbyCxi3wcxG7E5tf4F9sj4qbx7a3BE8iWzpOT_JodZZUhEAs-1loYXJsJD0r8-KMI7pQCcxOfc_TmcjixoTbxXiXjVAKwzaz_KU-ffOBndFTjXdHLEd5ZeB6Bpg1XDelHdaTpiDYvGifT9S4Uttp2A/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We also tracked a couple of white-footed booby, but were determined to find dolphins!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90UbgRARjvwAtFlDP3pphLEKoF5gyBe-shgLAxrJDdFl1jZynMoJD-WXhnfNlmqilrZDkI1S2JqDGnfDwRwoGMp8HS33DiRcxadYAhq6AZqnLU1tPvl2J0Nl5GpVxbZsEiW_rsH5ZLSTRI7bIoO2TnWY1Evi2P51dVIZyxa3THCIQCXJmiiM0pnLNFiIQ/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90UbgRARjvwAtFlDP3pphLEKoF5gyBe-shgLAxrJDdFl1jZynMoJD-WXhnfNlmqilrZDkI1S2JqDGnfDwRwoGMp8HS33DiRcxadYAhq6AZqnLU1tPvl2J0Nl5GpVxbZsEiW_rsH5ZLSTRI7bIoO2TnWY1Evi2P51dVIZyxa3THCIQCXJmiiM0pnLNFiIQ/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div>After 30 minutes of searching, we saw spotted dolphins out in the distance. I was VERY excited to see the dolphins for 4 reasons:<div><br /></div><div>1. They have been my favorite animal since I was a young child.</div><div>2. It was a large pod with a lot of activity.</div><div>3. They were not just swimming, but jumping high into the air.</div><div>4. I wanted my guests to have great photo opportunities.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbmNpBCDDiqA_hhWvBdhrtXnBt_auHC8mhjlMmuDA9QAWup7YcMeh7nPsYAKlIk9ZM29QhXGse3JrCmFxLRw6R9OXIY4ck0nKVrKbzGgcV4uhkCgxMAeBN_XIx0gWNeLzpxoDbN6NdAVKNJasjvXVwypm8xFNW58zFETRCZlUc-hbHlJAAsV_PHg_gPzV/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="668" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbmNpBCDDiqA_hhWvBdhrtXnBt_auHC8mhjlMmuDA9QAWup7YcMeh7nPsYAKlIk9ZM29QhXGse3JrCmFxLRw6R9OXIY4ck0nKVrKbzGgcV4uhkCgxMAeBN_XIx0gWNeLzpxoDbN6NdAVKNJasjvXVwypm8xFNW58zFETRCZlUc-hbHlJAAsV_PHg_gPzV/w428-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0003.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was shooting with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a> camera and <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF%20100-500mm&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF 100-500mm lens</a>. Because the high resolution of the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a>, I could crop in on the previous shot to get this image. It is less than 1MB in size, but still decent. I liked the "S curve" of the body but really wanted to see more of the face.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREp29AetKydeI4GWcwk0ijLxYSpRZ07aF6A7Aoo_li4nXOngFXGVrTg57HTtktGC7b5iwvDLl0T5qM5e4--hNHCRHUFwtzXyYiiJujojXypiRuL8laIPrPnau8wZLfZzHrrI_DYpFEzUdtTWfh4b6dn_AmfHCa8RrNt3QDcEMVGiIfkGxul-csq4TJRCS/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREp29AetKydeI4GWcwk0ijLxYSpRZ07aF6A7Aoo_li4nXOngFXGVrTg57HTtktGC7b5iwvDLl0T5qM5e4--hNHCRHUFwtzXyYiiJujojXypiRuL8laIPrPnau8wZLfZzHrrI_DYpFEzUdtTWfh4b6dn_AmfHCa8RrNt3QDcEMVGiIfkGxul-csq4TJRCS/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0005.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As we got closer to the pod, we were able to grab images like this without having to do heavy crops. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGLsOmAsDzTdK9t1S4w7hXc3VKoR2PZheqD7AOe3W5b_ThqUtOEGulqHZhxq8QlcqWIDza-wwMzt7cspUDuNP5qGFivIoVatc6ztNC8n5JTn8KipGYtmeh2-1ZYG2eNjXOX9_SLL5kNHpADvtXtpxhr9NYnf-HGAgXEp_YwPHdcEgWBeyBBi25JBKlaum/s900/Edit-Costa-Rica-Tour-July23-1181v2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGLsOmAsDzTdK9t1S4w7hXc3VKoR2PZheqD7AOe3W5b_ThqUtOEGulqHZhxq8QlcqWIDza-wwMzt7cspUDuNP5qGFivIoVatc6ztNC8n5JTn8KipGYtmeh2-1ZYG2eNjXOX9_SLL5kNHpADvtXtpxhr9NYnf-HGAgXEp_YwPHdcEgWBeyBBi25JBKlaum/w640-h426/Edit-Costa-Rica-Tour-July23-1181v2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>This one dolphin jumped so high, facing us and leaving a trail of water off of it's body! This is one of my favorite photos from the trip. I was excited to see that numerous of my guests captured the same jump. It was just AWESOME! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHOyz1Br1lY4o8aWTUm8WiGJp8aKoN8CeTvA4mnRHeSbWCksYAEV4wCPDlORAwf2XKy2d22-nuZwm69TekfxFVRTYejjQwE6hdcmNzXwYJD8UKzbuOps0TSZQrJLn-ApP-8fQDoH9ss7DBrxXtjGktUSZTaXKTofqFnXEupFCdxeEh-FfCQx6yJ1KIHgD/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHOyz1Br1lY4o8aWTUm8WiGJp8aKoN8CeTvA4mnRHeSbWCksYAEV4wCPDlORAwf2XKy2d22-nuZwm69TekfxFVRTYejjQwE6hdcmNzXwYJD8UKzbuOps0TSZQrJLn-ApP-8fQDoH9ss7DBrxXtjGktUSZTaXKTofqFnXEupFCdxeEh-FfCQx6yJ1KIHgD/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0006.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a tighter crop of the same image. This one is going on the wall at my home (and I will be offering this and many other images for sale soon).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfqRcQTMtMXqw9zVeyQUFiKfXsevaobqlrLWgwdIa7NSfypJBA1OI-4K8_ZonPD4jVC86_fh7L8eDGk-n4MJfoEDD7zivqd6VqvnFaQK25CnTyT9iF2OwRhoedBo3rsE15f8FPScmddoiMfcuYP94fOWfOk5UzUImQGRfyv16HDqyFoOTmrYfCF7F80G0/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfqRcQTMtMXqw9zVeyQUFiKfXsevaobqlrLWgwdIa7NSfypJBA1OI-4K8_ZonPD4jVC86_fh7L8eDGk-n4MJfoEDD7zivqd6VqvnFaQK25CnTyT9iF2OwRhoedBo3rsE15f8FPScmddoiMfcuYP94fOWfOk5UzUImQGRfyv16HDqyFoOTmrYfCF7F80G0/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They just kept performing for us. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrM5vkjwHXKWoDNcV7h6mMS0bCOEbUPVp53_YdgRZqKw0LPqpLUDalpRzsQa0_Zu3jB6b59aisBoWyM09tpJTZgLrrSbzfRqBpQnP3f9rr62-qwMN2yPBGnw7oNNQPj2k_ieMn7AAfjq8L184xydf86AcT7wQ8CDsxPjVShw-S0k9gzGg9EUmXmlcs03c/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1000" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrM5vkjwHXKWoDNcV7h6mMS0bCOEbUPVp53_YdgRZqKw0LPqpLUDalpRzsQa0_Zu3jB6b59aisBoWyM09tpJTZgLrrSbzfRqBpQnP3f9rr62-qwMN2yPBGnw7oNNQPj2k_ieMn7AAfjq8L184xydf86AcT7wQ8CDsxPjVShw-S0k9gzGg9EUmXmlcs03c/w640-h394/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We estimated that there were more than 100 spotted dolphins in this pod.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBPQ8XnwWfg8S1qiBxkADwSCw7g5rkqUg0IhKWhC_Qd5NNIEbZMvGCnkiZ3U3PzBcyHFYzvVS432GPtnN0gnpoW1TfeRMh2W8KnU2hYKRmhAWlNS4epL9PzaZRnzKAGlg0H_R2LP73cfAsnn0LlQaO4hZVIZJr0AtG3rq12xAjGMDr9Qd1V57WkYW2x38/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBPQ8XnwWfg8S1qiBxkADwSCw7g5rkqUg0IhKWhC_Qd5NNIEbZMvGCnkiZ3U3PzBcyHFYzvVS432GPtnN0gnpoW1TfeRMh2W8KnU2hYKRmhAWlNS4epL9PzaZRnzKAGlg0H_R2LP73cfAsnn0LlQaO4hZVIZJr0AtG3rq12xAjGMDr9Qd1V57WkYW2x38/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The more mature spotted dolphins show spots on their under belly. you can see that in this image.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rxAOTF56tOCcZcwbsKxLlmo1LPPxa-dNgw7YnyjYbaXe-0xIRtDkLXWbjrt-3JWg7-6CtVZKTrxMS2sN7SaHYqESWA7leD5MiXUnS50O0aPqQtidbi11V69CitLcqs_JjN9c-OB1SzL7OwKMpcbxlkjzOHx-eRMc5tbLESfYC5DGQo_XPXxuzKRJ-PDT/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rxAOTF56tOCcZcwbsKxLlmo1LPPxa-dNgw7YnyjYbaXe-0xIRtDkLXWbjrt-3JWg7-6CtVZKTrxMS2sN7SaHYqESWA7leD5MiXUnS50O0aPqQtidbi11V69CitLcqs_JjN9c-OB1SzL7OwKMpcbxlkjzOHx-eRMc5tbLESfYC5DGQo_XPXxuzKRJ-PDT/w640-h432/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is another favorite image from that morning and the photo tour. Actually, there are numerous images from this excursion that are in my all-time favorite image collection.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrjZDnKhNvUKXxpLp6jIgkLi0rT4ojbFFmrCVe4D3ZI4Pp-7uclPG5O4UlXmgM1fDxWiBtIwMRVso2d_JSoikpYHp0e8kvW-LDqxgsER0PdDRBw4FOFT6_o0RzWxgA95FWGiJ5dSUTjdJFaX0VJfbYGpiJv0xW9tzDPli2EIJl5lXr4I8w9DSoi-gBd2k/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrjZDnKhNvUKXxpLp6jIgkLi0rT4ojbFFmrCVe4D3ZI4Pp-7uclPG5O4UlXmgM1fDxWiBtIwMRVso2d_JSoikpYHp0e8kvW-LDqxgsER0PdDRBw4FOFT6_o0RzWxgA95FWGiJ5dSUTjdJFaX0VJfbYGpiJv0xW9tzDPli2EIJl5lXr4I8w9DSoi-gBd2k/w640-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-dolphin-0012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After spending over an hour with the spotted dolphins, we started to make our way back to the resort, when we came across a small pod of bottlenose dolphins. They came over and rode the bow wave of the boat. At this point, many of my guests had stopped taking photos and were just sitting on the bow, enjoying the show. As soon as I saw them right in front of us, I switched to my <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R6II%20&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R6II </a>which had the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF%2024-105mm&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF 24-105mm lens</a> on it. I also happened to have my <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Tiffen%20Circular%20Polarizing%20filter&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Tiffen Circular Polarizing filter</a> on the lens, which helped to cut the glare and get better images of the dolphins in the water. I stood up and shot images over the heads of my guests. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then I decided to put the camera down and enjoy this for myself. I did take my iPhone out and grabbed a short video to remember the moment. You can see that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo7j2Ld29ik" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div><p>As you can imagine, this excursion is staying on my Costa Rica photo tours from now on! I hope you can join me on an upcoming trip to see this for yourself.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">__________________________________________________________</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours. </p><p style="font-family: times;"><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </p></div></div></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-53647926262030992282023-08-10T12:19:00.002-07:002023-08-10T12:19:39.911-07:00Capturing images of Scarlet Macaw in the rain forest of Costa Rica<p>I know this is crazy, but I have made 3 trips to the rain forest of Costa rica in the last 9 months and have not blogged any of the images. Heck, it is one of my favorite places to take photos, so I need to share these with all of you. </p><p>For today, I am going to focus (pun intended) on the Scarlet Macaw. I personally think that this is one of the most beautiful birds to photograph. We see them every day on my photo tours to the Osa Peninsula, but getting them low and in an unobstructed view is a little more of a challenge. Getting great shots of them in flight is even more of a challenge. Every time I head down to the Osa I challenge myself to get better photos of these amazing birds.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa_En8_LKrIubwNGBoUnMvWDWGB70exygPZN-c1Nbw7d2PDBqCakA-aEM9oWSVbtP0VRxUFUqvdAw3kGMrxKF1QyBwulUd5rB4JTYAgAq-fOUGvc4T-beHotEPjrnE5KbdZrR605E_symLiHpulJr6Ow4CEldrOIeWBmIF3v54LbDOb-DwF2BUa-xUrYs/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1000" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa_En8_LKrIubwNGBoUnMvWDWGB70exygPZN-c1Nbw7d2PDBqCakA-aEM9oWSVbtP0VRxUFUqvdAw3kGMrxKF1QyBwulUd5rB4JTYAgAq-fOUGvc4T-beHotEPjrnE5KbdZrR605E_symLiHpulJr6Ow4CEldrOIeWBmIF3v54LbDOb-DwF2BUa-xUrYs/w640-h446/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I teach my guests to try and get photos of the animals without harsh light in the background. In this case, we had a couple of macaw hanging out in outer part of a tree, and the light was perfect. We had overcast skies which acted like a giant soft box in the sky. As nice as this image is, I have always wanted to get good shots of these birds in flight.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwQrzpv2HzM8LVgE_dWYWBEeheNEuVHDntUoxkxXOdf_rUr_RKqjVncuIx88nl571_CMB6aflIzewdPQ97VpFrx8T8VmKHklQgxUOaZ5x-uFaia7-KrHdbDUMmN37k3yMt4zYQxN73Ov7E9vDYajfgh_6WbMQi7hZfiBhOoQJ6CHnVqtQbMoB-9rq1eGu/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwQrzpv2HzM8LVgE_dWYWBEeheNEuVHDntUoxkxXOdf_rUr_RKqjVncuIx88nl571_CMB6aflIzewdPQ97VpFrx8T8VmKHklQgxUOaZ5x-uFaia7-KrHdbDUMmN37k3yMt4zYQxN73Ov7E9vDYajfgh_6WbMQi7hZfiBhOoQJ6CHnVqtQbMoB-9rq1eGu/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I captured this photo of this macaw with a nut in his mouth (which I really like), but the challenge with scarlet macaw is that photographing them from below means that we do not see all the great colors on their backs. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0r6eEZbNdlY3u1WKceOvX12OnEZyl4uk0VwD4Nq8TnyL_xoDrKxhjkyPbSDN3iRL4IF6frfhPcJ3a1hoEYNZuLMBH0AwVRfWskHeLTGD-jIQ5BIIhCREIwPoU0uTP0l3QwqZ1X3GMvmYUe9QYQM2XrPlnY-J75Q_VRb1LqJPHripYWqBUvtLFdklnhzq/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0r6eEZbNdlY3u1WKceOvX12OnEZyl4uk0VwD4Nq8TnyL_xoDrKxhjkyPbSDN3iRL4IF6frfhPcJ3a1hoEYNZuLMBH0AwVRfWskHeLTGD-jIQ5BIIhCREIwPoU0uTP0l3QwqZ1X3GMvmYUe9QYQM2XrPlnY-J75Q_VRb1LqJPHripYWqBUvtLFdklnhzq/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0006.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>On my most recent photo tour we came across 6 macaw that were taking turns grabbing nuts from this one tree. Once again, the light was perfect. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnTU3P-H-jtl6JjfQOP3VyTgW8dPFnSZJuWezZi9W4ZqJvUOwSj3yEsO1Ttu7LRezum4W7iiEFlF8pes5fZGHrh-KS9e5cByQQERlrk95SnZyHZP_puCeeHJKrT6dyOXGnnvR4-UJSA7wtTwtZDf-J7lo_1n5ctx6ejyRbazlRwFEEN2-8eKqa6slRpPv/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnTU3P-H-jtl6JjfQOP3VyTgW8dPFnSZJuWezZi9W4ZqJvUOwSj3yEsO1Ttu7LRezum4W7iiEFlF8pes5fZGHrh-KS9e5cByQQERlrk95SnZyHZP_puCeeHJKrT6dyOXGnnvR4-UJSA7wtTwtZDf-J7lo_1n5ctx6ejyRbazlRwFEEN2-8eKqa6slRpPv/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0010.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>We found a nearby slope which gave us a higher vantage point, and all we had to do was set our cameras properly and wait for them to grab a nut and fly off. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBcCiPP4sqoZ7BnnSfyT7JeJGqruzd6rvMnFGeiadJpWdFEu5kF647lCrtZD_hquq02tmMIXk_VHlBq7uMnWbccaB-vN2BEB-DMBQmQD_ojspE2KX2XbSssYwF8Ky1DK04KVvfsYtQgHmF1UAkLZJQsLSho_G_TEnjYneLrLs1lkF6cpF8ePD1P8Qrk_O/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBcCiPP4sqoZ7BnnSfyT7JeJGqruzd6rvMnFGeiadJpWdFEu5kF647lCrtZD_hquq02tmMIXk_VHlBq7uMnWbccaB-vN2BEB-DMBQmQD_ojspE2KX2XbSssYwF8Ky1DK04KVvfsYtQgHmF1UAkLZJQsLSho_G_TEnjYneLrLs1lkF6cpF8ePD1P8Qrk_O/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0002.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I was using my <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a> with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100-500mm lens</a>. Since most of my guests were using similar gear (on free loan from Canon) I recommended that everyone set their cameras to a fast burst mode, animal detection for focus, ISO 3200, at f/7.1, and a shutter speed of 1/2000 sec. For those of you wondering why we were at f/7.1, this is the best aperture the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF100-500mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF100-500mm lens</a> will do at 500mm. Once set, we waited for the jump.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEsHwxXTd-Q4W0Q2K-E_tFCPpnIrq7K-6mYfcF_MA2R72RwFD1qQzKwLsw9UP_GxK4AQHqeIqabzEQL3adwYm3ewPkenwIv6qHBgCLzOKRMa56jDxp9oBUykdWBQA3zDIBLL8Wbh7KQsYNvuwad3BETxUl_YYzL8ushchetqfNAvwspobVyglxagx0cZa/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEsHwxXTd-Q4W0Q2K-E_tFCPpnIrq7K-6mYfcF_MA2R72RwFD1qQzKwLsw9UP_GxK4AQHqeIqabzEQL3adwYm3ewPkenwIv6qHBgCLzOKRMa56jDxp9oBUykdWBQA3zDIBLL8Wbh7KQsYNvuwad3BETxUl_YYzL8ushchetqfNAvwspobVyglxagx0cZa/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We all had a great time capturing images as they grabbed their food and then departed. It was so predictable. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZWUlD5r05wwSVH5ZwCpRE60v5vHBcGWSkdy68SmQrQxk4SAUGZLJB5gsIJC93IWDW67nyShZ_pRXI37w-QQwszdUmLMDYsXgzlcDnJ5ulVQlhZ0q4KED2bcqZGhKqyOCUgOc3_LQX-QZT2U2DmSvvg8kEuFgI_n0mOueqKIHR9754ZBQ9gs3C0Yau1LK/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZWUlD5r05wwSVH5ZwCpRE60v5vHBcGWSkdy68SmQrQxk4SAUGZLJB5gsIJC93IWDW67nyShZ_pRXI37w-QQwszdUmLMDYsXgzlcDnJ5ulVQlhZ0q4KED2bcqZGhKqyOCUgOc3_LQX-QZT2U2DmSvvg8kEuFgI_n0mOueqKIHR9754ZBQ9gs3C0Yau1LK/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was one spot where the birds would fly and the background was all far away, and dark. This gave us great separation between the bird and the foliage in the background.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHD9yICB3tBihrLYPHZw3g5dddt1cE_kDr0XGILPMEYrz_C7CDhK6yFNFKeSf2HcD1PzCjGMAKYUllc0ULyOnMxYZHcdSTtAzrVEZn5noRCCSmTOwPYDIcILXeB2jPndR6CwUfLuO4DcwGGIFCElh2uRpdjPYmHsB80hOyvfXXE7JXSoS8towecOW39T-/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHD9yICB3tBihrLYPHZw3g5dddt1cE_kDr0XGILPMEYrz_C7CDhK6yFNFKeSf2HcD1PzCjGMAKYUllc0ULyOnMxYZHcdSTtAzrVEZn5noRCCSmTOwPYDIcILXeB2jPndR6CwUfLuO4DcwGGIFCElh2uRpdjPYmHsB80hOyvfXXE7JXSoS8towecOW39T-/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Like an air traffic controller, I would call out to my photo tour guests just as the birds were about to take off.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9s7d-ejgi6VsX0vU8miVHUAYZjahyU7UMoj1iRPXlUyOnrKYSW4zoCAXOIQ_6FNpiv4Pgxf3e4BVzQkE-LGC7TqhHV9ndeXrvhDfIdJ6c6EtCLzEqjq5FfR-NNs4bUCZF_yoW4qQS7H-IrwA7e-7gw7DFWk5ODhy6kVEWgK_046IIZZaZ-cRzPBM9d6nd/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9s7d-ejgi6VsX0vU8miVHUAYZjahyU7UMoj1iRPXlUyOnrKYSW4zoCAXOIQ_6FNpiv4Pgxf3e4BVzQkE-LGC7TqhHV9ndeXrvhDfIdJ6c6EtCLzEqjq5FfR-NNs4bUCZF_yoW4qQS7H-IrwA7e-7gw7DFWk5ODhy6kVEWgK_046IIZZaZ-cRzPBM9d6nd/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Just as the macaw would push away from the tree, we would all fire our cameras in high speed, hoping to get great color and action. I think I took more than 500 images during this time, but I know one of my guests (you know who you are Jason 😀), took many thousands!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqFwBiniBI6xEU9DUPYcZyvcdIQPuH5tOn1a8pMRsUKJyWxiBgZWw-YBWctaEgcs5opcSbFiO7tRB4pfV5uPBFuGjxrtspZGVhn4j8TrUPkQEpeK4wOSI7AwGsLBVtoTUOfRWOts3a_YPN3THDpNcW7BcF-jr1GbqN_1w0ak-UXaRTjD9yDyuNtlk0rv6/s1000/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqFwBiniBI6xEU9DUPYcZyvcdIQPuH5tOn1a8pMRsUKJyWxiBgZWw-YBWctaEgcs5opcSbFiO7tRB4pfV5uPBFuGjxrtspZGVhn4j8TrUPkQEpeK4wOSI7AwGsLBVtoTUOfRWOts3a_YPN3THDpNcW7BcF-jr1GbqN_1w0ak-UXaRTjD9yDyuNtlk0rv6/w640-h482/jeff-cable-photography-blog-costa-rica-macaw-0009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>These last two photos and some of my favorites. I love that we were able to get a high enough position to be at eye level with the birds, and really see the colors in their feathers. As always, I look forward to the next trip to see if we get even better photos of these colorful beauties.</div><div><br /></div><div>As I mentioned in the last blog post, my trips to Costa Rica are sold out for 2023, but I just added new photo tours for 2024. You can find those on the <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">tour page</a>.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tease - My next blog post with images from Costa Rica will feature something new and really exciting!</div><div><br /><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">__________________________________________________________</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours. </p><p style="font-family: times;"><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </p></div></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-66453363137787992572023-08-04T10:39:00.006-07:002023-08-04T10:39:51.829-07:00Come join me on new exciting Photo Tours!<p>I have just returned from yet another amazing photo tour in Costa Rica. We had an awesome group and captured countless breath taking photos worthy of printing and sharing. I will be sharing many of those images in upcoming blog posts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_Zy94khEuJx1KcLPq1E2nawWhANnKWlh0QI6szEjiaPl7AHz6HMV_qMLuVxZ5L5YGQv51WfZdLYFMsU79qZdilU5PtTt6GlSnvD3evmkSn8f6FBIh-1p9m8-XtAcNc_BZF5R0cPbqHG6a68z33V2alw56LjVkZfrnWyoekVOGf75BZtGz_2Ca_DV6P1i/s4096/Edit-Costa-Rica-Tour-July23-0115-50pct.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_Zy94khEuJx1KcLPq1E2nawWhANnKWlh0QI6szEjiaPl7AHz6HMV_qMLuVxZ5L5YGQv51WfZdLYFMsU79qZdilU5PtTt6GlSnvD3evmkSn8f6FBIh-1p9m8-XtAcNc_BZF5R0cPbqHG6a68z33V2alw56LjVkZfrnWyoekVOGf75BZtGz_2Ca_DV6P1i/w640-h426/Edit-Costa-Rica-Tour-July23-0115-50pct.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>In the mean time, I wanted to let you all know about upcoming photo tours for this year all the way out to 2025.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lvhK4nTH7rrAOdjqS_UFR_4cN7b3WYD83XgfxBQn6u2rkUDAik6uokFosdcGppLBhjEEnmUpadepPeR0bmkk7nySaDEKGlHJr8F7VKjBialSyv2DDkLMGKU_2hPGOpPzK658n42aZULXdaxLULRvHOFoxtfa0NlI7G5TzGBm01rAHCvykNH0_D58E49y/s1364/Edit-San-Francisco-Photo-Tour-Montage2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1364" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lvhK4nTH7rrAOdjqS_UFR_4cN7b3WYD83XgfxBQn6u2rkUDAik6uokFosdcGppLBhjEEnmUpadepPeR0bmkk7nySaDEKGlHJr8F7VKjBialSyv2DDkLMGKU_2hPGOpPzK658n42aZULXdaxLULRvHOFoxtfa0NlI7G5TzGBm01rAHCvykNH0_D58E49y/w640-h412/Edit-San-Francisco-Photo-Tour-Montage2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>First and foremost, I have a photo tour in San Francisco that is happening in a couple of months and I have openings for this 3 day trip. We will be shooting both day and night photos, in all of my favorite locations in my home town. You can find more information on this trip <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r5gA5ixdI3EMLBWJCtfJDri4NYrrfCXcbOKYXRVOtO4WHyUIEQ0NzxYvbgu6tSOrRXhUsC0eYHu434_c4u-wYv0WUDpXdzOnzGAbyAM-nBvfRE0Knr0fE7tYh59kx3cX7_QljO4nXvo4B_Mr0EBtHjKWBTbAoEQiv6RnoysRHk1auNKskSadEvc3QeLk/s1287/Edit-Tanzania-Migration-Panel-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1287" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r5gA5ixdI3EMLBWJCtfJDri4NYrrfCXcbOKYXRVOtO4WHyUIEQ0NzxYvbgu6tSOrRXhUsC0eYHu434_c4u-wYv0WUDpXdzOnzGAbyAM-nBvfRE0Knr0fE7tYh59kx3cX7_QljO4nXvo4B_Mr0EBtHjKWBTbAoEQiv6RnoysRHk1auNKskSadEvc3QeLk/w640-h428/Edit-Tanzania-Migration-Panel-sm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>In Feb of next year we are heading back to one of my favorite places in the world, Tanzania! If you have not been to Africa, you owe it to yourself to get there! We have this trip on the schedule along with a 2025 trip. You can find more information on these trips <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXR6qBTun4HTEsy64c4CES_9CUPZw_q-r34z-xVDgSOI3h4m-kKlmI7QVFmqrUhv35XmUqDue3WW_oDuFbi3vVr-2VUgvYC_MiSBB0LehfI3rwSeq3ROJBIsByJktIDWT48p9GyS5HxMF9hgolwbaXVzERMFerigfF4_5FzVQJepgTj6vNff7xdH99TlC/s1364/Edit-Japan-Montage2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1364" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXR6qBTun4HTEsy64c4CES_9CUPZw_q-r34z-xVDgSOI3h4m-kKlmI7QVFmqrUhv35XmUqDue3WW_oDuFbi3vVr-2VUgvYC_MiSBB0LehfI3rwSeq3ROJBIsByJktIDWT48p9GyS5HxMF9hgolwbaXVzERMFerigfF4_5FzVQJepgTj6vNff7xdH99TlC/w640-h412/Edit-Japan-Montage2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Last March we traveled to Japan to photograph this incredible country surrounded by the cherry blossoms. We will be doing this trip once again in 2024. You can find more information on this trip <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKGil_jIoU9AgqCV7tO9mrdZp27-Ydu0XtMJotJfLtnqV79d5cXTJlm5VC7M3s_eHrMeBz333csm-Rk4uXjpaJPPdbqmewZwVuxP_ZGiAXEX2-k8y0RMPaQI9sOWbWrEpSmsXAJuRBwrNxxS5GmdncsH9MluA2WBMAernI-rKvPjRjyNwmdpphLX_8vtU/s1364/Edit-Costa-Rica-Photo-Tour-Montage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1364" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKGil_jIoU9AgqCV7tO9mrdZp27-Ydu0XtMJotJfLtnqV79d5cXTJlm5VC7M3s_eHrMeBz333csm-Rk4uXjpaJPPdbqmewZwVuxP_ZGiAXEX2-k8y0RMPaQI9sOWbWrEpSmsXAJuRBwrNxxS5GmdncsH9MluA2WBMAernI-rKvPjRjyNwmdpphLX_8vtU/w640-h412/Edit-Costa-Rica-Photo-Tour-Montage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I mentioned, we just got back from the rain forest of Costa Rica and had a blast. The second trip of 2023 is already sold out, but I have now added two new trips for 2024. You can find more information on these trips <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwMwqVHxk_3P_v0fck34NQQsb45yPJM9odNEq3ctLgM0RmSVREdgoGdKbHtDqQnrgfw8As5guyeA6R1ixJ7oQ8bmM8XtPPO--LxfJBWYSpcdfaX2JQgqssItZysCXqE6jYKQ3VhQIRRjUlpSJrkjiYgP5oGdfGbHcEK8xx6brAB-M795srpriCgdmga7V/s1364/Edit-Indochina-Montage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1364" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwMwqVHxk_3P_v0fck34NQQsb45yPJM9odNEq3ctLgM0RmSVREdgoGdKbHtDqQnrgfw8As5guyeA6R1ixJ7oQ8bmM8XtPPO--LxfJBWYSpcdfaX2JQgqssItZysCXqE6jYKQ3VhQIRRjUlpSJrkjiYgP5oGdfGbHcEK8xx6brAB-M795srpriCgdmga7V/w640-h412/Edit-Indochina-Montage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Last October we went Indochina to visit Vietnam and Cambodia. At that time, we could not get into Laos (still closed due to Covid), but now we can go there and we look forward to seeing all these places again in 2024. You can find more information on this trip <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaGRKbsxx0F_wkI6t7XGD1Ul5e_dEicvkDDe9BN6KgaFO3ZZ8E3pAtd92pCMCok2wmY44Zwbx1MaN43qjmpX72WESdec5pdXqOD4Sdaq9mXCEhEh---HpZ62XbcmPhvwdc0k5SedKJh1dRiel4my-8o2gLs5t6h6NENk7JZX3zicj1kAX6WVUQOcFFj_L/s1928/Santorini%20sunset%20web%20readysm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1928" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaGRKbsxx0F_wkI6t7XGD1Ul5e_dEicvkDDe9BN6KgaFO3ZZ8E3pAtd92pCMCok2wmY44Zwbx1MaN43qjmpX72WESdec5pdXqOD4Sdaq9mXCEhEh---HpZ62XbcmPhvwdc0k5SedKJh1dRiel4my-8o2gLs5t6h6NENk7JZX3zicj1kAX6WVUQOcFFj_L/w640-h406/Santorini%20sunset%20web%20readysm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>For the first time ever, I am doing a photo tour to Greece. I am partnering with M&M Photo Tours on this tour (and many others), and they have been there many times. This trip is on my bucket list and I look forward to photographing this amazing area with all of you. You can find more information on this trip <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKM5v8CAR-J7gSJHBb0mxew3MOp3mtpuLJE1C9SWTsjQQX2q0LdMuW38gl58dAQaUWgKd2ElCe4-tjKgaptbNdgRRS8kKAiZl9IEWozs5PmUzCFZZuqzLGfAQbEyrVL_gapTZmvaeM607RpdMgtviRmY3Bk4d-jQ0EQ8e6GGduhVrRzzrogn3fEfWp0uW/s1177/Edit_Botswana_Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1177" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKM5v8CAR-J7gSJHBb0mxew3MOp3mtpuLJE1C9SWTsjQQX2q0LdMuW38gl58dAQaUWgKd2ElCe4-tjKgaptbNdgRRS8kKAiZl9IEWozs5PmUzCFZZuqzLGfAQbEyrVL_gapTZmvaeM607RpdMgtviRmY3Bk4d-jQ0EQ8e6GGduhVrRzzrogn3fEfWp0uW/w640-h434/Edit_Botswana_Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>We are heading back to Botswana in 2025. This is another favorite area for me. Not only are we doing land safaris, but we spend a lot of time on the Chobe River, which gives us the chance to photograph elephants, hippo, fish eagle and so much more from a low angle. You can find more information on this trip <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxlDsO4xMaEi3CD7tEAcE2vbQg73vNvls6f0tgwnRCKodwSMH98m78H-IwkM9TIz28NCt8BR1CagAAPNTg1PPB2YlWiGdji-NvcdNH_GF9jyCnk8iqxaZS1uRghUQHwkNK2JO7F6U6ARbxlA6kHX_0pd_pzPp9aZqHdcYMjCrl7bYkpNBBBp1WCm0u_lY/s1880/Peru.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1880" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxlDsO4xMaEi3CD7tEAcE2vbQg73vNvls6f0tgwnRCKodwSMH98m78H-IwkM9TIz28NCt8BR1CagAAPNTg1PPB2YlWiGdji-NvcdNH_GF9jyCnk8iqxaZS1uRghUQHwkNK2JO7F6U6ARbxlA6kHX_0pd_pzPp9aZqHdcYMjCrl7bYkpNBBBp1WCm0u_lY/w640-h422/Peru.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Last, but definitely not least, we are making our first ever trip to Peru in 2024. This trip is already sold out for 2024, but I will be adding another trip to see Machu Picchu and all the other great locations in this country for 2025. The dates are not set yet, but please let me know if you are interested in going on a future trip to Peru.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">__________________________________________________________</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours. </p><p style="font-family: times;"><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </p></div></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-79127439291409786252023-07-27T13:21:00.001-07:002023-07-27T13:21:09.044-07:00Paris 2024 Summer Olympics - Exactly one year away!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For most people, when the Olympics are a year away, they think "I look forward to watching the Olympics next year", but for me, when the Games are a year away, my stress level goes up a little. This means that I have a short window of time to complete the rest of my planning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHckDt0a_YTi-RAcgYL9sa0AIlcLTb-tIfTiLjy35Rk6rtsUsau6QiX_25qjauW-Npn1zcSLD_WUM3vKRfmYsnxd9k13Ms-CoHXRSaiQmxfLodbh0aXBIxtTYiPGqS1Q9HPkaA96E6IEAiUFCSweWKvX8ML3sz9W_yYuO3EHWVmYKshHVNF3CHY9LjOjY/s5461/Paris%202024%20logo.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3641" data-original-width="5461" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHckDt0a_YTi-RAcgYL9sa0AIlcLTb-tIfTiLjy35Rk6rtsUsau6QiX_25qjauW-Npn1zcSLD_WUM3vKRfmYsnxd9k13Ms-CoHXRSaiQmxfLodbh0aXBIxtTYiPGqS1Q9HPkaA96E6IEAiUFCSweWKvX8ML3sz9W_yYuO3EHWVmYKshHVNF3CHY9LjOjY/s320/Paris%202024%20logo.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just to give you context, the process started more than a year ago, with me applying for my credentials. I got my confirmation from Team USA back in February that my request was approved, with the level of credentials I requested. Now the real work begins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wE3CMEneKTDHwrPePzwhDQ7LqppXNZlGFGXMT_HlqznQQ7TCUuxIyNp0vzjSO6wt3GPkIF7_AlO48o2LQYfBWKTE_Q-7PeXa_Be2_TKut09MhEBmHAN86cACTeO0Q2iwD_xpRDc5KSoDT6Hih8-1BtjS5iyuPlSTkN66s6MeCj966mO4ZXekPO3YGVs7/s1680/Screenshot%202023-07-27%20at%208.59.43%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1680" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wE3CMEneKTDHwrPePzwhDQ7LqppXNZlGFGXMT_HlqznQQ7TCUuxIyNp0vzjSO6wt3GPkIF7_AlO48o2LQYfBWKTE_Q-7PeXa_Be2_TKut09MhEBmHAN86cACTeO0Q2iwD_xpRDc5KSoDT6Hih8-1BtjS5iyuPlSTkN66s6MeCj966mO4ZXekPO3YGVs7/w640-h212/Screenshot%202023-07-27%20at%208.59.43%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got an email reminding me of the one year countdown, and it reminded me to log into the Paris 2024 Extranet site to check on everything. The one thing I need to lock down right away is my housing. As always, I will be photographing many different sports while at the Olympics, but my primary team will be USA Water Polo (Men and Women). As it turns out, like in some of the previous Summer Games, the competition will change to a different venue and location once the teams reach the medal rounds. This means that I will have two primary locations to account for.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXHDbuOOOAY4MDyjsT1lHm4cckyf2FPWXM4MBet58Yyw80CjVmu-8ivQaT0vwanrlt1Y5Vdsfax2uVWsqFXmk1GhBwvC25Oam-q18z2zwRs4q-dpKhxXMWOFz0WlMuSK-c5CFqi--K4U7cIJ8crZLkBAY0t1LhZQCJ434OysNUSRKfl20jQpbma-T3Jxg/s2282/Screenshot%202023-07-27%20at%2010.12.03%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2282" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXHDbuOOOAY4MDyjsT1lHm4cckyf2FPWXM4MBet58Yyw80CjVmu-8ivQaT0vwanrlt1Y5Vdsfax2uVWsqFXmk1GhBwvC25Oam-q18z2zwRs4q-dpKhxXMWOFz0WlMuSK-c5CFqi--K4U7cIJ8crZLkBAY0t1LhZQCJ434OysNUSRKfl20jQpbma-T3Jxg/w640-h374/Screenshot%202023-07-27%20at%2010.12.03%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The preliminary rounds for water polo will be held in Seine-Saint-Denis, outside the center of Paris.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfo0rAj5sXHauhO_Kv3K5ypdJ3kF1244OyBfuNQOMx__IdQZeRkLFZnOmvBF6YZqeZ2KKwXk9JDN_P6d4xVJItWewcsWtjIWc3Y7_QL-QpSSvZwWxrbInK0R0cIDjxbO2BWTBFGKDUs2-UQTVF7rmYdjVpXY4Pe2xdB4012YhcBP3gVdt7RS2WlMGEvup/s2410/Screenshot%202023-07-27%20at%2011.34.28%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="2410" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfo0rAj5sXHauhO_Kv3K5ypdJ3kF1244OyBfuNQOMx__IdQZeRkLFZnOmvBF6YZqeZ2KKwXk9JDN_P6d4xVJItWewcsWtjIWc3Y7_QL-QpSSvZwWxrbInK0R0cIDjxbO2BWTBFGKDUs2-UQTVF7rmYdjVpXY4Pe2xdB4012YhcBP3gVdt7RS2WlMGEvup/w640-h360/Screenshot%202023-07-27%20at%2011.34.28%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />The medal rounds for water polo will be held in La Defense. <div><br /></div><div>This means that I need to select a press hotel (subsidized rates) that is located where I can easily get to both sites. Google Maps shows that the two locations are approximately 20 miles from each other with a 30 min drive time. But this travel time could vary depending on whether I am using a press bus or the metro. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have already reached out to the Accommodations team in Paris to determine my options.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next thing I will work on, after I have figured out the housing, is my contract with the team. But since we have worked together for many years, I am not too stressed about that. And once I can book flights (since the airlines don't book out one year in advance), I will get that locked in.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am very excited for Paris Olympics for many reasons. The first and foremost is that it will be the first Olympic Games in a long time where we hopefully do not need to worry about Covid. For those of you who have followed me through the past couple of Olympics, you remember the massive challenges I faced going (and not going) into those. The second reason I am excited about these Olympic Games is that they are located in Paris! If it is anything like the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the locations and backdrops could be amazing. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJeOiYBLQ6UlbdvDAxvUfkY6VEjPJ_2bQnBww3IJAKa-RJKz6rDUOrgU0IH7pRkaEVpIvfPQpsXlVXuthCxRWaJ1VjKy5PvRXE6QQSn1tVHKwX5PqDD_LleSw2dZvxhoq8sQdiF5IBWShfprjxMRCRaiT4QYoXRpdRHrd0EI32wa9R0Sgnxigxc28YGc6/s2304/Paris%20Opening.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="2304" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJeOiYBLQ6UlbdvDAxvUfkY6VEjPJ_2bQnBww3IJAKa-RJKz6rDUOrgU0IH7pRkaEVpIvfPQpsXlVXuthCxRWaJ1VjKy5PvRXE6QQSn1tVHKwX5PqDD_LleSw2dZvxhoq8sQdiF5IBWShfprjxMRCRaiT4QYoXRpdRHrd0EI32wa9R0Sgnxigxc28YGc6/w640-h360/Paris%20Opening.jpeg" title="Rendering" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rendering from the Paris Olympic Website</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>And for the first time ever I hope to be photographing the opening ceremony outside of a stadium! If you have not heard, the Paris Organizing Committee (POCOG) is going to have the opening ceremony on the Seine River, with each team floating down the river with their teammates. This is the first time ever that an opening ceremony will be held outside of a stadium. This should be very cool (although potentially a logistical nightmare for those of us who need to get back to the press center right away to post images right away). </div><div><br /></div><div>As we get closer to the Games, I will keep you all up to date on the plans, the challenges and the successes.</div><div><br /></div><div><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">__________________________________________________________</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. 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But I really wanted to visit the area to see the <a href="https://sensoriopaso.com/" target="_blank">Sensorio</a> light show, which is a really cool site to see. The Sensorio light exhibit is a walking tour which comprises of thousands of solar powered fibre-optic lights which line the local hillsides, and are constantly changing in color. </p><p>I have seen photos of this in the past and really wanted to see it for myself.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtBw9bDopRnnKX8Uy4xFmW89Y9lZq1mvIsGvCe4iIgQ5Q9kdj-OONdIdqdX0P8T-xmg9TRbBme_eKzO5IQYk-5tLwfvGPz3hoGHeeDOFC-ieMgknyU06WU_9P5wCwSe-j7rfHzULybMSFKaOGOltQEprYbhDa-A0MWT3MSBs2SiXcSENL1Q3Rx50wGA/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtBw9bDopRnnKX8Uy4xFmW89Y9lZq1mvIsGvCe4iIgQ5Q9kdj-OONdIdqdX0P8T-xmg9TRbBme_eKzO5IQYk-5tLwfvGPz3hoGHeeDOFC-ieMgknyU06WU_9P5wCwSe-j7rfHzULybMSFKaOGOltQEprYbhDa-A0MWT3MSBs2SiXcSENL1Q3Rx50wGA/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took this photo at 8:52pm after the sun had set and the lights and colors were becoming really pronounced. But wait a second..let me start from the beginning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyrP6HWFiXY-ymuMkntK1uhl7u-dW-lkvJfb08gJUaspa80KoOJhUBN9TI2MK-lOv9PMhaiW9abWLZ9AsPy0Oz-akp6Lq9ZMeOBw-wEBciksbWTrcsr9bQQ8Fifu-VUSBoMIxaHqT3ZkA--2Hh7vZAhsT5M_D64D5oAmrPgmjx1BaahGobUB-jaq2_A/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyrP6HWFiXY-ymuMkntK1uhl7u-dW-lkvJfb08gJUaspa80KoOJhUBN9TI2MK-lOv9PMhaiW9abWLZ9AsPy0Oz-akp6Lq9ZMeOBw-wEBciksbWTrcsr9bQQ8Fifu-VUSBoMIxaHqT3ZkA--2Hh7vZAhsT5M_D64D5oAmrPgmjx1BaahGobUB-jaq2_A/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We purchased tickets well in advance, and arrived early enough to relax and watch the sunset. While the sun was still in the sky, I wanted to walk around to see some of the 15 acres. I brought my <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a> camera with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20RF%2024-105mm%20lens&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon RF 24-105mm lens</a>. They do not allow tripods or "professional cameras" to be brought in to the area, but I figured that my one camera and relatively short lens would be allowed, which it was. (More on this in a minute)</div><div><br /></div><div>I loved the way that the bare bulbs looked with the setting sun behind them, so I got down low and captured this image. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFP2Bdr0DIEbosUt1ryC4sjjuxA0hraedHlN-u3RJx1TRSwpuebwroYUjeMPgs2RIy7AM34HO71twhB2cVQyNTdFmB9W2dmiC8i15FcLCDdg6tjDyJMFYGwtAxiyapiVXUyRPMwyNwZWSvEnXUauP8-l49DsbEMZCv_ByOw2InvRo6X5vCNXoGVKgnEA/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFP2Bdr0DIEbosUt1ryC4sjjuxA0hraedHlN-u3RJx1TRSwpuebwroYUjeMPgs2RIy7AM34HO71twhB2cVQyNTdFmB9W2dmiC8i15FcLCDdg6tjDyJMFYGwtAxiyapiVXUyRPMwyNwZWSvEnXUauP8-l49DsbEMZCv_ByOw2InvRo6X5vCNXoGVKgnEA/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I always teach to my photo tour guests, a good photographer looks in all directions for photo opportunities. I turned around and saw that the moon was visible behind me. I walked to a spot where the moon would be just above the tree and grabbed this frame.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4pmUM402WNVFqIuvj8vgUX8rTG-7Z8ukCGjtP4nXkgDkSnnm9YHy4Hqt_2evCIiCx_m25szBP_Iccnp6F8c7-p0f4CMTsWPoyO0rIfEYNfkRIuKRKvJWzikPAF6bcDcvc4jKy2pefIIHbAmWGtP7totQyio6Rfsm9I0pGa2HFi97EueZGzo9s0njXg/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4pmUM402WNVFqIuvj8vgUX8rTG-7Z8ukCGjtP4nXkgDkSnnm9YHy4Hqt_2evCIiCx_m25szBP_Iccnp6F8c7-p0f4CMTsWPoyO0rIfEYNfkRIuKRKvJWzikPAF6bcDcvc4jKy2pefIIHbAmWGtP7totQyio6Rfsm9I0pGa2HFi97EueZGzo9s0njXg/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After walking around the area for half an hour, we decided to get some wine and cheese, sit down, and watch as the sun set and the lights became more visible. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D6EuGB5UOv3K2s-QNvk3q7klohH99T78PVPnMRyuGln9M_FniV-LTkzTnV8EYmRKmAn0UlGEritTfh4503xTHSUl1stCFh-0aXjMoEyvcxsc3cVZBIDuSydRm6Qop7IXiRjsK_JZ-r8HPfO_3EIhAfE4CvLG0T3IOdhZQXyUcxG-_0MdFCLvirpGEA/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D6EuGB5UOv3K2s-QNvk3q7klohH99T78PVPnMRyuGln9M_FniV-LTkzTnV8EYmRKmAn0UlGEritTfh4503xTHSUl1stCFh-0aXjMoEyvcxsc3cVZBIDuSydRm6Qop7IXiRjsK_JZ-r8HPfO_3EIhAfE4CvLG0T3IOdhZQXyUcxG-_0MdFCLvirpGEA/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was almost 9pm before the sky darkened and the lights really came into full effect. At this point, we started our walk. Typically it can get very hot in Paso Robles, but our visit to the area was perfect with really nice weather during the day and a cold evening. It actually got so cold that we were huddled by the fire pits before heading off on our walk.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOu-7OoQt0mZY9CaL7aJFXzCmy0ELg71tfjSaMJI1WRIrUBPEoRk68qtf2faeZ8HANa875zy1TPfLcFNi8qlGQ0xHWHpqd4Gs9uUo937PmXHMoEa19OrhWubBI4UivB5RyHjYvm29TBlFfGMCapBG7_MPDPF19H2YrWd1g2nkRv8iev93Cxgm1Niu2Fw/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOu-7OoQt0mZY9CaL7aJFXzCmy0ELg71tfjSaMJI1WRIrUBPEoRk68qtf2faeZ8HANa875zy1TPfLcFNi8qlGQ0xHWHpqd4Gs9uUo937PmXHMoEa19OrhWubBI4UivB5RyHjYvm29TBlFfGMCapBG7_MPDPF19H2YrWd1g2nkRv8iev93Cxgm1Niu2Fw/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There were so many places to stop and watch the lights, that I had a hard time figuring out where to capture my photos. I typically looked for good leading lines and trees as my supporting subjects.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryOIakcM9A6wXqhp2nQAkftSgJQo8EH9-8HNjsLLEpcg7Fd18Y8KrPGyCfsfmLZrBM99JzDGmTLU3UVhadSlLnp7dg_SDJy90ZcRRB6BP3ORqdtF9SbJFdDaghjnpPbwDPS4CXBJmX2NSKvj9G7l4RcLm-NntsmvAkUUb_pXlmsqUD-B2bECuS-uLeA/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryOIakcM9A6wXqhp2nQAkftSgJQo8EH9-8HNjsLLEpcg7Fd18Y8KrPGyCfsfmLZrBM99JzDGmTLU3UVhadSlLnp7dg_SDJy90ZcRRB6BP3ORqdtF9SbJFdDaghjnpPbwDPS4CXBJmX2NSKvj9G7l4RcLm-NntsmvAkUUb_pXlmsqUD-B2bECuS-uLeA/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I turned in different directions I would get more (or less) light in the sky. I was also using exposure compensation in the camera (between -1 and -2) to darken the scene. </div><div><br /></div><div>I did this for two reasons:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. It darkened the sky to a deep blue color.</div><div>2. I kept the colored lights from being overexposed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-RPGDO8Lk8SIhboUJmIlLxDU8CIEz7Q3eaw0lavth3H7KPHKXiSgTysDIIxJp2ZhiySDMDZ9esXSfPaH5bJ89AnCzQ1eiaYnZ6Na3pH8S2w3S7RQql6r2GOLCnIz2lyVoL9YaPy3PUjOVforOJuUvQccSG1llZlvXFwrL9csG-LOmy02350owm2l9A/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-RPGDO8Lk8SIhboUJmIlLxDU8CIEz7Q3eaw0lavth3H7KPHKXiSgTysDIIxJp2ZhiySDMDZ9esXSfPaH5bJ89AnCzQ1eiaYnZ6Na3pH8S2w3S7RQql6r2GOLCnIz2lyVoL9YaPy3PUjOVforOJuUvQccSG1llZlvXFwrL9csG-LOmy02350owm2l9A/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I did most of my photography at the blue hour, which allowed me to still have nice color behind the trees.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLM5JaZ4T17F7FAIWnZ2I5Zj0URP1CP4Wj86ZeP8MZG2AtPeTawhOOGY4Tenga3LMzPW22qcMFi_-MzvHEK-hTnmMX6l0mkXHb_UAl2vD0I0qsEwoetMYoR37-BwVClQcqmCb5LgtJA_XBa2vJFKVl0a2wW1Cl2xoflqVaoe6pti-juGOSIvZsD6urA/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLM5JaZ4T17F7FAIWnZ2I5Zj0URP1CP4Wj86ZeP8MZG2AtPeTawhOOGY4Tenga3LMzPW22qcMFi_-MzvHEK-hTnmMX6l0mkXHb_UAl2vD0I0qsEwoetMYoR37-BwVClQcqmCb5LgtJA_XBa2vJFKVl0a2wW1Cl2xoflqVaoe6pti-juGOSIvZsD6urA/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since I could not bring a tripod with me, I had to rely on the in-body camera stabilization, lens stabilization, and me holding the camera steady. Most of the images you see in this blog post were taken with the following settings:</div><div><br /></div><div>Mode: A/V</div><div>ISO: 3200</div><div>Aperture: f/4</div><div>Exposure comp: -2</div><div>Shutter speed: 1/4 sec</div><div><br /></div><div>During the retouching process, I would increase the exposure when needed and then run Topaz DeNoise on the images to take out any of the digital noise (grain).</div><div><br /></div><div>Honestly, these newer cameras have such amazing stabilization that I am often shooting handheld at really slow shutter speeds with amazing results! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_kbT-Gy64ejbMKYG33VGPDys4Mk-8c1HstnDobBFAJDkHlPD10FGop9KfTfc5zmcetjMyYCQyzZxjqEV-gkrba_lzoX-3LbNgSkVxp1qF7nVjPzeYHlTzBZDCN_IcjjOaZe-3nrV_rKNgW1_eyVNeMRD4b_0YU15c_Sc69V1-YmWdfez2-kZJI93OQ/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_kbT-Gy64ejbMKYG33VGPDys4Mk-8c1HstnDobBFAJDkHlPD10FGop9KfTfc5zmcetjMyYCQyzZxjqEV-gkrba_lzoX-3LbNgSkVxp1qF7nVjPzeYHlTzBZDCN_IcjjOaZe-3nrV_rKNgW1_eyVNeMRD4b_0YU15c_Sc69V1-YmWdfez2-kZJI93OQ/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was now 9:06pm and I was able to capture the colored lights, the blue sky, and the moon in one photo. This is one of my favorites of the night. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JvTYhmp_MSZ3O2hHvvrJQqJL-JkUQiWqHtRAYxDwVDNm1WG4Wo6dzZ0hHXXJrpF91XYiVEdmoVgQ6rdlDQxOA5UWQJ94lvU4x1s2b0ZFoz69gBuEsRpJYrjFli0ci4fIEJOqNH6VOagDGfnylLctD9SrZeS6p-arqayzrZtx8sDBMPkgp_Am2ZZrKA/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JvTYhmp_MSZ3O2hHvvrJQqJL-JkUQiWqHtRAYxDwVDNm1WG4Wo6dzZ0hHXXJrpF91XYiVEdmoVgQ6rdlDQxOA5UWQJ94lvU4x1s2b0ZFoz69gBuEsRpJYrjFli0ci4fIEJOqNH6VOagDGfnylLctD9SrZeS6p-arqayzrZtx8sDBMPkgp_Am2ZZrKA/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Just 5 minutes later, we lost the blue skies and I was now working with the grey/black sky. I had also taken most of the images that I wanted, so I decided to try something different. For this shot, I changed the camera settings to ISO 1600 (at f/4) which gave me a half second exposure. I pointed the camera at a nearby tree and then zoomed the lens out during the 1/2 second. This created the light streaks that you see here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7prs0qFIzy432tksaGgkBPUbc8jjtLFdLGaauBwO_cznnZP-oHmgr7J99KYggByAuBWAeE3KOYs-5GIIoq3JgqG-Wqsyy-jlqJK6zToIQU1hOcBCnPM9a6vXox5pe9lsUWVYBUGBooFV46uPRZ2OXtoxDRJJX-EIn2MErFFIhmeELbeCMPrztjZdcA/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7prs0qFIzy432tksaGgkBPUbc8jjtLFdLGaauBwO_cznnZP-oHmgr7J99KYggByAuBWAeE3KOYs-5GIIoq3JgqG-Wqsyy-jlqJK6zToIQU1hOcBCnPM9a6vXox5pe9lsUWVYBUGBooFV46uPRZ2OXtoxDRJJX-EIn2MErFFIhmeELbeCMPrztjZdcA/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>From the same location, I changed the camera to ISO 3200 (still at f/4) which gave me a 1/4 sec exposure and I twisted the camera to give me a different look.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Yv353M7DYh-J1O1RTElCrsAsC_Q-AKdG9W-KZHdI4Di08m7TzqVTd8r_vMFYBvvPZ5fLYiPCNqAhfxNcsWJWZI9nDQHHzpiBsg-crZQqKLRasI53GwGxmjvm7QP9yJxMLRUPdPrZSQNYSooVPc0UYjuEBV-1xkSjp8R82nhe6YqxQGXNdDCzFWDhuQ/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Yv353M7DYh-J1O1RTElCrsAsC_Q-AKdG9W-KZHdI4Di08m7TzqVTd8r_vMFYBvvPZ5fLYiPCNqAhfxNcsWJWZI9nDQHHzpiBsg-crZQqKLRasI53GwGxmjvm7QP9yJxMLRUPdPrZSQNYSooVPc0UYjuEBV-1xkSjp8R82nhe6YqxQGXNdDCzFWDhuQ/w428-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0013.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I saw all these lights winding their way up to a tree and thought they made a perfect leading line. I turned the camera to take a vertical image and really like this one. I just wish I had taken this during the blue hour, as I prefer the deep blue sky to the muddy black sky you see here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wBdybr0qxJMC9--xoOOZClaKx894Yg3ufDkmXm-58K9qQsovmjj712lbbky8BzV9IvlBJWGc4_KuR4HVHEdD1DJRG4jeTYXR68OygzxUwrmMkTkxvUMCncyNFVyRETF1PVLWRXvf8p9GYjvPkEQS2Eo3uVWgod_aQKKflFZLamBK_c6-QfikfygzvQ/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wBdybr0qxJMC9--xoOOZClaKx894Yg3ufDkmXm-58K9qQsovmjj712lbbky8BzV9IvlBJWGc4_KuR4HVHEdD1DJRG4jeTYXR68OygzxUwrmMkTkxvUMCncyNFVyRETF1PVLWRXvf8p9GYjvPkEQS2Eo3uVWgod_aQKKflFZLamBK_c6-QfikfygzvQ/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This photo was taken at 9:12pm and was the last image showing any light in the sky.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU_Ku2o0drqcOtCONok9RX1J-xtzf0utkXpS054zGvxTS9oOPHG1-BXPvVwilcO93ybEgDz740uPWsCDmtSeOpLeE_G6voh8kHLwNifJaERvNgDYjg175A5GabmxDBDhhCDjrsuDf6SqLM54poP63TjbBjAWyYSgdWcE0JSk_DB12Hir3GThZnxbL5A/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU_Ku2o0drqcOtCONok9RX1J-xtzf0utkXpS054zGvxTS9oOPHG1-BXPvVwilcO93ybEgDz740uPWsCDmtSeOpLeE_G6voh8kHLwNifJaERvNgDYjg175A5GabmxDBDhhCDjrsuDf6SqLM54poP63TjbBjAWyYSgdWcE0JSk_DB12Hir3GThZnxbL5A/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When walking all the way to the back of the exhibit, they have some interesting light sculptures, including these light towers made out of wine bottles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwKGpwmgkqtmnS_Hp8zR9KL8JYt5oU8W3lCGjoMRQmyoIyh5G8KJwRm5Yz7FPz9XG1BE-OZYEGzZ7gPPzYu-A_4FqfGdGfd0_OAdg3NVH07guz0bPOefYgQP0_P94jxr_dcxH4SkO8KzBvF1E1N5Y7Q9p51wBhhOFEFRlHGURAY5N48TS16Uy5BwUMA/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwKGpwmgkqtmnS_Hp8zR9KL8JYt5oU8W3lCGjoMRQmyoIyh5G8KJwRm5Yz7FPz9XG1BE-OZYEGzZ7gPPzYu-A_4FqfGdGfd0_OAdg3NVH07guz0bPOefYgQP0_P94jxr_dcxH4SkO8KzBvF1E1N5Y7Q9p51wBhhOFEFRlHGURAY5N48TS16Uy5BwUMA/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a close-up view of the wine bottles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oCFW3ETFYzSA8o7NZxJCWbldkQ40KeS4G6dBvp-pAGiDcb0KTUllxPwE4rRgfU62n0zZvZxJlJpkt2DxbK6wcS1v3jTMkwCldb664gDfTTR77kV7khbRcnt7QEGRp_zTqBfNss2sYKPmiClhXogSvIDmYjR3zDchNYpeF8yEBXxjCObqvDkvrRt5alc4/s900/Edit-Paso-Robles-0158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oCFW3ETFYzSA8o7NZxJCWbldkQ40KeS4G6dBvp-pAGiDcb0KTUllxPwE4rRgfU62n0zZvZxJlJpkt2DxbK6wcS1v3jTMkwCldb664gDfTTR77kV7khbRcnt7QEGRp_zTqBfNss2sYKPmiClhXogSvIDmYjR3zDchNYpeF8yEBXxjCObqvDkvrRt5alc4/w640-h426/Edit-Paso-Robles-0158.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also in the back area is a new display called "Fireflies" where almost 10,000 lights are blowing in the wind. Each of these clusters has flexible "tentacles" of lights which dance in the wind. It is really beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffjrQD6E5ZvpshwWCg5t4kEwuKgWEV10x9yg4aQ8gTQKlXoMZpmoQeh9ByqwKvl57Bnd2J2UczgkbTkqP7LAmJ0JaAH7DO_3xyB6Ca3FEUIgecXatDlp0_HFONwltHN0yWxdhxE6i-Tez6iyBwAbDk4X_ncMxNp2Ks4eSh78QbZeN5OJXr3DTSJy9qg/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffjrQD6E5ZvpshwWCg5t4kEwuKgWEV10x9yg4aQ8gTQKlXoMZpmoQeh9ByqwKvl57Bnd2J2UczgkbTkqP7LAmJ0JaAH7DO_3xyB6Ca3FEUIgecXatDlp0_HFONwltHN0yWxdhxE6i-Tez6iyBwAbDk4X_ncMxNp2Ks4eSh78QbZeN5OJXr3DTSJy9qg/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I took tight shots of the fireflies but also zoomed out to catch images like this one, with the sculptures, the tree, and the moon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVuHSbKank4V50Y9NPJzXqrWjh33ExrKS0MTvnqHe8ilO8AEZqMxopmpXpjzyJvUmlwx7uNdGzOkOg-vxniZVkS2cl-IZ6xlOdOyn9RestrRNUUSsLlRYky-8RdU5VXJ2y3cJsIXpLlNywv-MFGSYNWtHQRujqiTS1e1kaoMmK-pstSGQGeXdeUgUjQ/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVuHSbKank4V50Y9NPJzXqrWjh33ExrKS0MTvnqHe8ilO8AEZqMxopmpXpjzyJvUmlwx7uNdGzOkOg-vxniZVkS2cl-IZ6xlOdOyn9RestrRNUUSsLlRYky-8RdU5VXJ2y3cJsIXpLlNywv-MFGSYNWtHQRujqiTS1e1kaoMmK-pstSGQGeXdeUgUjQ/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These last two photos were taken at close to 10pm. The light you see in the background (top right side of the image) is light pollution coming from buildings in the distance. This image was taken handheld at ISO 3200 (like most of the others).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxUk5Stm19PBTa46G6AQD4M1JyVq1dqQYe1G-_ufQOGtKuyMFSCG4inkig0diITwfb9zkqe_Gk5168NcIPpV5yn4V1-9dIB8Ob1X1e-8O0WgfHEyqQsOwDpEtCSr2xBv-YHSYzD3lbxIPXxrg6ogS2ePsE0q5tvIvHYNEBWGyY6MCrLSfK8Wi7UeqAQ/s1100/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxUk5Stm19PBTa46G6AQD4M1JyVq1dqQYe1G-_ufQOGtKuyMFSCG4inkig0diITwfb9zkqe_Gk5168NcIPpV5yn4V1-9dIB8Ob1X1e-8O0WgfHEyqQsOwDpEtCSr2xBv-YHSYzD3lbxIPXxrg6ogS2ePsE0q5tvIvHYNEBWGyY6MCrLSfK8Wi7UeqAQ/w640-h428/jeff-cable-photography-blog-sensorio-paso-robles-0021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This photo was taken at with the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20R5&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon R5</a> at ISO 1000 with a shutter speed of almost 3 seconds. For this shot, I rested the camera on a rock wall, set the 3 second timer, and avoided any shaking of the camera during the exposure.<br /><p>If you live in California or have a display like this in your area, I would really recommend visiting. And if you do visit, I hope you will take your camera and have as much fun as I did!</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">__________________________________________________________</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours. </p><p style="font-family: times;"><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </p></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-63149232017114664572023-06-27T12:39:00.000-07:002023-06-27T12:39:08.890-07:00New 3-day San Francisco photo tour!<p>I have been teaching photo tours all over the world for many years now, but have never taught in my home town. I have photographed in San Francisco so many times, and every time I do, I think about hosting a photo tour in this amazing city. </p><p>Well, the time has come for me to share my favorite photo locations in San Francisco with my guests! </p><p>I picked the month of October, since the weather is usually at its best during this month. The tour will begin on October 9th and run through October 11th, and we will be photographing day and night. Here is the tentative itinerary for the trip.</p><p>**************************************************************</p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day 1:</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Golden Gate Bridge (numerous locations)</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Palace of Fine Arts</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Baker Beach</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lands End</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">San Francisco Bay</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Night: Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day 2:</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Painted Ladies</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lombard Street</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fishermans Wharf</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Coit Tower</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Night: Wide shots of the San Francisco skyline and bay</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day 3:</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">China Town</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">City Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Haight Ashbury</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Golden Gate Park</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bay Bridge</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Night: Sunset shots over the city</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">**************************************************************</span></p><p>All of this is subject to change, depending on the weather and other factors, but suffice it to say that we will see all the best that San Francisco has to offer. </p><p>Here are some images of locations I will be taking you to:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AMv3ROqGTj-IZOYyRoIyO0YFkDLy5uE_6oAuNbzqUo1m0fqy3gj3-dpsQOWMgyDB6_hchd7-BleGlCJv1Q35uh_fdUWsqrao5K5Qr64omxcDEObVXUgph2R_PIxsHxieQDje5OrfiyMuRtaRAfhssi0LR_NV-dcBuJpNrIQTdg9v9qQwQEqG9T5pqC9O/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AMv3ROqGTj-IZOYyRoIyO0YFkDLy5uE_6oAuNbzqUo1m0fqy3gj3-dpsQOWMgyDB6_hchd7-BleGlCJv1Q35uh_fdUWsqrao5K5Qr64omxcDEObVXUgph2R_PIxsHxieQDje5OrfiyMuRtaRAfhssi0LR_NV-dcBuJpNrIQTdg9v9qQwQEqG9T5pqC9O/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, you can't photograph San Francisco without capturing the Golden Gate Bridge.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRv7sdU9e8MV5tkGe19cbqSv7vx5NFtpCI8Tqqzc7YmuiPBGFjcLiTJR3o8Nwl4eGEoVFfzaK0fwW52qA_84iAjf2VUzcTMBcVBUMH6FVHohcW1RTOl4bBfoP62IGpQgyMrsHAgSE-wqrSgmwwBsOoW1sxtogKZY8ctBan0ta8yP4jqOktzyB7_G9DqDAd/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRv7sdU9e8MV5tkGe19cbqSv7vx5NFtpCI8Tqqzc7YmuiPBGFjcLiTJR3o8Nwl4eGEoVFfzaK0fwW52qA_84iAjf2VUzcTMBcVBUMH6FVHohcW1RTOl4bBfoP62IGpQgyMrsHAgSE-wqrSgmwwBsOoW1sxtogKZY8ctBan0ta8yP4jqOktzyB7_G9DqDAd/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0011.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>There are many vantage points which give you very different photos of this iconic structure.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fcbyiml-es8_XMnI5DVbHIcpHShY2LhoWelUdgBrfXptgeGpBZxenmiv7h5bnFWalZYOWcjZeg82e0DwgR64AdrCn7zwIDgBCQo46ywYOgAUt-yMryBO6p-rRiAAyC4p5d3H7bnx54nsDm55IppQ_71r2XCSaGfyt-Kl1uKdX8Caxsr7ZsXRZX7zPxqS/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fcbyiml-es8_XMnI5DVbHIcpHShY2LhoWelUdgBrfXptgeGpBZxenmiv7h5bnFWalZYOWcjZeg82e0DwgR64AdrCn7zwIDgBCQo46ywYOgAUt-yMryBO6p-rRiAAyC4p5d3H7bnx54nsDm55IppQ_71r2XCSaGfyt-Kl1uKdX8Caxsr7ZsXRZX7zPxqS/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZG_fl5rN4wNV1akacUgb8DATERto9IfzQZXJD6-UeQLwizvTxlTn_mz-PTMrqYKmglUqivJ_CTZ6-31iOxPPPywKgqfWwHKB_YpwBwGwGwaXsNVHnfx56uxgcFZ2C5HPMsGnOE2Lm2-GcJ-T5ZFEcjx_k4VRLlf0eFIxxcDOJceHFjQVqPZAEW6Xk5iZ/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZG_fl5rN4wNV1akacUgb8DATERto9IfzQZXJD6-UeQLwizvTxlTn_mz-PTMrqYKmglUqivJ_CTZ6-31iOxPPPywKgqfWwHKB_YpwBwGwGwaXsNVHnfx56uxgcFZ2C5HPMsGnOE2Lm2-GcJ-T5ZFEcjx_k4VRLlf0eFIxxcDOJceHFjQVqPZAEW6Xk5iZ/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Cable Cars (and learning how to motion pan them - like this photo)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFavnCAJXdw2a9JxwEPjCr_NDVNH06g_2DExqvBHoTMRk4eFsr7mRmFB5HwgLg53AQ-WNsCZBbDOhqGcLTOdHUh39rkvzMdMs3RuJdeiGpTD-MrMFChk0WowEMZrtcE5HphXuzY_3ttM_EyLkVASZLPrKxkEX9Pv3JplQgsykCup_CMzDsG-Klo-5y6pQo/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFavnCAJXdw2a9JxwEPjCr_NDVNH06g_2DExqvBHoTMRk4eFsr7mRmFB5HwgLg53AQ-WNsCZBbDOhqGcLTOdHUh39rkvzMdMs3RuJdeiGpTD-MrMFChk0WowEMZrtcE5HphXuzY_3ttM_EyLkVASZLPrKxkEX9Pv3JplQgsykCup_CMzDsG-Klo-5y6pQo/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Palace of Fine Arts</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3C3WJS7Oxj2e26NcFMCvIl5MQs1OqD3Fc-I5dxzb4wu52u2dHz71w3FpbD1FjZWcTwteIHS3QJ8u2uC4If9HbLZiP5_1iIYHmvQb5S4ImSXQQeZBZkJdNyAPllHRp59KJDgCFqdPJTfJKrHthrSFFNHWO0x1oar7zCgf9RrC1YhB5pK58bIDDda_vZci/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3C3WJS7Oxj2e26NcFMCvIl5MQs1OqD3Fc-I5dxzb4wu52u2dHz71w3FpbD1FjZWcTwteIHS3QJ8u2uC4If9HbLZiP5_1iIYHmvQb5S4ImSXQQeZBZkJdNyAPllHRp59KJDgCFqdPJTfJKrHthrSFFNHWO0x1oar7zCgf9RrC1YhB5pK58bIDDda_vZci/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Painted Ladies<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqcR-RZETz-ulJTqB-4_PbuWLDqpU3okoVpK0IGcLZuhoR5V4Ja6Uh2BIz9G3t1tUsZot5y49CTOU985Gb0584UF_ypvYGbNJbYy__iWSjYpiLe9aYaLQgSZcEmYwkfTV_rKMBKqm_3rz-cXDVnxGI9Z6p5tIvrhREdcK9LhySA53wLyQqKsIswhZqJuc/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqcR-RZETz-ulJTqB-4_PbuWLDqpU3okoVpK0IGcLZuhoR5V4Ja6Uh2BIz9G3t1tUsZot5y49CTOU985Gb0584UF_ypvYGbNJbYy__iWSjYpiLe9aYaLQgSZcEmYwkfTV_rKMBKqm_3rz-cXDVnxGI9Z6p5tIvrhREdcK9LhySA53wLyQqKsIswhZqJuc/w426-h640/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0006.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Downtown</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqQ-eoZaBIrFg01ogBIln5H3xitS9PHM6qYQSMomGz3rQnI8i3jOcE2LE92CeNTgvvifQM0GqQmCzGAVk3-pa1IyVzxyRMCsHfzRNYDzRHVFOHtjJIbrvnEI-hLZW4sPKqBcyiDJv4fovO1MOabYrIuUQ-8tYKqNcEjyGQlhG5UsHxfOAyRFw6p6W786Q/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>As I mentioned, we will be taking photos during the day and into the evening. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-7PFO8IO83foNL1Lo2DuQ8BXTD-zU0aLkshuZUx8abEymBebUZvMR-qmJRG6ws3rMBJ7JvgbXVoA0TrACu1ppQxnixF0_Vn6cwXJtak2PhLx5SAH1WPGaBg5fqKVGfryDpJEJBjIVLRNn9Mn9yvwMTS3A_qRks4xmsWaK_rbkkbGS2tLD1WUoIvfP6ra/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="900" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-7PFO8IO83foNL1Lo2DuQ8BXTD-zU0aLkshuZUx8abEymBebUZvMR-qmJRG6ws3rMBJ7JvgbXVoA0TrACu1ppQxnixF0_Vn6cwXJtak2PhLx5SAH1WPGaBg5fqKVGfryDpJEJBjIVLRNn9Mn9yvwMTS3A_qRks4xmsWaK_rbkkbGS2tLD1WUoIvfP6ra/w640-h328/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3MX__eVdX1YNquF-NhVg_jZrKZVyNV_uXC54U9aEZnt6bCyP8b6QSTflgBQzaMcfFjKXcMSyndLiKT2ulTH9Gp51S7XgzOufRbtJ94I5viMoY-xZzX_KKMj3VyOe1wb0CYST38BUEPt0oJDDzIbiPZerTp70pqvED4sIXkYlTFo1GAYr-pyEbCYINcmd/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="900" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3MX__eVdX1YNquF-NhVg_jZrKZVyNV_uXC54U9aEZnt6bCyP8b6QSTflgBQzaMcfFjKXcMSyndLiKT2ulTH9Gp51S7XgzOufRbtJ94I5viMoY-xZzX_KKMj3VyOe1wb0CYST38BUEPt0oJDDzIbiPZerTp70pqvED4sIXkYlTFo1GAYr-pyEbCYINcmd/w640-h298/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I even have the option for my guests doing an optional aerial tour of San Francisco. I have a good friend who is a pilot and does aerial tours of the city. I have flown with him numerous times, capturing images during the day... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJWnCUB6b5zbhkxnyuwN_8pQXEzqhZKdkHj0tpoeoqcLYLmab3R_ssmffBR4wk2RgqNr0yGLqIBPHyTtJzoI6luo3g1SI4PmhZc3YTMsu8YeNHrztjqH4gTVGzNG0QMpeB7JFHx1PJKCjGZ6cKoCNwtqgBbR5U6mBKgR68DIMm_pMwipLbzQkkOBBazzX/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJWnCUB6b5zbhkxnyuwN_8pQXEzqhZKdkHj0tpoeoqcLYLmab3R_ssmffBR4wk2RgqNr0yGLqIBPHyTtJzoI6luo3g1SI4PmhZc3YTMsu8YeNHrztjqH4gTVGzNG0QMpeB7JFHx1PJKCjGZ6cKoCNwtqgBbR5U6mBKgR68DIMm_pMwipLbzQkkOBBazzX/w640-h426/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>...and after sunset. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzFLLlCxNAVZZmlcaWTygPifMiOmWK7ms5zkpgfEXGAQCeWsvNP2vr8YTsksSdm5blmYdUnoXHDXC6SuizeUgmyajyopmk52YEADSkZCzaJGHDSAFPlvZ3O_h-eH0n97Ukj8Z-GNI9Rki3SEkR1Yd7Y78Smg9EFOxDhUXCcj_YhZh6K0SG0Yqgl5OBkiu/s900/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="900" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzFLLlCxNAVZZmlcaWTygPifMiOmWK7ms5zkpgfEXGAQCeWsvNP2vr8YTsksSdm5blmYdUnoXHDXC6SuizeUgmyajyopmk52YEADSkZCzaJGHDSAFPlvZ3O_h-eH0n97Ukj8Z-GNI9Rki3SEkR1Yd7Y78Smg9EFOxDhUXCcj_YhZh6K0SG0Yqgl5OBkiu/w640-h394/jeff-cable-photography-blog-san-francisco-photo-tour-0015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I can help arrange the optional aerial tour for any of my guests.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cost of the tour includes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* Hotel </div>* All meals</div><div>* Photo instruction (of course)</div><div>* Luxury transportation and a full time driver (so we don't need to worry about parking)</div><div>* Security (good to have in many locations and at night)</div><div>* Loaner camera gear from Canon</div><div><br /></div><div>The cost is: $3950.</div><div><br /></div><div>I put this on my web site a while back and have already had 4 people sign up. We have room for 6 more people. If you are interested, please <a href="mailto:jcable@jeffcable.com" target="_blank">contact me</a> to grab one of the remaining spots.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have also added new photo tours to some of my favorite places, like Costa Rica, Africa, Japan, Indochina and more for 2024 and 2025. You can check those out <a href="https://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">__________________________________________________________</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. It does not change the cost to you in any way, but it helps me keep this blog up and running.<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />Check out my <a href="http://www.jeffcable.com/phototours" target="_blank">upcoming photo tours</a> to amazing places around the world. I have photo tours to Africa Costa Rica and more. And Canon will loan you any gear you want for FREE for any of my tours. </p><p style="font-family: times;"><span>_________________________________________________________________</span><span> </span> </p></div></div>Jeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-3374777287940164472023-06-15T09:31:00.000-07:002023-06-15T09:31:03.214-07:00Printing big and BIGGER with my Canon printers!<p>In the last blog post, I talked about the importance of color calibration. I also said that I would follow up that blog post to cover the final step in the process...printing. </p><p>For the last 8 years I have been relying on the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20Pro-1000%20printer&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon Pro-1000 printer</a>. This printer has been an absolute work-horse for me, printing the bulk of my 4x6, 5x7, 8x10 prints for clients, and really anything up to 16x20. Then, about 6 months ago I added the larger <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20Pro-4100%20printer&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon Pro-4100 printer</a> to my arsenal so that I can print REALLY large images.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIscn5Lg8e508RuWe4dwMD8kllwXW-7Ky8qfw3yFqso7a1eD3ywGbJ_EVjqlOYa7Qko3dmUfnLFkaxY6uW_-yV2MCH7N8H3h-Xxan9252_DFASJsqD-Dum75Rm4uhvUEYn3q2HJ7IIM8dRK0smR6E2K6qSPxn6rro5ieU3JwOGJwWJcnr5wq-J4BMtw/s1820/Edit-Printers-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1820" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIscn5Lg8e508RuWe4dwMD8kllwXW-7Ky8qfw3yFqso7a1eD3ywGbJ_EVjqlOYa7Qko3dmUfnLFkaxY6uW_-yV2MCH7N8H3h-Xxan9252_DFASJsqD-Dum75Rm4uhvUEYn3q2HJ7IIM8dRK0smR6E2K6qSPxn6rro5ieU3JwOGJwWJcnr5wq-J4BMtw/w640-h398/Edit-Printers-sm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Actually - I have three Canon printers if you want to include my multifunction printer (to the left), which I generally only use for printing documents and scanning. The <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20Pro-1000%20printer&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon Pro-1000 printer</a> is right next to my computer for easy loading of smaller photo paper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3az6PARWgM6zcl3EJIWhHmd8kAB4_hBybBYEpPnWEu6Wdco8PCyEU85nPtQQfFfctIMXttlqhWo_5drcpMIhBq1J5VNvj_ZBIZ3V23AXb-F0VKwrCPpkB8KZa_Mi7H6uG3SWrSz55MVG2QuVD4WfhHmPN_D1IY3psshnQgguFmX0cpzgTx21Auwpqg/s2846/Edit-Pro-4100-75pct.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="2846" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3az6PARWgM6zcl3EJIWhHmd8kAB4_hBybBYEpPnWEu6Wdco8PCyEU85nPtQQfFfctIMXttlqhWo_5drcpMIhBq1J5VNvj_ZBIZ3V23AXb-F0VKwrCPpkB8KZa_Mi7H6uG3SWrSz55MVG2QuVD4WfhHmPN_D1IY3psshnQgguFmX0cpzgTx21Auwpqg/w640-h372/Edit-Pro-4100-75pct.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20Pro-4100%20printer&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon Pro-4100 printer</a> taking up a lot of space in the office, but worth it. I posted this photo of my granddaughter and I (taken by my daughter-in-law) on social media last week because it is one of my favorites. I had to print that one big!</div><p>But I am getting ahead of myself here. Before I talk about the printers, I need to further explain the importance of color calibration as part of the printing process. Regardless of whether you are printing on a large format printer or a small one, the color calibration is really needed because nobody wants to spend the money on the ink and paper only to find out that the colors and brightness are off. Having the Spyder X2 connected to my computer means that, not only are my colors going to be correct both on screen and from the printer, but also that the brightness of the monitor will be set so I can properly set the exposure levels before the images is sent to the printer. With this combination, I have complete confidence knowing that what I output will be accurate, without having to reprint over and over.</p><p>Unlike many photographers, I do not use Adobe Lightroom very often, but instead choose to do all my retouching directly in Adobe Photoshop (using Photo Mechanic for all my culling and organization). Once I have done all the retouching in Photoshop, I then choose which printer I am going to output to. Most of the time this determination is made strictly on the size of the final print. If the print is going to be smaller than 16x20, then I still default to the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20Pro-1000%20printer&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon Pro-1000</a>. Anything larger and I use the new <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20Pro-4100%20printer&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon Pro-4100</a>, which can print all the way up to 44" wide by 100 feet. </p><p>Some people have asked me why I decided to get the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20Pro-4100%20printer&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon Pro-4100</a>. Honestly I got this beast for the following reasons:</p><p>1. I have always wanted to be able to print my images really large, to frame and put in the house.</p><p>2. I periodically have clients who want large prints and I like being able to create them quickly.</p><p>3. I had a corporate client who wanted images printed for an office building, and it seemed more cost effective to print them here than to order a large quantity from my color lab.</p><p>One of the features I love the most about the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20Pro-1000%20printer&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon Pro-1000</a> is the paper loading system. Unlike many other printers, this one uses a vacuum system to pull the paper in. My previous printer (from another company) would bring paper in crooked all the time, creating a lot of waste and frustration. In all my years using the Pro-1000, I have never once had the paper go in off angle. The <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&InitialSearch=yes&Ntt=Canon%20Pro-4100%20printer&BI=19250&KBID=11129&SID=DFF" target="_blank">Canon Pro-4100</a> uses paper rolls, and has also been perfect in the loading and printing department. Even the process of replacing a roll is incredibly easy. I just put the roll of paper onto the bar and the printer does the rest.</p><p>As for the quality of the prints, they are always remarkable. The colors are perfect and the resolution is museum grade. There is nothing like seeing your favorite images printed in the highest quality and large!</p><p>For both printers, my favorite media is the Lustre paper and I use this 90% of the time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOg2rNgUCYPodXgB93w2ghNfYvz6_pcDRNogD9f9p44xUXUEIS0JJCQu6yTShCuH9jTH3ZwR4lmeX66DM-L18aCs2KDTnLkg_kF5QXD4bfsr8NoD0jrFYunYH2qiCZass-IA8gNFsp5k7ObEi9910ctgDuwOOqvov5mxMhso8jRCBrSRJYM49RyOHnA/s2716/Edit-Poster-Prints-75pct.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2716" data-original-width="2093" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOg2rNgUCYPodXgB93w2ghNfYvz6_pcDRNogD9f9p44xUXUEIS0JJCQu6yTShCuH9jTH3ZwR4lmeX66DM-L18aCs2KDTnLkg_kF5QXD4bfsr8NoD0jrFYunYH2qiCZass-IA8gNFsp5k7ObEi9910ctgDuwOOqvov5mxMhso8jRCBrSRJYM49RyOHnA/w494-h640/Edit-Poster-Prints-75pct.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are some of the photos that I printed for the office building. I generally lay them down on the ground for a couple of days to get the curl out of the paper (since they are coming off of a roll). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-VavkcfkfMWl3m4PWNG1grvvSrVoP9TCjyFaKI6i_rgHI8hkp3ALDUP2dhdUakt5e8PcsxuthcalwiJSebo6m6AXtYGl0VsfNLriKowGrYtVSqwpJjWYogIULWWNoEZa5jm5u8ev6A7AKx4rBPi7xOU8IY4BwGnrReXlLuzLsYmop_r_lIwclak4Jg/s1477/Edit-Backbedroom-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="1477" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-VavkcfkfMWl3m4PWNG1grvvSrVoP9TCjyFaKI6i_rgHI8hkp3ALDUP2dhdUakt5e8PcsxuthcalwiJSebo6m6AXtYGl0VsfNLriKowGrYtVSqwpJjWYogIULWWNoEZa5jm5u8ev6A7AKx4rBPi7xOU8IY4BwGnrReXlLuzLsYmop_r_lIwclak4Jg/w640-h444/Edit-Backbedroom-sm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ever since getting the new printer, I have been having fun framing favorite images and putting them up at the house. When I get tired of them. I switch them out for new ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>If you are interested in getting any of my photos in a large print, just send me an <a href="mailto:jeff@jeffcable.com" target="_blank">email</a> and tell me which image (any from my web site or blog) and I can print that for you at a reasonable price. Then you can enjoy these large photos as much as I am. 😀</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #393939; font-family: times; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">__________________________________________________________</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="font-family: times;">Subscribe to the Jeff Cable Photography Blog by clicking <a href="https://follow.it/jeffcable" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />_________________________________________________________________<br />If you are interested in purchasing ANY equipment, please click <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=19250&KBID=11129"><span class="s1">here</span></a> to go to B&H Photo, as I get a referral from them if you enter this way. 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