At 12/25/2022 11:04 PM, you guys wrote:
>On 12/25/2022 2:56 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus wrote:
>>https://www.olyendomike.com/Bar-HarborBoulder-Beach-4-2022/
>
>>This was one my "bright ideas"---going up near Bar Harbor in early spring as
>>the Milkyway arch is nice and horizontal making for some nice possible
>>compositions not available at other times of year. Problem is it is cold and
>>the galactic core doesn't rise until well after 2 AM. The weather did not
>>cooperate that much as cloudy or just hazy at night but we had a couple hour
>>window on our last night. The beach that required rappelling down a small
>>way was not very practical at night as the rope was gone. We could scramble
>>down during the day but hazardous at night with gear.
>>
>>We scoped out a couple compositions during the day at Boulder Beach and set
>>our alarms. It was particularly cold and windy, and the humidity was higher
>>than optimal with clouds to roll in after 2AM according to Clear Outside app.
>> There is something about balancing on boulders and just standing still for
>>an hour that puts 30 years on you.
>
>Yikes! Thanks for the warning. I'll be careful to avoid that. ð???
>
>>We both took one composition even before the Galactic core was fully up and
>>scurried off to warmup in the car. I set Marnie's pod as she didn't want to
>>be responsible for a disaster and did not do a proper job. It shifted a bit
>>after 6 shots so the stack is quite small and the stacked file still gritty.
>
>Pleasant enough at screen size, but I can't imagine it meets your expectations.
>
>>I stood 20 ft behind her for the foreground shot with an Android phone, I
>>carry for just such an eventuality to provide a smidge of low-level lighting
>>to bring out some details in the boulders--that was a tad over 3 min
>>exposure. (As Dr. Flash always said about exposure to even it out with
>>external lighting, distance is your friend)
>
>Just thinking about Chuck in the last couple of days. I would do a graduated
>mask on the foreground, to keep the closest boulders from being brighter than
>the rest. That sort of screams artificial light.
>
>>The read noise on the E-M1 MkIII is just a bit too much for this application
>>and there is a complex color cast that is a bear to ameliorate. I should
>>trade up. I did have a go at Marnie's composition and have not done mine yet.
>
>>I bet Moose has dozens of shots of Somesville Bridge.
>
>We've certainly driven by it hundreds of times. There are really few times
>when it looks good for a shot, at least at our time of year. The vagaries of
>light, foliage, wind, etc. are many. I suppose I've missed opportunities.
>
>I'm still gently kicking myself for passing the pond across the street once
>when it was mirror smooth, with ducks, I think.
>
>In fact, I've only shot it twice, for a total of 9 frames. One was the first
>photo in my Bar Harbor & Acadia book, with the only text in any of the books,
>a dedication to our friend Marilyn, who died suddenly and unexpectedly shortly
>before we were to visit her last fall.
>
>Here's one to go with your shot of Marnie on the bridge.
><http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Travel/NorthEast_2013/Misc&image=_9243277rotcroof40.jpg>
>
>Bridge Over Moose
Nicely done. I have been to Bah Haabah and Acadia in winter. I hope you had a
good breakfast after the outing.
Is the third image "Trail above Sand Beach" what you had to scramble down?
WayneS
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