Posted on 10/06/2017 10:41:22 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
It was a magnificent fall day on the Northern California Coast this afternoon. I decided to return to the Pescadero Marsh, 30 years after my first visit and the worst case of poison oak of my life. It took cortisone shots to stop it from spreading through my circulatory system. Back then, I didn't know how to identify the poison oak plant, but I sure do now. Today, a couple of the trails at the marsh were overgrown with poison oak, so turned around and didn't even try to get through or bypass.
It was a short hike today, less than three miles and less than 100 feet of elevation gain.
For those that like technical photography details: I have an old Canon EF 35 mm camera I bought in Tokyo in 1977 for my international travels. I bought four prime additional lenses with the camera; with the included lens, I have 17 mm (not a fisheye), 35 mm, 50 mm, 85 mm, and 135 mm. The old glass Canon SC and SSC (Super Spectra Coating) lenses are still phenomonal design and manufacturing. These are the first generation FD lens mount which used the breech-lock mount. I just bought a Fotodiox adapter to mount the old lenses on my Olympus OM-D M1 mirrorless camera and tried the rig out today with the 35 mm lens. There is no autofocus and you lose communications between the lens and the camera, so you have to put the camera in Aperture priority mode, select an aperture, and let the camera select the shutter speed. I also learned about using the "peaking" feature with the electronic view finder (EVF) on the camera to precisely focus the lens.
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I LOVED THESE!!!
I haven’t been to California in years and it was pure joy to see these wonderful pictures. Thank you so much for letting us join you on your outing. Would you have links to other sets you put up?
Enjoyed the pictures and narrative . Please add me to your ping list.
“Leaves of three, let them be.”
You CANNOT imagine the number of times I’ve counted to three! ;>)
I think all my other math skills have atrophied s a result.
Please keep me on the list. In addition to restoring our republic, I’ve started oil painting recently and am always looking for great photographs to use in creating new paintings.
off. thanks
You could have directed the next Star Trek movie with that! It's all about lens flare.
A welcome break. Thanks for including me on your list.
I posted two previous hikes. Here are the links:
1. "Hiking Mount Montara (near San Francisco)," 9/28/17
2. "Hiking the Diablo Range," 9/21/17
I thought I'd posted a third recent hike at Purisima Redwoods, but don't find it.
Thanks for adding me to the ping list. I very much enjoy the scenery!
Thanks! Glad you like them. It’s fun exploring new places as well as places I’m returning to after being away for years or, in some cases, decades.
I LOVE the pictures on the ocean! Thank you for sharing them!!!
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