On short hiatus- back in a bit.
David
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
2010.10.15
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Taken September 25, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/200 second ===> 0.005 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 63/10 ===> ƒ/6.3
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 400
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:25 13:14:28
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:25 13:14:28
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 500948/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/200 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 348042/65536
Aperture = ƒ/6.3
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 300/1 mm ===> 300 mm
Here's our ptarmigan friend again, getting ready to chase me down the road.
David
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| Jonesville Mine Road at Eska, vicinity Sutton, Alaska |
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Taken September 25, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/200 second ===> 0.005 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 63/10 ===> ƒ/6.3
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 400
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:25 13:14:28
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:25 13:14:28
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 500948/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/200 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 348042/65536
Aperture = ƒ/6.3
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 300/1 mm ===> 300 mm
Here's our ptarmigan friend again, getting ready to chase me down the road.
David
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
2010.10.13
Camera = Fujifilm FinePix S602 Zoom
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 10/2200 second ===> 1/220 second ===> 0.00455 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 280/100 ===> ƒ/2.8
# Exposure Program = normal program (2)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 200
# EXIF Version = 0220
# Original Date/Time = 2009:09:20 11:05:27
# Digitization Date/Time = 2009:09:20 11:05:27
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Compressed Bits per Pixel = 15/10 ===> 1.5
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 780/100
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/222.86 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 300/100
Aperture = ƒ/2.83
# Brightness (APEX) = 484/100
Brightness = 28.64 foot-lambert
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/100 ===> 0
# Max Aperture Value (APEX) = 300/100 ===> 3
Max Aperture = ƒ/2.83
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Light Source / White Balance = unknown (0)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 4680/100 mm ===> 46.8 mm
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| Steller's Jay at Porcupine Campground, vicinity Hope, Alaska |
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Taken September 20, 2009. EXIF info:
Camera = Fujifilm FinePix S602 Zoom
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 10/2200 second ===> 1/220 second ===> 0.00455 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 280/100 ===> ƒ/2.8
# Exposure Program = normal program (2)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 200
# EXIF Version = 0220
# Original Date/Time = 2009:09:20 11:05:27
# Digitization Date/Time = 2009:09:20 11:05:27
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Compressed Bits per Pixel = 15/10 ===> 1.5
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 780/100
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/222.86 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 300/100
Aperture = ƒ/2.83
# Brightness (APEX) = 484/100
Brightness = 28.64 foot-lambert
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/100 ===> 0
# Max Aperture Value (APEX) = 300/100 ===> 3
Max Aperture = ƒ/2.83
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Light Source / White Balance = unknown (0)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 4680/100 mm ===> 46.8 mm
South-central Alaska doesn't have a huge diversity of birds, but an encounter with a Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is always memorable.
David
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
2010.10.12
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| Devil's Club at Porcupine Campground, vicinity Hope, Alaska |
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Taken September 22, 2009. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/60 second ===> 0.01667 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 320
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2009:09:22 13:49:11
# Digitization Date/Time = 2009:09:22 13:49:11
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 387114/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/60 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 325770/65536
Aperture = ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 55/1 mm ===> 55 mm
Devil's Club is ubiquitous in the woods of south-central Alaska. It is often one of the first harbingers of our all too short fall.
David
Monday, October 11, 2010
2010.10.11
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| Independence Mine, vicinity Hatcher Pass, Alaska |
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Taken September 26, 2009. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/100 second ===> 0.01 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 14/1 ===> ƒ/14
# Exposure Program = aperture priority (3)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2009:09:26 14:13:19
# Digitization Date/Time = 2009:09:26 14:13:19
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 435412/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/100 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 499038/65536
Aperture = ƒ/14
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = partial (6)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 77/1 mm ===> 77 mm
Independence Mine is located north of the Hatcher Pass Road close to the summit. It's usually winter up here by the end of September, and last year was no exception. A plus- I can see the peaks in this area from out in front of my house.
David
Saturday, October 9, 2010
2010.10.09
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| Turnagain Arm along Hope Cutoff, vicinity Hope, Alaska |
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Taken September 19, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/25 second ===> 0.04 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 14/1 ===> ƒ/14
# Exposure Program = aperture priority (3)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:19 14:07:54
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:19 14:07:54
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 304340/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/25 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 499038/65536
Aperture = ƒ/14
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = partial (6)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 85/1 mm ===> 85 mm
The Turnagain Arm mudflats are accessible from several points along the Hope Cutoff road for about four miles/6.5 kilometers before you reach the village of Hope. This body of water has the largest tidal range in the United States- on average about 30 feet/9.2 meters. That ought to give anyone pause who might think about venturing onto the mudflats, which are the site of several rescue efforts to free stuck adventurers every year. Sadly, some are not successful.
David
Thursday, October 7, 2010
2010.10.07
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Taken September 7, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/125 second ===> 0.008 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 71/10 ===> ƒ/7.1
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:07 13:47:05
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:07 13:47:05
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 456510/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/125 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 370648/65536
Aperture = ƒ/7.1
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 28/1 mm ===> 28 mm
Sorry about yesterday- we'll catch it up.
Just outside the car window, it was just turning to high fall. A few miles south, winter was already well underway.
David
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| Alsek Range south of the Alaska Highway, vicinity Haines Junction, Yukon |
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Taken September 7, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/125 second ===> 0.008 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 71/10 ===> ƒ/7.1
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:07 13:47:05
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:07 13:47:05
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 456510/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/125 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 370648/65536
Aperture = ƒ/7.1
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 28/1 mm ===> 28 mm
Sorry about yesterday- we'll catch it up.
Just outside the car window, it was just turning to high fall. A few miles south, winter was already well underway.
David
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
2010.10.05
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Taken September 25, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/125 second ===> 0.008 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 400
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:25 16:51:41
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:25 16:51:41
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 456510/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/125 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 325770/65536
Aperture = ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 237/1 mm ===> 237 mm
The birch and willow in Alaska have leaves that on the right fall day blaze like flames. September 25th was one of those days.
David
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| Along Buffalo Mine Road near Buffalo Mine, vicinity Palmer, Alaska |
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Taken September 25, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/125 second ===> 0.008 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 400
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:25 16:51:41
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:25 16:51:41
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 456510/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/125 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 325770/65536
Aperture = ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 237/1 mm ===> 237 mm
The birch and willow in Alaska have leaves that on the right fall day blaze like flames. September 25th was one of those days.
David
Monday, October 4, 2010
2010.10.04
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Taken September 7, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/200 second ===> 0.005 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 250
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:07 12:32:35
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:07 12:32:35
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 500948/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/200 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 325770/65536
Aperture = ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 168/1 mm ===> 168 mm
This Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica) hung around 10 feet/three meters away for 20 minutes or so while I was at a rest area. I think it was waiting for me to feed it.
David
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| Magpie along the Alaska Highway, vicinity Champagne, Yukon |
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Taken September 7, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/200 second ===> 0.005 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 250
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:07 12:32:35
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:07 12:32:35
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 500948/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/200 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 325770/65536
Aperture = ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 168/1 mm ===> 168 mm
This Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica) hung around 10 feet/three meters away for 20 minutes or so while I was at a rest area. I think it was waiting for me to feed it.
David
Sunday, October 3, 2010
2010.10.03
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Taken September 18, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/200 second ===> 0.005 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 250
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:18 14:56:26
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:18 14:56:26
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 500948/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/200 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 325770/65536
Aperture = ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 154/1 mm ===> 154 mm
Alaska's fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) is usually "fuzzed out" by mid-September, meaning that the blooms are gone and the emptying seed pods make the plant look like wild cotton candy. Every so often, though, you'll spot a late-bloomer and the fleeting days of late summer in the Great Land come to life again.
David
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| Fireweed along Palmer Creek Road past Coeur D'Alene Creek, vicinity Hope, Alaska |
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Taken September 18, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/200 second ===> 0.005 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 250
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:18 14:56:26
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:18 14:56:26
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 500948/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/200 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 325770/65536
Aperture = ƒ/5.6
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 154/1 mm ===> 154 mm
Alaska's fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) is usually "fuzzed out" by mid-September, meaning that the blooms are gone and the emptying seed pods make the plant look like wild cotton candy. Every so often, though, you'll spot a late-bloomer and the fleeting days of late summer in the Great Land come to life again.
David
Saturday, October 2, 2010
2010.10.02
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Taken September 25, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/400 second ===> 0.0025 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 45/10 ===> ƒ/4.5
# Exposure Program = action program (high-speed program, fast shutter speed) (6)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 400
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:25 16:44:31
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:25 16:44:31
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 566484/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/400 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 284416/65536
Aperture = ƒ/4.5
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 60/1 mm ===> 60 mm
That water is the 32.1 (F)/0.1 (C) degrees that it looks. A week later later as this is posted, I'm sure there are ice shelves along its banks. Winter comes on fast here.
David
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| Moose Creek off Buffalo Mine Road near Buffalo Mine, vicinity Palmer, Alaska |
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Taken September 25, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/400 second ===> 0.0025 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 45/10 ===> ƒ/4.5
# Exposure Program = action program (high-speed program, fast shutter speed) (6)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 400
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:25 16:44:31
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:25 16:44:31
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 566484/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/400 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 284416/65536
Aperture = ƒ/4.5
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 60/1 mm ===> 60 mm
That water is the 32.1 (F)/0.1 (C) degrees that it looks. A week later later as this is posted, I'm sure there are ice shelves along its banks. Winter comes on fast here.
David
Friday, October 1, 2010
2010.10.01
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Taken September 6, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/200 second ===> 0.005 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 90/10 ===> ƒ/9
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:06 18:29:59
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:06 18:29:59
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 500948/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/200 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 415488/65536
Aperture = ƒ/9
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 28/1 mm ===> 28 mm
I hopped out of the car to shoot what looked like a dramatic sunset as we drove along the Alaska Highway bypass to the west of Whitehorse, Yukon. I didn't know until I arrived home that the throwaway shot of a ridgeline off to the south was a far better pic.
David
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| Along the Alaska Highway, vicinity Whitehorse, Yukon |
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Taken September 6, 2010. EXIF info:
Camera = Canon D30
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/200 second ===> 0.005 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 90/10 ===> ƒ/9
# Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100
# EXIF Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2010:09:06 18:29:59
# Digitization Date/Time = 2010:09:06 18:29:59
# Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 500948/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/200 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 415488/65536
Aperture = ƒ/9
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 28/1 mm ===> 28 mm
I hopped out of the car to shoot what looked like a dramatic sunset as we drove along the Alaska Highway bypass to the west of Whitehorse, Yukon. I didn't know until I arrived home that the throwaway shot of a ridgeline off to the south was a far better pic.
David
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