Bull Creek Redwoods

[gf beranek]

Over the weekend Terri and I hiked through the trails in Bull Creek, and took a few pictures with my new digital camera.

The lighting was contrasty for the most part, but in spite the automatic features on the camera did pretty good. This was the first time I really got to use the camera in the woods. I'm happy with it.

We took the Mini Lilly cabin at the Redwoods River Resort, stoked the fireplace and had New York steak and a fine red wine.

Our weekend in the woods was a qualified success.

 

[MasterBlaster]

What's the new camera?

 

[gf beranek]

It's a Fugi Film, S100, 11 mp.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Excellent! I need a new camera...

 

[gf beranek]

That's it. And it didn't break the bank @ only $529.00. I bought 3 extra batteries and two 4GB cards. I already had a polarizing filter. And that's it.

Had the camera about 6 weeks now and shot nearly 5,000 pictures.

With my old 35's that many pictures would cost me about $2,000 in film and processing alone. And it's instant gratification. Being able to view the pics immediately. I love it. Digital has been good to all photographers, still and video alike.

 

[simplypete]

Thanks for those pics. I sure do like to see your point of view. My e-mail sig is a quote from Robert Louis Stevenson "It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air, that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit."

 

[gf beranek]

I'll never tire of the forest. When I'm home the pictures I take of the trees are sorted and sized, the videos are processed and edited, and it is all as great a joy as walking in the forest itself. Every picture and second of video takes me back to the moment it was captured.

 

[Burnham]

Jerry, amazing as always. The shot of you with the fallen, broken stem could be accused of being shopped, but for the fact it comes from you .

 

[woodworkingboy]

A whole different sense of time from your photos, Jerry, and scale, compared to the everyday world away from the forest. Beautiful shots!
The last one is really incredible, the way the "goliath" disappears into the background....rather unreal.

Just wondering...how do you regard sharpness, do you try and get the sharpest image you can?
My computer monitor is an old one, it's hard to tell the degree of sharpness that you really have there.

 

[gf beranek]

Thanks, B. No shopping necessary. The truth speaks for itself.

Jay, I try for as sharp of pictures as I can get, second only to focus and exposure. If you get those two things right then the image should end up sharp. However, for posting images at the house I down sized them to 100 dpi for easier viewing by those with slow computers or internet connections. The sharpness and resolution of the native images is actually fine enough for poster size prints.

 

[Underwor]

That Bull Creek area is truly beautiful. We visited there this summer. Thanks for the pics. You are a much better photographer than I am.

 

[SkwerI]

Jerry, could you email me the one of you in front of the broken tree for a desktop wallpaper? Thanks.

 

[vharrison]

Wow, that third picture is awesome! Thanks for sharing all your pictures Jerry!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Love to see those in a sharp image! You don't do any software editing besides size?

 

[gf beranek]

Thanks, Bob and GiGi. Always glad to please.

Brian. The full size file is about 7 megs/ jpeg and 30 megs/tiff. Fine enough for a 50 inch poster. I can upload the jpeg file for you this evening, but I need your email address. PM

Jay, I do what processing I feel the image may need. Which for the most part may amount to minor color, lightening and contrast adjustments. Once in a while I will adjust levels to bring detail out in the shadows, but that is usually only for way underexposed images.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Thanks.