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Travelogues => Travel Diaries => Topic started by: armando_m on March 11, 2019, 15:32:42
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Looking for dark skies a friend and I decided to visit a remote location in South Baja California, a number of friends tagged along making it an 11 people group.
We flew to La Paz and from there drove to San Evaristo, 40km paved and 80km of dirt roads, we were picked up on 4x4 trucks capable of tacking the beating, San Evaristo is a tiny fishing village, they have modest but comfortable accommodations and outstanding sea food.
Weather was not cooperating when we arrived it was cool, windy and cloudy, so much for the night shots
Next day we got up early to try to get the milky way, it is interesting trying to get a multiple second exposure when the wind makes the tripod vibrate, got as low as possible but finally I got to cold and went back to bed for about 1 hour or so, once we had day light we got on a couple of boats to explore the nearby islands, saw some fauna and fantastic landscapes with the sierra showing layers of history, even I was excited and I'm no geologist
I'll upload photos of the trip here.
1. From the road
2. Top of one of the islands
3. Small bay view from the top
4. Finally saw the milky way a few minutes before sunrise making it an interesting combination
5. Sea lions
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These are very good Armando.
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I like your pictures a lot - it is always special for me to look at such places
your night shot is great, as the seals are
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I like your pictures a lot - it is always special for me to look at such places
your night shot is great, as the seals are
+1, I can only agree, Armando's images are always a pleasure.
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Thank you for your kind comments, there are defects on the shots which your are to polite not to point out.
I'll upload a few more once I have time to process them
While the trip was planned to do night photography, weather only allowed a few shots, luckily the location was great
See the Sea Lions ? It is a good indication that the water is a bit to cold for humans, I did some snorkeling and afterward it took me a few minutes of uncontrollable shaking because I did not use a wet suit, while they were available I did not want the hassle of putting it on, those things got invented for a good reason !
More Sea Lions, shot from a small moving boat... AF on my D800 can be surprisingly good
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the sea lions wear wet suits with a fat underskin. They look very happy in your pictures
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That last one is especially good, Armando.
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The milky way and sunrise image is just spectacular!
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Thanks again
Sea Lions were pleasantly taking the sun , and jumped into the water when we got closer
Find the climbers
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>Find the climbers Found them ...
Armando, A great series of pictures, lovely intense colours. Contented sea-lions. It looks like a spectacular part of the world. In this one I am intrigued by the green rock. At first glance I took it for vegetation, but in fact it's rock - very interesting. Cheers, John
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Lovely photos, thanks for posting.
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Great stuff, Armando, and I really like how you have processed these.
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Yeah, I can see the climbers! Wonderful red mountain!
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thanks
the green rock is called Celedonite, a mineral
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Very nicely captured! Thanks for sharing ;)
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Very nicely captured! Thanks for sharing ;)
+1 :)
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Abandoned salt mine
Really strong processing to show the grittiness ... (which also shows some dirt on my lens or sensor )
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Abandoned salt mine
Really strong processing to show the grittiness ... (which also shows some dirt on my lens or sensor )
salt crystals are a fascinating photographic subject
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Abandoned salt mine
Really strong processing to show the grittiness ... (which also shows some dirt on my lens or sensor )
Okay, but your shots are usually full of detail. Take the shot of the lagoon (small bay) on the previous page. I not only see surface ripples in the water, but also similar ripples running perpendicularly to those ripples, in the sand below the surface of the water!
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Great stuff Armando, beautiful corner of the world. For me the sea lions on the water stand out putting something extra on the table.
Thanks for sharing!
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Armando, very good series. I spent much of my youth in the Baja, love the place. In my early 20's I spent most weekends using Ensenada as my base. Hussong's was a second home. I agree with Paco on the Sea Lions in the water. The composition really makes it pop right out of the scene.
Thanks for posting.
Tom
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thank you
so Tom you know more of baja than me :)