Here's a treat for being good this week, a timelapse of the forest last night in Arctic Norway.
There's a very very big mountain to the south of this creek that holds back the clouds. We constantly get long patches of clear sky even when the entire region is clouded over. And sometimes the aurora activity kicks up at the same time. That's a win.
Drue creating an amazing connection to the camera in this image from our shoot on the streets here in Valencia.
Talent: drueence
Assist: @carmenbellos1
Assist: @colinence
Sony A7rIV
Sigma 85mm 1.4 DG DN ART
1/400th | f 2.2 | iso 400
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Last shot of the night.
Clouds were rolling in and hiding the aurora activity. A few embers left at the camp fire. One of those night were a bunch of things lined up at the same time.
Full moon rising high enough over the mountain to paint across this part of the valley. Fresh powder snow the last few days, but not too deep than I can't walk through it. Warm conditions the week before so the creek was running, and hadn't frozen over yet.
This morning we had a hint of light getting underneath the snow clouds. Enough to make us smile.
I'm using a 60-600mm telephoto by Sigma for this scene. It's a big lens that I usually don't make an effort to take off the shelf. This winter I've really loved having it with me for chasing birds and snow capped peaks.
I'm going to the coronation in D.C. and renting a Sigma 60-600 for it. Not sure which section my ticket will end up being, but I'm prepared!
Will decide on using my R6ii vs R7 depending on which seat I end up getting (I won't know till like a few days beforehand).
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Traveling as far north as we could in the #BayOfFires #Tasmania #BayOfFiresTasmania we stumbled across this pair of #KelpGull perched on top of a very large rock.
We quickly pulled over, and I swapped over from the 24mm lens to the 150-600mm lens
Returning to our hotel in #StHelens #StHelensTasmania there was a swampy marsh right in front of our room. It had a few #BlackSwans #Swan #Swans paddling around.
At nearly 50m away, I was impressed by my Sigma lens being able to resolve the drops of water falling from the swans neck.
Further away in the bay, there were some other swans swimming and dipping below the surface.
This peak is called Elephant Butte, and I do indeed love it. From a certain spot on Highway 20 in the North Cascades National Park you get this view: the angular peak of Elephant Butte above, mirrored by the angle below where the sides of the valley meet.
If you love it too, it could be yours! I've added it to the print store and it's ready to ship. Christmas is around the corner, a little art would brighten someone's holidays.
Gear: Nikon D850, Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG
Link to the photo in the print store: https://andrewflenniken.com/product/elephant-butte/
Link to the blog post: https://andrewflenniken.com/2024/11/25/november-25th-2024-i-like-big-buttes/
This past weekend Kenmore Camera had their Digital Expo. My friend, fellow photographer, and Sigma Ambassador Heather Larkin came to town for the event to do a macro presentation and photo walk. It's always a pleasure to attend her classes and workshops, and I can't recommend them enough. The photo walk was also going to be at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, which requires absolutely zero convincing for me to visit. :P
We'd gotten rain the night before, so there were plenty of drops everywhere, adding visual interest. It was a few hours *very* well spent, and good fodder for Macro Monday!
Gear: Nikon Z7 II, Nikon 105mm f2.8 G Micro
Cross-posted from my site, where there are additional photos: https://andrewflenniken.com/2024/11/11/november-11th-2024-macro-monday/
As always, if you'd like to buy a print of any of the photos in the post, leave a comment and I'll add it to the print store.
