West Coast FL Sunset

aviator · 05-05-2022, 10:06 AM

https://www.flickr.com/photos/194518...posted-public/

aviator · 05-05-2022, 10:11 AM

These two I took at 5:20 Am. I went to pee and looked outside, oh why not? I had a problem focusing, didn't have my reading glasses on and had a problem getting the settings right, but not bad for a first time picture of the Milky Way.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/194518...posted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/194518...posted-public/

aviator · 05-05-2022, 10:12 AM

And this one was testing the Predictive Focus capability of the camera.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/194518...posted-public/

Czubek · 05-05-2022, 10:55 AM

Nice pictures. Looks like you're getting the hang of the new camera.

I like the Milky Way photo.

Brian

Sanders · 05-05-2022, 11:18 AM

Great Milky Way photos. Those are the kind of pics I expect to see from high in the Rocky Mtns - not from sea level.

aviator · 05-05-2022, 11:51 AM

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Great Milky Way photos. Those are the kind of pics I expect to see from high in the Rocky Mtns - not from sea level.

It could have been better if I would have been 100% awake.

The thing about Florida beaches, no lights are allowed on the beach side after sundown because of turtles and this is the time of the year for them to lay eggs, lights have to be out so they don't get disoriented thinking it's the moon.Total darkness I could even see the Milky Way with my eyes, unfortunately there was a palm tree and another building that didn't let me go down enough over the horizon and I wasn't going to walk down to the beach and get eaten up by sand gnats and mosquitoes so I just set up on the balcony that faced south and did my best. ISO 4,000, 8 sec exposure, f3.2, 50 mm lens. Nikon D750. I took a few, these were the best two.

RTO · 05-06-2022, 06:17 PM

Nice sunset shot, the time of day to have a couple of drinks and wind down.

aviator · 05-06-2022, 06:59 PM

Somehow we went through a couple bottles of wine in two days, it was just three days to unwind before daughter starts a hectic summer term with 12 hour shifts at her clinical rotations and a few classes in between. But so far the kid has a 3.65 GPA, even Pharmacology, the hardest class she passed with a B.

44044 · 05-06-2022, 08:15 PM

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Somehow we went through a couple bottles of wine in two days, it was just three days to unwind before daughter starts a hectic summer term with 12 hour shifts at her clinical rotations and a few classes in between. But so far the kid has a 3.65 GPA, even Pharmacology, the hardest class she passed with a B.

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4thIDvet · 05-06-2022, 08:40 PM

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Fred what island in the Keys were you on for the sunset picture? My buddies place I think in Marathon? we went to the end of the road and watched the sunset.
Its pretty cool seeing it with no site of land around. Great pictures I am contacting Nat. Geographic get you and Pogo some work.

aviator · 05-06-2022, 09:30 PM

Manasota Key, north of Ft Myers and south of Sarasota.

4thIDvet · 05-06-2022, 09:46 PM

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Manasota Key, north of Ft Myers and south of Sarasota.

Cool geez I never heard of that one.

Sarasota Greek Festival

https://innonsiestakey.com/resources...-festival.html

Do NOT go to the Greek festival unless you plan on gaining 10 lbs. Man those people can cook..

aviator · 05-07-2022, 07:35 PM

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Cool geez I never heard of that one.

Sarasota Greek Festival

https://innonsiestakey.com/resources...-festival.html

Do NOT go to the Greek festival unless you plan on gaining 10 lbs. Man those people can cook..

Not many people have heard of Manasota key, that's what I like, the beach is pretty much empty and quiet, good clear water, fine sand, fish galore, we had 12 inch fish swimming around our feet, plenty of wildlife around. We've been in love with Sanibel for the past 43 years but we just cheated on it, we may even get a divorce from it. Only drawback, no stores and only three restaurants but they are very good, with live music, old country rock and roll style, but you get off the island and in five minutes you find a Publix, ten for Home Depot. One of the guys playing we knew from Key Largo, even bought his CD at one time, He stopped in mid performance and asked who was a veteran, he came to each table shaking our hands and thanking us. My wife remembered the guy's name, I didn't.

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Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,461	Great Milky Way photos. Those are the kind of pics I expect to see from high in the Rocky Mtns - not from sea level. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

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RTO Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Flarda Posts: 29,565	Nice sunset shot, the time of day to have a couple of drinks and wind down. __________________ 3 Make America Like Florida

05-05-2022, 10:11 AM	#2
aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,391	These two I took at 5:20 Am. I went to pee and looked outside, oh why not? I had a problem focusing, didn't have my reading glasses on and had a problem getting the settings right, but not bad for a first time picture of the Milky Way. https://www.flickr.com/photos/194518...posted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/194518...posted-public/

05-05-2022, 10:12 AM	#3
aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,391	And this one was testing the Predictive Focus capability of the camera. https://www.flickr.com/photos/194518...posted-public/

05-06-2022, 06:59 PM	#8
aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,391	Somehow we went through a couple bottles of wine in two days, it was just three days to unwind before daughter starts a hectic summer term with 12 hour shifts at her clinical rotations and a few classes in between. But so far the kid has a 3.65 GPA, even Pharmacology, the hardest class she passed with a B.

05-06-2022, 09:30 PM	#11
aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,391	Manasota Key, north of Ft Myers and south of Sarasota.