NEX-5 (21mm, f/6.3, 1/125 sec, ISO200)
I always love to visit Chinatowns. I have been to Chinatown in Vancouver or the more attractive version in Victoria on Vancouver Island. I like to go there for two reasons. Continue reading
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Wide Views of a Wide Country
NEX-5 (22mm, f/13, 1/320 sec, ISO200)
During the 3 weeks trip through the South West of the USA I got the opportunity to “test” the panorama-mode of the Sony NEX 5. Really wide landscapes are always a problem if you want to capture it in a single image.
The angle of view is to small and the sensor is unable to deal with the the contrast but the biggest difference is simple that if you are there you can take a look around. Continue reading
Cannery Row Today!
NEX-5 (23mm, f/4, 1/20 sec, ISO3200)
There were some big canning factories long time ago. It all started in the early 19th century when Italian fisherman cam to Monterey and started fishing sardines. Within a couple of years Monterey became the sardine capital of the world. How do I know such a thing? Continue reading
Good Food after Horrible Whale Watching
NEX-5 (18mm, f/4.5, 1/40 sec, ISO200)
Today was my third and pretty sure last whale watching trip. First was in Canada 2001 for orcas. We have seen orcas but they were far away and the trip was long and it was biting cold. Second was pilot whales at Tenerife. They looked more like big, slow dolphins. But the worst one was here in Monterey for humpback whales. Continue reading
On The Beach Again
NEX-5 (53mm, f/8, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
I think we stayed at the Marina State Beach RV resort close to Monterey. There is a very big but lonely beach right behind the campsite. I took my Canon 500 plus 70-200 with me just in case that we see dolphins again. There were no dolphins but lot’s of birds. I did some bird shots and I really wished I had a 18-200 for my Sony. In that case I would have left the DLSR in the RV. I’m pretty sure that I will get this lens before my next vacation. Continue reading