The Wrong WB, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

As you can imagine from the title I was using the wrong White Balance (WB). I kinda liked the look of the extreme blue in the sky and in the ocean. I was distracted with talking to a photographer and his wife that were shooting with a Fuji 617 or a 6×17 film camera.

At one point during the day I remember saying to myself that my images looked really blue and washed out? Duh! One of the big rules of thumb, before you take your ist shot, check your camera settings and reset your settings in the camera.

I shoot RAW so it’s that that big of a deal to correct my Oh $#!t moments, and I have alot of those… Shooting RAW is so forgiving that it helps when making a mistake like this. Plus you should always shot it right in the camera first so you don’t have to spend a ton of time in post processing.

I think they should have that warning message in your camera that says “You sure you want to take this image with these setting Dummy?” Ahhhh no, but I’m just a dork fish…

Image 38/365 Shot from my Sister-in-laws roof top. She recently moved to a new place in San Francisco. She now lives in a snow globe. When sitting on her couch she has a view from Yerba Buena Island to Russian HIll. This view includes the Bay Bridge, Coit Tower, Cathedral at Washington Square and Transamerican building.

33/365 Alcatraz Island, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

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Here is a early morning image of Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. I was walking from Pier 39 to my sister-in-laws apartment.

The morning light was great. The sun wasn’t so high in the sky that it casted shadows, plus the air was clean from the previous nights rainstorm.

22/365 San Francisco, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

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14/365 Morning Tree, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

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Early morning photo of the giant oak tree in the foothills of the Pleasanton Ridge. The fog was just lifting and sun was peaking through the clouds to the east.

6/365 San Leandro Sunrise, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

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Merry Christmas 2009, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope everyone is enjoying their day with family and friends.

Magelan and I are enjoying Christmas in San Clemente this year with my Family. As you can tell from the image I took on Christmas Eve the weather is great.

Merry Christmas, and I hope Santa brought everything on your Christmas list.

In this video, Matt shows us how to adjust the symmetry in your photos. This is a quick tip that I have used several time to adjust the tilt when photographing a high-rise building from the ground while using a normal lens.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, California, originally uploaded by Darvin Atkeson.

I checked the Pigeon Point SHP website and was not surprised at what I read. I am sorry to let everyone know that tonight’s 137th Annual Lighting of Pigeon Point Lighthouse has been Cancelled. Here is the website notice: California State Parks Piegon Point Light Station SHP. I am happy to say that the cancellation was not made by the U.S. Coast Guard for the deterioration of the light structure itself. last year I posted  saying that the U.S. Coast Guard was considering cancelling all further lightings until the proper repairs can be made. Read last years post here: http://fisheyestudio.net/2008/11/24-beams-of-light.html

I decided to call to the Lighthouse and speak to on of the docents or a State Park Ranger. However, this cancellation was due to the California State Budget cuts.  According the the nice lady I spoke to at the Pigeon PointLight Station. She informed me that the State Parks Department had realeased an offical press release that never made it to press. She was very sorry that the lighting had been canclled as so was I.

According to the news release they hope that the budget problems will be cleared up, so the State Parks can resume the annual light of the Light.

More information can be found here:

Lighthouse News: Pigeon Point Lighthouse Event Cancelled

Lighthouse News: No One Tells The Coast Guard

Ghost Trees, originally uploaded by Kirk Howard.