Andrew and I decided to hit the lake last Saturday for some relaxation. He spent the day exploring the many mountain biking trails in the area while I hiked into the hills surrounding the lake and played photography. I took a small notebook this time to keep track of my settings for interesting shots.
Camera: Canon EOS Elan 7ne 35mm
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Film: Fujicolor Superia 100
Many boats and jetskis use the upper part of the reservoir. Being an easy drive from LA as well as the AV, this place is pretty popular. We were almost alone when we arrived (~6:00am) but by mid-morning the upper lake was roaring with engines. Oh yeah, and one really annoying waterskiing group that was blasting music loud enough for me to rock out over a mile away and roughly 500 ft above in elevation.
A feather fallen on branches. I’m glad I caught it before the wind picked up and blew away the photo opportunity.
About half an hour after sunrise, looking over Castaic Lake.
Interesting color balance on this one. I think its the scanner, because the print doesn’t have the weird blues at the top… I’ve noticed a weakness in differentiating blues on some others as well. I may pull back the cyan saturation and lightness in PSPXI and repost later.
There are many shaded groves up in the hills, which provided a welcome respite from the heat once the day got going. I caught this interesting light pattern on the rocks next to me… the blur may be a bit much here, I had it opened to f/3.5 intentionally to get some blur in the background, but it may actually almost have worked better with more of the rocks in focus. (shrug).
Nalin | 17-Aug-07 at 6:20 am | Permalink
I notice #3 is slightly tilted from the scan… I will fix it this evening.