You heading west Baz? That looks like the Burbank and LAX Airport flight path over the San Gabriels.

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Never mind...I see it's a 15 year old picture LOL

Good eye, Craig.....my buddies and I flew out for an old friend's wedding in Ventura.

Dang water is too cold out there! Plus I broke off a fin on the rocks at C Street.

Our water right now is in the mid-eighties. And yes we do get waves! :cool:

I have to say though, California is a very cool place. One of my buddies has a sister who works for Carnival Cruise lines so we toured one of the moored boats at Long Beach while we were there.

These are the 2 photographers at the wedding. They were very nice.... :)

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slodave, great pic. how do you take a picture like this? What camera, settings, etc.

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Me!

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Me!

taking a break
 

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Fish all over
 

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Hell Hole?

From Leo Carrillo State Beach. There is supposed to be some cave/grotto there, but we have yet to be able to find it! Seems it's being kept a secret.
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Thank you! I use a Nikon D800e, 16mm-35mm lens. Aperture wide open, ISO from 1600-3200 - shutter is open anywhere from 15 seconds to 30. I shoot RAW and edit later. Tripod is a must as is a cable release (Thingy to trigger the shutter without touching the camera). Clear skies, hopefully a "new" moon that is well below the horizon. Get away from the big city! Light pollution is a killer. Patience and hopefully a good nap - you might be staying up very late. ;)

Oh, scouting locations in advance, depending on terrain is a good idea assuming there is little data on the area and you don't to die falling off a cliff... We use white flashlights for getting to the location red once there (does not ruin night vision). Be safe, know your surroundings!

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Me!

You guys all post such beautiful pictures, I really like those trout and stream pictures with the mountains in the background - in Montana I believe?

These pictures are of the area between my old neighborhood and my grandmother's old house. This thread just needs a little Motown flavor to spice it up.;)

The old Dix Ave. bridge which goes over the Rouge River...................still in working order
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They still put the water hose out to help control the expanding metal grate in the summer months. You can see the once upon a time world's largest industrial complex, the Ford Rouge Plant in the background.
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Crappy cell phone pictures, I tried to lighten it.
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Considered one of Metro Detroit's most famous icons from the past, still afloat, the St. Claire one of the last surviving Boblo Island boats - there were two. This one sits right off the bridge on grandmother's side of the river.
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A few more urban character pictures from the area.

A nearby junkyard.
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Another yard, posted this same car several years ago, actually in city of Melvindale less than a mile away from the bridge.
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And a couple more miles away on the other side of the river near Patton Park (Det), a neighborhood party store still manages to survive.
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Home sweet home.

... and now for something completely different:
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Urban junkyard? How about in Bethlehem... West Bank, Israel!

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