San Antonio, TX
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Wildlife on the San Antonio Riverwalk: Nikon D600, 50mm Lens, f/2.8, 1/800sec, ISO 400, spot meter, and spot focus. Great effect the light and surrounding objects had on the water.
San Antonio Sky Line: This is another view, on a different night, from the 32nd floor of the Marriott overlooking San Antonio, The River Walk, and The Alamo. This was a long exposure, about 4 seconds in order to blur the moving traffic. Nikon D600, 50mm Lens, f/2.8, 4sec, and ISO 400.
The Alamo, San Antonio, TX: Nikon D600, 28-300mm Lens @ 28mm, f/8, 1/160sec, ISO 200, and matrix metering. Post processed using NIK Color Eflex Pro4's Dynamic Contrast Filter.
The Alamo: Nikon D600, 28-300mm Lens @ 28mm, f/8, 1/60sec, and ISO 200.
Cactus: The Alamo grounds have been turned into gardens of serenity. There are Giant Oaks, hundreds of years old, flowers, old wells, ponds, flowers, and large Cactus Plants. This is a picture of one such Cactus preparing to bloom. Nikon D600, 28-300mm lens @300mm, f/5.6, 1/160sec, ISO 200, and -0.67EV
San Antonio Sky Line: This is the view from the 32nd floor of the Marriott overlooking San Antonio, The River Walk, and The Alamo. This consisted of two exposures, one over-exposed to capture the foreground and one under-exposed to reflect the rich colors of the sunset then blended together in post processing. Nikon D600, 28-300mm Lens @28mm, f/10, 1/60sec, and ISO 200.
La Margarita at the Market: Great Mexican Food and very good Margaritas. Nikon D600, 50mm Lens, f/4.5, 1/1000sec, ISO 200, and matrix metering. Shot at a higher shutter speed due to the wind.
Market: Nikon D600, 50mm Lens, f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 200, and matrix metering.
The Alamo Gardens: Nikon D600, 16mm Lens, f/7.1, 1/160, and ISO 16mm.
Riverwalk: One of the main attractions in San Antonio is the "Riverwalk". This picture was taken while waiting for it to getter darker when all the lights were on. Taken with a Nikon D600, 16mm lens, aperture f/4, shutter 1/160 sec. and ISO 200. In hind site I should have increased my DOF by setting the aperture to f/8 to f/10.
Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX, night shot. Taken with a Nikon D600, f/13, 1.6 sec., ISO 640, Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens with tripod.
Italian Restaurant: Located on the River Walk just inside the River Center. Great dinning experience. Nikon D600, 50mm Lens, f/4.5, 1/125sec, ISO 1250, and matrix metering. Shot at a higher ISO due to lighting conditions. It was dark outside when this was taken so there was no light coming into the windows.
Mission San Jose
Mission San Jose: The chain of Missions established along the San Antonio River in the 1700s is a reminder of Spain's dominion northward from New Spain, present day New Mexico. This is San Jose, built around 1720. This was the model mission organization and a major social center. Completely surrounded by a stone wall its residence were trained in firearms use to fend off Comanche and Apache raids. This was a place for the raising of life stock and the milling of grain. Nikon D600, 28-300mm Lens @ 28mm, f/10, 1/160sec, and ISO 200.
Mission San Jose Chapel: Nikon D600, 50mm Lens, f/2.5, 1/40sec, and ISO 200.
Mission Concepcion: Built in the mid-seventies probably around 1731. Some original interior paintings still remain at the Mission. Nikon D600, 28-300mm Lens @ 28mm, f/10, 1/320sec, and ISO 200.
Mission Concepcion Chapel: This mission contains several paintings from the 1700s. Nikon D600, 50mm Lens, f/2.0, 1/30sec, ISO 200 and tripod mounted.
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