Photography

Sea Stars Hit by a Disease

Published: Fri, Dec 01, 2017
Written by GizellaN
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Categories: Blog, Photography, USA
Tags: Lowtide, Photography
My family moved to California in mid 2012. One of the most fascinating aspects of living close to the ocean for me was (and still is) photographing the low-tide. In the first year of living here I frequently visited Laguna Beach and vicinity to admire the interesting low-tide animals. They were abundant! During each trip I saw many various animals and plants: kelp, thousands of mussels and barnacles, sea anemones, sea urchins, some octopi and many sea stars.

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Laguna Beach, California, viewed during low-tide from Shaw’s Cove
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Solar Eclipse 2017 – Viewed from Irvine, CA

Published: Mon, Aug 21, 2017
Written by GizellaN
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Categories: Blog, Photo Events, Photography, Photoshop, USA
Tags: Photography, Solar Eclipse
Although I am not too much into astro photography, I certainly wanted to watch the Solar Eclipse on August 21, 2017, and to take some photos. It wasn’t a total eclipse in our area; we live in Southern California. The last Solar Eclipse I watched was a total one, and I was lucky enough to experience it in my birth country, Hungary, in 1999.
I spent a relatively short time preparing for today’s event. I purchased a solar filter sheet and made a homemade filter for my lens yesterday morning. Then I practiced for about an hour to take pictures of the Sun with the filter on. I had to find the right focusing spot, as well as settings that I could start out with today.
My equipment: Nikon d750 dslr, Nikon 28-300mm lens (set at 100mm), CamRanger (to connect my iPhone with the camera), and the filter. (The CamRanger was not necessary, but made the process easier.) I took all the images at 100mm, because I wanted to be able to record the whole eclipse and not move the camera too many times.
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Solar Eclipse Photography​
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Budapest Walk on July 19, 2017

Published: Wed, Jul 19, 2017
Written by GizellaN
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Categories: Blog, Hungary, Photography, Photowalk
Tags: architecture, Budapest, Hungary, Photography, photowalk
Today was a very hot day, I only had a short, one hour walk in the city. This stretch of the city, from Jászai Mari Square to Blaha Lujza Square houses lots of beautiful, old, stylish buildings. They include the Comedy Theater of Budapest, Western Train Station, and a few hotels. There are also many modern restaurants on this streets, one for every taste.
Enjoy the tour! (Directions and direct link to the gallery under the map.)
  • Directions to use the map: If you click on a picture circle on the map, location information will open on the left side. Click on the image to see it enlarged, then click on the back arrow to get back to the map. (Zoom in on the map to see more location circles.)
  • It is also possible to view the images in a gallery, without the map background, by clicking here.

Budapest Walk on July 15, 2017

Published: Sun, Jul 16, 2017
Written by GizellaN
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Categories: Blog, Hungary, Photography, Photowalk
Tags: architecture, Budapest, Hungary, Photography, photowalk
This morning I headed out to the district where I lived the year prior to moving to the USA: Óbuda (3. District). I got off the tram at Zsigmond Square (2. District), because I attended a once-a-week English class in that area during that last year. Then I started walking on Bécsi Street, which has been renovated almost completely in the past few years. I soon reached the Amphitheater, which are the ruins of an Ancient Roman Military Amphitheater. I was able to walk inside of it last year, but the area is now closed. I then walked to Flórián Square, where it started raining. Luckily, I was able to go into the underground walking passage, where there were more Ancient Roman ruins. Finally, after the rain mostly stopped, I walked to Fő Square and Szentlélek Square, where they were building the stage for an upcoming concert series. I might come back to check out the festivities.
Enjoy the tour! (Directions and direct link to the gallery under the map.)
  • Directions to use the map: If you click on a picture circle on the map, location information will open on the left side. Click on the image to see it enlarged, then click on the back arrow to get back to the map. (Zoom in on the map to see more location circles.)
  • It is also possible to view the images in a gallery, without the map background, by clicking here.

Budapest Walk on July 2, 2017

Published: Mon, Jul 03, 2017
Written by GizellaN
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Categories: Blog, Hungary, Photography, Photowalk
Tags: architecture, Budapest, Hungary, Photography, photowalk
When I woke up the skies were rather dark, and I even spotted a double rainbow:
I was hesitant if I should head into downtown or not, but I decided to go. I was taking a bus from Deak Square up to the Castle District, when I spotted the breathtaking lights on the castle and its surrounding. I got off the bus, and took about a 10 second walk to reach a good spot for photos, when the Sun decided to hide behind the clouds. For most of the morning it stayed cloudy, only for short periods of time I saw the Sun’s magical work on the buildings. This cloudy day was great for one thing: I was able to photograph the Pest side from Fisherman’s Bastion, which I usually cannot do due to the Sun being on that side.
I walked only a small part of the district, I left the other side for a different day. I really enjoyed the peacefulness of the area prior to the tourists showing up.
Enjoy the tour! (Directions and direct link to the gallery under the map.)
  • Directions to use the map: If you click on a picture circle on the map, location information will open on the left side. Click on the image to see it enlarged, then click on the back arrow to get back to the map. (Zoom in on the map to see more location circles.)
  • It is also possible to view the images in a gallery, without the map background, by clicking here.