Dale Matson
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Hike Route
In my previous posting, I covered
the 8-mile round trip hike to the Stevenson Creek Waterfall and bridge. During
our hike we had two observations of Golden Eagles but with a wide-angle
landscape lens, it was futile to even take a photo. I believe there are nests
along the San Joaquin and that it is a kind of flyway.
With this in mind I decided to walk
up the road beyond the gate for a couple of miles (400’ gain) with my Sony A9
and 100-400mm GM lens. I also added a 1.4X TC which extends the reach considerably
with little weight gain, a loss of one stop of light but no loss of sharpness.
I wanted to get up the road far
enough so I could sit and get a good view up and down the San Joaquin River far below in the gorge. I initially tried
a finger of land that did no work out b/c there was so much brush obscuring the
view. You can see on the map where I initially went off the road. I went
further up and took advantage of an area filled with tailings from an
excavation that gave me a good view.
I sat for about 3 hours to no avail
but got some more landscape shots from 135mm to about 600mm. It is quite a contrast
when compared to the 16-35mm GM lens I used on the previous trip.
This experience reminds me so much
of my late father, the fisherman, who patiently waited for hours for the fish
to bite… different venue, same disposition.
Some Views Along Jose Basin Road
Creek Flowing Below One Lane Bridge On Jose Basin Road
Jose Creek From Italian Bar Road
Jose Creek Flowing Under Bridge On Million Dollar Mile Road
San Joaquin River Near Power Plant #3
Helicopter With Litter
Cows Grazing Across The River
Return View Of Jose Creek
San Joaquin River From Jose Basin Road Telephoto
Rugged Countryside
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