Photo from tonight. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

08-12-2012, 06:00 AM

Sorry this isn't kayak related, but I thought you all might enjoy

Figured Perseid was a great oppotunity to get out and take some photos. I've been so busy with school/fishing/surfing/traveling that I haven't had much time to get out and shoot this summer, so I dusted off the glass and made an adventure out of it.

Living in the heart of San Diego, there's really no good spots to take a good photo of the sky, so me and my roommate packed up the car with a cooler full of beer and snacks, some good tunes and drove out to Cuyamaca. He was looking for a place to park his butt and pop open a cold one. I, on the other hand was scanning frantically along the side of the road to find a good foreground. I noticed this tree from a far and it just happened to have a great place for us to plop down the lawn chairs.

I had busted my shutter release by accident and haven't gotten around to replacing it. However thanks to it being 2012 and people much smarter than I am, the Tethering studio for Adobe Lightroom plug in, an extended USB cable and cheap old mouse allowed me to remotely control my shutter through my Macbook. Thanks Steve Jobs, R.I.P

I have some with better meteor trails (there is one on the right) but I like the way this one was framed. No thanks to Photobucket, this photos quality has been drastically reduced. :/

Hope you enjoy!

Dennis · 08-12-2012, 07:17 AM

Too cool.. Thanks for sharing

RobFish · 08-12-2012, 07:35 AM

Stunning. Absolutely stunning.
I can only imagine that in hi-res.
Well done sir.

rayster · 08-12-2012, 04:46 PM

I wish I had not had to work I would have loved to get out of the city to enjoy the showers my self but the great picture helps me remember what a great planet we live on. Thanks for sharing.

Ray

JeffB · 08-12-2012, 06:57 PM

That's pretty tight!

fishsouthcounty · 08-12-2012, 09:42 PM

very cool shot....wish i had a good camera last night

I got to watch from about 1130-12 and then from 330 to 5 from the deck of the Fury on or way to and while making squid at SCI.

Amish Ed · 08-12-2012, 11:26 PM

Beautiful shot. I need to break out my camera again.

08-13-2012, 12:36 AM

Thanks guys!
Here's another one I did. Took over 400 photos, It's a pain to go through them all

PE.rider · 08-13-2012, 12:50 AM

Great photos!!! Thanks for sharing your experience. I like the tree shot with the meteor trailing to the side. Very artistic and captures the moment.

Poxy Boggards · 08-13-2012, 01:45 PM

Cool photos!

08-12-2012, 06:00 AM	#1
Drake Guest Posts: n/a	Photo from tonight. Sorry this isn't kayak related, but I thought you all might enjoy Figured Perseid was a great oppotunity to get out and take some photos. I've been so busy with school/fishing/surfing/traveling that I haven't had much time to get out and shoot this summer, so I dusted off the glass and made an adventure out of it. Living in the heart of San Diego, there's really no good spots to take a good photo of the sky, so me and my roommate packed up the car with a cooler full of beer and snacks, some good tunes and drove out to Cuyamaca. He was looking for a place to park his butt and pop open a cold one. I, on the other hand was scanning frantically along the side of the road to find a good foreground. I noticed this tree from a far and it just happened to have a great place for us to plop down the lawn chairs. I had busted my shutter release by accident and haven't gotten around to replacing it. However thanks to it being 2012 and people much smarter than I am, the Tethering studio for Adobe Lightroom plug in, an extended USB cable and cheap old mouse allowed me to remotely control my shutter through my Macbook. Thanks Steve Jobs, R.I.P I have some with better meteor trails (there is one on the right) but I like the way this one was framed. No thanks to Photobucket, this photos quality has been drastically reduced. :/ Hope you enjoy! Last edited by Drake; 08-12-2012 at 06:49 AM.

08-12-2012, 07:17 AM	#2
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	Too cool.. Thanks for sharing __________________ Hmmmm.....

08-12-2012, 07:35 AM	#3
RobFish Massive Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 382	Stunning. Absolutely stunning. I can only imagine that in hi-res. Well done sir. __________________

08-12-2012, 06:57 PM	#5
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	That's pretty tight! __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

08-12-2012, 11:26 PM	#7
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Beautiful shot. I need to break out my camera again. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

08-12-2012, 04:46 PM	#4
rayster Junior Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 18	I wish I had not had to work I would have loved to get out of the city to enjoy the showers my self but the great picture helps me remember what a great planet we live on. Thanks for sharing. Ray

08-12-2012, 09:42 PM	#6
fishsouthcounty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Juan Capistrano, Ca Posts: 518	very cool shot....wish i had a good camera last night I got to watch from about 1130-12 and then from 330 to 5 from the deck of the Fury on or way to and while making squid at SCI.

08-13-2012, 12:36 AM	#8
Drake Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks guys! Here's another one I did. Took over 400 photos, It's a pain to go through them all

08-13-2012, 12:50 AM	#9
PE.rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: OC, CA Posts: 234	Great photos!!! Thanks for sharing your experience. I like the tree shot with the meteor trailing to the side. Very artistic and captures the moment.

08-13-2012, 01:45 PM	#10
Poxy Boggards Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 146	Cool photos!