Daily Image - Nov 21 Archive

17 Nov 21 Today's missive is sorta directed to those who live in my neck of the woods, but I think you can still appreciate the image without most of the vignette. A decade back we decided to take a Mother's Day trip to explore the bottom of the state. It was initially a trip to visit a lilac garden Jan had read about and lilacs being among her top flowers we set out to explore that garden. Driving down I-5 almost to the border you exit and are almost immediately at the garden. But there is a charming grist mill to visit first called the Cedar Creek Grist Mill. It is worth the drive by itself. THEN you visit the Hulda Klager Lilac Garden. Once you've seen all the lilacs you can take in for one day, it is a reasonably short drive to visit Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for White Tail Deer. We stopped there for lunch. No sooner had we gotten our lunch unpacked when over head a Bald Eagle and an Osprey decided on a 1v1 over a salmon that was simply spectacular. By the time I got back to the Trooper to get my camera it was all over so sadly no shot of that to share, just my memory of it all. After lunch we did some exploring of the area and came upon a newly planted area with the young trees inside plastic tubes. From what I could tell there was going to be a fence surrounding the area but it wasn't complete at the time it did however serve as a viewing area for some kind of deadly spectator sport as the benefactors of the activity were already getting their seating arranged. From there we drove along the Lewis & Clarke Highway to the coast to see Cape Disappointment (which was the idea behind all this), Waikiki Beach, and the North Head Lighthouse. It is a L O N G all day trip so best accomplished in mid May - mid July when the days are long but it is well worth it! Or, in the winter, on a very stormy day, just the drive to Cape Disappointment for some of the most spectacular wave activity in the world. Hopefully I'll get some of that for you later in the year. I've cropped the original down to about 15% of its original size and then had to do some serious sharpening to bring it back to a respectable image. Spectators Nikon D300; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 200; 1/200 sec @ f / 9.

15 Nov 21 As I've said a few times, I love shooting in the fog. Today's offering in an example of why. When working a location in the fog for me it is a continuous guessing game as to what lies just beyond always with a hope that it might be something magical. Of course every thing has a touch of the magical or mystical about it when that which lies beyond can't be clearly made out. Up in the mountains it truly can be just about anything, especially something on all fours, but whatever it is it will always be welcome. In this shot taken under a ski lift near Picture Lake what lies around the bend is just that, but from this vantage point it is yet to be discovered; instead, all that one can make out with some degree of certainty are some lovely evergreens and colorful ground cover. This is straight from the camera. Shapes Nikon D300s; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 400; 1/125 sec @ f / 4.5 with the D300s.

01 Nov 21 The Snow Geese have returned from their northern nesting grounds to Fir Island to spend the winter. Numbering in excess of 20,000 individuals, the birds are an excellent source of entertainment. We used to visit them two or three times a year when we lived on the east side of the Sound but now we visit every few years simply because we don't like the ferry hassle. Whether squawking their heads off while munching grass in the fields, or launching off as a group with a deafening roar like that of a freight train and then circling back and forth, they are a real treat. I've written about them several times as well as having shared multiple images in the past. Today is a shot that attempts to give you a feeling of what it is like to have them doing their things right in front of you. The birds have launched, done a few laps, and are in the process of returning to their dinner fare. I've selected this particular shot to illustrate their density; look critically through the birds to see that there are several buildings in the frame which you are likely to miss if you are not cognizant of them. As I've mentioned previously, if you live anywhere near here and have not availed yourself of seeing these birds first hand you owe it to yourself to so do. I've cropped off a LOT of sky to give you a better feel of what it is like to experience these birds; otherwise it is straight from the camera. Keep Your Eye on the Bird Nikon D300s; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 400; 1/800 sec @ f / 5.6 .

03 Nov 21 Today we are taking a look once again at the Chain Lakes Trail at Mt Baker. This time you have a better idea as to the quality of the trail as it is right in front and also visible near the bottom center third of the shot. You also get a much greater appreciation as to the general terrain of the location. To say that it is spectacular is an understatement; this shot may drive that point home. This is straight from the camera. Overview Nikon D300s; ISO 200; 1/1,250 sec @ f / 6.3.

24 Nov 21 As the last leaves of fall now almost all appear to be on the ground, and our last couple of early morning wind and rain storms having attempted to make certain of such, I thought it might be nice to reflect back on what a lovely fall it has been. Highway 2, which takes you from western WA over the Cascade mountains to eastern WA, offers some beautiful fall color as it approaches the summit and then follows the Wenatchee river into Leavenworth and beyond into fruit country. At the base of the mountains about 20 miles outside Leavenworth, literally right next to the highway, there is a little pond, called Mason Creek Pond, that you pass by and likely never see, unless you know it is there. In the 10 plus years I've been photographing it I've encountered only one other photographer, and she was using a cell phone. So in a sense it is a little treasure tucked away amongst a much bigger one. But it is a treasure worth stopping to enjoy should you ever be passing the area in the autumn. The colors you see in this shot are exactly what you can experience. This is straight from the camera. Mason Creek Pond Nikon D300s; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 400; 1/100 sec @ f / 8.

11 Nov 21 My plan was to have an appropriate shot for Armistice Day but I couldn't find anything in my digital collection that met the constraints that I imposed, so I've elected to go in another direction. I hope you'll see the connection. I've shared this shot with you 5 years ago but with a different theme plus I've cleaned it up some and corrected the color. So you may or may not recognize it. My thoughts this time around was that it represented folks saying thanks for the end of the war to end all wars except of course it wasn't. For those of you who are new to the mailings or have forgotten about the prior mailing, this is the St Ignatius Chapel located in the small town of St Ignatius on the Flathead Indian Reservation in the Mission Valley of MT. It's 58 murals, of which only a few are visible in this shot, were painted by Brother Joseph Carignano, the mission cook. As elaborate as the interior is, the exterior provides no hint of what awaits inside. For all those who sacrifice their lives in hopes of an everlasting peace, this might be the time to take a moment, remember what they did, and say a word of thanks. Other than what I mentioned above, this is what the camera captured. Little Sistine Chapel Nikon D300s; 18 - 200; Aperture priority; ISO 800; 1/40 sec @ f / 5.6 hand held, tripods not allowed.

26 Nov 21 Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We enjoyed a nice meal with a good friend at a restaurant in Sequim but our Thanksgiving just truly began with the arrival of the Cherubs who will be with us through the weekend and will be doing all the decorating of the house while we get to sit back and enjoy! Now, for those of you who keep up on the latest trends - FADS - in photography, you'll likely know that the latest is that of applying a texture to your image. What I find interesting about those teaching the technique is that in my opinion they always seem to be starting with an image I'd toss. So in a way I'm wondering if it wouldn't be easier to just start out with a great image and skip all the trial and error approach to applying the "correct" texture to "save" something that just might not be worth saving. That said, I'm sharing an image for this Friday's macro/close-up that has an applied "texture". But my texture is of a different kind. The windows in Jan's plant room are all screened. When the sun shines through them at the right angle they cast a shadow onto the plants. As I was playing one day in that room I noticed that the screen was putting a pattern of itself onto the back side of a few leaves. Since the shadows were following the contour of the leaves it had the effect of applying a bump map onto the leaf. I thought it a bit interesting so I took a few snaps. You could of course do this with an overlaid texture but it would require a LOT of work to distort the texture to get it to follow the leaf's contours. I'm much too lazy to try and do that. In this image you are looking at the front side of the leaf, the pattern being created by back lighting. Other than applying a little creativity to the image using the Topaz plug-in Impression 2, this is straight from the camera. Bump Map Nikon D300s; 105 mm macro; Aperture Priority; ISO 200; 1/100 sec @ f / 9.

04 Nov 21 Back to our travelogue. Our second day in Praha was one before the rest of the group had arrived as we took an extra two days on both ends of the trip. Should have taken maybe 5 days in advance and 3 days in arrears when looking back at how much we missed. Day two had us somewhat rested and wandering around the main tourist areas trying to get our bearings. Part of the time was spent in the Old Town Square which was unfortunately home to much more than we realized; knowing Czech!! In the center of Old Town Square were to be found lots of activities to entertain the kiddies of all ages. My favorite was the blowers of bubbles and there were two whose bubbles got my attention. One of them was blowing - no - creating GIANT bubbles and the other, whose work I'm sharing today, literally dozens at a time. Some of the bubbles he was creating were long and skinny like a wiener dog but the majority were just your typical round bubble but LOTS of them all together. He used two bamboo rods with with three layers of wire variously looped between the poles to create the bubbles. He had a large flat tray of soapy water on the grounds into which he lowered the wire to get it wet, they waved it overhead to generate his bubble display. it was fun to watch and even more so to try and photograph his efforts. There was a good breeze blowing to say nothing of the rain showers, so he had to work fast when the rain wasn't present destroying his fragile creations. This is a shot taken in the wind sans the rain. Other than a small amount of cropping this is straight from the camera. Not So Tiny Bubbles Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 250; 1/2,000 sec @ f / 5.6.

09 Nov 21 Back to Praha for another look at some of the architecture but this from a distance. We got there ahead of the group as I mentioned prior. The morning of their day of arrival we set out early to do some further exploring on our own. Charles Bridge is obviously one of if not the main attraction in downtown Praha. It drew me back day after day to shoot it or the statues adorning it or just as part of a general scene. You can see one end of it in this shot. This particular morning was to be the most colorful of the 5 days total we were there. Even so it wasn't all that bright. This shot is one I've reconstructed from looking at many other photos taken from the same location but on sunny days. Our morning wasn't quite as bright but I thought you'd appreciate seeing it as it is on a sunny day and also in this light as it does a much nicer job of displaying both the color and architecture of the buildings. Take a good look and you can easily tell which buildings were built in which times. We didn't have sufficient time to take in even 1% of the things to see but what we did get to see will not soon be forgotten. I'd love to return to spend many days but it is starting to look like that won't happen. Other than a tiny bit of straightening and adjusting the lighting as mentioned above this is straight from the camera. City Scape Nikon D500; 18 - 200; aperture Priority; ISO 400; 1/400 sec @ f / 9.

08 Nov 21 Now tastes vary I realize, but I would find it hard for anyone not being simply blown away by the architecture that we observed during our music cruise to central Europe. The image for today is simply an example of what one sees everywhere. This is a shot looking down one of the streets that end in the Old Town Square in downtown Praha. At first take it may not strike you as being all that much, but zoom in to any of the buildings and take a look at the art work that make up the building's facade. It is simply amazing. I may be wrong, but I'm willing to bet the talent needed to create such structures cannot be found today. I wish we had been visiting about a week later as I can only imagine how much more dramatic these views would have been had all the hardwoods been in full autumn plumage. You get a slight hint from the reds and yellow in the lower right but having the entire street so decked would have been simply breathtaking. All of these buildings are hundreds of years old and built when the embellishments were done by hand and likely without a blueprint to follow. I didn't get to see the interiors of many buildings, maybe a dozen at most during the entire cruise, but I did get to take in many hours of walking the streets and taking in all this structural beauty. Other than a wee bit of straightening, this is what the camera captured. Typical View Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 400; 1/1,250 sec @ f / 8.

10 Nov 21 A while back we watched a Hallmark chick flick - what else would you expect with Hallmark - called Love Locks - about a lady who returns to Paris after a 20 year absence and reunites with her first love and you can figure out the rest. Several of the scenes take place on the Pont des Arts bridge which was known the world over for the padlocks lovers had affixed to the bridge's fencing to symbolize their love for each other; the keys to the locks then being thrown over the bridge into the Seine River below. The locks eventually numbered over 700,000 with a combined weight estimated to be more than that of 20 elephants. A romantic idea to be sure but the weight of the locks was causing the bridge to collapse so the city removed them. I thought the practice was kinda neat when I watched the movie at which time the number of locks was far fewer. Didn't give the idea much thought until our European trip. We first encountered this idea on the town square end of the Charles Bridge. It was only allowed apparently on a small section of fence which prevented folks from getting to the exterior side of the bridge and from my perspective didn't affect the bridge. I shared a shot of that part of the bridge a few years back. The next time we saw this was on a main passenger bridge in Salzburg. The bridge is called the Makartsteg, the most modern pedestrian bridge in Austria, and it crosses over the Salzach River. This time the locks extended the length of the bridge attached to the fencing. Today's feature is a shot of those locks. Behind the fencing and below you can see a small river cruise ship passing by. Other than some cropping and straightening this is straight from the camera. Love Locks Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 320; 1/500 sec @ f / 8.

02 Nov 21 As you may recall, while on my 2020 visit to Iceland we experienced the storm of the century. While visiting outside Vienna on our music cruise in 2017, we encountered the storm of the year which was apparently responsible for three deaths. This past week we transitioned from summer to fall weather and have been experiencing differing degrees of stormy weather. The latest storm did little to us other than painting the grounds in hues of yellow, but put a good sized tree on top of a neighbors van. With all this thought of storms I decided to share an image from the Vienna storm. Most of the cruise participants had elected to go into the city in the morning, return early afternoon for dinner, and then go back that evening for the opera (Tosca) in the Vienna Opera House, a real treat! We elected to remain behind for the morning venture and just walk the Danube. You may recall we met a local fishermen whose two brothers work for Boeing, one in Renton and the other in Everett. As we departed the vessel and began our walk we had an inkling of what was to become of us but we just ignored it and went on our merry way. It was a fun and lovely walk, saw lots of neat local stuff, but by the time we returned to the boat were more like sponges than humans. The storm hit us just about at the middle of our walk; being the middle because when it hit we considered the best option was inside the boat and not outside in the weather. Little did we realize that what we had just experienced was only the prelude of what was awaiting us. Today's submission is what we saw as we began our morning walk at 1000. This is straight from the camera. The Storm Approaching Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 500; 1/800 sec @ f / 7.1.

18 Nov 21 Take the West Entrance Road to its end at Madison Junction, turn right, and head south toward Old Faithful. You cross over a small piece of the Gibbon River and start uphill. The first attraction you can visit is the Firehole River Road which generally doesn't open until late May and even then is skipped by most visitors. It is a mistake to so do but I'm always grateful that it is such. There are just two locations on this road where it is designated for you to park but a proportion of those visiting, including me, ignore such and park against the side of the mountain which allows for just enough room to escape from your vehicle while still leaving room for others to carefully drive past. Just prior to where you encounter the first parking area, perhaps 50 yards prior, there is a spot where you can walk down the side of the canyon to the edge of the Firehole River. It is from there that I've shared several shots over the years and from where today's shot was taken. At the bottom of the trail leading to the river's bank are to be found lots of rocks and tree debris. One such piece of debris is this arching tree limb. It is nothing special unless you get right down next to it and peek through (under) it. Then it becomes a magical arch framing a section of the river where it is very shallow and full of rocks providing for what looks to be a raging body of water. But it is deceiving as you can walk across if you are careful, at least in the fall. I've never seen it at peak melt and I'd guess at that time of year it might not be such a good idea. In any event, it is worth the walk down to the river to take things in. It better be because after you've had your fun on the river you have to walk back up! This is what the camera captured. Natural Bridge Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 800; 1/500 sec @ f / 9.

22 Nov 21 The image for today is almost the same as one I sent a few months back of Gibbon Falls. I thought I'd share it simply because it tends to put in balance the old photographic adage that noon light is terrible light for photography. This shot was taken at 1145, so almost noon. It isn't any of the things you normally think about when working in noon light. Do I disagree with the noon light warnings? Nope. So what is my point? It is simply this; it depends on the time of the year. This is a low sun noon meaning it was taken in the fall when the angle of the sun is much different than it is during mid summer. Granted, it isn't as dramatic as was the first one I shared, but it also isn't a totally flat image. The lack of shadows gives a very different feeling to the scene which to me is one of a more peaceful feeling. I could of course have made this much more dramatic with a bit of dodging and burning, but I wanted to share what it is possible to get even in the time of day that photographers are supposed to use for a nap. This shot is taken roughly 20 feet to the right of the earlier one; the loop road is directly behind me by about 30 feet. This is what the camera captured. High Noon Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 400; 1/640 sec @ f / 9.

16 Nov 21 There are two ways to get to the right side of the state: 1) drive around the base of Puget Sound either by taking the Tacoma Narrows bridge or via Olympia at its very end or 2) take one of several ferry routes. Taking the ferry used to be the preferred way because it was both an enjoyable and scenic ride and it was quicker in most cases. Over the years that has drastically changed and what used to be an occasional delay in the ferry use has now become a nightmare as the service has degraded to a point that it had become a disgrace. So now I go out of my way to not be involved with the ferry system if I can avoid it. It is now normal to have to wait for a couple of hours to get on a boat and that to me is a gigantic waste of time. Unless you happen to hit the wait at the exact right moment which means having to be in a spot with a view when something spectacular is occurring. It could be a pod of whales passing by or even performing for you or it might be weather related. Returning from the condo a fall three years back one of those waits provided for a fantastic sunset and I was close enough to the terminal to walk around and take it all in from start to finish. This is one shot of a series of that sunset that turned out to be worth the delay. You are looking at a small section of the passenger walkway that takes you from street level and ticket booth to the passenger deck of the ferry. The ferry is out of sight to the left having departed leaving us to take in the sunset. Of course we could just as easily have taken it in from the passenger deck but I wouldn't have had the structures to play with and providing the glass to reflect what was occurring over the Olympics. This is straight from the camera. Sunset Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 320; 1/125 sec @ f / 9.

30 Nov 21 On one of our many roadside stops we got some free time to roam around and just do what we wanted. We were in a national park called Skaftafell but it reminded me more of one of the MANY local parks the counties operate in WA state although substantially larger. The weather had turned warm and it was an open jacket or no jacket break meandering about walking up and down multiple little hills, if you will, looking at the grassy land with pools of blue water and the mountains in the background on three sides. The sunlight was striking the grasses such that they almost appeared to be glowing and set against the small bodies of water and the mountains it was a lovely setting. We spent maybe 45 minutes to an hour just taking it all in before we were off to yet another beautiful location. This frame is one of about a 15 or so sequence that I shot for a pano to show off the entire park but I liked this frame in particular for the golds, blues, and whites. All that was missing was either a herd of Icelandic horses or reindeer. Either would have been delightful but I think I would have liked the horses better as they tended to come up for rubs and scratches. Just like big dogs. This is what the camera captured. Grass Land Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 200; 1/800 sec @ f / 9.

29 Nov 21 Started playing with new RAW editors over the weekend as the one in Affinity just doesn't cut the mustard. Today's submission started out by using the RAW editor in ON1Photoraw, one of the two RAW editors I played with, the other being Capture 1. With the ON1 product the RAW editor is just one piece of the software whereas Capture 1 is strictly a RAW editor. I'll keep you updated with what I learn. Still using Affinity Photo for the finish work, just need a much more sophisticated front end. The shot for today was one from the end my three weeks in Iceland and is one of the most frequented sites for tourists. You can attempt to pronounce the name of this canyon as Fjardargljufur isn't in my vocabulary. This is an ancient canyon supposedly dating back tens of thousands of years and it is quite picturesque, even in winter. For those of you who may want more info go here. On the afternoon of our visit the weather was iffy, snow starting and stopping, the trail to the top of the canyon mostly snow covered ice, and with my back giving me fits, I elected to walk only up to the first hump of rock. The trail to the top is way off to the right and then works its way all the way up. From there I understand the view is spectacular but I had to forgo that one. (The link gives you many more shots of the location and definitely worth a look.) You can see a couple of our group at the top, the little specs by the pointy rock. During our visit we didn't have a blue sky that I can remember and the file from the camera doesn't show any either, but the RAW editor said there was some there in the capture so I pulled out what there was. It wasn't a fully acceptable "pull" as you can see some haloing where the rocks meet the sky but I thought the tradeoff of totally blah sky vs blue sky with minimal halo acceptable although not ideal. I took this shot standing in the middle of a small car bridge looking up stream. If you happen to be one of those who use the Bing, Brave, or Dissenter browsers you no doubt have seen several photos of this canyon as all three use a lot of Iceland images as their wallpapers. I've played with this a lot in the RAW editor so what you see is what was captured but not initially evident. Looking Upstream Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 100; 1/80 sec @ f / 9.

05 Nov 21 The subject for this Friday's close-up/macro is the shrub (Callicarpa americana), more commonly known as the Beautyberry Shrub. Interestingly this is a southeastern plant but it grows well in our yard. We like to call it the pop-bead plant as its berries closely resemble purple pop-beads, a toy that was very popular when I was a kid although the ones with which I'm familiar were just round beads but now come in all kinds of shapes. Both of our plants, one in the corner of the house and the other out in mid garden have become quite leggy with branches arching over to form nice displays of the flowers. In the spring and summer the shrub displays green leaves but in the fall they turn a beautiful yellow with distinct violet veinage. They tend to be pest and disease free which makes them a welcome color addition to the garden although they do not attract pollinating insects. If you are looking for something different for your garden that is easy to maintain as well as being easy on your wallet this might be a plant worth considering. Other than some cropping for presentation, this is what the camera captured. Attention Grabber Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 400; 1/500 sec @ f / 9.

12 Nov 21 Short and sweet for this Friday's macro/close-up candidate. There is a maple tree in our garden, the centerpiece actually, that provides the backdrop for the pond. I can't remember its name for the life of me but it is a spectacularly colored tree in the fall, with a different look from that of most maples. The leaves when on the tree make for a beautiful red orange looking tree, but when they fall to the ground they are even more dramatic in their colors and form wonderful patterns on the grounds. Today we are looking at a mass of them on the ground. I've chosen to go with a creative version as it sets off the colors perfectly, the way they look in bright sunlight. Also Jan's choice so I can't be wrong. This is straight from the camera save for the conversion incorporating the Topaz plug-in Simplify 4. Painted Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 200; 1/60 sec @ f / 9 with fill flash.

23 Nov 21 Our local paper had a piece about spawning salmon runs about 15 days ago with a list of 8 locations one could visit for a Saturday tour. That didn't work for us so we elected to set out the following Thursday. Visited several of the locations, even a good referral site, and saw a total of 2 fish. But it wasn't a bust because we saw some things we hadn't seen before including a very interesting tree that we have driven past literally hundreds of times but never realized it was there. It was located at the first site we visited, the Poulsbo Fish Park. Now if one was to go park your vehicle in that specific location, with the name on one rock and a big stylized salmon on another, you'd never see that tree because it is on the opposite end of the park in a location that has just been finished. Before this new section was created the tree was hidden from view; now it is in plain sight but you have to remember to look and know where to look. But you don't have to as it is today's submission. Jan saw the tree first and pointed it out and when she did I just had to try and photograph it. The weather was iffy, cloudy with a chance of sun, and rather breezy, but I gave it my best. Looking at it on the screen after I had finished working on it my feeling was that the resulting image just wasn't conveying what I wanted to share, so I made several creative versions of it. Several of them fit the bill and Jan picked this one to share. Her impression of it was that it was a forest Snuffleupagus and I'm satisfied with that. You may see it differently. I've done a bit of editing of the original to compensate for the dark day and then converted it using the Topaz plug-in Impression 2. A Hopper Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 200; 1/160 sec @ f / 9.

19 Nov 21 For this Friday's macro/closeup I'm going with something I haven't done for 5 years, a still life. We usually attend a local Christmas crafts fair to which the admission can be paid with a physical donation to Toys for Tots. Jan generally purchases a secular piece of art of some sort from one particular craftswoman and then whatever else catches her fancy. The plate and bowl in this still life represent two different Christmas shows. The gourds and corn come from a neighbor's farm just down the street, and the chestnuts from a local park. Jan made this display after I brought home the plant life and it adorns our dining room table but that wasn't a good place to shoot it so I took it up into the studio to photograph. I did 10 versions of it and let Jan make the decision as to which one to share. Most of the variants, of which this is one, are attempts at imitating various masters, so I thought a creative version appropriate. This shot is probably more suited for next Friday but with all the activities associated with Thanksgiving you are getting it today. This is straight from the camera save for the conversion using the Topaz plug-in Impression 2. Another Hopper Nikon D500; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 200; 1/60 sec @ f / 9 with fill flash.