➡️➡️Did you spot the Rainbow? 🌈 🌈. .An Epic Swiss Landscape. Beautiful alpine lake surrounded by peaks exceeding height of 3,500 meters or 11,000 feet. This is one the most epic spot I have ever hiked up to with my friend, @sky_trotter, the smooth landing operator. You can try to find him in the picture, he’s there somewhere, trying to look cool. This was quite a difficult hike for me as I am not an alpine goat. When work settles down, I’m going to train to do more of these beautiful hikes. Sleeping under the stars and waking up to this scene is something I would really like to do on a regular basis.
First Light. 🌄 . There is nothing quite like waking up to catch the very first moments of sunlight striking these beautiful mountain ranges. This is where I need to be right now! . 📸Sony A7R3, Sony 70-200mm GM. 📍California. 🔭 @reallyrightstuff TVC24+BH40 .
Back to basics. 🌁 . Many believe that you need to be traveling all the time to new locations to capture the BEST images. But, it’s quite the opposite. Sure you can explore new locations and countries. but, it’s actually the local photographer who visits the same location, time and time again, that has the absolute best image of a specific spot. Consider going sunrise, sunset, mid-day, rainy day, foggy day, stormy day, cloudy day, etc. I promise you will get a different picture every single time. . If you live close to a beautiful location, go out and shoot it over and over again! .
Have a great weekend! 🌅 . Go out and watch the sunset this weekend. Or try to wake up for a sunrise (yeah, right! 😒 gotta catch up on that sleep 💤) . . . 📸Sony A7r3, Sony 16-35mm GM 🔭 @reallyrightstuff TVC33+BH55 📍California Coast 💾 f/8, 1/4s, ISO100
Type 1 in the comment if this is the first time you’ve seen this image from my gallery. How does this algorithm thing work anyways??🤷🏻‍♂️🤔🤔 . . 📸Sony A7r3, Sony 16-35mm GM.- 📍California
🌁🎉🎉Goldie turns 82! 🎉🎉🌁 Looking beautiful as ever. . On May 27, 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was opened to the pedestrians. Estimated 200,000 people attended the opening celebrations. The bridge was opened to vehicles the next day. . . 📸Sony A7R3, Sony 24-70GM. 🔭Really Right Stuff TVC 33, BH55 📍Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. 💾f/8, 1/10s, ISO 100, 55mm
🎉**10K Milestone Print Giveaway**🎉 . . Here we go! Thank you so very much for supporting my page all these years! As a way of giving back, I am giving away 3 of these beautiful 13x19” prints. . If you would like a chance to win one of these, follow these instructions. 1) Like this post! ❤️ 2) Comment and Tag a friend ➡️. 3) Have a valid US address I can ship to! . That’s it, once you’ve completed these 3 steps, you’ve entered it. . Each night, starting tomorrow night, I will randomly pick a winner! . Good luck! 🍀👍🏻
🌌🌌“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star stuff”. 🌌🌌 Do you know the author of this quote? Tell me in the comments if you do, you win 10,000 cookie points. 😊 . . . 📸Sony A7R3, Sony 16-35mm GM. 📍Milkyway Galaxy, Virgo Supercluster.
🌌🌌One of those lucky nights without the fog, moon, and clouds. . Isn’t it interesting that sometimes you really want fog, the moon, or some clouds to be in your pictures, and sometimes you want those to stay away?? . More Milkyway scenes in California. . . 📸Sony A7r3, Sony 16-35mm GM.. 🔭Really Right Stuff TVC33+BH55.- 📍Californian 🌌. 💾Sky, star tracked Milkyway at 2400s exposure iso 200 f4 240s x10 💾foreground stacked at 600s exposure iso 100 f2.8
Let’s kickstart the Milkyway Season with a series of these! 🌌🌌🌌 . I’ll post a series of Astro/milkyway landscapes for the next few days. Enjoy!! . . Ok for sure this time, I am putting together a small workshop for creating visuals like these. I’ll put up a signup sheet on my page soon. I’ll announce it on my stories too. So keep an eye out! . . . 📸Sony A7R3, Sony 24-70GM. 🔭 @reallyrightstuff TVC33 + BH 55. - 💾 Foreground, f2.8, ISO 100, 600s. 💾 Sky, f4, ISO 200,240s x10 images. 2,400s total light gathered time.
Swipe ➡️➡️➡️ to warm up. .. .. It’s a coffee kind of mood. Scrambling out of bed at 4am to get to work at 6am has become a normal thing in the Bay Area for many of those that commute. Traffic is getting quite bad in the recent years. . How is Bart? Thoughts? . . . 📸Sony A7r3, Sony 16-35mm GM 📍San Francisco, California. .
Tuesday wishes. 🌄🌅🌄 . . How many different ways have you seen this place? I’ve got a sunrise, sunset, and some Fogplan. 😂 . . Gotta Catch Em All. . . 📸Sony A7r3, Sony 16-35mm GM .
Monday Vibes. 🌄 . . I wish I spent this weekend hiking and exploring, but rain had some other ideas. It’s been a pretty stormy few days. I hope everyone had a rested weekend. . . 📸Sony A7R3, Sony 24-70mm GM. 🔭 @reallyrightstuff TVC 24 + BH 40 LR.- 💾 f/8.0 1/3s ISO100 📍California.
Happy Sunday! 🌅 . Golden Gate Bridge 🌉. . It’s been a stormy weekend trampling all over my outdoor plans! So I’m just sitting around editing some old images. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! . . . 📸Sony A7r2, Sony 24-70mm GM.- 🔭 @reallyrightstuff TVC-33 + BH55.- 📍Golden Gate Bridge.- 💾 Bottom Half, 1/5s f8 iso 100 💾 Top Half, 1/60s f8 iso 100
Please read caption the before posting “🔥’s, ❤️’s, 🙌🏻’s, and fist bumps”. This one is near and dear to my ❤️. For my fellow travelers and wanderlust. - 🇲🇲My beautiful home country, Myanmar 🇲🇲.- These temples and stupas have been around for hundreds of years and many of them are still standing in amazing conditions against the test of time. Many years ago, travelers can roam around the ancient city of Bagan with little restrictions. Some of these temples even have hidden stairs that lead to a view on the roof. Explorers and tourists often hire guides to show them these spots to watch the sunset and enjoy these amazing panoramic views.- Over the years, shares of the location of these spots over social media and blogs have made it entirely possible for massive numbers of travelers and tourists to gain easy access to these fragile locations. - Before long, crowds begin to form, damage and destruction follows. Many even fall to their deaths from the tops of these temples. All for some selfies and images of themselves dangling on the sides of these temples.- As expected, the local government begins curbing access to these locations by posting guards, imposing fees, and adding restrictions.- Now it’s off to the races, explorers and adventurers look for more places to avoid the restricted ones—causing more damage, local authorities retaliate by imposing more restrictions and limitations.- Was it worth it? For a selfie? For a picture? Can we be respectful and consider the cultural value a beautiful place like this has to offer? Or will we just take and deny future travelers access to the beauty we so-dearly enjoy. What if the roles were reversed in the future? What if the place you really wanted to visit is now closed off, fenced off, restricted, and limited because travelers before you ruined it for you? Please, when you visit a place, consider the impact and footprint you have. And please share this message with others. I wish so very much for places I visited and wish to visit in the future to be open and unrestricted— much like you have enjoyed these places. Pay it forward.
Do you think you will find Exif data for my images useful? If so, I’ll try to post them. .- Happy Friday, Everyone! ✌🏻🌅 Nothing really special today, but really looking forward to having some break on the weekend! . . 📸Sony A7r3, Sony 16-35mm GM.- 🔭 @reallyrightstuff TVC33-BH55 Ball head.- 📍California
How did you get started in photography? Did you try to recreate images you liked from other photographers in order to improve your own craft? Let me know what you tried, what worked and what didn’t work. . . 📸Sony A7R3, Sony 16-35mm GM 📍California Coast. . . .
A Moment to Reflect. 🗻🌄.- . Let’s take a moment to consider and reflect upon a serious issue as photographers, consumers of digital media, the footprints we create, and unintended consequences we leave behind. .- In this image, as I try to convey the feelings of beauty, tranquillity, and inspiration, but the reality could not be further from the truth.- 📍 . This image was taken during the Cherry Blossom season; in the peak of tourism month in Japan. This image features a trifecta of Japanese scenery; a multistory pagoda on the right, surrounded by full bloom cherry blossom trees with the beautiful Mount Fuji in the backdrop. . When I arrived at this location 3 hours before sunrise, I was absolutely surprised to find 30 other photogs — tripod to tripod, shoulder to shoulder. It is completely packed with no available spots. . As sunrise approaches, more aspiring photographers who wish to add this scene to their bucket list shows up. By sunrise, there were hundreds of people here pushing each other, all trying to take the same exact image. Now I am starting to feel a bit more agitated. It is not peaceful, it is not tranquil, and certainly it is not inspirational. . I think to myself, what I am contributing to? And what kind of effect am I creating by sharing an image like this without the proper context? What kind of environmental damage am I going to cause by tagging this location? . We recently seen the damages in Lake Elsinore during the spring flower bloom. We have seen the same problems at the famous Horseshoe bend where 1000+ visit PER DAY. We have seen countless other examples where social media inspires and drives people to these locations. But, ultimately causes damage and destruction to the very places we love. Not to mention the millions of gallons of fossil fuel we burn for transportation. . Where do we draw the line between sharing the images we love and protecting the places we love? How do we decide to be more responsible? I don’t have the answers here. I want to bring awareness to all of you in this ever-connected social media. I want you to be more mindful before tagging a location, and I want you to think twice before sharing. #thinkb4sharing
Can you instantly name this place? 🌅📸 Let me know in the comments. . It’s going to be a pretty long week for me, I don’t think I will have a chance to go out to shoot all week. Hopefully, by the weekend things will settle down. Have a great week everyone! . . 📸Sony A7R3, Sony 16-35mm GM.- 🔭Really Right Stuff, TVC-24 📍California Coast
Coastal Sunsets. 🌅🔥. . Happy Monday, everyone! Hope you are all recharged for another week! . . 📸Sony A7r3, Sony 16-35mm GM 🔭 @reallyrightstuff TVC 33 tripod, BH55 ball head.- 📍California Coast.-