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	<title>The Motherlode Pix Blog</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Bodie, CA - Fall 2009: Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And now a few shots of building interiors.  Note that objects and settings inside the buildings have more or less been left untouched since the town was abandoned.
(Click on the images below to see a larger version of each picture)

Kitchen and dining area.



Interior of abandoned home.



Another abandoned home.



Bodie firehouse with remaining water pump and firefighting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bodie, CA - Fall 2009: Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.motherlodepix.com/?p=105</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few shots from last year&#8217;s Fall trip to Bodie ghost town.  Begun as mining camp in 1859, Bodie was a boomtown by 1871 and just as quickly declined by 1880.  By 1915, Bodie was a ghost town. Bodie was designated a state park in 1962 and is maintained in a state of arrested decay.
Learn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faren and Emi&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.motherlodepix.com/?p=100</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Studios are fantastic for providing a safe environment for gear and total control of subject lighting. However, they are usually restricted by static backgrounds, expensive and cumbersome strobes, and limited working space. For this shoot, Faren and Emi (both with many years of dance experience) struck some phenomenal poses together at Natural Bridges State Beach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A ballerina&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.motherlodepix.com/?p=98</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ballet]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For this shot two Profoto heads were set up behind and to the left and the right of the model.  Each strobe head was set at 1/2 power to maximize the effect of the infinity cove and make it appear as if there was nothing at all behind the model.  The key light was set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diffusing Light</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.motherlodepix.com/?p=96</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 06:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes a softbox or an umbrella just can&#8217;t give you the lighting effect you want. Add a honeycomb grid to simultaneously narrow and soften the main light on the subject.

Click on the image above to enlarge the photo.
Model:  Kirsten
Exposure: ISO 100, Manual Exposure Mode, Matrix Meetering, 1/250 at f11
Equipment:

Nikon D200 DSLR
Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8 AF D [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That fisheye look&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.motherlodepix.com/?p=94</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 06:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Click on the image above to enlarge the photo.
Subject: New City Hall, San Jose, CA
Exposure: ISO 100, Program Exposure Mode, Spot Meetering, 1/250 at f8
Equipment:

Nikon D200 DSLR
Nikkor 10.5mm f2.8G ED AF DX fisheye lens (effective focal length of 16mm)

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		<title>Caltrain Station - San Francisco, CA</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.motherlodepix.com/?p=93</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 06:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nikon 18-200mm VR]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Trains]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A view from inside the Caltrain Station in San Francisco on bright summer day in July of 2007.

Click on the image above to a larger version of the picture
Equipment

Nikon D200 DSLR
Nikon AF-S 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G DX ED IF VR lens

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		<title>Cinco de Mayo 2007 - Photoshoot with Corina, Nicole and Tina</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.motherlodepix.com/?p=90</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 07:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t able to partake in any festivities tonight but in honor of Cinco de Mayo, here&#8217;s a shot from a photo shoot held on May 5th, 2007.



click on the image above to see a larger version of the picture

Exposure: ISO 100, Manual Exposure Mode, Spot Meetering, 1/250 at f11
Equipment:

Nikon D200
Nikkor 17-35mm f2.8 AF-S lens
Profoto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photoshoot with Abby - Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.motherlodepix.com/?p=85</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 07:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few shots from April&#8217;s photoshoot with Abby. She is an absolutely amazing dancer whom I&#8217;ve had the privilege of getting to know over the last couple of years.
 

Exposure: ISO 100, Manual Exposure Mode, 1/250 at f9



Exposure: ISO 100, Manual Exposure Mode, 1/250 at f11



Exposure: ISO 100, Manual Exposure Mode, 1/250 at f11

All of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Self-Portrait</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.motherlodepix.com/?p=81</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A self-portrait of sorts&#8230;my shadow next to the shadow cast by the cross that sits on top of Stanford University&#8217;s Memorial Church.

This image was shot on Velvia 100 film, using a medium format rangefinder camera. The film was processed and scanned by NCPS out out Carlsbad, CA.  Each scanned image created a 20MB file (image above has [...]]]></description>
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