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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013: RETURN TO EL TORO

Another attempt between the rain storms.
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This is the same formation as shown in the photo from the previous night <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN-2013/SEPTEMBER-16-2013-EL-TORO/31909809_gKXfr5">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN-2013/SEPTEMBER-16-2013-EL-TORO/31909809_gKXfr5</a>) but I'm south of it looking north this time. Pretty much just after I got enough exposures to be able to put this one together, it started raining full force. As you could see from the previous shots, closing up is not an instantaneous thing: It takes time to put up the camera, fold up the tripod, roll up the rope, etc. I was quite wet by the time I got back into the "protection" of the forest. It kept raining for quite a while, so it was indeed time to leave. But I do think I got a decent shot. What do you think (feel free to comment below -- or on Facebook)?
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This is the same formation as shown in the photo from the previous night http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN-2013/SEPTEMBER-16-2013-EL-TORO/31909809_gKXfr5) but I'm south of it looking north this time. Pretty much just after I got enough exposures to be able to put this one together, it started raining full force. As you could see from the previous shots, closing up is not an instantaneous thing: It takes time to put up the camera, fold up the tripod, roll up the rope, etc. I was quite wet by the time I got back into the "protection" of the forest. It kept raining for quite a while, so it was indeed time to leave. But I do think I got a decent shot. What do you think (feel free to comment below -- or on Facebook)?

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  • Just a couple of shots to show the set-up first. Of course, I want to be as close to the wave action as safe. So, I generally keep pretty close track of where the tide is and I watch the waves closely. I still find that sometimes some "sneakers" can surprise. So, just to be sure, I often take the time to secure my tripod with a rope prior to mounting my camera. I have never needed the rope, but as you'll see in the next photo, the tripod can be in some fairly precarious positions.
  • So, the tripod is at the top of a bit of a wall. The waves never got this high here while I was shooting, but still I feel better with the rope just in case. I have a remote to trip the shutter. The use of the remote is primarily to prevent motion which can occur when one presses the shutter on the camera, but it also allows me to be in a safer position than is the tripod.
  • This is the same formation as shown in the photo from the previous night <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN-2013/SEPTEMBER-16-2013-EL-TORO/31909809_gKXfr5">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN-2013/SEPTEMBER-16-2013-EL-TORO/31909809_gKXfr5</a>) but I'm south of it looking north this time. Pretty much just after I got enough exposures to be able to put this one together, it started raining full force. As you could see from the previous shots, closing up is not an instantaneous thing: It takes time to put up the camera, fold up the tripod, roll up the rope, etc. I was quite wet by the time I got back into the "protection" of the forest. It kept raining for quite a while, so it was indeed time to leave. But I do think I got a decent shot. What do you think (feel free to comment below -- or on Facebook)?
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