Good Morning From 11700' near Patriarch Grove + Fujifilm GFX100 vs Fujifilm GFX 50S/R

High Above Patriarch Grove, Westering Moon

I woke up at 03:30 AM today, and started shooting by 4 AM. At 11700' ~= 3566m, there is a very long glow that starts dim and builds. It’s a great way to start the day once in a while as few things compare for beauty with seeing dawn slowly approach as it can never be seen at lower elevation.

I’ll be adding more examples over the next week or two (it will take a lot of time to go through what is now nearly a terabyte of images shot with the GFX100). Examples are of course up to the full 100MP camera resolution.

Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 Examples: White Mountains and Eastern Sierra

Fujifilm GF 110mm f/2 Examples: White Mountains and Eastern Sierra

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Road Down to Patriarch Grove by Moonlight

f4 @ 240.0 sec EFC shutter LENR enabled, ISO 100; 2019-08-17 04:49:23
Fujifilm GFX100 + Fujifilm GF 110mm f/2 R LM WR @ 90.5mm equiv (110mm)
ENV: Outcrop above Patriarch Grove, altitude 11700 ft / 3566 m, 42°F / 5°C
RAW: Enhance Details, LACA corrected, distortion corrected, vignetting corrected, USM {8,50,0}

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Pre-Dawn view of Patriarch Grove, Westering Moon

f8 @ 60.0 sec electronic shutter, ISO 100; 2019-08-17 05:32:14
Fujifilm GFX100 + Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR @ 19mm equiv (23mm)
ENV: Rocky outcrop above Patriarch Grove, altitude 11700 ft / 3566 m, 42°F / 5°C
RAW: Enhance Details, LACA corrected, distortion corrected, vignetting corrected, USM {8,50,0}

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I should have shot a proper panorama here, but I did not; this is two frames shot separately and shoehorned into a panorama with defects. Still, it captures the essence.

Panoramic Pre-Dawn view of Patriarch Grove, Westering Moon

f8 @ 20.0 sec electronic shutter panorama 2 frames, ISO 100; 2019-08-17 05:33:38
Fujifilm GFX100 + Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR @ 19mm equiv (23mm)
ENV: Rocky outcrop above Patriarch Grove, altitude 11700 ft / 3566 m, 42°F / 5°C
RAW: LACA corrected, distortion corrected, vignetting corrected

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This panorama has some flaws, but worked out pretty well at 193 megapixels finished (available for viewing in Panoramas: White Mountains).

Panoramic Pre-Dawn view of Patriarch Grove, Westering Moon

f8 @ 25.0 sec electronic shutter panorama 5 frames, ISO 100; 2019-08-17 05:25:00
Fujifilm GFX100 + Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR @ 19mm equiv (23mm)
ENV: Outcrop above Patriarch Grove, altitude 11700 ft / 3566 m, 42°F / 5°C
RAW: Enhance Details, LACA corrected, distortion corrected, vignetting corrected, USM {10,50,0}

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Very very beautiful series of images .