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Burney Falls, Canon 5D EF40mm F2.8 STM

atam1 — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:00:13 GMT

Burney Falls, Shasta County, CA

Re: Burney Falls, Canon 5D EF40mm F2.8 STM

stevet1 — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:36:39 GMT

Wow. That whole hillside is just one big underground river.

Nice picture atam1.

Steve Thomas

Re: Burney Falls, Canon 5D EF40mm F2.8 STM

atam1 — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:24:12 GMT

Yeah Steve, lots of water really. Sun dead-on high and 8-sec exposure, mid-close with low tripod on manual focus. it's really hard without an articulating screen I had to squat and relied only on histogram- LCD useless due to glare plus wearing progressive glasses is a pain in the neck. thanks!

Re: Burney Falls, Canon 5D EF40mm F2.8 STM

stevet1 — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:19:58 GMT

atam1,

I don't envy you the squatting and glare.

I can imagine that the non-articulating screen is difficult to work with.

Have you thought about tethering your camera? I personally use Camera Connect and Control with my Samsung tablet. I can shoot in either wired mode connected with a USB cable or wirelessly with wi-fi while sitting in a camp chair.

Steve Thomas

Re: Burney Falls, Canon 5D EF40mm F2.8 STM

atam1 — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:03:03 GMT

That is a very good option. Externals certainly help in those kind of situations. But there’s only myself to blame for not hauling an extra body. Lesson learned.

Re: Burney Falls, Canon 5D EF40mm F2.8 STM

stevet1 — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:53:13 GMT

atam1,

That's part of the joy of photography.

The learning, the growing, the experiencing. It's all part of the process.

You still took a nice picture though.

Steve