Up the Coast with a Disposable Camera

This a retrospective post from April 2008 that was originally on my ancient Xanga blog but never made it over. In Christmas of 2007 I got a disposable camera at a white elephant gift exchange. For those of you who are outside the US or otherwise unfamiliar with this strange tradition, here is a link.

April of 2008, my Nikon D80 was in the shop and I had no backup point-and-shoot camera at the time. A few friends up the coast I met on Xanga invited me up and all I had on hand was my disposable camera.

It was a bit daunting to know I only had 27 shots to string out over three days, but it was a worthwhile exercise in making them count.

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As mentioned in my last post, I spent most of my weekend with a high speed low drag Rite-Aid disposable camera I got at a Christmas gift exchange party.

I camped at my usual spot in the Carrizo Plain, washed up and had breakfast at the Atascadero Jack in the Box (very clean restroom!) then proceeded toward the coast, but not before running into some kind of balloon festival.

The lens vignetted like crazy (see the tree go to black in the corner) but actually helps control the highlights in the sky.  A blessing in disguise, I guess.

Being April, the side of the road was lined with a few flowers.

Looking south on Hwy 41, toward Morro Bay.

Cliche of the Day.  Too bad it was mid-morning and the sun was still on the wrong side.

More Big Sur.

Barb & Sarah at their church in Aptos.

This is how I feel without a my D80 + SB800 on remote at 1/4000.

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