Northern California - Pic: Little help identifying this mtn?
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c0lnago
10-28-09, 07:37 PM
Hey all...I just moved to Potrero and can see this climb way in the distance. The height and deck sure look like Diablo but ??? And yes, I need to clean my camera sensor. :lol: Thanks for the help!
Here are two pix of the mtn...
http://www.snortingbullphoto.com/photos/695978521_j2pfH-O-1.jpg
http://www.snortingbullphoto.com/photos/695978373_N5Nix-O-2.jpg
Here's a pic of a pano (click link for the large version) to see where it is in the big picture...red dot in the distant right side of the pic:
http://www.snortingbullphoto.com/photos/695991974_XXeK2-O.jpg
http://www.snortingbullphoto.com/photos/695991974_XXeK2-XL.jpg
silentben
10-28-09, 08:24 PM
Sweet panorama! Yes it's Diablo.
That does look like the top of Diablo.
c0lnago
10-28-09, 08:28 PM
Sweet panorama! Yes it's Diablo.
Wow...never guessed it would be so clear on a good visibility day! Thanks!
doughboy707
10-30-09, 10:32 PM
Mount Diablo. A little over 3800feet from the north gate.
ericm979
10-31-09, 03:19 PM
Go up there on a clear day. It's got the largest viewable area ('viewshed") in the lower 48 states. If it's really clear you can see quite a bit of the Sierras. If you have binoculars you can see one of the domes around Yosemite valley.
brentley
10-31-09, 03:30 PM
Wow...never guessed it would be so clear on a good visibility day! Thanks!
On a very clear day you can easily see San Francisco. And if the conditions are perfect and you look east you can see the Sierra, I have only seen them once or twice in the 30+ years I have lived here.
c0lnago
10-31-09, 03:32 PM
I've been to the summit about a dozen times but each was hazy so visibility was good but not great. I thought the antennae + deck looked like it but wasn't sure if there were any others in the area setup like that. Thanks again everyone.
rydaddy
11-01-09, 10:33 PM
I'm impressed with the detail in your pic coming from SF.
because I am a camera junkie and such, what camera/lens combination did you use?
Diablo is visible from the Central Valley where I usually ride. On a clear day, it shows up quite nicely!
c0lnago
11-02-09, 03:50 PM
because I am a camera junkie and such, what camera/lens combination did you use?
It's a Nikon D3 + 200-400/4 + Kenko 3x converter for the Diablo summit closeup.
Today I can see it clear as a bell in the distance. It's calling to me to come for a ride now that the bridge is open for business. :)
c0lnago
11-02-09, 03:51 PM
I'm impressed with the detail in your pic coming from SF.
The full panoramic is about three 12MP images stitched together from a wide angle lens.