Posted by Todd Caudle on December 5, 2006 at 7:21 PM
Well, I missed another spectacular sunset tonight, due to running errands. But I did just catch this sight from one of the web cams atop Pikes Peak. Quality sucks, but the event was worth posting, IMO.
Posted by Jack Brauer on December 5, 2006 at 11:20 PM
Looks like Baghdad!
Posted by Kalin Wilson on December 5, 2006 at 11:25 PM
I was in Garden of the Gods for my first 4x5 outing, trying to get the moonrise over the kissing camels. The thin overcast made for a neat moon.
I'm not sure/confident that I got a good exposure. Learned some important lessons: (posted for the entertainment of you LF gurus out there)
1. Arrive EARLY. The light was fading fast when I got set up and I had a heck of a time focusing. I had some foreground limbs only about 15ft away using a 240mm f9 lens. By the time I got something like focus (I think) I was just trying to keep things equally fuzzy. Trying to hurry before I lost all of the light didn't help.
2. It's hard to focus while sitting on a cactus. I chose a low, upward looking angle and had to sit, and manuever around cactus to get to the ground glass.
3. Glasses and the loupe fog up under the dark cloth.
I missed some really cool sunset clouds and the spine from the north end of Juniper Way while picking my spot. If only I'd arrived earlier...
Anyway it was fun, peaceful, and pretty. We'll see what turns out.
Posted by Todd Caudle on December 5, 2006 at 11:49 PM
Great suggestions! Maybe we should start a thread with advice from lessons learned the hard way. With as much time as you spend in the field, Todd, I'm sure you've got a bunch of 'em.
My contribution would be: Even if they are the last things left on your motel's free Continental breakfast, don't grab a handfull of bran muffins and wash them down with coffee on your way to a wilderness shoot.
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4 repliesI'm not sure/confident that I got a good exposure. Learned some important lessons:
1. Arrive EARLY. The light was fading fast when I got set up and I had a heck of a time focusing. I had some foreground limbs only about 15ft away using a 240mm f9 lens. By the time I got something like focus (I think) I was just trying to keep things equally fuzzy. Trying to hurry before I lost all of the light didn't help.
2. It's hard to focus while sitting on a cactus. I chose a low, upward looking angle and had to sit, and manuever around cactus to get to the ground glass.
3. Glasses and the loupe fog up under the dark cloth.
I missed some really cool sunset clouds and the spine from the north end of Juniper Way while picking my spot. If only I'd arrived earlier...
Anyway it was fun, peaceful, and pretty. We'll see what turns out.
Ah, words to live by, Kalin. On the LF page (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/) I once saw it stated, "f32 and be there (dot-dot-dot) TWENTY MINUTES EARLY!
Great suggestions! Maybe we should start a thread with advice from lessons learned the hard way.
My contribution would be: Even if they are the last things left on your motel's free Continental breakfast, don't grab a handfull of bran muffins and wash them down with coffee on your way to a wilderness shoot.