Posted by mark vann on February 15, 2009 at 9:34 PM
I snapped this with my Minolta Autocord TLR last year. The wind was REALLY strong. Does anyone know what time of the year the flowers peak in the desert at Shiprock?
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Posted by John Mumaw on February 15, 2009 at 9:46 PM
May is when they look their very best. Looks like your timing was good.
Posted by mark vann on February 15, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Well it was a total accident! Can you catch any still moments in the wee morning hours with no or little wind? I would like to go back and spend a few days out there so this information would be helpful.
Posted by Chris Rice on February 15, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Gotta love 6x6! Nice work, I'm diggin it!
Posted by mark vann on February 15, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Thanks Christopher! I only shot a couple of rolls of 6x6 on that trip and I must say that I am regretting it. :-(
Posted by John Mumaw on February 15, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Spring winds in the desert are tough to predict. Best light and best chances for calm are in the early morning.
Unfortunately, there are no motels in Shiprock (yet), so you'll need to drive in from Farmington, where cheap motels abound.
Posted by mark vann on February 15, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Thanks Christopher! I only shot a couple of rolls of 6x6 on that trip and I must say that I am regretting it. :-(
I shot most of the trip with a kodak dslr and i cant figure out how to punch up the color in those files to match my slides for the life of me.
Posted by Nick Moore on February 16, 2009 at 9:11 AM
This is a cool looking landscape!. If yuo do get back down there in Spring, this would look awesome with some better light on Shiprock, and with those wilflowers in the fg again!.
Posted by Mel Ladewig on February 16, 2009 at 11:16 AM
This is great. You don't see shots of shiprock with flowers all that often.
Posted by Morris McClung on February 16, 2009 at 2:45 PM
I ditto what Nick says. Better light and no wind and this will be a killer. Maybe move the horizon up a touch closer to thirds.
Posted by Jim Caffrey on February 16, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Better light could improve this, but I think it's a great image just as it is. Love the sky.
Posted by mark vann on February 16, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Thanks everyone for the kind words. I need to look into planning a long weekend trip to NM so I can try this again during the peak flower season. This shot was taken a few hours before sundown and we moved on to find a better vantage point. In hindsight we should have stayed where we were at for a bit. Once I am done there I want to go try Bisti for a bit.
Posted by mark vann on February 16, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Thanks everyone for the kind words. I need to look into planning a long weekend trip to NM so I can try this again during the peak flower season. This shot was taken a few hours before sundown and we moved on to find a better vantage point. In hindsight we should have stayed where we were at for a bit. Once I am done there I want to go try Bisti for a bit.
Posted by Guy Schmickle on February 17, 2009 at 1:52 PM
You got me thinking of paying this area a visit this spring. A neat shot even though the light wasn't optimal.
Posted by mark vann on February 17, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Like I indicated I want to go back. I would even like to meet some fellow photographers there. I looked up other pictures of shiprock with wild flowers and all I saw was yellow. I really like the variation of color so maybe I can get some local reports and just run out there one weekend. It is a heck of a trip for me for just one photo though :-) .
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Unfortunately, there are no motels in Shiprock (yet), so you'll need to drive in from Farmington, where cheap motels abound.
I shot most of the trip with a kodak dslr and i cant figure out how to punch up the color in those files to match my slides for the life of me.