Getting back into photography means getting back in to photo trips, and I've promised myself a weekend per month this year where I'm doing photo type things.
In April, I took a 4-day weekend and pointed the car westward. I wound up in Kanab the first night, and on a lark decided to try for the Coyote Buttes North lottery for a Monday entrance. There were "only" 89 people competing for the 10 slots and I managed to score one of them - I couldn't believe it.
I completely failed to get to most of the secondary sites in the area (no boneyard, etc.), but had a great time photographing around The Wave regardless. Gonna have to get some better directions (and an advance permit) for a return trip.
Nice Les! The Wave is an incredible place. If you have it in you after the hike in, get up on top to the Grotto. The easiest way is to walk around the to the East side, another 1+ miles. A great site for lots of info is thewave.info.
Kalin - that's great! Like I said, I did The Wave on a lark - I wasn't really planning on it until I got in to town on Saturday. I didn't even't know about TheWave.info until I got there and there was a group of about 5 photographers (guide included) who had obviously scored advance permits. The guide told me about the website. I had Laurent Martre's book along with, but could not translate it into getting to the boxwork/lacework locations that I wanted to shoot.
The hike was something of a trial for me. I think I've mentioned here in the past that I had a bad reaction to an antibiotic that took me out of the field in late 2009; up until this hike I had always wound up regretting long hikes in the days following, as I kept having something akin to a relapse after strenuous workouts. I was fearing I'd get to the Wave, have to recover, and then drag myself back out. As it turns out, I was first in and last out for the day - left the trailhead about 15 minutes before sunrise and got back to the car about 3:30pm, chased out by high winds. I hiked around most of that time, too - figure I put in 8 or 9 miles on the day on the slickrock and sand. Felt sore as heck the next day or two, but no relapse symptoms!
I'm thinking of recruiting one of you veteran Wave walkers next time I visit, so someone can show me how to get to some of these sites. Anyone here up to doing something like that at a sane season next year (or late this year) perhaps?
Les, nice to beat the odds on the wave permit and also not having a physical relapse. In the first image, it looks like it needs some more contrast. I like the low perspective you took. #2 is probably my favorite of the set for its patterns and richer processing.
Thanks for the feedback, Doug. When I was processing, I liked the lower contrast high key peach tones that were straight from the image on that first shot, but with my high-tech feedback display (read: crappy netbook LCD screen with narrow angle of view that I can tilt) I can see the value of stretching it out a bit, too. It might be a good idea for me to sit with it for a while and play a bit...
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8 repliesIn April, I took a 4-day weekend and pointed the car westward. I wound up in Kanab the first night, and on a lark decided to try for the Coyote Buttes North lottery for a Monday entrance. There were "only" 89 people competing for the 10 slots and I managed to score one of them - I couldn't believe it.
I completely failed to get to most of the secondary sites in the area (no boneyard, etc.), but had a great time photographing around The Wave regardless. Gonna have to get some better directions (and an advance permit) for a return trip.
Here is what awaits you on top: https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/522430_555359091152313_1739534795_n.jpg
The hike was something of a trial for me. I think I've mentioned here in the past that I had a bad reaction to an antibiotic that took me out of the field in late 2009; up until this hike I had always wound up regretting long hikes in the days following, as I kept having something akin to a relapse after strenuous workouts. I was fearing I'd get to the Wave, have to recover, and then drag myself back out. As it turns out, I was first in and last out for the day - left the trailhead about 15 minutes before sunrise and got back to the car about 3:30pm, chased out by high winds. I hiked around most of that time, too - figure I put in 8 or 9 miles on the day on the slickrock and sand. Felt sore as heck the next day or two, but no relapse symptoms!
I'm thinking of recruiting one of you veteran Wave walkers next time I visit, so someone can show me how to get to some of these sites. Anyone here up to doing something like that at a sane season next year (or late this year) perhaps?