I would like to enter a contest that Sigma is sponsoring on photos from home, however I am over my head when it comes to the specifications on size. I have spent days reading how to and I never seem to get it correct. The specifications say the image must be 25MB and .jpg format with 3000x2000 maximum resolution. Can anyone dumb down a process to achieve this.
It is cold in the canyons which makes the batteries drain quickly so make sure you have extras.
I stayed in the Blue Mountain Motel in Dayton. It was very clean and reasonably priced. It is a no frills motel but I'm only there to sleep. Driving the roads around Dayton will bring you many photo opportunities including the ones mentioned. If you like architecture they have a great old courthouse and an old school house.
You would probably need two weeks to adequately cover everything on your list. I recommend staying in the Seattle area for the entire week with a trip to Deception Pass. Also they have a fantastic zoo.
That is the tour I was referring to. By taking the photographers tour you must take a digital camera and a tri pod and you get guidance and time to take your shots. It was well worth the money we spent. Came up with unbelievable photos.
I would absolutely recommend the photographers tour of the slot canyons in Page AZ.
The D600 is an awesome camera and yes Nikon fixed the problem at no cost.
Recently while in Chicago at a photography conference I had my camera cleaned by a well respected camera dealer that was a vendor at the conference. Normally I clean it at home but figured it wouldn't hurt to to have it cleaned by a professional. When it was done I packed it in my roller back and headed for the airport. Didn't think that perhaps I should check it. Two days after I got home I was getting my gear ready for a weekend macro workshop and when I put the lens on the camera I kept getting an ERR message. Nothing worked. I took it to a local camera shop to find out what the problem was and was told the shutter was broken! They told me that they had seen this type of damage when someone cleaned a camera but didn't lock the mirror up. Even I know to lock the mirror up. I contacted the camera shop in Michigan and told them what I found out and they offered to repair the camera. Frankly I was afraid to have them touch it again so I sent it to Nikon. I paid $261.00 to have Nikon repair it and learned that when I have anyone work on my camera to check and make sure it works when I get it back. Of course I feel the Michigan company should reimburse me for the repairs but I'm sure that's not going to happen.
A tripod really is a must and the suggestion for reservations is an excellent one. Make sure you have multiple batteries because they lose power fairly rapidly due to the cool temp in the canyons.
One thing I have learned by flying with mine in my backpack - TSA is curious about what it is so they will open my backpack to find out. After satisfying their curiosity I am able to move on.
Perhaps cropping in front of the horse and right behind the rider - just a thought.
Love to know what lens you are shooting with. Your photos are excellent.
I went early in the morning on the photographers tour. A friend and I had a guide to ourselves which was awesome. It gets cold in the canyons and can drain your batteries fairly quickly so I would suggest taking a couple of extras in your pocket.
Shot in Yellowstone at -27 and other than mild frostbite on my fingers it was no problem.
Yes manual but that's okay.