Excellent shots - I got to Wahweep, Lower Antelope, and White Pocket and envy you getting to the Wave.
I was in Kanab for a month, so I got in the draw every morning when I was in town. I don't do well in lotteries, having only won once in the lottery you don't want to do well in - the draft for Viet Nam where I was #11. But, I had a college deferment and the draft was done away with the next year when the war ended. I was in about 20 draws, and got selected with 80 people in the audience on April 1. I thought it was an April Fool's joke as the fellow doing the draw knew me quite well by then. When I failed in the draw, I would just go to White Pockets or South Coyote Buttes. South Coyote also has a draw for only 10 people,, but few know how great it is so usually the quoto was not filled, so I could nearly also go there. South Coyote is actually better overall than the Wave area - though of course the wave and the second wave is fabulous!
AuntieM wrote:
Excellent shots - I got to Wahweep, Lower Antelope, and White Pocket and envy you getting to the Wave.
John Gerlach wrote:
I spent nine weeks mostly alone, though sometimes a companion would join me for awhile, photographing in the desert southwest during March and April of 2016. I learned to really appreciate what southern Utah and Northern Arizona have to offer, and learned to use my GPS device quite well as I constantly hiked miles into the wilderness. I was always careful as I know bad things can happen to an old geezer like me who spends so much time in remote territory. Even a broken ankle could be life-threatening while alone and out of touch with the world. Here is a tiny sample of what I photographed. ……
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Magical stuff, John, and top quality, from choice of subject to composition and all the other requisites. Interesting comments on stopping down, although I think most macro shooters are still going for f/20. As to stack number, it seems that many macro folks -- and landscapers too -- now stick to 3 or fewer, whereas in the old days we thought 20 or more was the needed count. Maybe it's the hardware -- I think there are DSLRs today that can be programmed to step through the exposures --and through the focus changes. Not my camera of course, but I hear it's possible to tether to laptops holding software that can do the same.
One final note: I have a good friend who lives near Escalante. His advice: If you return to the area, and you see a small plane landing and being met by an automobile, do NOT walk out to see if they need help -- they won't, but you may.... :-( Thanks for the gorgeous shots... ~jessM
Spectacular work! Real show stoppers.
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