Posts for: sjwfabian
Oct 10, 2022 09:39:35 #
RonDavis wrote:
That's right Bill; didn't their ads/catalog pages appear in the back of photo magazines. Small print with lots of listed items...with what was suppose to be "bargain prices"!..... I can't remember the names of the photo magazines....just remember the black & white print pages. Oh my, this was also pre-internet. 
As I recall, the two major magazines were Popular Photography and Modern Photography. That's back when I had a Minolta SRT-101 with a 58MM 1.4 lens.
Jul 13, 2019 17:49:47 #
It's a short span of time to do things well, but here's my minor suggestion. Virtually all of the Arches in Arches Nat'l Park are well away from the road and will each require walks(hikes) of an hour or more for each selected location. That could end up being limiting after a long day.
If you're near Arches, you're near Canyonlands and you can get some great shots there doing just Island in the Sky and that's a day all by itself.
If you're heading to Monument Valley consider a stop in Bluff, Utah and if the timing is right, lunch at Twin Rocks Diner and a brief visit to the Bluff Fort Museum are worthwhile.
To be honest, as I write this I realize that my basic thought is that your trip is too short in terms of time no matter which way I look at it. You're tasking parts of two trips (The Utah Grand Circle & Arizona Grand Canyon/Petrified Forest/Painted Desert route[old Route 66].
Do some more research. Figure out how to minimize driving time.. see if there's a way to land at a smaller airport and move in one direction, returning from another location rather than round-tripping.
I'm not sure if I've helped or just made of mess of things, but as someone who has done both "trips spread over a lot more days (a more leisurely pace, obviously) I felt compelled to put in my two cents.
If you're near Arches, you're near Canyonlands and you can get some great shots there doing just Island in the Sky and that's a day all by itself.
If you're heading to Monument Valley consider a stop in Bluff, Utah and if the timing is right, lunch at Twin Rocks Diner and a brief visit to the Bluff Fort Museum are worthwhile.
To be honest, as I write this I realize that my basic thought is that your trip is too short in terms of time no matter which way I look at it. You're tasking parts of two trips (The Utah Grand Circle & Arizona Grand Canyon/Petrified Forest/Painted Desert route[old Route 66].
Do some more research. Figure out how to minimize driving time.. see if there's a way to land at a smaller airport and move in one direction, returning from another location rather than round-tripping.
I'm not sure if I've helped or just made of mess of things, but as someone who has done both "trips spread over a lot more days (a more leisurely pace, obviously) I felt compelled to put in my two cents.
Apr 30, 2018 10:38:23 #
First time I've ever posted on this board, but the GC is an interesting subject in more ways than one. First, as previously mentioned, haze is a major issue, Not so much
because of weather conditions as it is the distance from one side of the canyon to the other (on the N/S axis). Be prepared to deal with the pastel look of the distant surfaces.
As for favored areas, what's known as the South Rim is beautiful(and oh so crowded)but the real gem (well, at least my favorite)is to drive eastward to what's known as the "Desert" or East Rim.
There are little parking stops along the way, no crowds and wonderful vistas along the way and at the eastern rim itself.
The drive is relatively short, so whatever you do, I'd suggest you not skip that opportunity.
because of weather conditions as it is the distance from one side of the canyon to the other (on the N/S axis). Be prepared to deal with the pastel look of the distant surfaces.
As for favored areas, what's known as the South Rim is beautiful(and oh so crowded)but the real gem (well, at least my favorite)is to drive eastward to what's known as the "Desert" or East Rim.
There are little parking stops along the way, no crowds and wonderful vistas along the way and at the eastern rim itself.
The drive is relatively short, so whatever you do, I'd suggest you not skip that opportunity.