F4 and the Fantastic Voyage

anwmn1

As part of the dgrin shootout in Moab I had the pleasure of having a couple dgrinners fly into Phoenix AZ and spend a few days shooting on the way to Moab.


Aperture- is seen here modeling the latest is outdoor active wear


Out of nowhere he finds a rock genie and tries to run off with her!


I had to tell him that he could not run off with the rock genie but was allowed to take a few pictures for proof of such a rare encounter. :deal





Saturday we departed Phoenix at 3am to shoot in Sedona and then meet up with the 4th part of our group (Picture to appear later).

:rolleyes

Dude!! Your in my frame!!


Shutter- really likes bright clothing :dunno






F-stop is not afraid to stand near the edge :huh


Aperture decides he wants that shot too!


ISO- showing how to stand on the edge.


You would think he was shooting an actual cannon with this pose


Ummm... yeah



We were shooting so much and in pretty remote parts of Arizona and Utah so it was usually late at night when we were driving into to find a place to sleep.


Unfortunately that often meant there was no place open to eat at. Wait what is that?? A 24hr Woody's Convience Store!! :barb

They check the cooler


F-stop giving Shutter the burrito



What a bunch of happy faces


DUDE!!! Aperture can really put away the food! (editors note: that burger traveled for 2 days and 150 miles before being eaten)


It says quality guaranteed!



Yummm... Mexican Food!


One thing I did notice is that Canon shooter tend to like to shoot in groups. :dunno



Almost can't see them with all that camo on.


The three classic poses in which you should shoot to obtain the optimal image. :deal

Nikolai

Iso,
this is awesome! I hope to add a few of mines tomorrow:-)
--
Aperture out.

anwmn1

Yeap still shooting next to each other.



Look they even help each other by providing a wind break in bad weather. Shutter did you thank Aperture for this?





Okay where the heck did Aperture run off to now??


Never mind.....



Canon guys they are too cute. Can someone make these three into a gif?





This is never a good sign!


Then when you find out it is $6.00 a gallon and Shutter misread the gallons for dollars

"Dude!! Do you know what I just did?" Check out that shirt!



Okay now for some skill shots

We all have seen stars before...

small ones


big ones....




but...... how about off a car- from a car- while both are traveling at 75mph through Navajo Land??


Yeap... that WAS part of Monument Valley


This is what happens when someone is late (again) and has to walk from one parking lot to another while the other three are drinking beers and laughing!!





More to come......

Tee Why

Looks like a lot of fun.

Nikolai

After landing in Phoneix Friday morning I've been picked up by our host, Iso



In case you don't know, part of his job is watching that the rock genie does not get away:



And occasionally teaching her a new tricks



And fixing her outfit:



Later that night Shutter arrived:



Mini shootout at Castle Rock:



We met with F/stop at Flagstaff and drove to Page:



Shutter is wondering what's wrong with his brand new 50D:



Iso is using his old good Oly:




F/stop always looks cool:



Shutter and Iso at Toadstools:


F/stop and Shutter discovered ancient petroglyphs:



Petroglyph:



Shutter in his favorite shooting position:




Iso is wondering what's gonna happen to the rock genie while his absense:



Iso and F/stop discussing Shutter speed over the HSB:



Shutter single-handedly pushes our poor Blue Bastard out of the sand trap:



Again, and again:



Finally F/stop comes to help and decreases the tire pressure:



Everybody busy:



Finally, Blue Bastard makes it through the trap:



F/stop is happy:



But not for long: now Blue Bastard has got some engine problem:



Problem resolved, and Iso drives the BB over a threshold:




Double-self portrait:



Shutter nails the "money shot":



In Canyon De Chelly there was no shortage of fully dressed very pretty native american ladies willing to pose for a group of total strangers:



Shutter takes his time:



Iso is always helpful:



Field lab - those macs work everywhere:



F/stop on the edge:



So is Iso:



Iso:



Green Machine ran out of gas. F/stop and Shutter are facing $6 per gallon.



F/stop (and Sean - not from dgrin) at North Window Arch:



During the shootout F4 temporarily became F5 by acquiring a new member, Wide Angle:



F/stop at the Anticline:



Iso at the Anticline:



Shutter at the Anticline:



Ghost of F/stop:



Chain shooting: F/stop shoots Iso shooting Shutter shooting Aperture (me) shooting F/stop...



Enjoy! :-)

Awais Yaqub

Wow fantastic !

anwmn1

You know it is great to travel with other photographers to learn about each other and talk about this craft.

However it does end up sounding like one of those beer commercials after a while.


"Dude, your in my shot"


"Umm Dude, can you back up a little bit?"


"Dude..."


"Dude??"


"DUDE!"


In the end you get so frustrated to just decide to shoot them!!

Aperture


F-Stop


Shutter





and then there are of course moments where you can't even shoot anymore because your eyes are teared up from laughing so hard (this happened a lot with this group).


WHAT THE......???


If he would have been wearing his yellow shirt he would have been invisible!!





A couple more of F-Stop






Another take on the Pathfinder shot

jdryan3

ISO chimping Rock Genie image taken earlier in the day (SmugShot)


Aperature & Rock Genie via SmugShot


In the name of Dgrin, F-Stop and Aperature stake claim to this rock in the desert (SmugShot)


Another perspective - Note you only see 2 of her 4-6 bodyguards


Doesn't he seem way too happy

Cuong

You guys are hilarious. Keep them coming.

Cuong

kdog

Awesome thread and superb pictures.

You know, it was great hanging with these guys, and I learned so much from them.

Here's Aperture showing an advanced tripod technique.


Shutter sneaks up on a canyon wall


ISO grabs a shot of him...


and looks pretty pleased with himself.

aktse

I'm laughing so hard that I'm crying!

Too funny!

I knew that four of you were having a great time and these photos prove it! Awesome!

Ann McRae

This is brilliant - put a huge grin on my face! Thanks for starting my day (and weekend) off with a chuckle. Looking forward to more!

ann

kdog

I learned even more ways to use a tripod, including this particularly advanced technique being demonstrated by Shutter. Meanwhile, Aperture, well...

davev

It should be illegal to have this much fun.

Keep em coming guys.

anwmn1

More hilarity from F4's trip


Ahem...... Did you think to maybe shoot the amazing rock pattern facing the other way?


a few minutes later............ Sure, now you do:pissed



Back to shooting in groups I see....





At HSB the following exchange occured:

"Hey Aperture, can I shoot from there?"


"I was here first, get your own rock!"



"Huh? That is pretty far down isn't it?"


"What are you looking at?"






:hide


The gratuitous butt shot



NO Aperture did not get thrown off the cliff. Here he is shooting a dead tree at Dead Horse Point.

Tango

i am dying here....

Tango

this is a wall hanger at smugmug hq....somebody call Baldy...

Nikolai

Awesome stuff, Iso!

kdog

Canyon Lands on the morning of the first day of the shootout, and timing is tight to get to Moab in time for the Meet & Greet. Even so, we pull over to check out a scenic viewpoint. Here's ISO, Aperture and Shutter.

Body language can often be quite revealing, and two things can be readily observed here. 1) ISO isn't impressed by scenic viewpoints, and 2) Shutter doesn't like people standing in his shot. :uhoh

grimace

AaronNelson wrote:

this is a wall hanger at smugmug hq....somebody call Baldy...

This is so wrong in so many ways!!

Awesome, awesome series. My ribs are so sore from laughing. It looks like you guys had a great time getting to Moab.

jdryan3

OK, MY turn
No, no, no Officer. I pushed him off the ledge after he made fun my of Oly, not because of the jokes about the Blue Bastard.



We're going wed wocks hunting, uh uh uh uh



F-Stop, are you sure there's a bathroom up there?



BUSTED!!



Yeah mock me & my butt may be cute...
(credit: ISO)

But I got this guy in the process *



DUDES!!!


What rock?


Of course, Aperature wasn't just looking for the next red rocks shot ...



... but his next meal, preferably steak :eat



No this is not the road to Moab. So get out of my yard.



And take him with you!!!



ISO is confused. He keeps looking, hoping to find Kirsten Dunst



F-Stop tells ISO we are not "borrowing" the 'hoe in case the Blue Bastard gets stuck again.



A monument in process to Darth SLR (aka Aperature)



Aperature shooting God only know what



Advanced Exposure Bracketing san $1200 tripod & head
(but it is interesting how 2 people see the same scene differently - check out the lenses)


Aperature wondering why every keeps calling him 'Teddy' and what the hell is a Rough Rider.


More to come later. All shots taken with the 50D.

Nikolai

lol, David, great job!

jdryan3

Final odds and ends:

F-Stop taking in the view on the way to Anitcline


F-Stop's favorite federal contract employee


Dude?



ISO shooting a leaf on a tree


ISO and F-Stop grabbing shots for the Dead Tree Thread


Grimace, F-Stop & ISO vying to be the center of attention


Another persepctive


ISO doing a little drive-by shooting


"Come on, you can do it" F-Stop trying to get Aperture to jump


ISO et. al. being formally removed from, uh, led out of Canyonlands.


Shutter shooting Aperture (shooting ISO shooting F-Stop).
Confused? See earlier in the thread


Yeah, there was a lot of people shooting people shooting people shooting rocks (or dead trees, rock genies, Marc Stars, whatever). But it was fun!






You can't see the drool, but ISO wants to trade in the Blue Bastard for one of these. Send your contributions (non-tax deductible) via dgrin, and he will give you ride. Or buy some of his images you missed taking. Then he might let you touch it!


Thanks to F-Stop (kdog) for letting me ride with him most of the trip. I spent a lot of time with this view.


And one final shot:


It was truly fun to be part of this gang of four.
Shutter

dlplumer

rofl

zoomer

Very fun read...love the travelogue documentary.
Looks like an amazing time!

kdog

Ha, what a bump! There are some good shot in there. Like this one.

anonymouscuban

Is that Nik?

glennp

This was a great thread! Even though I don't know any of the folks I had numerous smiles and laughed quite a bit. And the scenery was great to :-) I hope to join in on one of these trips in the future.

Sexy6Chick

Freakin hilarious - love it!

imagesofhim

I had major surgery on Jan. 5th... I found that I had to tread lightly reading this thread because I would get so darned tickled (and laughter hurts right now)! LOVE it and I know you all had a WONDERFUL time---this is scrapbook worthy!!!

jdryan3

anonymouscuban wrote: »

Is that Nik?

I suppose THIS one should have been posted in 'Go Figure' with NSFW warning.
Nik who? That is the consort of the Rock Genie.