A Few of Pathfinder's Images from the Shootout in Moab

pathfinder

Hi Fred. Did I mistake you for Nikolai? It is a red hat like you always wear, but some how I thought I remembered it was Nik in the dim morning light. If I am wrong, shame on me. I apologize

Have you posted your shots from Utah yet?

Here is a 300% crop from that image - It certainly could be you, but I cannot be certain by just looking at it who it is. Again, I am sorry if my memory failed me here:D

pathfinder

schmoo wrote:

Very nice collection as usual, Jim! I always can count on seeing you and Kathy's familiar face and I really enjoy that. I also can always count on seeing a wide variety of great shots from you: details and big scenes, landscapes and wildlife and everything in between on your adventures.

There is really so much to see in the west. And I didn't see most of these !

Thanks, Stephanie.

Kathy and I both missed getting to spend more time shooting with you in Utah. We both feel like we learn something new from watching you size up and shoot a new subject. But not enough to make us jump off a cliff with nothing but a big rubber band to break our fall, like you and your much braver fellow climbers did last month. Our hats are off to you and the other rock climbers. 20 years ago I would have been right there with you guys, but 20 years ago, I was spending most of my free time under water

Fred W

pathfinder wrote:

Hi Fred. Did I mistake you for Nikolai? It is a red hat like you always wear, but some how I thought I remembered it was Nik in the dim morning light. If I am wrong, shame on me. I apologize

Have you posted your shots from Utah yet?

Here is a 300% crop from that image - It certainly could be you, but I cannot be certain by just looking at it who it is. Again, I am sorry if my memory failed me here:D

Yup, that's me and my fisheye Jim. My posts will be out soon.

pathfinder

I stand corrected, and have edited my first post. Thanks for the heads up.

I look forward to seeing you in Utah next fall as well. You are coming aren't you?

Fred W

pathfinder wrote:

I stand corrected, and have edited my first post. Thanks for the heads up.

I look forward to seeing you in Utah next fall as well. You are coming aren't you?

I am holding out for another possible international workshop before signing up on the Utah 2009. I've got to pick and choose.

Thwack

pathfinder wrote:

The exif data for the double arch shot says 56 seconds, (with a 24mm TS ) which sounds about right. I was surprised that the exif data had the correct exposure for a time exposure > 30 secs - so I learned something new also.

With such long exposures, how are you avoiding the stars looking like streaks? They look great as real pinpoints but for 30 sec exposures, I seems to always get streaks.

Thanks for the EXIF info.

pathfinder

Good point, Thwack. Shutter speeds longer than 30 seconds on fixed tripods do capture star movement.

Multiple images with 60sec to 2 or 3 minutes exposures are great for star trails shots.

How much star movement you perceive in the image, is a function of focal length. These Double Arch shots were shot with a 24mm lens - a very wide angle on a full frame camera. A telephoto would more clearly show movement at 30 seconds. Movement is always there, just not as noticeable due to focal length. Just like you can hand hold wider lenses longer without movement ,easier than long lenses. The light painted shot was exposed for 56 seconds and the star movement is not seen at the image size here on dgrin, but it is there.


Here is a 100% crop of a 30 sec exposure with a 10D( APS sensor - not full frame ) and a 75mm lens from several years ago

ivar

Jim, it was great to finally meet you!

Great shots I particularly like the buck w rock and the pano.

CalfeeRider

dlplumer wrote:

The Double Arch Shot is my fav

I agree! That's some awesome light painting on those rocks.

Great shots, Jim! Thanks for sharing!

pathfinder

ivar wrote:

Jim, it was great to finally meet you!

Great shots I particularly like the buck w rock and the pano.

I enjoyed meeting you as well, Ivar.

I am glad you like the buck and the bottle monolith pano.

I really enjoyed the Shootout this year!

pathfinder

Thank you Jack, but I have to give Aaron the credit for the light painting. He did a superb job.

Skippy

pathfinder wrote:

It has taken me a while to get caught up with processing, after over two weeks of shooting in Utah before and during the shootout. But I finally have a few shots to present for comments and criticisms.

Lower Calf Creek Falls in the Escalante-Staircase Wilderness - two frames from a G9 combined, but not as a pano - prints very nicely at 10 x 15 inches

Another at Lower Calf Creek Falls with a 5D

We shot aspens in the snow on Boulder Mountain - 5D

Nightingale and I shot hundreds, and hundreds of petroglyphs, and dozens of pictographs as well from hundreds of miles of back country double track. Many were not that great as images, but I have a few I like a bit.

From Buckhorn Draw in central Utah
And another from Buckhorn Draw from the Barrier people
And a landscape 5 frame pano from Cottonwood Wash up Buckhorn Draw - the bottle monolith
We saw a few lizards - 40D Tamron 28-300 Di
And a few deer - 40D Tamron 200-500 ISO 800 both frames
We shot Double Arch with the group with Marc, and Aaron's lighting
We shot sunstars at Turret Arch
A fellow shooter at Turret Arch as well - Hi Fred!
I shot Delicate Arch with a 50mm lens on a 1DsMkii

And I shot Delicate Arch with a G9 as a 4 frame pano

Great fun and a fabulous trip! I can't wait to go back to Utah again!

Wow Jim you got yourself some awesome shots, that shot of the Double Arch lit up is just amazing I like the Aspin shot and the Panos too

It was lovely to catch up with you and Kathy once again,
have you knocked those TimTams off yet

Take Care........ Skippy
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kdog

Awesome set here, Jim. I would also like to say it was good to finally meet you at the shootout.

Cheers,
-joel

pathfinder

Skippy, it was so good to see you again and get to spend a few evenings with you as well. I have not seen the Tim Tams, I think Kathy has them hidden

pathfinder

Thanks for the kind words Joel. I enjoyed meeting you as well. Hope to see you again at one of the shootouts.