Utah Shootout 2008 - By Fred W

Fred W

This was my second Smugmug shootout which I enjoyed even more than the first one. Besides watching and learning new techniques from Marc and Dave P, doing the late night and early morning shoots with so many other Smugmuggers was both a fun and engaging experience. I finally selected and processed some of my pictures from the Utah 2008 Shootout. Many of my shots are similar to ones already posted so I tried to select some with different subjects or perspectives.

Thanks for looking. Any comments or crits are welcome.




This picture is a fisheye perspective looking through Turret Arch with Windows Arch in the background.

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This one is a pre-dawn fisheye with Turret Arch and close to a 360 deg capture of the night sky.

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The next two are night shots of Double Arches with moonlight only.

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The next few pictures were taken early morning at Dead Horse Point.

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Here are Marc, Pathfinder, and others getting ready to shoot Delicate Arch at sunset. The hike up the trailhead to get here seemed never ending. Once we got to the top of the trail the wind was incredibly strong. It was amazing the number of people that were up here but most left as soon as the sun set. The ones that stayed into early evening were rewarded with awesome light. :wink

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Delicate Arch by moonlight.
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This is a pano of Landscape Arch, probably one of the most photographed arches.

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I took this one by turning 180 degrees from looking at Landscape Arch.

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I found this tree on the trail walking back from Landscape Arch.

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Here is another dead tree pic next to Double Arch. I light painted the tree with my LED headlight to highlight it.

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anwmn1

Fred-

Nice to see some of your work.

#4 and #10 really stand out. Very nice work!!

Tango

cool, and nice stars!!

Fred W

anwmn1 wrote:

Fred-

Nice to see some of your work.

#4 and #10 really stand out. Very nice work!!

Thanks Aaron. Hope to see more of yours.

Fred W

AaronNelson wrote:

cool, and nice stars!!

Thanks Aaron. Can't stop doing those Muench stars.

spechtal

Very cool. I very much like the fisheye stars.

Andy

bryanj87

Fantastic stuff. They're all great, particularly the moonlight Delicate Arch shot.

Fred W

spechtal wrote:

Very cool. I very much like the fisheye stars.

Thanks Angela. My fisheye lens is a new addition to my lens set. Using it was a lot of fun and I hope to use it often.:D

Fred W

Andy wrote:

Thanks Andy. I didn't get a chance to shoot with you this time. Hopefully I'll catch you next time.

Fred W

bryanj87 wrote:

Fantastic stuff. They're all great, particularly the moonlight Delicate Arch shot.

Thanks Bryan. Maybe I'll see you at the Arcadia shootout next year.

ian408

Wow Fred! I dig the moon light shot of Delicate. That is gorgeous

pathfinder

Great set, Fred!

I see that I should have stayed up on Delicate Arch longer. Great of the moonlight on the Arch!

Fred W

ian408 wrote:

Wow Fred! I dig the moon light shot of Delicate. That is gorgeous

Thanks Ian. I hope to see some of your shootout shots too.

Fred W

pathfinder wrote:

Great set, Fred!

I see that I should have stayed up on Delicate Arch longer. Great of the moonlight on the Arch!

Thanks Jim. PS, I really enjoyed your pre-shootout shots you posted. I have quite a few that I hope to post soon.

Dixie

Fred,

Really great series. Enjoyed the company as well. You were a great roomie.

Marc Muench

Great selection of images Fred, and that black and white in the moonlight is thumb

No time for sleep at all

Fred W

Dixie wrote:

Fred,

Really great series. Enjoyed the company as well. You were a great roomie.

Thanks Dixie, Keep posting those great wildlife pictures !!!!!!

Fred W

Marc Muench wrote:

Great selection of images Fred, and that black and white in the moonlight is thumb

No time for sleep at all

Thanks Marc. I took an extra day off after I got home to catch up on the sleep !!!:D

Schnauzer

Nice work. A pleasure to look at.

schmoo

Great captures, Fred! I think #8 is just perfect. I really can see a big difference in your photos since I first saw your shots from the Wild Utah workshop. Hanging out with Marc and Andy definitely comes with good benefits.

Fred W

Schnauzer wrote:

Nice work. A pleasure to look at.

Thanks Ron. I checked out some of your recent posts and enjoyed some really nice pics also.

Fred W

schmoo wrote:

Great captures, Fred! I think #8 is just perfect. I really can see a big difference in your photos since I first saw your shots from the Wild Utah workshop. Hanging out with Marc and Andy definitely comes with good benefits.

Thanks for the comments Stephanie. I think we all have enhanced our photographic skills by participating in Marc's workshops, Smugmug shootouts, and certainly the continuous interaction with the Dgrin forum. I am looking forward to continuing participation.