I Blame Yosemite

dragon300zx

At yosemite yall woke up early to get good light to shoot photographs. I am not a morning person at all as some of you may remember. But thanks you to guys I find myself being willing to do crazy things like wake up at 4 am two days in a row on a weekend to go and shoot hot air balloons landing at sunrise. Is this a normal persons actions no. No it is not. Argh what have I turned into. :twitch:twitch:twitch

Is anyone else other than those of us who were in yosemite actually willing to loose sleep to get good photos?

Shay Stephens

Hahahaha, that is what sunset was invented for hehehehe.

Seriously, I hate mornings just like you. Only in extreme situations (e.g. Yosemite) do I ever get myself up that early.

dragon300zx wrote:

At yosemite yall woke up early to get good light to shoot photographs. I am not a morning person at all as some of you may remember. But thanks you to guys I find myself being willing to do crazy things like wake up at 4 am two days in a row on a weekend to go and shoot hot air balloons landing at sunrise. Is this a normal persons actions no. No it is not. Argh what have I turned into. :twitch:twitch:twitch

Is anyone else other than those of us who were in yosemite actually willing to loose sleep to get good photos?

dragon300zx

I'm with ya. But how often will I get to shoot 52 hot air balloons coming in for a landing and going through competitions.

4labs

get 4 labrador retrievers and you will have no trouble waking up early again Make sure you share with us...:D

Steve Cavigliano

dragon300zx wrote:

At yosemite yall woke up early to get good light to shoot photographs. I am not a morning person at all as some of you may remember. But thanks you to guys I find myself being willing to do crazy things like wake up at 4 am two days in a row on a weekend to go and shoot hot air balloons landing at sunrise. Is this a normal persons actions no. No it is not. Argh what have I turned into. :twitch:twitch:twitch

Is anyone else other than those of us who were in yosemite actually willing to loose sleep to get good photos?

Gary

I remember you not wanting to answer those early morning wake up calls. I hated it too. But as you point out, if you want that sweet light you have to sacrifice And whoever told you that photographers were normal?

Where are those balloon shots? That's one thing I've always wanted to shoot (lots of balloons) and wouldn't mind the 4AM wake up to do it

Steve

dragon300zx

Steve I am covering the Michigan Challenge Balloon Fest this weekend for a hot air ballooning magazine. The it is off to the Mudfest next weekend for the extreme motor sports magazine. Next weekend is gonna be even worse. I am going to camp onsite instead of going to a hotel so I can get photographs of the whole event even some of the night stuff. wxwax Have I mentioned I've never been camping.

ian408

dragon300zx wrote:

Steve I am covering the Michigan Challenge Balloon Fest this weekend for a hot air ballooning magazine. The it is off to the Mudfest next weekend for the extreme motor sports magazine. Next weekend is gonna be even worse. I am going to camp onsite instead of going to a hotel so I can get photographs of the whole event even some of the night stuff. wxwax Have I mentioned I've never been camping.

It's gonna be like staying at the Wawona. No bathrooms in your room. Otherwise, it's
all good

Ian