One from Zion, NP this Morning...

kdog

Aaron Nelson, BeachBill, and I did the Subway today! This was my first shot of the day on the hike in.



More to come. But first sleep. :snore

Cheers,
-joel

pathfinder

Very nice, Joel.

Don't you love skies like that?

wfeller

Very cool. Waiting.. .

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Thwack

Nice opening shot! Can't wait to see what else you captured…

Eia

What a view! The sky, the colors, the comp - I think it is awesome! Can't wait to see more!

dlplumer

I hear it was a pretty "brutal" hike. Can't wait to see all the glorious shots. I don't think this old body could have handled it (lol).

Nice opening tease Joel

redleash

kdog--that is AWESOME! I love everything about it--except that I wasn't there to see such a sight. Can't wait to see the rest!!

Lauren

EphTwoEight

Great shot! I saw them same clouds yesterday on my way to Cedar, and was wishing I had my camera with me.

Tango

Sweet image!

What a perfect Morning!. Day two is now over, and was just as nice, drive save home.

I will process my images next week or the week after that....or the week after that.

Dan, yes the hike is brutal... not so bad if you dont carry camera crap...

Schnauzer

What a nice shot. I love it.

Awais Yaqub

Lovely photo and great sky

CWSkopec

AaronNelson wrote:

not so bad if you dont carry camera crap...

Not carry camera crap? Well that's hardly a worth while venture then! :crazy

Joel, awesome shot! Love the patern of the clouds, the reflections, the... everything!

Tango

CWSkopec wrote:

Not carry camera crap? Well that's hardly a worth while venture then! :crazy

Joel, awesome shot! Love the patern of the clouds, the reflections, the... everything!

Chris, camera crap is the stuff that you pack but never pull out to use. i.e. 24 t/s, 150mm 2.8, etc, etc.... not to mention next time I will filter water when I need a drink, not carry it!!!!

coscorrosa

Looks like Aaron stole your shot! Really sweet colors and those clouds are great, hopefully they didn't block the sun too much when you got the the subway!

I would make the same suggestion as I did on Aaron's which is to move in closer (would require getting your feet in the water) to remove some of the elements on the corners which are a little distracting. Still an excellent photo though, can't wait to see the rest from the trip!

coscorrosa

AaronNelson wrote:

Chris, camera crap is the stuff that you pack but never pull out to use. i.e. 24 t/s, 150mm 2.8, etc, etc.... not to mention next time I will filter water when I need a drink, not carry it!!!!

I think carrying 100 oz is fine, but a filter is a good idea. I could get away with a tripod, FF body, and 16-35 and that would be enough. Looks like there's a LOT more water there than when Danny and I visited in early Sept too.

BeachBill

This is the shot that Joel didn't want to stop for...


I'm glad you stopped. Amazing!

kdog

pathfinder wrote:

Very nice, Joel.

Don't you love skies like that?

Thanks, Jim. Yes I do love skies like this. I just wish they weren't so rare!

wfeller wrote:

Very cool. Waiting.. .

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Thanks, Walter! I have a boatload of images to process after the weekend. I know you know how that goes. I think this is going to be one of my better ones though.

Thwack wrote:

Nice opening shot! Can't wait to see what else you captured…

Thanks, Thwack! I can't wait to see what I captured either!

Eia wrote:

What a view! The sky, the colors, the comp - I think it is awesome! Can't wait to see more!

Thanks, Eia. More to come soon, I promise.

dlplumer wrote:

I hear it was a pretty "brutal" hike. Can't wait to see all the glorious shots. I don't think this old body could have handled it (lol).

Nice opening tease Joel

Thanks, Daniel! The hike was strenuous, no question. Even with a minimal amount of camera gear, you still need a tripod and water and food for the day, extra clothes, etc. There are countless boulder scrambles and river crossings. The trail isn't well marked, and there are many stretches where you're on your own to decide whether to scramble boulders in the river or climb up the steep banks to continue to make progress. The amount of doubling back and exploration certainly adds to the mileage over time. Slipping and getting wet or even injured is a constant worry. I met one jovial dude from Seattle at the Subway who was soaking wet and substantially bloodied from a fall. But he made it the rest of the way and got some killer shots that he showed me on the LCD of his 5DMII. Being as wet as he was, he didn't mind standing in waist-deep water to get the shots.

redleash wrote:

kdog--that is AWESOME! I love everything about it--except that I wasn't there to see such a sight. Can't wait to see the rest!!

Lauren

Thanks, Lauren! Coming up soon, I promise.

EphTwoEight wrote:

Great shot! I saw them same clouds yesterday on my way to Cedar, and was wishing I had my camera with me.

Thanks, Eph28! The morning clouds were great! I just wish they'd had lasted a little longer.

EphTwoEight wrote:

Great shot! I saw them same clouds yesterday on my way to Cedar, and was wishing I had my camera with me.

Thank you, sir! Great idea to stop and get the shot. Thanks again for playing host and tourguide. It was a awesome couple of days.

Schnauzer wrote:

What a nice shot. I love it.

Thanks, Ron! Appreciate the comment.

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Lovely photo and great sky

Thanks, Awais! Sometimes the elements just come together, as I know you know!

CWSkopec wrote:

Not carry camera crap? Well that's hardly a worth while venture then! :crazy

Joel, awesome shot! Love the patern of the clouds, the reflections, the... everything!

Thanks, Chris! We were in a hurry to be the first ones of the day up to the Subway and skipping all kinds of photo-ops along the way to get there. However, this was one scene for which we just had to make the exception.

coscorrosa wrote:

Looks like Aaron stole your shot! Really sweet colors and those clouds are great, hopefully they didn't block the sun too much when you got the the subway!

I would make the same suggestion as I did on Aaron's which is to move in closer (would require getting your feet in the water) to remove some of the elements on the corners which are a little distracting. Still an excellent photo though, can't wait to see the rest from the trip!

Hahahaha! He's welcome to it, especially since it was his idea to stop -- not to mention playing tourguide, getting the permits, etc, etc.

And yeah, you're right about getting in the water, and we were talking about this -- next time we'd probably come better prepared for it. That dude I mentioned previously from Seattle with the bloody legs definitely got some great shots by getting in the water. Personally, I did not want to do the long strenuous hike back in wet hiking boots as that's a recipe for blisters. :nah

Thanks for checking in!

BeachBill wrote:

This is the shot that Joel didn't want to stop for...


I'm glad you stopped. Amazing!

Thanks, Bill! I appreciated your knowledge and guidance around the park as well. Not sure what gave you the impression that I didn't want to stop for this scene though.

Thanks again to everyone for all the comments. It was a great trip, and a great couple of days well spent with a couple of great guys.

Cheers,
-joel

boneywhitefoot

A lovely balanced image

anwmn1

Can't wait to see more!

CWSkopec

AaronNelson wrote:

Chris, camera crap is the stuff that you pack but never pull out to use. i.e. 24 t/s, 150mm 2.8, etc, etc.... not to mention next time I will filter water when I need a drink, not carry it!!!!

Ahhh... that kind of crap... Most of the stuff in my bag is in the "crap" category so I got a little confused. I'll happily take the 24t/s or 150mm in my bag for ya next time!