Mini-Shootout: Carrizo Plain National Monument, CA

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  • philiphutsonphiliphutson Registered Users Posts: 235 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Shell creek
    For places to go in general all around the carrizo area between 58 (north of carrizo) and 166 (south of carrizo). I like the road that is marked as the way to aliso park (a national forest trail head camp ground). That is on 166. On 58 shell creek road and 58 is another excellent spot (rolling hills with lots of flowers).
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    So let's stick with the original plan of Saturday.

    Anyone else going to have a walkie-talkie? Worth setting a channel in case someone is late or gets separated? Don't count on cellular coverage.
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  • Marc MuenchMarc Muench Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    The weather is perfect!
    The flowers are popping!

    and I cant make it :( Pesky clients want me to work sat...... I will try to set something up in the Poppy fields later in April
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    OK, looks like I convinced my peeps to try to make it. :D We'll aim for heading down on Fri, camping somewhere in the area and heading back to SF Saturday evening.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    schmoo wrote: »
    OK, looks like I convinced my peeps to try to make it. :D We'll aim for heading down on Fri, camping somewhere in the area and heading back to SF Saturday evening.

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited March 31, 2011
    I can't make it either. Waiting for a package clap.gif
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2011
    ian408 wrote: »
    I can't make it either. Waiting for a package clap.gif

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    (I understand, but I thought this was a good opportunity to use that smiley)
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  • Marc MuenchMarc Muench Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    Oh how perfect the conditions are right now, I can even hear the flowers blooming!
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    Anyone else bringing ND filters? I will bring mine. Just got them so this will be the fist time using them. Be nice to have someone else that has experience shooting with these. If not, I guess I'll fumble my way through.

    Man... not looking forward to being on the road at 3AM in the morning. Have to get to bed early tonight.
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    I don't own any split ND filters, but I'll gladly watch you use yours!
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    Just told my wife what time we're meeting. She didn't look too happy. eek7.gif

    She's the early bird though and is why she said that she'll be surprised if I wake up. I'm good though. No different than heading out to surf at 4am. mwink.gif It's when she wants me to get up that early to go to some early morning sale or something that for some odd reason I can never wake up.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    The only one with any experience with split NDs is Marc, unfortunately.
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    No worries. I'm a fast learning. BTW, will I be the only Nikon shooter again? Not a concern for myself, it would just be nice to have someone else along with a 'real' camera. rolleyes1.gif
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    A 'real' camera? Of course! I'll have my Holga lol3.gif
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    I'm bringing my 5DMKII, Canon S90 converted to IR and my S95. Film-wise I'm bringing the Zorki and the Horizon Perfekt. I think I'm going to enlist Zach to help carry. I'll have a little pack to strap on him. thumb.gif
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    DavidTO wrote: »
    I'm bringing my 5DMKII, Canon S90 converted to IR and my S95. Film-wise I'm bringing the Zorki and the Horizon Perfekt. I think I'm going to enlist Zach to help carry. I'll have a little pack to strap on him. thumb.gif

    Perfekt! He has his own set of saddlebags, so we'll manage. :D

    The trick is getting him to come when you call lol3.gif
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited April 1, 2011
    Do you want to borrow some split ND's Schmoo?
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    Lets hope tomorrow is as nice as today.
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    So is this the gate where we are meeting?


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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    OK, through the use of Google street view, I've got a solution to any confusion.

    We'll meet at the 76 station. OK? thumb.gif

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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited April 1, 2011
    Which side of the 76 Station? mwink.gif
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  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2011
    Hope you all found plenty of flowers it is cloudy here North Cal. Happy shooting wish I was there.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2011
    They were spotty. But it was a great day! Driving home now, pics coming soon!
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited April 2, 2011
    The sun is only just peaking out from the clouds here.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2011
    It was a beautiful day. Cold, hot, a bit gray and mostly sunny. A bit all over the place weather-wise, but always beautiful.

    The flowers were a bit of a disappointment. There were areas that were carpeted, but over all not like last year, when there were more flowers more fully developed. One of the interesting things I've read in the reports, beyond the weather's affect on the flowers is that this is a typical year, and that it's very rare to have to spectacular years back to back. It takes a lot of energy to bloom like that. I guess they need to recuperate.
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2011
    I have to agree with Dave. However, still had a great time. Good people, good weather and beautiful scenery make for really good times. Just glad I brought my beef jerky... nothing else but rabbit food in bags. ne_nau.gif

    Here is a little teaser from yesterday.

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2011
    schmoo wrote: »
    I love how the Horizon shots came out in color. And yeah, OK I am going to get my own scanner at this point because you just can't beat the price of develop only. lol3.gif

    Alex, I love the clarity of all of those shots. I forgot to use your Secret Processing Tip when I did my set, oops!

    (I'm going to start taking advantage of the SmugTrainer from here on out, that's for sure)

    We can talk about it more elsewhere, but color on my slide scanner is really, really tough. At least so far. I ended up having to buy a PS plugin that only runs in 32bit mode. BOO!!! CVS couldn't scan my odd-sized frames, anyway.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2011
    Hey, y'all. I split the shots off from the planning thread. You can find them here.
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