Peter,
Ha! Asking me to provide a write-up on a photo trip is right up there with
asking a Zuikoholic if he wants a free Zuiko 180, provided you give him the
matching filters <g>! Yes, I will. Shots on the gallery will be provided
if I'm even remotely happy with the results -- there's some pretty awesome
stuff in the gallery already from our fellow listees.
Last March a friend of mine and I drove from Austin, TX up to Moab, UT and
shot a lot of Arches NP, Canyon de Chelly and Antelope Canyon in Arizona
with my trusty OM1n (for shooting) and my OM2s (for metering & backup).
The Antelope Canyon stuff is about the only thing I was happy with. Too
many tourists in Arches even in March -- I've got a bunch of shots I can
call "Still Life with Tourists" or "Overpopulation in National Parks".
March is definitely not the time to go -- THOUSANDS of little people
running around with little cameras, all of them managing to find their way
into the view from my lens... <g> From what the locals in Moab said,
mid-February is the time to go -- the weather is decently warm and the
teeming masses of tourists don't show up until mid-March. If I can scam my
clients into being self-sufficient for a week or so, I'll be up there for
Valentine's day.
*We're* spolt?! You guys have the Great Barrier Reef down (up) there!
Yeah, I'm a diver as well...
Adding a grad ND filter to my shopping list,
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr Peter Gilbert [SMTP:peterg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 10:15 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Zion NP photo shoot
Dave
would love to know how you get on at Zion with your trip - could you
write us a little piece when you get back (and maybe stick some shots
on the OM gallery?) I was at Zion three years ago and would love to
go back. We only had one day there which is pitifully inadequate. We
did a 20 day drive-yourself tour of the south west and packed heaps
in (we visited all the Nat Parks/Monuments and some of the State
parks SF, LA, pacific coast, Vegas), but all it did was wet the
appetite to go back.
It is a long, long way from Oz! You guys in the US are soooooooo spoilt!
I didn't have a Grad ND filter with me at Zion and really missed it -
I would definitely not visit without a couple (ND2, ND4) next time.
Hope you enjoy your trip...!
green with envy
peter
>Zuiks,
>
>I'm taking the week before Christmas off and plan on taking a quick trip
to
>southern Utah to hit Zion NP (definitely) and Bryce Canyon (possibly).
> Anyone been there that can tell me where to stay, where to go, what I can
>expect for weather, etc.? I'd appreciate any input you might have.
>
>I'll be taking the whole OM crew of bodies & lenses and something medium
>format -- either the C330F or the RZ, though the RZ w/lenses seems a bit
>daunting to carry in a backpack along with my trusty OMs.
>
>BTW -- George M.: I owe you some of my Antelope Canyon shots from last
>March. If you'll send me your email address I'll get 'em to you.
>
>TIA!
>
>Dave
>
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