Thread: Fall in the Wasatch...

Has definitely arrived. Love the unpredictable weather and the countless challenges in actually showing the "grand view". I get frustrated every time I start shooting fall foliage, cause I feel it's very difficult to translate the grandeur of much of the fall scenes into a two-dimensional medium. Regardless, it's a work in progress, and an enjoyable one at that. My fall foliage workshop is this weekend--can't wait.

Near Cascade Springs


Guardsman Pass


Deer Valley


Recognize this?


Crazy storm light


Wait for it...


Guardsman


Fog that...

that first shot is great

Awesome. I was out yesterday and did far more hiking than shooting. I think I shot 5 frames in 2 hours. It was a nice hike though. Found something you might dig. First snows to 6000ft will be prime for it. Nice thing about it is that mid day light should help the image as I was already too late at 3 pm.

Finally broke down and got a proper tripod / ball head from RRS. Along with a new Cokin P-holder I should be in the game soon.

Originally Posted by grizzle6

Recognize this?

?

just not fair! too good!

nice shotz, Grzzl

crazy storm light indeed.

great stuff as always.

Originally Posted by grizzle6

Has definitely arrived. Love the unpredictable weather and the countless challenges in actually showing the "grand view". I get frustrated every time I start shooting fall foliage, cause I feel it's very difficult to translate the grandeur of much of the fall scenes into a two-dimensional medium.

I'd say you're doing a pretty damn fine job..

Good shots. There really is no place like the wasatch in fall. I grew up going to guardsmans and getting stoned while taking in the fall sights in high school; many of those same spots. Really like the storm shot

Nice as always.

Deseret peak foliage is popping super nice right now. I know this because I went there the other day. Camera, lenses, big bag.... but no battery. Talk about rookie.

Originally Posted by pointedem

Nice as always.

Deseret peak foliage is popping super nice right now. I know this because I went there the other day. Camera, lenses, big bag.... but no battery. Talk about rookie.

Ouch...although I think we've all been there at some point.

great shots! esp. like the one with the lift...although I don't know where it is.

And this is why I should show up on Sunday...




Guardsman Pass this morning. Flew up there as fast as I could after dropping the wife at the airport but it was too late. You can see how "hot" the light was getting already. Colors up there are really going off. I'd never been up there before and holy hell is there a plethora of places to shoot. Too many.

Lets review how I screwed myself over this morning:

I was too late, failed to use a timer / remote / mirror lockup and left the IS on even though I was using a tripod. Such a jong at this.

is IS and tripod bad?

Originally Posted by squirrelmurphy

is IS and tripod bad?

Depends on the lens.

IS+Tripod = Bad? Why -- or, how so?

Originally Posted by Tippster

IS+Tripod = Bad? Why -- or, how so?

Because it says so in the manual. May cause spontaneous combustion



Here is the explanation from Chuck Westfall:

"The IS mechanism operates by correcting shake. When there is no shake, or when the level of shake is below the threshold of the system's detection capability, use of the IS feature may actually *add* unwanted blur to the photograph, therefore you should shut it off in this situation. Remember that the IS lens group is normally locked into place. When the IS function is active, the IS lens group is unlocked so it can be moved by the electromagnetic coil surrounding the elements. When there's not enough motion for the IS system to detect, the result can sometimes be a sort of electronic 'feedback loop,' somewhat analogous to the ringing noise of an audio feedback loop we're all familiar with. As a result, the IS lens group might move while the lens is on a tripod, unless the IS function is switched off and the IS lens group is locked into place."

ahhh....

Originally Posted by Tippster

Why -- or, how so?

And the lift -- Millicent?

The IS in some lenses, my 24-205 for example, throw a hissy fit when there is no movement of the lens however slight it may be. They just can't figure out what to do with themselves and image quality suffers while the battery drains. Other lenses, like the 70-200 f/2.8L IS, are "tripod sensing" meaning that:


"This IS version is tripod-sensing - The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens knows that a tripod is being used when vibrations go below a certain level. Keep IS turned on when mounting on a tripod to take advantage of this secondary IS mode - reducing mirror slap, shutter and tripod vibrations. The downside is the slightly additional battery drain. "


In my photo or Griz's? Griz's should be in PC or DV not BCC I think. Brighton is not in my image.

Yeah, that's why I edited. I agree with Hutch, liftwise, although I have never been there.

Originally Posted by Tippster

Yeah, that's why I edited. I agree with Hutch, liftwise, although I have never been there.

you would HATE it, just like everyone else around here does.

Originally Posted by Hutch

you would HATE it, just like everyone else around here does.

Why - I figure I can just raid Schindler's wine cellar instead of Icemang's!

Very nice Senor Barker. Looking forward to more.