yosemite three piccies

[Andy]

whew, whatta trip :D i'm happy to say that all went well, and we all had a blast. couldn't ask for a more beautiful location! lots of good stories to tell, loads of piccies to process and post :uhoh i'll be busy for a week i think :lol3 it was so very cool to meet everyone, and to shoot in the footsteps of some of the greatest landscapers of all time. here are just three images i worked up a bit on my laptop at yosemite.

this is canon 20d with 35L on board, 10-stop nd filter and a c-pl filter stacked. 2seconds at f/16, iso 100. tripod nearly in the river :D
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/21584845-L-0.jpg


infrared-modified canon digital rebel, with canon 10-22 ef-s aboard.
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/21825407-L.jpg

this is canon 1Ds with zeiss distatgon 21mm f/2.8 aboard. this is the famous "tunnel view." tripod mounted, f/8 @ 1/250th sec, iso 100.
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/21637582-L.jpg

it was a great trip. i cannot wait to see everyone's shots!

next year: zion national park :deal

[MuskyDude]

/moves easy chair to this room, grabs drink and chips.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm :thumb

Nice teasers Andy!

AJ

[DavidTO]

Andy,

Love the first one. Like them all, love the first.

I'm jealous--my images keep saying that they're processing. 30 minutes later. arrggghh.

[bfjr]

Man I /we been waiting all weekend for the start of this :thumb

I here the drum rolllllllll :clap
Glad to hear all was fun and well.

Looks like those footsteps fit you well, Andy :thumb
Welcome back

[ehughes]

GREAT Shots Andy, but now I have to go pick up a 10 stop ND, that water looks awesome..

Ed

[CatOne]

Andy,

Thanks, for organizing the trip! Figured I should get on the forum after showing up to the trip after Don told me about it.

I like the shots... I'm a bit distracted by the degree of polarization on bridal veil falls on the third shot, though... it's black (which is how it looks when you've dialed in maximum polarization, but it really draws my eye over).

I uploaded about 12 shots that I basically converted straight through to JPEG... Smugmug must be getting buried or be a little slow this evening, it's been processing for 45 minutes :wxwax

[Andy]

Andy,

Thanks, for organizing the trip! Figured I should get on the forum after showing up to the trip after Don told me about it.

I like the shots... I'm a bit distracted by the degree of polarization on bridal veil falls on the third shot, though... it's black (which is how it looks when you've dialed in maximum polarization, but it really draws my eye over).

I uploaded about 12 shots that I basically converted straight through to JPEG... Smugmug must be getting buried or be a little slow this evening, it's been processing for 45 minutes :wxwax

thanks cat :D that third shot has no polarizer aboard, i don't have one that fits my distagon heheheh it's straight from the camera that one...

cheers

[wxwax]

:clap Beautiful shots, Andy. Lesson learned about ND filter. Your water is beautiful. And fantastic exposure for that time of day at the Tunnel View, amazing you squeezed out that contrast!

[Nir]

Andy, fantastic!! Welcome back!

[jwear]

here is Andy taking that first shot [great one ] and liking what he see's then Gus shooting Andy and Sam shooting Gus .I got a plumber shot to boot :D Andy thanks again for all the trouble you went thru and having this great idea :thumb As you can see we only had a little FUN :D

[SusanB]

Awesome Andy! The water in the first one is sooo dramatic!:clap :clap :clap :clap Very cool anticipating the needed long exposure for the water and compensating with the ND filter so that you would not blow out the sky.:thumb


Susan

[Daniel Chui]

Ahh Andy... these are excellent shots. My favorite is the third, the dynamic range you captured is fantastic - and you can really tell that the distagon lens kicked butt.

So, how is that 1ds treatin yah? Badly I hope ;)

- Chui

[Andy]

aj, thanks a lot man. it was such a fun trip. talk about photo ops! i'm carrying three cameras and wished i had a third hand :lol3

[Andy]

Andy,

Love the first one. Like them all, love the first.

I'm jealous--my images keep saying that they're processing. 30 minutes later. arrggghh.

it was really great to meet you in person david - i enjoy it very much :D thanks for the comment!

[NHBubba]

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/21584845-L-0.jpgOh wow. Just oh wow!

That place must be oh so photogenic. I really do have to make it out that way someday. I made it as far as Yellowstone and Salt Lake City, but not down to Yosemite or Zion. Someday, oh yes, someday..

[4labs]

Just fantastic Andy! I can't wait to see more

[Andy]

Man I /we been waiting all weekend for the start of this :thumb

I here the drum rolllllllll :clap
Glad to hear all was fun and well.

Looks like those footsteps fit you well, Andy :thumb
Welcome back

thanks so much, ben :D

[Andy]

GREAT Shots Andy, but now I have to go pick up a 10 stop ND, that water looks awesome..

Ed

ed, you really should get one - the creative possibilities are endless. and it gives you something different to do in the middle of the day when the light is harsh :D

great seeing you and your wonderful family again.

[Steve Cavigliano]

Andy,

Super shots, as usual :thumb :thumb That Distagon is a keeper, IMHO :clap

I was so wiped out last night I barely got any pics edited :dunno I figured I'd give the others a chance to post first. Hope the flight was good and that you're feeling better.



Thanks again for being the point man for this event. You did a bangup job

:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

Steve

[tlittleton]

Andy,

Great shots! Being as close to you guys as I was this weekend and not being able to get out there was just killing me!

You guys here (all of you grinners) have totally reignited my love for photography, and I would love to have been there to meet some of you in person.

So...where's the next trip?!?

[Dee]

Love the water shot... can't wait to see more of yours posted!

[Andy]

:clap Beautiful shots, Andy. Lesson learned about ND filter. Your water is beautiful. And fantastic exposure for that time of day at the Tunnel View, amazing you squeezed out that contrast!

thanks sid. hey - it was really great to meet you in person :D thanks for coming on the trip -

[wxwax]

thanks sid. hey - it was really great to meet you in person :D thanks for coming on the trip -
Likewise, Andy. As is typical in these kinds of things, we never really had much of a chance to talk. Maybe next time... when you're chained to the ground and can't flit away! :flip

You did a fantastic job of conceiving and executing this event. Thank you for making my first visit to Yosemite such a memorable one. And I can't even believe you're talking about Zion for next year - the Colorado Plateau is tops on my list of uniquely American places to visit.

Thanks again, Andy.

[Sam]

whew, whatta trip :D i'm happy to say that all went well, and we all had a blast. couldn't ask for a more beautiful location! lots of good stories to tell, loads of piccies to process and post :uhoh i'll be busy for a week i think :lol3 it was so very cool to meet everyone, and to shoot in the footsteps of some of the greatest landscapers of all time. here are just three images i worked up a bit on my laptop at yosemite.

this is canon 20d with 35L on board, 10-stop nd filter and a c-pl filter stacked. 2seconds at f/16, iso 100. tripod nearly in the river :D
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/21584845-L-0.jpg


it was a great trip. i cannot wait to see everyone's shots!

next year: zion national park :deal
I thought it would be interesting to post a photo I took within minutes of this one from about 3 or 4 feet from where Andy was standing. (Yes I could have cloned his shadow out, but chose not to for this) Note: For comparison this is about the best post processing I can do.

I think this demonstrates how it takes more than just being at the right place. You need to know what your doing to get that extra wow factor.

Sam

[Andy]

I thought it would be interesting to post a photo I took within minutes of this one from about 3 or 4 feet from where Andy was standing. (Yes I could have cloned his shadow out, but chose not to for this) Note: For comparison this is about the best post processing I can do.

I think this demonstrates how it takes more than just being at the right place. You need to know what your doing to get that extra wow factor.

Sam

:clap sam wtg - :lol3 thanks for posting that! hey don't you have another pic from the same spot you want to share? :lol3 :lol3

[DeanMcM]

Awesome Andy! Wish I could have joined you guys. Maybe next time?
By the way, how was the FOOD? :rofl

Hope you have many more to share, I was waiting to see the results of the trip.

Thanks :thumb :thumb :thumb
Dean

[Sam]

:clap sam wtg - :lol3 thanks for posting that! hey don't you have another pic from the same spot you want to share? :lol3 :lol3
Actually I do have more. I didn't get any of Gus, but I did get these. I would have needed a 25 frame per minute camera to get the full effect of you dropping and then miraculously snaching, after several attempts (who knew you could move your hands so fast) the camera from certain death on the rocks.

[Sam]

Here is one you wouldn't think came from this spot.

[CatOne]

I thought it would be interesting to post a photo I took within minutes of this one from about 3 or 4 feet from where Andy was standing. (Yes I could have cloned his shadow out, but chose not to for this) Note: For comparison this is about the best post processing I can do.

I think this demonstrates how it takes more than just being at the right place. You need to know what your doing to get that extra wow factor.

Sam

Flowing water is one of those things I really like. You need about 1/2 second exposure to get a good blend, and 2-3 seconds make it look "foggy."

I saw an amazing photo from Craig Tanner once that looked like a bunch of rocks in the ocean enshrouded in fog. As it turns out, there was no fog at all -- it was just moving water, and a 30 second exposure. Distorting time can really change the look of things, and after some more time photographing, I've come to really prefer images that look different than they would if you "just took them."

Anyway, with water, it's almost impossible to blur water in bright daylight, without using a filter of some sort. Because even if you stop down to f/22 and use a polarizer, you'll get a 1/15 or 1/30 second exposure at ISO 100. So you break out the the filter (I have a 3 stop ND grad; I got a 1/6 to 1/2 second exposure, couldn't get longer) and blur time... it's quite easy to do and very much worth trying.

It should go without saying, of course, that a tripod is mandatory for this. I saw a lot of people trying to take pictures over the weekend without a tripod... it's 100% certain your landscape images will suffer greatly without one, because you lose so much flexibility in what you can do. When I started shooting from a tripod, the percentage of my shots that I really liked went from maybe 1 in 200 to 1 in 50, which ain't bad :wink

[aero-nut]

Andy,


Great pics! It was great meeting you in person. You continuously make me want to become better at this photog thing.... :thumb

[lynnma]

whew, whatta trip :D i'm happy to say that all went well, and we all had a blast. couldn't ask for a more beautiful location! lots of good stories to tell, loads of piccies to process and post :uhoh i'll be busy for a week i think :lol3 it was so very cool to meet everyone, and to shoot in the footsteps of some of the greatest landscapers of all time. here are just three images i worked up a bit on my laptop at yosemite.

this is canon 20d with 35L on board, 10-stop nd filter and a c-pl filter stacked. 2seconds at f/16, iso 100. tripod nearly in the river :D



infrared-modified canon digital rebel, with canon 10-22 ef-s aboard.
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/21584846-L-0.jpg

this is canon 1Ds with zeiss distatgon 21mm f/2.8 aboard. this is the famous "tunnel view." tripod mounted, f/8 @ 1/250th sec, iso 100.


it was a great trip. i cannot wait to see everyone's shots!

next year: zion national park :dealAndy.. I love all three of your shots so far but THIS ONE ... oh boy.. I keep coming back and looking at it over and over...it's magical..the tree to the right.. the curve of the hill and the sky... just magical.. I want this shot...

[Andy]

Andy, fantastic!! Welcome back!

thanks so much, nir. it was a great trip. we missed you....

[Harryb]

outstanding Andy. :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

[Andy]

here is Andy taking that first shot [great one ] and liking what he see's then Gus shooting Andy and Sam shooting Gus .I got a plumber shot to boot :D Andy thanks again for all the trouble you went thru and having this great idea :thumb As you can see we only had a little FUN :D


jeff, that's very cool - thanks for posting this one !

[Andy]

Awesome Andy! The water in the first one is sooo dramatic!:clap :clap :clap :clap Very cool anticipating the needed long exposure for the water and compensating with the ND filter so that you would not blow out the sky.:thumb


Susan

thank you very much, susan :D though i should say, the nd filter i used was not graduated, so it's only effect was to slow the water down and blur it :D the exposure i managed through proper raw conversion..

thanks for looking, commenting and stopping by!

[Andy]

GREAT Shots Andy, but now I have to go pick up a 10 stop ND, that water looks awesome..

Ed
you should really get one, ed! thanks for stopping, looking, and commenting.

[pathfinder]

Flowing water is one of those things I really like. You need about 1/2 second exposure to get a good blend, and 2-3 seconds make it look "foggy."

It should go without saying, of course, that a tripod is mandatory for this. I saw a lot of people trying to take pictures over the weekend without a tripod... it's 100% certain your landscape images will suffer greatly without one, because you lose so much flexibility in what you can do. When I started shooting from a tripod, the percentage of my shots that I really liked went from maybe 1 in 200 to 1 in 50, which ain't bad :wink
A good, heavy tripod is one of the finest optical improvements you can buy for your lenses. Modest lenses, used properly on a tripod, will frequently outperform expensive lenses that are heand held. And good tripod is a joy forever.:):

Very nice work Andy!

[lenscape]

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/21584845-L-0.jpg

Simply amazing..:thumb :thumb :thumb