Edie’s Rules of Photography; #7 Night photography? Bring a chair.
Posted by: Edie on June 30th, 2009
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Don’t have the new Canon Mark 5 with live view? Get there before dusk, set up your tripod, focus and compose, and have a seat. Bring a book and a flashlight, too. A bottle of wine if you plan on staying the night, or a thermos of coffee if you’re driving home. Plan to stay in place until the stars come out. Oh, and a cable shutter release. Works for me!
Edie’s Rules of Photography; #6 Learn to sleep in your car.
Posted by: Edie on June 30th, 2009
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I can blame G. Dan Mitchell for this one. He’s famous for sleeping in his car in places such as the Race Track in Death Valley. Normally I sleep in the Little Red Tent, out on the trail. Sometimes you can’t do that, though, and let’s face it, there’s NOTHING like morning and sunset light for high-drama landscapes.
OK, ok, so this is *really* about when to be there. Be willing to spend the night, be in place for sunrise. This may mean backpacking to the location, or it may mean driving all night, and getting a catnap until the sun rises.
Do the legwork, be in place for the best light.
Sunrise, Grove of the Patriarchs, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
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I spent the night in the parking lot of the Grove of the Patriarchs, deep in the White Mountains of Eastern California. This was my last shot of the night.
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Harden Lake Fire, visible from Tioga Road. At first I thought there might be a problem at White Wolf as Chris and I returned from Cathedral Lake last night. We met up with an NPS fire patrol member. He said that the Harden Lake fire and the Grouse Creek fire on highway 41 were lightening strikes from a few weeks back. They smoldered, and have started growing larger in this hot dry weather.
Here’s one from Cooks Meadow tonight:
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I’d like to take a moment to publicly thank my supervisor, Susan Tsapanos. This morning my friend Chris and I had breakfast together, and I took her with me to meet Susan.
Susan took one look at Chris, noted the camera tripod tucked under her arm and turned to me. “Do you want the day off? Go take pictures.”
I was gobsmacked. I was jubilant. Chris and I went up to Cathedral Lakes, had WAY too much fun, finished off our day with pie and coffee at Tioga Pass resort.
We couldn’t have done it without my perspicacious boss. Thank you, Susan. You made our day!
Edie’s Rules of Photography: #4 When possible, take a friend or two with you.
Posted by: Edie on June 27th, 2009
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If you’re lucky enough to have a good friend who enjoys photography as much as you do, take them with you whenever you can. Trails become shorter, flatter, and more beautiful.
When my sister-of-different-parents can’t join me, I make sure I take Howard the Duck.
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Tamron 18-270 Asperical VC Macro lens; Be sure to click through and view full size to see the person in the red shirt on the summit!
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Know your camera. Know what it can do, what it can’t, how to find options, what its quirks are. If you’re shooting film, well, getting to know your camera might be expensive. For us digital folks, there’s no excuse. Get out there and take pictures. When it’s too dark, go home and RTFM.
RTFM, you ask?
Read. The. FINE. Manual.
But you don’t have one? You’d be amazed at what you can find online if you have a modicum of Google-fu.
No excuses. Know your camera.