Off I go to Utah/Arizona

[Busted Knuckles]

So the plan is to do some serious photo w/o non-photo encumbering family.

putting all the details to final this weekend. Zion, South Coyote Butte, etc. Will try for a WAVE daily permit and see if magic happens.

Any final thoughts or suggestions are most welcome.

[EricPvpi]

I threw a few suggestions on your earlier posts for Zion.

Hike-wise, my favorite was Zion Narrows. There was picture every few steps. I went in the fall, so water was lower. This made the hike easier, but not as many waterfalls. Plan for 8 hours at least.

I also hiked up towards Angels Landing, but opted not to go out onto Angels Landing. Instead I headed towards the West Rim Trail. A little less dizzying, but still stunning views from the top. It is quite a hike up from the bottom.

I also did some shorter hikes like Emerald Pools. I tried to get up to the Canyon Overlook Trail for sunset, but was a little too late for the best views. Looking back I wish I could have done a long exposure to capture all the light trails from the cars driving up the mountain towards the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel.

This was my post from last year from the trip.
http://community.the-digital-picture...ead.php?t=6777

Enjoy, I am a bit jealous!

Eric

[Busted Knuckles]

Thanks Eric,
Rented the 24 & 90 TS for this trip. Also have been fiddling w/ a panorama slider for the tripod, want to do a couple of stitch panos - will see.

Friends from work have suggested heading south to some of the other formations, Coyote Butte, Wave (South too late for the north permit) etc.

I will have 3-4 days to work on the area that is more than a lifetime. Looking at google earth, and I can see that it would truly take years to photo 25% of the landscape.

Last time through I certainly suffered from "Vista Fatigue"

Thanks again,

Mike

[Rocco]

I'm heading to Goblin Valley myself on Aug 2nd. It's kind of sad that this will be my first trip in that area with photography in mind seeing as how I live in Utah and all. Looking forward to seeing your pics.

[Busted Knuckles]

I'm heading to Goblin Valley myself on Aug 2nd. It's kind of sad that this will be my first trip in that area with photography in mind seeing as how I live in Utah and all. Looking forward to seeing your pics.

First Batch
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77760916@N05/

[peety3]

Push the little round button, then smile. Rinse and repeat.

In other words, enjoy yourself, don't be too critical about your work, and don't back up into a canyon or gorge.

[Rocco]

That's great! I'm most excited about the stars. Can't wait to get away from the city lights.