The Navajos remind me of the Italians. You can't use even a monopod in museums or cathedrals there, even though I had the camera tight up against my face and wasn't blocking any other visitors at...
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The Navajos remind me of the Italians. You can't use even a monopod in museums or cathedrals there, even though I had the camera tight up against my face and wasn't blocking any other visitors at...
I had been to Page several times but not recently until about 6 months ago. I won't go back. The Navajos have basically ruined the experience for photographers. They want to get as many people...
I'm heading up in a couple of weeks, so I'll post what I find.
Right. Gotta keep the frogs safe at all costs.
Nahhh. Death is too good for them. Hang them from their feet and dip them into a big vat of boiling water continuously but not enough to be fatal. Lift them out, then repeat. A few weeks should...
The good thing about rainy, foggy, overcast, etc is, if shooting color, that there are no really harsh shadows. However, it also means that you just gotta have a warming filter, 81B or C. ...
When traveling in Japan, I understand that it is proper etiquette to hand one's business card to another with both hands and the short side toward the recipient. My question is, should this be done...
True. And there are likely more turnouts on that side of the road. The "fog" in summer is really more of an overcast rather than ground-hugging wisps, but if is looks as if it is low to the ground,...
Sort of. But the scenery is better on PCH. And you can always hope an RV driver might get distracted by the beauty and drive off a cliff, say at Hurricane Point.
Your top priority along Hwy 1 is not getting stuck behind 3 rented RVs from Arkansas traveling at 15mph and who refuse to pull over. To avoid this, stay a night in Morro Bay or environs and hit the...
Don't take this the wrong way, but I've been to both places more than once: the Dine' are acting just like Italians.
I went in Feb when the reservation system was just installed. No problem getting the reservation. However, they were not supposed to charge the $33 fee if you have a lifetime pass, but there was no...
Me too. The only time I shot it, there was a fire in the park (2008, methinks.) The smoke invaded the valley, but it did have the salutary effect of turning the morning light very warm, which is...
My favorite spot is not in the valley. It's along the road from the Arch Rock entrance up to Pohono Bridge. Ansel's tree has been washed away, but there are still good spots. If you go early...
[QUOTE=Vaughn;1592140]I thought some cabins had heaters.
Well, I guess if you rub 2 photographers together you could generate some sparks and then....oh, never mind.
If you can't find a room at Yosemite View, there is a much smaller motel about 8 miles farther. If not there, you are looking at staying in Mariposa, which is about 1 hour from the valley. Bottom...
Outside the park, your best bet is the Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal. If you are going, book now!
Just got back from there. A ranger told me that they were handing out 1100 reservations per day. It didn't seem as if there were anything close to that many in the valley, even with the Firefall...
You sound as if this all is a bad thing........
One thing about flying to Calgary: if at all possible, get a direct flight. Avoid changing planes in Vancouver. That is where you will have to clear customs. It's busy. We missed our connection,...
Mine call them "toys."
Oh, ye of little faith.
I actually thought about the CG but came up with a better idea. I convinced my nephew, who's 11, to go along on the trip. Seems Paul is into performance art in a big way. So last night I put this...
To add a bit of shrapnel to the hand grenade, the local Navajo group who administer Antelope have forbidden tripods and even monopods inside the slots. Got this as a warning from a workshop leader. ...
What Vaughn said. One sand fly bite will make you miserable for 3 days. Take bug spray. Any time you are near water, spray it on....a lot....and then some more. You will thank us for this. But...
Not only can, it does. My first intro to them was in Arthurs Pass where they proceeded to eat my rental car. Well, OK, they ate my weather stripping and wiper blades (called "rubbers" by the...
You would have made a good lawyer. You sound just like me.
If I had an inventory of the shirts, it would have sold out in a heartbeat. One elderly lady sitting in the Ahwahnee Meadow looked at the shirt and said, "Oh, bless you."
Right after the name change, I had a sweatshirt printed with "It's the Ahwahnee, Stupid" and wore it all around and inside the hotel. The manager was none too pleased, but couldn't do anything about...
Was there last month with 100 trash bags thinking I'd help with clean up. I wasn't needed. Someone arranged a crew of volunteers the week before. Never saw the valley so clean. All that I picked...
I've heard, but can't confirm, that in addition to the size limits, Qantas is picky about the posted weight limit as well.
Heading up that way on Thanksgiving Day to Carmel as a birthday present for my wife. So all youse other guys take the 101 or I'll sic my attack gerbil on you.
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And how about May Gray?
If there were any possibility, I would grab a flight to Rotorua and spend all my time around all the geothermal areas.
Second that on the bug spray.
3 months would be better.
Take the Chamonix and both lenses at the very least. You will need them. Tripod, yes, of course. And several books for Emily.
If you would prefer 2 weeks only, then keep to the South Island. If you want some details, especially where tourists don't go, email me. Been there 11 times.
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Definitely Capitol Reef. That time of year, you should pretty much have the park to yourself.