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If you could tolerate 25C/77F (or stop once the water is up to temp), you could try an Anova sous vide immersion heater. Insanely good temperature regulation, and you can cook the best steaks...

167149 Here's another Sigma DP2 Merrill image, this one from the "Dog Nipples" area of Zion backcountry. It must have a real name, but I just followed they guy who knew where he was going, and...

Thanks. I have no idea. Sad, but true. It may just be a "feature" of the DP Merrill sensors and software. The day was overcast enough to not blow out any highlights, so that was probably half the...

There is http://digitalsilverimaging.com/ in Massachusetts, founded by a former Ilford exec. I don't know if they ship to Canada, but it's another place to check out.

Edit: I glossed over your...

167023 This was from somewhere near Linville NC. Maybe the hike to Hawksbill? Sigma Merrill DP2.

Love Love Love it.

That composition really deserves a huge print, IMO.

That's a really beautiful capture -- it makes me wish I were there.

I LOVE that first photo. It's like three layers of stories from front to back.

I love this. And there is something about the look of Mamiya 7 images that I find compelling.

Gorgeous color -- I so wish that Kodak still made e100g.

Apologies if anyone posted this already, but while searching for stitching software, I saw that PanaVue is going out of business (?). Aside from the sadness of that, they are giving away their...

From my hike up Bishop Pass this past September.

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Sigma DP3 Merrill

This was taken near Kearsarge Pass a few weeks ago with a handheld Sigma DP3 Merrill. I'd love to see an example of it done well -- this is an amazing place, but the photo only hints at what someone...

I just found a nice little video at 2x speed of driving those highways:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziWagb8b1aU

It's not the same as having geotagged photos to guide you, but it gives you a...

Another thing to try is to use the "classic" google maps and display photos people have taken that are geo-tagged. The new google maps style makes it impossible. Now, the photos won't be of uniform...

Apparently it was started by an illegal campfire -- I saw the photo of the scene. Idiots. I hope it rains soon -- I'll be hiking alone north-to-south and can barely find my butt with both hands. ...

I rather liked Mammoth Hot Springs, the falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and the (sadly) burned north hills. The crowds are to be avoided at all costs, so in the Grand Canyon, go to the...

Probably not as good a solution as the others, but these are shaped and sized for the task:

http://www.rei.com/search?query=trekking+pole+tips

Everyone is different, of course, but I only found one vista on Panorama that did much for me. OTOH, I *really* liked it (see https://www.flickr.com/photos/27163343@N00/6223065663/ for an amateur...

I've only been to the Tetons and Yellowstone once each (3 days in each), but can honestly say I'd spend one day in Yellowstone (Mammoth Hot Springs and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone), and every...

Well, poop. I don't even rate as an REI type (though after testing pre-packaged food from REI, I may be; that is, if REI is short for Runs & Excess Indigestion). So I'll just do what little I can,...

Umm... are you willing to carry the camera? ;)

Seriously, having someone along who knows the place and has good stories (and carries the camera) would be great.

BTW, the new record for the JMT...

Thanks for the input. I think "free solo" is the term for climbing with zero assistance or climbing aids. I only meant 'solo' in the generic sense of "no one else wanted to go with me when they...

But back to *my* needs... ;)

I'm going to try soloing the John Muir Trail from Yosemite to Whitney in the first 3 weeks of September. I don't have Drew's strength or tolerance of discomfort, so I...

The rangers in Grand Canyon hiked with a small umbrella rather than hat, and I wish I had done the same. Here's one that looks pretty good, as it hooks to a backpack, is silver on the top and black...

If you are feeling particularly wealthy and/or deserving, this looks pretty nice: http://reallyrightstuff.com/ProductDesc.aspx?code=TVC-45&type=4&eq=&desc=TVC-45-Versa-Series-4-Tripod&key=it

Bummer about your experience. It's the exact opposite of mine. The rangers I have encountered have been exceptionally great people. That's in Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Tetons, Mesa...

This is another approach: http://www.amazon.com/Bay-Area-Wild-Celebration-Francisco/dp/0871568829/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380934907&sr=1-1&keywords=bay+area+wild

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Cub Lake near Estes Park, after thunderstorm in mid-July

Mamiya 7II, 65mm lens, Ektar 100

BTW, why do my photos lack the smooth tonality of all the others I see here? My skies...

+1. Don't sell the gear (yet). Get a lens or two for the DSLR that lets you do something totally different -- macro or telephoto. Or get a decent hiking camera like a Ricoh GR or Sigma DP1/2/3. ...

This is a nice short of Rene Burri talking about six of his famous photos.

https://vimeo.com/portmagazine/reneburri

If I can suspend a ping pong ball in the exhaust of the fan, it's a must-have. ;)

Really, the top-end iMac does all I need, so this thing would have to amaze me to justify itself.

I don't have personal experience, so this may not be detailed enough to help, but this *might* help, so I'm offering it:

The book "Night Photography" by Lance Keimig has a table named "Film...

I *LOVE* this! It's the kind of thing I can see being wall-sized.

I absolutely love its resolution and smoothness of tone, but I noticed a lot of white spots showing up in the positives of scans. I'm guessing (!) that it either has some QA issues with emulsion...

I'm trying to figure out what happened. Is the operator, or some auto-focus algorithm, focusing on the texture in anti-newton-ring glass because it's easier to see than the film grain, effectively...

While I'd agree that trusting autofocus is foolish, my experience with a CoolScan 9000 and Silverfast is that it is useful as the first step in focusing manually. On negatives it usually gets it...

Bleah. Acquired by patent trolls. The worst of the lot.

I've stayed at several places near Zion.

The Driftwood Lodge: It's quite nice, and near nice restaurants and bars, but at the far end of town.

Zion Park Motel: It's quite plain, but...