Bodie! Post your images!

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Preston, beautiful image!

Jim and Merg, you can drive off on the side roads (kind of north or south, the back ways into the park) and camp pretty much where you want once you are on Forest Service land. There are some real scenic spots to the north heading toward Bridgeport. The route toward Mono is far less scenic.

Jim, if you can gain access for some big camera guys (assuming you consider 4x5 big), I would love to tag along if you had space and wanted tag alongers.

Harley, I will let you know. I did not have the 14x17 ready to go at the point of the last trip and I want to take it there again. Got a big stroller for it and the 8x10. You know a double wide jogger. I'm going to work on it so I'll keep in touch.

[ghostcount]

...To my surprise wet plate in the park was no problem...

This could change, Ranger Randar (presently the only ranger for Bodie and Mono lake) allowed us but one of the board members stated that they are getting a new Ranger supervisor and a trainee in a couple of months for a total of 3 rangers. They might not be as welcoming. I suspect he let us do it because we were tucked away in the middle of the park. There's not a lot of space that's hidden from view. We hauled everything out and left no trace including all the fluids - boy that was a back breaking hike from the parking lot to the middle of it all. We were lucky.

[mandoman7]

There has been some wonderful images posted on this thread. These were taken in July 2010


Nikkor 90mm F:8


SA 75mm f:5.6


This is taken from one of the side roads that head south from the main road to Bodie
Chamonix 45N-1, FP4

[ghostcount]

John,

Yours are just as wonderful!

[Jim Fitzgerald]

John, great images and what good luck with the skies!

[andreios]

What a place! And all the images... Pity they are so far away.. but maybe one day I'll be able to fly to your side of the planet and visit...

[Merg Ross]

Repaired Window, 1966 4x5/150 Symmar 5.6 Convert.Attachment 97164

[tgtaylor]

A cracked window into the Universe! Nice image Merg.

Thomas

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Repaired Window, 1966 4x5/150 Symmar 5.6 Convert.Attachment 97164

Merg, amazing! Do tell? Is that a night shot? Am I seeing stars? Wonderful! I always love your work.

[Merg Ross]

A cracked window into the Universe! Nice image Merg.

Thomas

Thomas, thank you, I really appreciate that. Funny thing, perhaps not, but I came across this old print of almost 50 years ago and liked it. Either my critical taste is improving,or perhaps, slipping, but I saw the Universe also. Maybe too many looks at Paul's apple! (Caponigro, of course).

I know that you are an experimenter with a passion for photography --- good for you!