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clikrf8
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Dec 14, 2013

TR photos fall western US explorations 2013

I wasn't sure where to post this so placed in the Pictures section of Around the Campfire. I received a message about a reply but when I clicked on the link it said Topic not Found???? Nope, it disappeared without a trace. Wrong place I guess plus I feel more comfortable in the TC forum.

I am working on a TR but stopped part way through as I really need photos to jog my memory of where and when we were. Over 2500 RAW images to cull and post process down to around 200 was a major job which I have yet to finesse. Thus, I have uploaded about 4 or 5 times as many as should be on there. The last choices are the hardest. As we were in some gorgeous places, it was difficult to choose.

Before we left in September, my photography site host SmugMug decided to revamp the site. All new templates plus new ways of customization and site navigation. When I migrated form the classic version to the new, it did not translate to what I wanted. After hours of frustrated tweaking, I am still not pleased.

I am seriously considering a move to medium format photography. A Mamiya RZ 67 Pro II D system is fairly inexpensive used and a digital back can be added later (at a BIG cost). Just thinking that maybe returning to film will slow output and increase contemplation. Of course when the light is magic, she who hesitates loses. Just a dream.

So, I present a half-baked version, mostly to appease friends and family who have been nagging at me to get some photos up. How will we know where you were if we can't see for ourselves through your photos?

FOTOS

Thanks for looking and comments are very welcome.
  • "Someday my prints will come" pending the magic of chemistry and light.

    Yes, we truck campers (some of us) shun the RV parks and playgrounds for adults for the off road adventures and explorations. As I said, Nevada is the new Utah for us. You can Google Bryce and Zion and be overwhelmed with the number of sites and images. Google the Sump or Lunar Crater and the numbers are lower. No hordes of tourists and sheer beauty unblemished by kiosks and Visitor Centers.

    Hope to see you all out there.
  • Love the landscapes. Felt like I was standing next to you, waiting for the right light or discussing F-stops. Of course posting beautiful pictures in the truck camper forum is the right place!! : )

    Perhaps I was never a good photographer but I thoroughly enjoy my digital camera and what today's cameras are able to achieve, especially in such small packages now. I grew up with 35 mm SLR and spent some time in a darkroom (very limited black & white) but don't miss taking film in to get developed or not knowing until a week or more later if the picture came out the way I had intended/hoped.

    I suppose it like the music debate of listening to vinyl albums vs digital CD's or solid state amplifiers vs the warmth of tubes.

    I am impressed and pleased that you've found beauty in the Nevada desert. It has it's own unique beauty.
  • Great pictures, I will need to share them with my wife. She takes all the pictures.
  • A big disadvatage of digital is fading of pictures over time, not that much time either. Traditional darkroom prints last much longer without fading. I have BW's my Dad did in the 60's in a home darkroom that look the same today that they did 40 something years ago. Even though Dad spent time teaching me darkroom procedures and a class in school , I never quite mastered the art. While digital is way more convienant, I havnt mastered Photoshop either. I rely on massive output, possible with digital very cheaply, to come up with a few pics Im really happy with. The rest go on a disc and never see the light of day again. But given the 2 , film ,in the right hands,is the richer of the two.IMO of course.
  • Buzzcut1 wrote:

    and cold beer will bind them all


    LOL! ".....and one beer to rule them all and in the darkness blind them"?

    Truly beautiful photos - thanks for sharing them.
  • clikrf8 - Some beautiful images and thank you for sharing, it's always so hard deciding which ones to post. I am also digital now, although I went kicking and screaming into the digital age. I have a Pentax 6x7II medium format system and a couple large format systems that I am finally deciding I need to part with, if you are interested you can always pm me. You might try putting your websites in your signature as a clickable url and it would be easier for people to navigate to. Keep up the great work and keep on posting so we can enjoy your views and also give us good ideas for destinations to travel to.
  • Gosh, thank-you all for the kind words. And, I just added clickable URLs to both blog and website.

    Gpn: thank-you for the offer but I am set on the Mamiya RZ Pro IID just in case I win the lottery to add a digital back. You have lots of stunningly gorgeous images on your website. Very nice. Lucky you to live in the desert SW.