Glen Onoko Shoot Recap

Action Shots

Some of our photags in action trying to nab that shot. What they wouldn’t do for that shot.

Timed Exposures

I couldn’t resist throwing in some timed-exposure shots. This will be the main focus of my next session. We’ll nab a venue with a lot of falls and practice on this technique.

The Trail

Some shots of what we had to do to get these shots. Definitely not a walk in the park.

Pans

One of the main reasons for this outing – the pans. Couldn’t pass up this venue for shots like this. Something to remember.

The Cliffs

I enlisted the help of one of the local tree spirits to help with these shots. It cost me a sandwich.

Hope you all had a great time. We couldn’t have asked for better weather.

Stay tuned for the next gig – timed exposures. Caio!

Glen Onoko shoot – Saturday January 7th, 2012 – 10:00AM

We are a GO for tomorrow! They are calling for almost 50 degrees and mild – great hiking weather. Dress in layers. Going up the trail you’ll need less, once we reach the top you’ll need more. Forget the massive tripod with a level – bring your $30 Walmart version. I have done some experimentation on pans and it really won’t affect your shot if you are not completely level – and I won’t tell anyone if you’re off a degree or two. Don’t forget to pack a lunch, we’ll eat once we hit the cliffs.

I will be in route tomorrow to make sure I’m at the gorge before 10:00AM. I’ll have the Driod but won’t be checking any email. Be there by 10:00AM to ensure you don’t miss the start. If you do simply follow the trail up the mountain until you find a bunch of photags. We’ll be stopping at each set of falls for shots. We’ll be easy to find.

See attached file for details: GlenOnoko

No I am not crazy, well not completely crazy. I am looking specifically for ice flows on the falls, unfortunately that requires some hiking. I have done the Glen before, but never with my digital camera. Before the snow starts to settle I plan on hiking this trail. Obviously this will be a NO GO if we get dumped on before January 7th or the weather looks bad that day. Given previous weather patterns I am going to assume we’ll be fine this weekend.

As with previous suggestions I am doing this with or without a group. As always I post up what I am going to do and invite others should they want to participate. You are all welcome to join me.

The plan is as follows:

1) Hike starts at 10:00AM at the base of the trail.

2) We hike up and stop at each waterfall, snap some shots, exchange some ideas and photo knowledge, and move on.

3) We get to the last waterfall and make the call as to who wants to press on to the cliffs. Those in head to the cliffs, those not head back down the mountain.

4) We arrive at the cliffs, do lunch, and nab some panoramic shots of the gorge. Bring your tripod with a level on it. Read the article Chris sent out on panoramic shots before you get here.

5) We walk back the 1.5 mile trek to our vehicles.

6) Optionally we gather at the Flow bar and restaurant for dinner. You may be tired after hiking all day but you’ll need to put those calories back on. We can decide at the end of the shoot if this sounds reasonable. I clearly understand folks need to drive home, but I did say this was an all day gig.

Hope I’m not the only crazy one out there. See you there.

Notes:

We are going to shoot a pano (panoramic) from the cliffs, one of the reasons for this shoot. Below is a 360 I had done years ago. Even though it looks ok I made a few mistakes, 1) I did not use a tripod, 2) I did not have the camera in manual mode and I had different f-stops per frame, 3) I shot them in landscape. Practice on this before we do the shoot. You don’t want to hike to the cliffs and then try and figure out your settings.

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