Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 9/8/02 5:54 PM, Don Dory at dorysrus@mindspring.com wrote: > I will be in Yosemite and the area in early October. Does any one have > success or failure recipes for Mariposa Grove, Mono Lake, and any other > area's in the environs. Lens selection will run from 15 to 400 so pretty > much anything is possible. SWMBO will be along so probably only four or > five 4:00 AM treks into Patriarch Grove for example. > > So, what works and why? Don, IMHO the Yosemite Valley isn't terribly photogenic in early October. All the good spots for fall colors are on the east (US395) side of the Sierra, for example, at Conway Summit (between Bridgeport/Bodie and Lee Vining), at Convict Lake, Rock Creek Lake, Onion Valley, etc. I pass on Mono Lake because I don't care for it for photography. Where would b&w shooters be without Bodie? 4AM is a bit early for sunrise at Patriarch in October, and it takes a while to motor up there in the dark, even if you're camping at Grandview. I assume you know how to dress for pre-dawn work at 11,000 feet, and how to meter at that elevation. I don't have anything longer than 2x normal so I'll defer to Doug. I've seen people use fill flash on the bristlecones; I don't use any flash. A sturdy tripod that extends to at least 5 ft with multi-position leg angles is a must. You'll also want to be able to easily flip from landscape to portrait orientation. Feel free to contact me off-line for more detail; I have been to the eastern Sierra at least twice a year for a good many years. I'll be in the White Mountains again later this month, for a week. Oliver Bryk - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html