Monte Cristo in Fall
September 30, 2009 by Cody · Leave a Comment
This was taken up the road to Monte Cristo and was fairly close to the summit before you begin the descent to Woodruff, Utah. I took several different orientations of this shot at various focal lengths because I didn’t quite feel like I had the shot. The keeper was the very last one I took and it happened to be a solo shot that included the lit aspen in the foreground. Once I included that piece, the shot felt right, though I wish there would have been a more dramatic sky.
Photography Focus
September 13, 2009 by Cody · Leave a Comment
I’m making a change to the site and getting back to a photography focus for the site. Having the site be a wall on which I throw my ideas made the site far too broad and messy. I’m passionate about photography and have decided to make this my little nook of the Internet where I can polish my hobby. I’ll be talking about my photography excursions, photos I take, equipment, etc. Enjoy.
Great Salt Lake Beach
September 13, 2009 by Cody · Leave a Comment
Promising skies lured me out to the Great Salt Lake for some photos. I swung by the marina to check it out but the lighting and sky weren’t going to work for the potential shots at the marina. I did see, however, a good spot further down the beach and headed over that direction. I parked the car and headed down toward the beach. I was running out of time to get setup so I was running to the spot when I ran into a thick grove of lake grass preventing me from getting to the beach spot I wanted. I found how to get to the spot but I was never going to have enough time to get there so I decided to set up shop and look for potential shots. Here is what I came up with. This shot is okay, and I like the lighting on the grass in the foreground, but there isn’t much depth to the shot. This shot was one I took at the last minute on my way out. I didn’t know whether it would work out, but I figured I’d give it a try. The sky and the flower are nice, but the rocks obscure the green [...]
Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 Tripod
September 13, 2009 by Cody · Leave a Comment
Contrary to what most people think, my camera is not my favorite piece of equipment – my tripod (and the head) is. The tripod allows me to stabilize my camera and do so in numerous ways, ranging in height from about three inches off the ground to more than 70 inches. It’s very versatile and, no matter how good your camera or lenses, if your tripod can’t stabilize your camera in creative ways, your pictures won’t be sharp. My workhorse tripod has been a Manfrotto 3021N. It’s a fairly light aluminum tripod (a bit over 5 pounds), can go very low to the ground, can go higher than my head, and is very stable. It’s been a fabulous tripod, especially coupled with my Acratech Ultimate Ballhead. Five pounds (without the head), is too heavy for my liking when I go backpacking with my gear, so I decided to take a look at a second, lighter tripod for backpacking trips. I wanted a light, carbon fiber tripod with a smaller footprint than my current 3021N. After testing various tripods at Pictureline in Salt Lake City, as well as online research, I settled on the Manfrotto 190CXPRO3. I’ve taken this tripod on one photo outing and have [...]
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