Flagstaff weather is being its typical unsettled, late winter style with sleet and wind today. I got to thinking of our llama trek last October near Bluff, Utah. The autumn colors were fabulous, days warm, nights crisp, and the rock art was spectacular.
I tried a couple of panorama shots, which are quite easy. Set your camera on aperture priority so that the depth of field does not change as the overall exposure might. Take several overlapping pictures of the landscape (using a tripod is handy but the two examples were handheld). Then using Photoshop or another program that has a pano-program, let the computer and software splice them together.
Also, if your camera gear is getting heavier with each passing year, consider having a friendly, fuzzy llama helping you out. E-mail me for more information about these remarkable pack animals, which can carry over 100 pounds. You can take a few camping extras like a bottle of wine!
It just keeps snowing here in Flagstaff, so this morning Simone and I went out to the Kachina Wetlands for a XC ski. The fresh powder on top of who knows how many feet of packed snow was heavenly. As we rounded a stand of ponderosa pines, we saw a half-dozen Canada geese floating in a bit of open water. Of course, when they spied Simone, off they flew. I was able to get a few quick snaps before they disappeared. On the image of the geese, I have applied a little vignetting (using Adobe Lightroom) to draw the viewers eye toward the subjects - a technique often used by Ansel Adams. What do you think? Is it too obvious? Annoying? Or just right?
