cgeilfuss@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< an anyone recommend a good slide film for
photograghing in the desert? My preconceived notion is that there will be
little color so I'm cosidering using E100vs for some extra color pop as well
as my usual Kodachrome. I've never visited a desert area so any advice would
be appreciated (we have lots of heat here in SC but little desert). >>
Charlie,
Kodachrome is excellent for the desert especially with a
Polarizing filter.
Joshua Tree is an absolutely amazing place if you like desert areas.
It ranks up there with Yosemite in great outdoor areas.
We go there as a family every Spring, although even Winter can be nice albeit
cold. (Snow on the Joshua Trees!).
Try to get out of your car and hike rather than stop next to the
road.
* Lost Palm Oasis in the Southern area of the Park (start from near Cotton
wood Springs visitors centre) is nice to hike to and camp overnight. Watch
for Tarantulas to photograph near evening. The California Palms are great
including the remoter groups using a medium Tele.
*Wide angles rule, including the 16mm semi-fisheye.
*macro or CU lenses for small flowers and cacti.
*Take a picnic supper and watch the sun set from Key's View, looking out over
the distant Salton sea.
*Hike the popular circular trails at Barker dam and look for the Bighorn
sheep looking for greenery near the dam.
*Lost Horse Valley near Hidden Valley Campground has a short loop trail which
is nice, although also very popular with walkers and climbers.
*The Southern area of othe Park is much hotter being significantly lower in
altitude.
*Watch out for the vicious chollos which leap out and grab onto you when your
back is turned taking photographs.
*Ryan mountain offers a nice hike with great views of many of the "valleys".
*Photograph a climber spread on a rock with a striking Joshua Tree shadow
next to him.
*If you rock climb take your shoes and ask to join somebody climbing the ever
popular Junction Rock at Hidden Valley Campground. (great for photographs
from the summit). Excellent for areial phography of coyotes stalking rabbits
in the twilight! If you take your familly, climb "The Eye" with your kids
and take photographs through "the eye" at the summit.(HVCG area). Climb "on
the wild side" for another very photogenic longer climb.(near Ryan
Campground,also try the nearby "Headstone rock"). Try the watershute boulder
problem on Junction Rock.
*Scramble up one of the domes in the "wonderland of rocks area" or hike
around the nearby "Astro domes".
*If you are coming from the West go in via the Quail springs entrance near
the town of Joshua Tree, more interesting than the road from Twentynine Palms.
*Campsites are hard to get over weekends, but you can always get a
backcountry permit at a suitable trail head and, as long as you hike at least
1.5miles(?) from the road, you can just camp out. Find a sandy wash so you
don't damage the fragile desert.
Tell us what you liked.
Regards,
Tim Hughes
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