It was worth all of the trouble ;-) Absolutely beautiful.
Tina
On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 2:39 AM, Bob Adler <rgacpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I expected to see Dorothy asleep in the grass, though she and her
> companions would have rolled down the hill into the Merced River long ago.
>
> This was Hite Cove Trail today. Left home at 5:45am and returned at
> 7:30pm. 4hr drive each way. Just to the west of El Portal Gate into
> Yosemite.
>
> The wildflower bloom here is very rare and only lasts a few days. Last one
> I saw was 5 or 6 years ago, and I look out for word of it every year. It is
> a one person foot path about 500 feet above the Merced river. The hills,
> which this shot show, continue up at the same 125 degrees that they slope
> downward. The tripod had two legs at their shortest uphill and one leg full
> extended on the side of the path so folks could get by. I actually got
> scolded once for "not staying on the path". There is always a flower Nazi
> somewhere... ;-)
>
> Anyway, tough shooting physically (MFDB, precarious, sunny 16, no room to
> move) and mentally ("there HAS to be an image here somewhere!). The wind
> did not cooperate much either.
>
> Well enough excuses. Here's the only image from the day that is passable.
> I plan to refine it if it grows on me. Your thoughts/suggestions would be
> really appreciated.
>
>
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/Pano-HitePano1-HiteCove-MASTERCF000666_large.html
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
> Oh yes, techie stuff: Alpa MAX with a 50mm Rodegon in portrait
> orientation, 7 degress lens tilt, ISO 50, polarizing filter, 1/125, 3
> blended images (shifted 10 deg left, center and 10deg right). Phase One
> IQ160. That's a lot for some freaking flowers that I could have lost it all
> for!
>
> Sent from my iPad
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