Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Richard, Leo and Jim. If you make it out to NM again, there are a few places that aren't very well known but provide some awesome photo opportunities. Tent rocks is, or used to be, one of those places. back when we moved to the Albuquerque area about 22 years ago, Tent Rocks was just a spot on BLM land with no regulation. There was a sign that asked visitors to not litter and also warned that climbing on the soft rocks could be dangerous. Last time I was at Tent Rocks was no later than 1996 and it was still wilderness. It was rare to see more than two parties of folks in the whole area during a day. Then there were no trails, only the arroyos were like paths. There was a lot of opportunity to just scramble up rocks and climb in the crevasses. Now the area is managed by the US National Park Service. The road is paved, there is a small fee to enter, there are permanent structure restrooms and picnic tables as well as paved sidewalks going up to the beginning of the trails. It's sad to see it so "tamed" now and today the extra accessibility added to the Balloon Fiesta crowd that is in town brought quite a few people to Tent Rocks. I'd like to come back when the weather is really bad and there are no other people, like it used to be. Maybe one day before the winter gets too bad. Phil Forrest On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:11:18 -0700 Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > Now I need to go to NM again.... > > Nice stuff. > > On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Phil Forrest > <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > > > I went hiking in Tent Rocks National Monument today with my dad and > > a friend of mine from college who flew out for the Albuquerque Hot > > Air Balloon Fiesta. We hit the Fiesta yesterday (images will be up > > soonish) and today went to hike around a canyon of unique rock > > formations and slot canyons northwest of Albuquerque, between > > Cochiti reservoir and the Jemez mountains. > > > > This is the second day of shooting with my "new" Nikon D2x. The only > > lens I have for it right now is a 14mm but a few more are coming on > > Monday, thanks to a fellow LUGger. > > > > The light was very harsh today as we were out a few hours around > > noon. Add to that the rock is very light gray and light brown > > volcanic ash. Lots of super contrast stretching the ability of the > > D2x sensor. > > > > Here's a few shots from Tent Rocks: > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0029_E.jpg.html > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0036_E.jpg.html > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0054_E.jpg.html > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0064_E.jpg.html > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0071_E.jpg.html > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0078_E.jpg.html > > > > Whole album here: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/?g2_page=1 > > > > Comments and critique always appreciated! > > > > Thanks all. > > Phil Forrest > > > > -- > > http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest