It was such an amazing place. You definitely should go. And I HIGHLY recommend the hut to hut hiking. If I could live in those huts I would.

Thank you, Eugene. I agree!

Thank you! I will try and incorporate more hiking going forward.

James, thank you for the feedback! Part of the problem in this video is that I left my ISO fixed rather than on Auto, so it basically way overexposed the footage. I tried to recover as much as I could, but my video editing isn't exactly outstanding. Still, that's great feedback I will try a rendition of the edit with less contrast and a pull back on the color and see if that makes me like it more. I am also having an issue with the color space matching between my images and the video. I'm noticing the images I show in the video look darker and have more contrast than they do in photoshop. I'd say they're almost a half stop darker. If I were doing a better job keeping my website up to date, I would send you a link to it so you could see what the images are supposed to look like and see what I mean haha. Thanks for watching and commenting, appreciated as always!

I could have lived out there! Great landscapes, amazing food, what else do you need?

Haha that’s a relief! So glad the bus driver corrected me or I’d have butchered it the whole video.

Well, the video from that last rocky hike won’t have any hiking footage… I was just trying to survive!

Haha that’s fair. As we speak I’m developing film from my last hike at Rocky Mountain national park which absolutely whooped me. I go back and forth between which version I like so the mid ground is a safe strategy. Thanks as always for watching and commenting, David!

Biased doesn’t mean wrong!

Nobody?

I appreciate it, Terry! It was an amazing place. I hope I get back out there some day. I really lucked out with the conditions on a lot of the trip.

Thank you, Michel. Something tells me you and I will be the minority in that opinion haha.

Thank you, James ! I stay far from the edge, not a big fan of heights haha

Nice! I hope you get good conditions. I honestly haven’t explored much outside the dunes. Another commenter mentioned some of the hikes in the park past the dunes being great as well but I haven’t done those yet either. I hope you get some solid images!

Best hike I’ve ever done for sure. Incredible place. You know I honestly haven’t used the built in aspect ratios at all. I really should. I’ve largely stuck to the same process for capturing panos o used with the canon but you’re right it would be a great tool to dial in the composition. I underestimated how large the panos files would be.. the sunrise image without any enlarging would print roughly 11’x4’ at 300ppi!

@@MrNegative haha! yeah I figured it would be an outrageous size on those given the resolution there. You can still probably get a killer 1'x3' print with the built-in pano. Would be a good option for when you don't want to blow up your computer!

Haha if I can’t print it at least 6’ why bother?!

Thank you, Terry! I was so lucky the conditions worked out. They were calling for thunderstorms all night/morning and the forecast was completely wrong.

Thank you, David! The tripod is rock solid but you’re 100% right I should have gone for a faster shutter speed. The first shot is actually a little soft because my shutter speed wasn’t fast enough. Now that I’m not using the 5DSr anymore I need to get comfortable with boosting that ISO and shortening the shutter speed.

Thank you, Michel! It’s an absolutely incredible place. I will definitely want to go back some day.

I also pretty much exclusively spray my prints but the ink lifting issue sounds more like a problem with your paper. I’ve had to stop using certain paper types as they were prone to having this issue. My best guess is something during manufacturing leaving dust/fibers on the print. After printing, the particle falls off and the ink with it. Are you printing from rolls of paper or sheets?

@MrNegative I print off of rolls in a very clean environment. I also print on various types of canvas and photo papers. I've also experimented with short and long dry/cure times. Some media is worse than others, but pretty much all I've tried still has ink lift when rolling. Might not see it on small prints, but the rollers come out colored on all large prints. This is using Canon 12 color inks BTW. Seems breathing colors "timless" varnishes just won't roll without ink lift for me at all. It doesn't really affect the appearance, but I know it's happening and it bothers me

@calebplumleeoutdoors ah you mean you see color on the roller not that there’s flecks of ink leaving the paper. Yes you’re 100% right I have noticed that as well when using a roller. It never seemed to be significant enough to change the appearance of the print but I can see why you’d not want to roll them for that reason. I spray the prints just because I like the finished look better and because on large prints I found rolling them to be difficult. I did do a newer video on my process for spraying in case that’s helpful. Varnishing the prints is definitely a much more difficult process than laminating but I think the final product is worth it.

I’m down!

@@MrNegative You're in Denver?

@metalfingersfilm yessir! Shoot me an email [email protected]

The Dolomites were full of incredible views, that’s for sure!

Thank you, Eugene!

Thank you Luis! I don’t have coordinates or anything but it’s a short hike originating from Refugio Auronzo. There are a few Refugio’s in that area but auronzo is closest and has a parking lot there. If you are planning a day trip, be sure to arrive BEFORE 8AM. The parking lots fill very fast and get long lines. We took the bus in and our bus got caught in a very long line. I should also note we were there one week before the “busy season” technically starts. If you go in July-sept I’d expect that lot to fill even earlier.

Thank you, Terry! Thanks for coming along!

Thank you sir! Not a single mosquito bite on this trip!

Thank you, James!

Thank you! It’s a good thing my wife doesn’t watch my videos… I can’t let her see that comment!

Thanks man! Super lucky to get to go out there. It’s an incredible place.

Thank you! I have a feeling that image may be in a future printing video.

Wow! That’s incredible! I’d love to go back someday. Hopefully with better weather! There’s not a defined trail that I remember. Our guide basically took us on a route that avoided disturbing the bears. We crossed the river twice if I remember correctly. I hope you have a great trip!

Haha oh you’re asking the wrong person, james! I’m still trying to learn how to focus the dang thing. I absolutely love this camera but haven’t taken the time yet to learn all the functions. I’m currently in the Dolomites and feel like every day of this trip I’ve learned of some function I either didn’t know about or had on the wrong setting haha. From what I read, the electronic shutter is best for tripod use on non-moving objects. But there are several types of electronic shutter and I haven’t yet begun to understand them. When I get back in the states I’ll do some testing on the shutter types and let you know what I learn. Good question!

Thank you Terry. Rocky is an amazing place but fortunately this is one of the easiest locations to get to in the park!

Thank you! try and mix in at least one relaxing shoot for each day of misery haha.

Definitely more enjoyable but I loved the shots you came away with! Sometimes the suffering is worth it haha

Thank you!

It really was. So lucky to have been there for it.

Haha oh man that stupid beep! I’m in the field for the next two weeks and the FIRST thing I did is sit down and figure out how to turn that off. So yes it’ll be off going forward:) so on those initial shots I did focus stack but as I mentioned I had the manual focus overriding so although I thought I was shooting one for the flowers, one for the tree and one for the peaks, it was only focused for the tree. However because I was at f11 and pretty far away, the flowers were mostly still sharp. The peaks are a bit soft. Tough lesson to learn!

October is such a great time in the park! The water levels will be much lower but that’s nice because it will have a few areas where there are exposed sand that you can shoot from and get right in the middle of the water. But in my opinion this area won’t be the best for fall color (the grasses are a beautiful golden color but there’s not much else). A few of the alpine lakes have some gorgeous fall color (loch vale, Helene to name a couple). My favorite month in the park!

@@MrNegative Thanks for the informations. I watched your Loch Vale video again, amazing location. Those who didn't see it, should go watch it.

That spot is a little tricky to find if you go for sunrise. There’s a small trail that goes to the inlet. If you plan to go let me know and I can send you a picture on the map but basically it’s to the left of where the main trail ends

@@MrNegative I sure will. I'll also go to Great sand dunes, your video from there was amazing!

Nice! You’ll have to let me know what you come away with from sand dunes. Love that place but boy is it difficult to shoot!

Haha! Richard that “fur ball” is dust on my Video sensor that I just cannot seem to get rid of. I promise I’ll either get it cleaned off or learn how to remove them in post. Thank you for watching!

Thanks Joe! The images don’t do justice to the conditions but you know how it is. The experience is always better.

Haha! Yeah I’m not the kindest to my Gear… but to be fair this camera and lenses have been with me for 6-7 years and have seen countless dunes and even been soaked in sea water a few times so they’ve earned their retirement by now. I’m much more careful with the new camera I promise!

Thank you! I’m holding onto it as a backup but the GFX is worlds better. The dynamic range especially. The buttons on my 5dsr are also starting to fail but to be fair I’ve really beat that thing up over the years haha.

Thank you! I’ve never checked that area out. I’ll need to make a stop on my next trip. Thanks for the tip!

Those are excellent points. It’s something I have struggled with as often I’ll pass on going out to shoot because I’ll think of the backlog of work I still have ahead of me (developing and scanning film, processing etc.) and decide I don’t want to add to the backlog.

Great eye! When I mention the second composition for the 6x17 in the top section that’s exactly what I’m talking about. I wish I had shot it but let the weather scare me out of it. I’m loving the gfx but still trying to learn how to use it. I’ve used canon since the original 5D so the menus are very foreign to me

Thank you! It was a chaotic shoot but it’s such an incredible place, I had to share

Thank you, I appreciate it! And yes, you definitely do. I’ll try again next year. Hoping to try some astrophotography out there.