{"id":3144,"date":"2012-11-13T14:40:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T19:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aboutrc.com\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2012-12-31T22:13:11","modified_gmt":"2013-01-01T03:13:11","slug":"the-narrows-zion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/?p=3144","title":{"rendered":"The Narrows – Zion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday I had posted a picture of me hanging out in The Narrows – a hiking trail inside of Zion National Park in Utah. \u00a0The post dealt more with how happy I was at over-stretching the use of the Really Right Stuff TQC14 tripod, but after getting a bunch of emails on other details, I figured I’d post more details on the area, the shot, and the process.<\/p>\n

(click on the picture at the right to see a bigger version of it)<\/em><\/p>\n

Where is this Place?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This place is called “The Narrows” and it is in Zion National Park in Utah. In order to get to this place, you have to go to tne entrance of this canyon. I believe its called the Temple of Sinewava. \u00a0This is about a mile and change on concrete. \u00a0From there, you jump into some water and start hiking in through the canyon.<\/p>\n

The canyon is really big, and has a fok in it about 3 miles in. \u00a0About a mile after that there is a place called “Wall Street” where you can get some really cool light and looks depending on the time of day you go. \u00a0I would recommend huffing the mile through Wall Street and go all the way to the end. \u00a0From there, you can double back and find the shots that you want.<\/p>\n

Are You Hiking In Water?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes. \u00a0Depending on the time of year, you can go from being above rocks, to your ankles, all the way up to your waist. \u00a0Thankfully this time around, there were not that many places where you would go down really hard, but it did vary quite a bit?<\/p>\n

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Was it Cold\/Wet?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh yeah… but not too bad. \u00a0We got a bunch of dry gear from Zion Adventure Company<\/a>\u00a0which included dry pants, neoprene socks, special shoes, tops, and walking sticks. \u00a0The guys there were amazing to work with, had great videos to show what to do and what not to do. \u00a0We made the reservation the day before, got fitted, and walked out of with the gear. \u00a0This rental also included a drysack that contained 1 D800 camera, a 24-70 2.8, my iphone, and an Olloclip<\/a> for wide\/fisheye shots on the iphone. \u00a0I also carried the tripod in another drysack that my buddy Wes had on his shoulders.<\/p>\n

Conditions wise, the flow was actually pretty slow, the water temperature in the 40’s, but not that many tricky spots. \u00a0The rental gear helped out a TON!<\/p>\n

How Long Were You Out there?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We were at the parking area around 9am. After the mile and a hald walk, we stopped, got the gear on and started walking. \u00a0We were back at the car taking the gear off around 3:40PM. \u00a0It was a very long day, and I would saty we went about 6-8 miles total.<\/p>\n

Was it Strenuous?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m not really a hiker, and I\u00a0wasn’t\u00a0really prepared for making the hike, but I have to say, it ddidnt seem too bad. \u00a0I think that the conditions were very favorable to make the hike, so that part I was pumped about. \u00a0 I\u00a0wasn’t\u00a0really all that prepared for having to fight the current on the way up, and having to stop myself from falling because the current was pushing me on the way back down. \u00a0It was certainly tiring, and I thought my legs were going to fall off, but I had a wonderful time.<\/p>\n

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How Many Shots Did You Make?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I made a total of 4 pictures, all were 9 stop brackets. \u00a0I figured at one point I would try an HDR of stuff.<\/p>\n

Why Did You Shoot 9 Frames for a Bracket?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is my rule of thumb when working with HDR images and brackets. \u00a0The amount of brackets I shoot of an image is directly porportional to how close I live to the location that I am shooting.<\/p>\n

ie: if this place is around the corner from where I live.. I will shoot less brackets. \u00a0If this is halfway across the country – i’m going to shoot the heck out of it. Hence, the 9 frames.<\/p>\n

Is This an HDR?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes. \u00a0yes it is. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Were you nervous for your Camera?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh absolutely. \u00a0 That said i’m dong my best to follow a maxim that Joe McNally often espouses ” You want to get an interesting picture? Get your camera in an interesting place” . \u00a0I could sit and be afraid of the gear getting wrecked and never try… or try and get something that I will be happy with. \u00a0At the end of the day, I’ll just make prints of this, sell them, and see what happens.<\/p>\n

Do you plan on selling these prints?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes. \u00a0My idea was to take these prints and put them into the group of prints that I sell. \u00a0I figure i’ll only have 20 of these for sale, and once they are sold, theyre done. \u00a0No more versions or derivatives.. just those and we’re done.<\/p>\n

I thought you didnt know how to swim?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I dont. \u00a0And i’m pretty afraid of water. \u00a0That said… I’m not about to let something like that mess up a chance at getting a picture. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Should you have any questions, ask away at the Google+ page.<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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