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Hikers in Coyote Gulch I, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah Click on image to view larger
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Hikers in Coyote Gulch I, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah is available as an 10"x14" Print, matted
to fit an 16"x20" frame. Each print is signed
and numbered by the photographer. Only 100 prints will
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Each week, I post an image from my recent or historical work and talk a little
bit about it; the process, creative thought, and technical details that
contributed to its creation. During the week an image is featured, I offer it as
a Limited Edition Fine Art Print at a special price. Each image is printed
personally by me on the latest Epson printers using archival pigment inks on
acid-free archival paper. The prints are shipped matted and signed and can be
framed using a standard size, off-the-shelf frame from your local frame shop.
Learn more about my fine art printing process.
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Image of the Week
How ready are you?
Honestly, if you turn a corner and suddenly find yourself staring at three elephants standing on their
heads in beautiful light, are you prepared to photograph the scene? Is your camera accessible, or is it
buried deep in your backpack? Do you even know where it is?
Yeah, me neither...at least while backpacking. On the street, I usually have a camera or two stashed in
a fanny pack or shoulder bag. But on the trail, it's better to carry the weight on your back. For a
long time I buried my camera kit in tons of foam padding and shoved it in my frame pack. If I wanted
to take a picture, I had to shed the pack and dig out the camera. As the day (and my legs) wore on, I became
less and less inclined to take the pack off for possible photo opportunities. I couldn't work like that.
Something had to be done.
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Photo by Todd Sirmans
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I settled on a front-mounted camera holster made by Kinesis Photo Gear. Kinesis makes a range of modular camera bags,
including a top-loading holster bag that accepts a large SLR camera with long a lens
attached, or two lenses if they are medium-to-short lengths. Using two carabiners to clip the sides
of the holster to my frame pack's shoulder straps, and a small ABS clip on the frame pack's
waist belt to prevent the holster from bouncing while I walk, I can easily grab my camera
and shoot while walking. In fact, it's so easy to use while hiking that I've injured myself
several times by looking through the viewfinder instead of watching where I step. Hazards of
the business, I guess.
Without the holster, this week's image would have never happened. On the second day of hiking through
Glen Canyon's beautiful Coyote Gulch, I turned a corner and saw the morning sunlight vibrantly light
up the canyon's red sandstone, silhouetting my hiking partners. The stream we were hiking in reflected
the canyon walls brilliantly, and I had only moments before my friends rounded the bend and the moment
was over.
Have questions, comments? Let me know what you think.
Technical Data
Hikers in Coyote Gulch I, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah was photographed with a Nikon D300 and 50mm ƒ/1.8 lens. The exposure was
1/125 sec at ƒ/8.
Other Images of the Week
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- Cross-Country Runner Alexandra Krieg, Middlebury, Vermont
- Horse Bath, Morgan Horse Farm, Weybridge, Vermont
- Whitney, Citronelle, Alabama
- The North Window from Turret Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
- Jeff, Middlebury College, Vermont
- Hostas II, Middlebury, Vermont
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- Ocotillo Shadow, Abandoned Cabin, Anza-Borrego State Park, California
- Moonlit Palms, Anza-Borrego State Park, California
- Park Avenue, Arches National Park, Utah
- Ashton and Whitney, Citronelle, Alabama
- Steven
- Halladay Road III
- Fall colors and ivy-covered wall, Middlebury College, Vermont
- Maple Tree, Middlebury, Vermont
- Jesse Hamner at Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone NP
- Aon Center from Millenium Park, Chicago
- Mountain Biking I
- Boulders II, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
- Hosta Leaves
- Joe
- The Pour
- Skylar
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