Kiger Gorge

Sweet. The leading line of the gorge helps pull me into the scene.

It looks like a place where I would like to visit in the fall. Did you make it down into the gorge? It seems like a place for some nice comps. How do you like the new camera?

David,

I could not agree more! This is a clasic image for leading lines. I was very fortunate to be here to create the image. I still get excited when I view this photograph; especially the print.

Phil Knouf

Erik,

Boy, I would have loved to be in the bottom of this gorge! My friend and I were newcomers and spent our time exploring from our campground up to the top of the mountain. It is a long way back down to the entrances and then a significant drive to the various gorges that flow out to the west. I would suggest a scouting trip of 3 - 4 days to find all of the access points to visit the gorges. I am going back in both the spring and fall to explore more. Perhaps we will meet up there.

I am really enjoying the Canon 5D MKII camera. I photographed for more than three decades with a 4x5 view camera before making the switch. I purchased the 24mm tilt shift lense that facilitates using the Canon as if I had a view camera with all of my tilt, shift, rise and fall controls. The ability to utilize live view coupled with the 10x zoom and then enhancing all with a Hoodman 3x loupe is actually quite amazing. I have control of the image way beyond what I could control with the 4x5. Now I have instant feedback through the histogram and the review. Now, it is important to test the responsiveness of the sensor, as we did with film speed tests, to accurately characterize this responsiveness in order to determine what if any exposure adjustment is necessary. My testing has found that I need to overexpose the image by 2/3's of a stop to produce a 50% reading of the middle gray patch of a Munsell Color Checker card in LR3. Then I am very close to the most accurate exposure I can produce that simplifies the process in LR3, ACR and Photoshop.

Phil Knouf

Phil,
Thanks for the reply. I'm glad you enjoy your new camera.

Nice shot Phil. The aspens at the bottom of the gorge really make this shot interesting. I just returned from a trip to the Steens/Alvord Desert. What an amazing place!