The OLD CLOSED Post Your Campsite/gear/knife/hiking/anything Outdoorsy Pic Thread!

[lambertiana]

When I was in Dusy Basin last summer (Kings Canyon NP) I was hoping for really clear conditions for alpenglow pictures at sunset. But in the late afternoon a wildfire to the west kicked up (Tehipite fire) and the smoke blew our way. I took some pictures at sunset, see if you think they turned out OK with all the smoke.

 

[Stormstaff]

When I was in Dusy Basin last summer (Kings Canyon NP) I was hoping for really clear conditions for alpenglow pictures at sunset. But in the late afternoon a wildfire to the west kicked up (Tehipite fire) and the smoke blew our way. I took some pictures at sunset, see if you think they turned out OK with all the smoke.

Looks good to me. Can you take a bad pic?

 

[lambertiana]

Looks good to me. Can you take a bad pic?

I have taken plenty of bad pictures. The latest string of pictures from Kings Canyon were taken on an eight day trip last summer; I took over 1100 pictures in those eight days. Some turned out decent, some did not. In addition to scenery pictures, I take pictures of flowers, wildlife, and general pictures around camp. For example, here are pictures of camp in Dusy Basin, looking in multiple directions (we camped at 11,300', right at timberline):

Taking truly good pictures is a combination of 10% knowing how to frame it, 90% being in the right place at the right time. Unfortunately, most of the pictures I post were taken on the trail and I didn't have the time to wait for ideal lighting or cloud conditions. But sometimes I get lucky, I saw this shot developing and waited for it (we were at camp below Mt Whitney in Sequoia NP, and I just watched and waited as the storm cleared):

And sometimes as I hike on a trail I see something that I find striking in texture or color, and then it is just a matter of deciding how to frame it. This is an example of such a picture:

 

[Stormstaff]

Awesome pics

 

[Mack]

She found out I can't get home for a while still so she decided it would be fun to keep teasing me.

 

[macgregor22]

ok nvm, looks like I have to host them somewhere else

 

[lambertiana]

A few pictures from the top of Mt Agassiz (13,893') above Dusy Basin.

Looking toward North Palisade:

Looking south; on the horizon the two high points are Mt Williamson (14,375') and Mt Whitney (14,505'). This bookends the pictures I have taken looking north toward the Palisade Crest from the top of Whitney.

Looking down from the summit (southeast). The summit ridge is very narrow, and I had to be very careful of my foot placement as I took my 360 degree view pictures. After I took this one, I noticed that there was sunlight visible between the rocks I was standing on. I wouldn't want to be there during an earthquake.

On the way back down to Dusy Basin, I took this picture on Bishop Pass:

 

[baldtaco-II]

lambertiana - spectacular

 

[HikingMano]

lambertiana - spectacular

Truly. Awe-inspiring.

 

[baldtaco-II]

 

[baldtaco-II]

 

[lambertiana]

Baldtaco - I really like that picture of the blue flowers in the forest!

 

[TedV]

Small hiking trip at the first weekend of last April - location Belgium, just above Saint Hubert - some firemaking practice

 

[TedV]

Also tried out an MSR E-House shelter. Nice piece of kit. Enough room for two and gear to survive really bad weather. 2 Adults and 2 kids is also possible ...

 

[lambertiana]

TedV - How does that MSR E-House hold up to heavy rain? What do you use for a floor? Does it keep the mosquitoes at bay? Are there significant condensation issues inside?

Mt Agassiz from below Bishop Pass, John Muir Wilderness

Agassiz over Saddlerock Lake, John Muir Wilderness

Long Lake, John Muir Wilderness

 

[NaturalMystic]

Figured it was time I contributed some pics to this thread so here we go.
This first set was from 2002 when I did a midnight hike up to the North coast of my birth land, Trinidad (just off the coast of Venezuela). We went to see the leatherback turtles coming in to lay their eggs. This was one of those moments that stay with you forever. Pardon the pic quality on this first group as these were shot with the camera feature on my Sony MiniDV camcorder (we're talking 2002 technology here!)

Close up of the egg-laying:

Strolling through some bamboo patches:

Going through the Caroni Swamp:

These were taken on a another North Coast hike, as well as a hike we did on Trinidad's sister island, Tobago, this time in 2005 and with better cameras.

Cayman

Not quite an Isula ant but close.

Fishing village.

Looking North to the Caribbean Sea.

 

[NaturalMystic]

Here's the 2nd set:

More bamboo.

Even more bamboo.

Me walking through a river.

Deserted beach.

Me filling up a water bottle with fresh spring water.

 

[NaturalMystic]

Last set:

Another secluded beach.

There you go. I hope I didn't over do it with the pics!

 

[Carolina River Rat]

I could look at pics of that place all day. There's no such thing as overdoing it.

 

[NaturalMystic]

Thanks man, glad you like em. Trinidad and Tobago are truly wonderous islands. I try to do some sort of hike every time I go back. I'll look through my pics and see about posting some more sometime.