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HorshoeBend_Revisited
Here's my retake of Horseshoe bend that I mentioned in my last post.(Morning Light on Lake Powell) After checking out the campground at Lone Rock, I thought I would have enough time to check out the campground at Lee's Ferry 45 mins away. I had 2 1/2 hours to play with so I took a chance and headed off. About 25 mins into the drive I apparently passed a time zone and all of a sudden I only had 1 1/2 hours, this whole time zone situation really gets me sometimes. Most people don't realize (Including Myself) that Photopills cannot provide you with the correct time zone if it can't get a cellular signal so always compare the time in the app with the time on your phone. Lee's Ferry campground was a horrible place to camp. The wind is insane there, so much so, that the builders of the campgrounds actually built wind shelters in most of the campsites. They looked like the big set of ribs that the waitress in the ending of the flintstones cartoon carries out and sets on Freds car. I quickly bailed and made a rushed trip back to horseshoe bend, which I had 35 mins to do a 45 minute drive so I hammered the pedal on my 4x4 rental and raced back down Highway 89. About 15 mins from the bend on a long straight away I really started pushing it and hit 100 miles an hour. Just as the needle hit 100 an Arizona Highway Patrol pulled onto the road about 1000 feet ahead. I checked up on the brakes hard in an effort not to rearend the patrolman. Luckily he hadn't seen my maniacal pace but when he saw me coming up behind him he knew I was flying. He then set the pace for the next 10 miles at 55 mph, daring me to pass him. That was the longest 10 miles I've ever driven. I finally made it to the bend with 5 mins to spare, and Ran off down the sandy trail leading to the bend. I hadn't noticed that the clock on my phone recalculated and added the missing time back. So I actually had more time than I thought. As usual there was a throng of shooters lined up along the cliff's edge and luckily some of the more experienced shooters bailed after realizing the sun would not be a participant in the evening captures, so I quickly elbowed my way into the recently vacated spot to grab this shot. My prior trip here had absolutely blank skies so I had composed my shot omitting the sky completely. This time I was able to get "some" cloud drama to include in my shot. Hope you like it. :)
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HorshoeBend_Revisited
Here's my retake of Horseshoe bend that I mentioned in my last post.(Morning Light on Lake Powell) After checking out the campground at Lone Rock, I thought I would have enough time to check out the campground at Lee's Ferry 45 mins away. I had 2 1/2 hours to play with so I took a chance and headed off. About 25 mins into the drive I apparently passed a time zone and all of a sudden I only had 1 1/2 hours, this whole time zone situation really gets me sometimes. Most people don't realize (Including Myself) that Photopills cannot provide you with the correct time zone if it can't get a cellular signal so always compare the time in the app with the time on your phone. Lee's Ferry campground was a horrible place to camp. The wind is insane there, so much so, that the builders of the campgrounds actually built wind shelters in most of the campsites. They looked like the big set of ribs that the waitress in the ending of the flintstones cartoon carries out and sets on Freds car. I quickly bailed and made a rushed trip back to horseshoe bend, which I had 35 mins to do a 45 minute drive so I hammered the pedal on my 4x4 rental and raced back down Highway 89. About 15 mins from the bend on a long straight away I really started pushing it and hit 100 miles an hour. Just as the needle hit 100 an Arizona Highway Patrol pulled onto the road about 1000 feet ahead. I checked up on the brakes hard in an effort not to rearend the patrolman. Luckily he hadn't seen my maniacal pace but when he saw me coming up behind him he knew I was flying. He then set the pace for the next 10 miles at 55 mph, daring me to pass him. That was the longest 10 miles I've ever driven. I finally made it to the bend with 5 mins to spare, and Ran off down the sandy trail leading to the bend. I hadn't noticed that the clock on my phone recalculated and added the missing time back. So I actually had more time than I thought. As usual there was a throng of shooters lined up along the cliff's edge and luckily some of the more experienced shooters bailed after realizing the sun would not be a participant in the evening captures, so I quickly elbowed my way into the recently vacated spot to grab this shot. My prior trip here had absolutely blank skies so I had composed my shot omitting the sky completely. This time I was able to get "some" cloud drama to include in my shot. Hope you like it. :)
Thanks for taking the time to take a look at my photos, and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are greatly appreciated!! Have a great week ahead everybody!! :)
Please do me a "solid" and follow me on my other social sites found below:
500px | Facebook | Flickr | Google+ | Instagram | Youtube