VoiceOfEmerika

Karen and I went to Joshua Tree last weekend. We were just looking for a nice hike, but the flowers were blooming like crazy and it was nicer than we had imagined. I didn’t find anything I wanted to use for a time-lapse, but I did find some scenes I wanted to do a long blend on. The first one is still waiting to be processed. The second one was a disaster. It’s documented visually below.

I am sure you guessed that the tripod fell over. And yes, that’s me with the look of horror you just can’t make out. Arrggg! My camera has a telescoping lens and it’s bent and stuck now. (No, I’m not going to show you a picture.) It’s off to the repair shop for this little one.

And what did I learn? Wind is not to be ignored. Until now, I gave very little consideration to placing the tripod. If it stood, I figured close enough. Not anymore. Yes, all very obvious in retrospect. More so, because the wind was the entire point of the picture. I had planned to contrast the solidness of the landscape with the movement of the plants in the wind.