The way you walked up that steep incline as far as you went knowing you had to come back for the camera and then go up again with that heavy pack shows the amount of work you do for these videos. I just want you to know I understand and appreciate the amount of effort you put into these.
Great vid Ben. I especially liked your unplanned hike up top; it looks otherworldly up there, but awesome. I like to do the same kind of thing on days when there's too much wind for LF, or it's overcast. These "Let's go explore" days can become some of the most enjoyable and memorable of a trip. Keep up the inspiring work!
Thanks Jim! Those are indeed some of the best days on these trips. Not having ideal conditions to photograph and simply exploring instead feels a bit like getting out of school early.
The sounds of running water, crunching boots over the rocks, the birds doing what birds do, and hearing the weight as you put your camera away impress me, at times, as much as your photography. It;s the added touch that gives me extra pleasure in viewing your adventures.
Thanks Brad! It sure does show the power of sound when it comes to video. I love it when that place comes alive with natural sounds. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I love seeing the beauty of Zion outside of the main canyon! You've definitely shown me that Zion has so much more to offer whenever life may take me back to it's warm sandstone walls.
@@BenHorne watching this kind of makes me want to make a lightbox frame. that photo looks cool illuminated on the light table. imagine a few on the wall illuminated? but not lcd screens, actual photographs like you have at the end. that would be cool.
The makings of a great afternoon...mug of tea and not one but two Ben Horne videos. Many thanks for not only for the amazing photography but all the hard work you put into making the videos as well!
Thanks Christopher! It sure is a wonderful place, and one could certainly spend a lifetime there and never see it all. I will be interesting to see what you find on your second visit. The more you visit the park, the more it reveals of itself.
Enjoyable as always Ben, the tree in the slot canyon has so much potential and I look forward to you revisiting it in the future. However as I watch this video with AirPods connected, I must say, I really enjoy the sounds you capture on these trips, it really brings you along on the journey.
Thanks Peter! I absolutely love the sound that my stereo mic can capture. It makes the scenes come alive, and I'm glad that you appreciate it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good stuff Ben. Love the picture of the tree in the slot canyon and the red maple with the skeletal looking bare branches. That position you scrambled up to toward the end of the video looked like it had some incredible views and photographic potential. Hopefully you can find some comps there on a future trip.
Thanks Larry! That area up top sure felt like an alien landscape. There is definitely some potential up there for some photos, but I imagine it will be quite windy when the skies are great. Also, it wouldn't be a fun place to climb up/down in the dark.
At 9:00, it looks as if your camera is holding up that leaning tree. Tripod legs and camera angle are perfectly parallel and perpendicular with the tree. Gotta admire the red and gray in the red maples. Did you capture any critters on the game cam?
Haha! I didn't notice that until you pointed it out. Now I can't unsee it. The only critters I got on the gamecam were some bighorn sheep. I didn't quite have a good way of working that into the video, but the footage wasn't all that amazing anyway. Perhaps next year!
Thanks! It sure is wild up there. I'll have to hike up there at sunset one of these days and see how the light is. It will be difficult getting back down in the dark though.
nice easter egg at the start! I was wondering about the game cams and if you have caught any lions. I hope Ash Crack makes it. also, nice wheels on the cruiser
I'm glad you enjoyed that! It sure is a lovely scene and I enjoy revisiting it each year. When I revisit this fall, perhaps I'll do an overlay with the photo I shot there to show how much that tree has grown. It doesn't fit within my original composition anymore. Ash Crack was looking quite sad this year. It looked like it was stressed and didn't produce as large of leaves as when I photographed it. We'll see how it looks this fall. Hopefully it keeps growing.
Thanks Vishwas! I was originally going to make this two videos, but there wasn't a great spot to split it, so I figured why not just make a long one. That scene with the red maple sure was fun to shoot! I look forward to revisiting that scene during the winter to see how it looks. I would imagine it will be nearly unrecognizable.
Boy, that mountain lion track is surely very fresh. I am sure you've thought of what to do if / when one does appear suddenly and no one else is around. Many wild animals (some human too) are dangerous, but mountain lions are especially. They can sneak up on you and stalk. That makes them even harder to avoid. I often think of these kinds of things in my head, just so I weren't totally unprepared in the wilderness, by myself.
It definitely was fresh, and those tracks led up an increasingly narrow canyon, so I figured it would be a good time to head back since it was already in the late afternoon. They sure are elusive creatures, but very beautiful.
Thank you Russell! Next up is Death Valley. I'll get the film from the lab pretty soon, then I can start putting the videos together. It was a very interesting trip.
love the scene @11:30 with the far off plane streaking through the early morning sky! And the scenery at 17:50 just beautiful! Oh the tree and moody skies @19:30 I would have stopped there and spent some megapixels :)
Thanks Robert! Those scenes up on top of the mesas sure are beautiful, but they would also be very tough to shoot. When the skies have wonderful clouds, the wind is often quite strong, and getting up/down there in the dark would be a challenge. It sure is fun to explore though!
2:48 that actually looks more like a Dog print. The claws are clearly visible which is very rare with a Cat track as their claws retract in while walking. Unlike a Dogs which are always out. And the main Pad is shaped more like a Dogs pad. Softer ground so a little smudged in and it is an older track. Also a big Mountain Lion print will be as wide or wider than your hand.
Hi Terry! Although the claws are slightly visible, that's not uncommon at all when a big cat is walking in mud/snow/sand. Take a look at my tweet from Oct 24th for a still image of this print. There are two lobes on the front of the heel, and three lobes in the back. About 3.5 inches wide, very round overall, and the animal was very carefully and methodically walking through the wash with a large stride, often times covering it's front tracks with its rear tracks. This was without a doubt a mountain lion, though perhaps a female or younger male. I think the males can be 4+ inches wide. Also, there's a rock I found where the animal slipped a bit and its claws left scratches in the mark, along with some droppings with fur and other bits in them. In one area, the animal leaped across a slot canyon and its tracks picked up on the other side. Soft kitty warm kitty. :-)
@@BenHorne A few weeks ago i was walking up the HOH Rainforest trail in deep snow. Came across some fresh bobcat tracks took a few photos. Heard something ahead walked up there and saw the prints of a very Large lone Elk. Never saw him just heard the noise of a startled large animal. Being so big and alone i figure it must of been one of the Bulls i photographed during the September Rut. Very cool :)
Thanks, Ben, I've really been enjoying this-many thanks! I finally got to Zion last May, five of the National Parks in Utah, it was awesome. I hope you're still getting my meager support. Wishing you the best! -Bob
It was definitely a fresh one too. I can see that it went up to a pool of water for a drink before continuing on its way. It was getting late in the day, so I decided it would be wise to head back to my truck. :-)
Thank you Xi! It sure is tough to shoot chaotic scenes like that, but those branches sure added some wonderful movement and contrast to the vivid leaves.
Yup, those areas are not to be messed with when it's raining. That's for sure. I have nothing but respect for the forces that carve these beautiful places.
Your style of storytelling makes me feel like coming home although I haven't been there nor ever will be. Have you ever considered to make an image from the top the canyons, a vista with a nice tree or rock formation in foreground ?
Thanks Michael! It's something I'll have to think about doing at some point. What I really should do is head up there and witness the light at sunset to see how it all looks, then formulate a plan on how best to capture it in the future. Hiking up there or down from there in the dark is a bit of a challenge, and it also gets quite windy so that makes it tough to shoot, but I love the rugged terrain up there.
Hi Ben, thoroughly enjoyed all your great videos from this trip to Zion. As always, you have managed to capture some stunning images. My personal fav is the pine cones images. Are you planning to visit Death Valley this winter? Looking forward to your next series whenever that may be. Safe travels.
Thanks Ash! I just returned from Death Valley, and will be picking my film up from the lab in the coming days. It was a very interesting trip for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hi Ben! Thank you for the quality content of your videos. I've found them really inspiring and a great source of motivation to simply go out, enjoy nature and make images, with no fuss over gear. Outstanding! There is one thing that has caught my attention. While most landscape photographers complain/avoid clear skies during the day, you seem to thrive on them, specifically looking to make images in blue skies. Why is that so? What makes your preference for clear skies stand out?
Thanks Luis! When it comes to photography, it's all about light. When shooting the grand landscape, having clouds is nice because it gives some interest to the sky, but for a place like Zion, most of the best subjects are smaller more intimate scenes. These scenes do best with reflected light, which is when sunlight strikes a large sandstone formation, then reflects down into dark narrow canyons where some of the best subjects are found. When working with reflected light, there are often two colors to the light, the warm light reflected from the nearby sandstone, and blue light from the sky. It's a beautiful and painterly sort of light. The moment a single tiny cloud drifts over, it reflects neutral light down into the canyons, killing the light. It's as though someone flipped a switch and the light went from a beautiful directional warm light to a very drab light. Even a contrail from a passing plane overhead will kill the light. The sort of light that you get with reflected light is very similar to photographing a subject during the blue hour when there is some warm light low on one horizon and blue light coming from the other direction. In Zion, you can find this sort of light at mid-day, and it lasts for hours, just so long as there are no clouds.
@@BenHorne Thanks for the explanation! Crystal clear. Thank you for taking the time to get into the details, very illustrative. By the way, I failed to mention my admiration for the images you create. They are very thoughtful, full of emotion and technically superb. Congrats!
I agree! I really will need to bring my big camera up there at some point. There are a couple other wide vistas like that which would probably also do well for B&W. Thanks for watching and commenting John!
I have a feeling that you practice your shutter and stopwatch release coordination! I can only picture myself getting out of sorts, clicking the stopwatch first, and then overexposing the shot 😅. Good on you!
Thanks Ted! That's certainly the result of years of practice. There's something so very satisfying about the click of the shutter and the click of the stopwatch. After a while, you don't even think about it.
Lovely, and inspiring episode, Ben. That photo with red leafs and the bare branch was really popping! Whatever happened with the camera that you put to capture the cat? Did it capture something? Oh, and that place you came to after you'd climbed the sandstone; otherworldly beautiful!
Thanks! I didn't get any interesting footage on the game cam, just a few bighorn sheep walking by, but I have a lead for a place to put the camera next year. It sure is a wonderful place, and I look forward to heading back again this fall.
Yeah, now that was a mountain lion print! Loved the images you made on these final days; I think you're being too hard on the first two (the ponderosa and the boxelder or maple, whatever that was; and the one in which the yellow thicket of maple or boxelder or whatever fills the frame). They deserve a second look :-)
Thanks Scott! It’s always a little tricky in sand versus mud, but the mud print is pretty close to the area where I found the tracks in the sand, so it may very well have been the same cat for both. There was also a rock with some claw marks on it where the cat slipped and used its claws for grip. That was quite enlightening to see. When it comes to the photos, it’ll be interesting to see how my perception changes with the passage of time. In some cases, I wrote them off a bit because I think I can do better next time when the conditions are better, but we’ll see. It gives a great excuse for a return trip though. Thanks for watching and commenting Scott!
The way you walked up that steep incline as far as you went knowing you had to come back for the camera and then go up again with that heavy pack shows the amount of work you do for these videos. I just want you to know I understand and appreciate the amount of effort you put into these.
Aye, think to myself sod that for a game of soldiers.
Thanks Danny! I really appreciate it!
I love the red maple reminds me of a Spanish dancer waving their dress around
That's an excellent observation, and I totally see that!
Great vid Ben. I especially liked your unplanned hike up top; it looks otherworldly up there, but awesome. I like to do the same kind of thing on days when there's too much wind for LF, or it's overcast. These "Let's go explore" days can become some of the most enjoyable and memorable of a trip. Keep up the inspiring work!
Thanks Jim! Those are indeed some of the best days on these trips. Not having ideal conditions to photograph and simply exploring instead feels a bit like getting out of school early.
Bonjour Benn,🇫🇷
Magnifique travail. Ce spot est vraiment magnifique😍. Vous êtes passé devant de belles scènes de paysage. Bon courage à vous ! 👍
Merci Philippe!
The sounds of running water, crunching boots over the rocks, the birds doing what birds do, and hearing the weight as you put your camera away impress me, at times, as much as your photography. It;s the added touch that gives me extra pleasure in viewing your adventures.
Thanks Brad! It sure does show the power of sound when it comes to video. I love it when that place comes alive with natural sounds. Thanks for watching and commenting!
The footage of morning before sunrise...how wonderful to wakeup early in a place like zion and have a cup of coffee
Thanks Cathy! It sure is wonderful to be up early and have the place to myself. At least for a little while.
I love seeing the beauty of Zion outside of the main canyon! You've definitely shown me that Zion has so much more to offer whenever life may take me back to it's warm sandstone walls.
Thanks Gregory! Even though it isn't a very large park, one could spend a lifetime there and never explore it all.
Quite the scramble at the 19 minute mark and you filmed it. Nice work.
What you didn't see in that clip is that I couldn't quite make it to the top, but I did find another way around to get up there. :-)
Excellent. Superb narration. Love your calm nature and your created images.
Thank you so much! It sure was a nice way to round out the trip. Looking forward to heading back there again this fall.
the maple ponderosa looks awesome
Thanks Sean! That's a subject I hope to revisit this fall, and we'll see if I can get any better light on it. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@BenHorne watching this kind of makes me want to make a lightbox frame. that photo looks cool illuminated on the light table. imagine a few on the wall illuminated? but not lcd screens, actual photographs like you have at the end. that would be cool.
Fabulous video Ben , it was great to see some wider views of Zion , what a wonderful place it is
Thanks Andrew! Zion sure does have some dramatic wide scenery, but it sure is tough to capture. Looks great on video though!
The makings of a great afternoon...mug of tea and not one but two Ben Horne videos. Many thanks for not only for the amazing photography but all the hard work you put into making the videos as well!
Thank you Thomas! Though it is a lot of work, it sure is a labor of love. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Love that red maple shot
Thanks Zach! It sure was a wonderful find, especially since the leaves were mostly gone the next day.
Thanks Ben. I've been to Zion once, in March of 2011. You videos have inspired me to return to see the more remote areas next time, off beaten path.
Thanks Christopher! It sure is a wonderful place, and one could certainly spend a lifetime there and never see it all. I will be interesting to see what you find on your second visit. The more you visit the park, the more it reveals of itself.
Enjoyable as always Ben, the tree in the slot canyon has so much potential and I look forward to you revisiting it in the future. However as I watch this video with AirPods connected, I must say, I really enjoy the sounds you capture on these trips, it really brings you along on the journey.
Thanks Peter! I absolutely love the sound that my stereo mic can capture. It makes the scenes come alive, and I'm glad that you appreciate it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good stuff Ben. Love the picture of the tree in the slot canyon and the red maple with the skeletal looking bare branches. That position you scrambled up to toward the end of the video looked like it had some incredible views and photographic potential. Hopefully you can find some comps there on a future trip.
Thanks Larry! That area up top sure felt like an alien landscape. There is definitely some potential up there for some photos, but I imagine it will be quite windy when the skies are great. Also, it wouldn't be a fun place to climb up/down in the dark.
At 9:00, it looks as if your camera is holding up that leaning tree. Tripod legs and camera angle are perfectly parallel and perpendicular with the tree. Gotta admire the red and gray in the red maples. Did you capture any critters on the game cam?
Haha! I didn't notice that until you pointed it out. Now I can't unsee it. The only critters I got on the gamecam were some bighorn sheep. I didn't quite have a good way of working that into the video, but the footage wasn't all that amazing anyway. Perhaps next year!
The view at 19:30 was just amazing.
Thanks! It sure is wild up there. I'll have to hike up there at sunset one of these days and see how the light is. It will be difficult getting back down in the dark though.
nice easter egg at the start! I was wondering about the game cams and if you have caught any lions. I hope Ash Crack makes it. also, nice wheels on the cruiser
I'm glad you enjoyed that! It sure is a lovely scene and I enjoy revisiting it each year. When I revisit this fall, perhaps I'll do an overlay with the photo I shot there to show how much that tree has grown. It doesn't fit within my original composition anymore. Ash Crack was looking quite sad this year. It looked like it was stressed and didn't produce as large of leaves as when I photographed it. We'll see how it looks this fall. Hopefully it keeps growing.
I got excited by the length of the video itself :)
Really nice portfolio shots this time. And also love the red maples with the dry branches shot.
Thanks Vishwas! I was originally going to make this two videos, but there wasn't a great spot to split it, so I figured why not just make a long one. That scene with the red maple sure was fun to shoot! I look forward to revisiting that scene during the winter to see how it looks. I would imagine it will be nearly unrecognizable.
Boy, that mountain lion track is surely very fresh. I am sure you've thought of what to do if / when one does appear suddenly and no one else is around. Many wild animals (some human too) are dangerous, but mountain lions are especially. They can sneak up on you and stalk. That makes them even harder to avoid. I often think of these kinds of things in my head, just so I weren't totally unprepared in the wilderness, by myself.
It definitely was fresh, and those tracks led up an increasingly narrow canyon, so I figured it would be a good time to head back since it was already in the late afternoon. They sure are elusive creatures, but very beautiful.
Any luck with the trail cam? Another great video mate. Love Autumn time, my favourite
Thanks Cam! I did get a few bighorn sheep on the cam, but that's it. I'll have to try again next year!
As always, it’s a true pleasure to watch you work! Congrats on capturing several stunning images! Best wishes!
Thanks so much! It sure was a wonderful trip, and I look forward to returning there to see what else I can find.
I enjoyed all of this trip as usual. Great work, and I look forward to the next trip.
Thank you Russell! Next up is Death Valley. I'll get the film from the lab pretty soon, then I can start putting the videos together. It was a very interesting trip.
love the scene @11:30 with the far off plane streaking through the early morning sky! And the scenery at 17:50 just beautiful! Oh the tree and moody skies @19:30 I would have stopped there and spent some megapixels :)
Thanks Robert! Those scenes up on top of the mesas sure are beautiful, but they would also be very tough to shoot. When the skies have wonderful clouds, the wind is often quite strong, and getting up/down there in the dark would be a challenge. It sure is fun to explore though!
2:48 that actually looks more like a Dog print. The claws are clearly visible which is very rare with a Cat track as their claws retract in while walking. Unlike a Dogs which are always out. And the main Pad is shaped more like a Dogs pad. Softer ground so a little smudged in and it is an older track. Also a big Mountain Lion print will be as wide or wider than your hand.
Hi Terry! Although the claws are slightly visible, that's not uncommon at all when a big cat is walking in mud/snow/sand. Take a look at my tweet from Oct 24th for a still image of this print. There are two lobes on the front of the heel, and three lobes in the back. About 3.5 inches wide, very round overall, and the animal was very carefully and methodically walking through the wash with a large stride, often times covering it's front tracks with its rear tracks. This was without a doubt a mountain lion, though perhaps a female or younger male. I think the males can be 4+ inches wide. Also, there's a rock I found where the animal slipped a bit and its claws left scratches in the mark, along with some droppings with fur and other bits in them. In one area, the animal leaped across a slot canyon and its tracks picked up on the other side. Soft kitty warm kitty. :-)
@@BenHorne A few weeks ago i was walking up the HOH Rainforest trail in deep snow. Came across some fresh bobcat tracks took a few photos. Heard something ahead walked up there and saw the prints of a very Large lone Elk. Never saw him just heard the noise of a startled large animal. Being so big and alone i figure it must of been one of the Bulls i photographed during the September Rut. Very cool :)
Thanks, Ben, I've really been enjoying this-many thanks! I finally got to Zion last May, five of the National Parks in Utah, it was awesome. I hope you're still getting my meager support. Wishing you the best! -Bob
Thank you so much Bob, and I'm glad you were finally able to experience Zion. It sure is a very special place. Thanks for watching!
What a lovely end to your trip, Ben! The red maple leaf photo was both mine and my little ones favourite shot.
Another fantastic adventure!
Thanks so much! That sure was a fun scene to compose, and I'm glad I had some lovely calm conditions before the storm arrived.
THAT was a mountaindlion track indeed :) Wider then long, large metacarpal pad. This fits all for a feline :D
It was definitely a fresh one too. I can see that it went up to a pool of water for a drink before continuing on its way. It was getting late in the day, so I decided it would be wise to head back to my truck. :-)
Another fantastic episode! Love the red maple image. The bare branches help to organize all that vibrant red color!
Thank you Xi! It sure is tough to shoot chaotic scenes like that, but those branches sure added some wonderful movement and contrast to the vivid leaves.
such a relaxing episode.. thanks for sharing..
Thanks as always Ryan! It sure was a wonderful visit to Zion, and I look forward to doing some more exploring in just 4 months time. :-)
Just amazing story telling loved that red maple photo
Thanks Rakesh! That maple sure was fun to compose.
That is a big cat! * If there's rain upstream, it's time to get out of there!
Yup, those areas are not to be messed with when it's raining. That's for sure. I have nothing but respect for the forces that carve these beautiful places.
Your style of storytelling makes me feel like coming home although I haven't been there nor ever will be.
Have you ever considered to make an image from the top the canyons, a vista with a nice tree or rock formation in foreground ?
Thanks Michael! It's something I'll have to think about doing at some point. What I really should do is head up there and witness the light at sunset to see how it all looks, then formulate a plan on how best to capture it in the future. Hiking up there or down from there in the dark is a bit of a challenge, and it also gets quite windy so that makes it tough to shoot, but I love the rugged terrain up there.
Really enjoy both the images as well as your story telling.
Thank you so much!!!
Hi Ben, thoroughly enjoyed all your great videos from this trip to Zion. As always, you have managed to capture some stunning images. My personal fav is the pine cones images. Are you planning to visit Death Valley this winter? Looking forward to your next series whenever that may be. Safe travels.
Thanks Ash! I just returned from Death Valley, and will be picking my film up from the lab in the coming days. It was a very interesting trip for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome Ben, great vid keep them coming mate.
Thank you Paul!
Hi Ben! Thank you for the quality content of your videos. I've found them really inspiring and a great source of motivation to simply go out, enjoy nature and make images, with no fuss over gear. Outstanding!
There is one thing that has caught my attention. While most landscape photographers complain/avoid clear skies during the day, you seem to thrive on them, specifically looking to make images in blue skies. Why is that so? What makes your preference for clear skies stand out?
Thanks Luis! When it comes to photography, it's all about light. When shooting the grand landscape, having clouds is nice because it gives some interest to the sky, but for a place like Zion, most of the best subjects are smaller more intimate scenes. These scenes do best with reflected light, which is when sunlight strikes a large sandstone formation, then reflects down into dark narrow canyons where some of the best subjects are found. When working with reflected light, there are often two colors to the light, the warm light reflected from the nearby sandstone, and blue light from the sky. It's a beautiful and painterly sort of light. The moment a single tiny cloud drifts over, it reflects neutral light down into the canyons, killing the light. It's as though someone flipped a switch and the light went from a beautiful directional warm light to a very drab light. Even a contrail from a passing plane overhead will kill the light. The sort of light that you get with reflected light is very similar to photographing a subject during the blue hour when there is some warm light low on one horizon and blue light coming from the other direction. In Zion, you can find this sort of light at mid-day, and it lasts for hours, just so long as there are no clouds.
@@BenHorne Thanks for the explanation! Crystal clear. Thank you for taking the time to get into the details, very illustrative. By the way, I failed to mention my admiration for the images you create. They are very thoughtful, full of emotion and technically superb. Congrats!
Need to watch this again as there is So much to take in! Enjoy the higher views at the end
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Thanks as always Stuart! The views up there sure are beautiful. It would be tough to photograph with the strong wind, but maybe someday!
Know All about windy conditions here in UK 👍💨💨💨
@19:25 would have made a nice black and white photo.
I agree! I really will need to bring my big camera up there at some point. There are a couple other wide vistas like that which would probably also do well for B&W. Thanks for watching and commenting John!
I have a feeling that you practice your shutter and stopwatch release coordination! I can only picture myself getting out of sorts, clicking the stopwatch first, and then overexposing the shot 😅. Good on you!
Thanks Ted! That's certainly the result of years of practice. There's something so very satisfying about the click of the shutter and the click of the stopwatch. After a while, you don't even think about it.
Stunning
Thanks Mark! It sure was a productive trip to Zion. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Another great video. Was this late September?
Thanks! This was mid October.
I'd say that trip was a good one! You'll inspire me to return to Zion yet. But what were the results from the trail cam???
Thanks Ken! I caught some bighorn sheep, but that was it. Perhaps next year.
Lovely, and inspiring episode, Ben.
That photo with red leafs and the bare branch was really popping!
Whatever happened with the camera that
you put to capture the cat?
Did it capture something?
Oh, and that place you came to after you'd climbed the sandstone; otherworldly beautiful!
Thanks! I didn't get any interesting footage on the game cam, just a few bighorn sheep walking by, but I have a lead for a place to put the camera next year. It sure is a wonderful place, and I look forward to heading back again this fall.
@@BenHorne And I/we with you!
Yeah, now that was a mountain lion print! Loved the images you made on these final days; I think you're being too hard on the first two (the ponderosa and the boxelder or maple, whatever that was; and the one in which the yellow thicket of maple or boxelder or whatever fills the frame). They deserve a second look :-)
Thanks Scott! It’s always a little tricky in sand versus mud, but the mud print is pretty close to the area where I found the tracks in the sand, so it may very well have been the same cat for both. There was also a rock with some claw marks on it where the cat slipped and used its claws for grip. That was quite enlightening to see. When it comes to the photos, it’ll be interesting to see how my perception changes with the passage of time. In some cases, I wrote them off a bit because I think I can do better next time when the conditions are better, but we’ll see. It gives a great excuse for a return trip though. Thanks for watching and commenting Scott!
Thumbs up 👍 👍
Thanks!
So people pay for your film, your gas, your prints. What do you pay for?