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October 16, 2010, a Saturday
Fishlake National Forest (Forsyth Reservoir to near Heart Lake), Utah, USA
— Did some photography then moved again
We got up around our usual time and I had my normal breakfast before we left in the Jeep around 8:31.
We headed towards the north section of Capitol Reef National Park, and the dirt road was slow going. Along the way, we looked for a better boondocking spot, especially one with a Verizon Wireless signal. We turned around at 9:10 because by the time we could get to the formations in the park, the light wouldn't be too good.
We stopped at Round Lake and photographed the yellow aspens that were still holding on. Most of the aspens in the area have already dropped their leaves, so we were pleasantly surprised to find these with their leaves. Just about the time we were going to pack up and leave, some clouds started coming up over the mountain across the lake, so we waited for them because it's always better to have interesting clouds in the sky instead of a plain blue sky. The clouds finally arrived, and we were able to get some nice shots (left). This particular image was created from two captures, one with the polarizer set to darken the sky and one with the polarizer set to maximize the reflection in the water, and the two captures were combined in Photoshop.
We returned to the RV around 11:55. I stowed the solar-electric panels and we prepped the RV to move. We left around 12:20 with J in the Jeep and me following in the RV.
I had Clif Bars for lunch while driving.
Add the potatoes, onions, cream of mushroom soup, and milk. Stir well.
Simmer, covered, for approximately 1 hour or until the potatoes and onions are cooked.
Serves 5.We reached our new boondocking spot near Heart Lake, leveled, and deployed our solar-electric panels. The Verizon Wireless National Access signal was acceptable, and much better than having no internet! I downloaded the images I took this morning and downselected them. I processed some RAW images through Capture One (C1), adjusting exposure and white balance where needed, and assigning final file names. J prepared a batch of her Pork Chops (right). We left in the Jeep around 4:10.
We went in search of Dry Creek Lake because we had seen signs to it this morning. The road only took us as far as a trail head (I think), because there was no lake where a sign indicated the lake. We turned around and headed back to the RV.
I spotted some interesting rocks out in what looked like a meadow through the trees. I went to explore, and discovered that it was a very shallow lake/pond/marsh and a little further on was an actual lake/pond. I explored the actual pond, and it was surrounded by tussock grass and lots of moss further away. I loved some of the exposed tree roots, and went back to get my camera. I used the 90 Tilt/Shift to align the plane of focus along the ground to get the whole exposed root system in focus.
We returned to the RV around 6:25 and J finished cooking the pork chops while I downloaded the images I took this afternoon and downselected them.
We had dinner around 7:00 of J's Pork Chops and some home-canned peaches from LOK. The peaches were delicious and the pork was good. I had a glass of Charles Shaw Merlot with dinner that was tasty.
After I did the dishes, I processed two images for the blog then processed more RAW files through Capture One (C1), adjusting exposure and white balance where needed, and assigning final file names. I discovered that Capture One (C1) v5.2 finally has a decent Batch Rename again. It had a fully customizable Batch Rename in v3, but then it went away in v4 and didn't reappear in v5.0 either. It was so nice to be able to do the batch rename instead of renaming the images by hand. For those of you wondering why I hadn't been using the Batch Rename capability in Bridge or another program, Capture One (C1) uses several sidecar files, and doing a Batch Rename with anything other than Capture One (C1) itself destroys the connectivity between the image file and any processing information for the image.
Aspen Reflection
Fishlake National Forest, Utah, USA
Canon EOS 1Ds Mk III, 24-105 (at 45mm),
polarizer, 1/20 & 1/15 sec, f16, ISO 100
polarizer, 1/20 & 1/15 sec, f16, ISO 100
We stopped at Round Lake and photographed the yellow aspens that were still holding on. Most of the aspens in the area have already dropped their leaves, so we were pleasantly surprised to find these with their leaves. Just about the time we were going to pack up and leave, some clouds started coming up over the mountain across the lake, so we waited for them because it's always better to have interesting clouds in the sky instead of a plain blue sky. The clouds finally arrived, and we were able to get some nice shots (left). This particular image was created from two captures, one with the polarizer set to darken the sky and one with the polarizer set to maximize the reflection in the water, and the two captures were combined in Photoshop.
We returned to the RV around 11:55. I stowed the solar-electric panels and we prepped the RV to move. We left around 12:20 with J in the Jeep and me following in the RV.
I had Clif Bars for lunch while driving.
J's Pork Chops
This is a recipe that J's mother used to make, and it has been modified to give it a little more kick.- olive oil
- 5 trimmed pork chops (thickness of your choice)
- sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 5 large potatoes, cut in chunks
- 2 large onions, cut in chunks
- 1 can low-fat cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 cup non-fat milk
Add the potatoes, onions, cream of mushroom soup, and milk. Stir well.
Simmer, covered, for approximately 1 hour or until the potatoes and onions are cooked.
Serves 5.
Tree Roots
Fishlake National Forest, Utah, USA
Canon EOS 1Ds Mk III, 90 TS,
0.3 sec, f11, ISO 100
0.3 sec, f11, ISO 100
I spotted some interesting rocks out in what looked like a meadow through the trees. I went to explore, and discovered that it was a very shallow lake/pond/marsh and a little further on was an actual lake/pond. I explored the actual pond, and it was surrounded by tussock grass and lots of moss further away. I loved some of the exposed tree roots, and went back to get my camera. I used the 90 Tilt/Shift to align the plane of focus along the ground to get the whole exposed root system in focus.
We returned to the RV around 6:25 and J finished cooking the pork chops while I downloaded the images I took this afternoon and downselected them.
We had dinner around 7:00 of J's Pork Chops and some home-canned peaches from LOK. The peaches were delicious and the pork was good. I had a glass of Charles Shaw Merlot with dinner that was tasty.
After I did the dishes, I processed two images for the blog then processed more RAW files through Capture One (C1), adjusting exposure and white balance where needed, and assigning final file names. I discovered that Capture One (C1) v5.2 finally has a decent Batch Rename again. It had a fully customizable Batch Rename in v3, but then it went away in v4 and didn't reappear in v5.0 either. It was so nice to be able to do the batch rename instead of renaming the images by hand. For those of you wondering why I hadn't been using the Batch Rename capability in Bridge or another program, Capture One (C1) uses several sidecar files, and doing a Batch Rename with anything other than Capture One (C1) itself destroys the connectivity between the image file and any processing information for the image.