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Night in Zion
This photo has a bit of grain/noise in it, but that’s the image quality tradeoff when taking long exposures with a small camera. You’re looking at climbers in portaledges on the climb Lunar Ecstasy in Zion National Park, taken on the climb Sheer Lunacy. Photo Details: Panasonic Lumix LX3 on mini tripod, 30s at f/2.8…
Read more...Dusk and Moon at Dead Horse Point
December 25, 2004. After sunset at Dead Horse Point State Park in southern Utah. Photo Details: Nikon D70 on tripod w/ 70-200mm f/2.8 VR lens with Singh-Ray graduated neutral density filter, 2.5s at f/16 and ISO 200.
Read more...Spider Rock
Canyon de Chelly in northeast Arizona on March 18, 2007. Spider Rock is the obvious tower on the left. It has been climbed, but is currently off limits. Photo Details: Nikon D2X on tripod w/ 12-24mm f/4 DX lens with Singh-Ray graduated neutral density filter, 1.6s at f/8 and ISO 200.
Read more...White Mountains Powder
Although it’s a multi-hour approach, I’m not going to name this location in order to keep it under the radar. Ryman McLane telemark skiing some real New Hampshire powder somewhere in the White Mountains in February 2008. Photo Details: Canon 30D w/ EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens, 1/500 at f/5.6 and ISO 200 w/…
Read more...Cabezon Peak
It’s a cool and cloudy day in Jackson, New Hampshire so here’s a February 23, 2006 photo from Cabezon Peak in New Mexico. Cabezon Peak is a volcanic plug in the Rio Puerco Valley in Northern New Mexico and tops out at 7786′. This photo is of Alana Sagin on a non technical route that…
Read more...Small Town Politics
One of the benefits of living in northern New Hampshire is being able to walk into the local high school gymnasium with a professional camera setup, no press pass, and get decent photographic access to major presidential candidates. Taken on November 20, 2007: this is then Senator and current President of the United States Barack…
Read more...Star Lake
Star Lake on June 4, 2005. Located at 4896′ in the col between Mount Madison and Mount Adams in the Northern Presidential Range of New Hampshire. Photo Details: Nikon D2X on tripod w/ 12-24mm DX lens at 14mm, Singh-Ray graduated neutral density filter, 0.4s at f/16 and ISO 100.
Read more...Edge of the World
October 9, 2006: Rob Frost climbing Edge of the World (5.13c) on Cathedral Ledge in New Hampshire. Photo Details: Nikon D2X w/ 17-55mm DX lens, 1/250s at f/4 and ISO 640.
Read more...Endeavor
Fall foliage is reaching peak in many areas of northern New Hampshire and there’s no better way to view it than on a cliff. Jess Charpentier climbing the upper hand crack of Endeavor on White’s Ledge (Mount Stanton) in Bartlett, New Hampshire. The climbing on Endeavor could be described as “decent”, but the foliage view…
Read more...October Snow
Don’t jump in your car and start driving north just yet; this is from October 26, 2005. Two skiers skinning up Wildcat Ski Area in Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire after a large (I think it was almost 3 feet?) late Fall snowfall. The snow on the descent was a bit heavy, but pretty amazing for…
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