Comments on: Luck in the Needle Mountains http://www.mountainphotographer.com/needle-mountains-high-loop/ ...all things related to mountains, photography, and especially mountain photography... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:37:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jack Brauer http://www.mountainphotographer.com/needle-mountains-high-loop/#comment-1284 Jack Brauer Mon, 25 May 2009 21:34:09 +0000 http://www.mountainphotographer.com/?p=358#comment-1284 Hi Ryan, Sometimes there are "boot" trails you can use, but most of the time there are no trails, so pure routefinding is necessary. Sometimes the routefinding is not very simple either. But it is definitely doable without needing ropes. Hi Ryan,

Sometimes there are “boot” trails you can use, but most of the time there are no trails, so pure routefinding is necessary. Sometimes the routefinding is not very simple either. But it is definitely doable without needing ropes.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.mountainphotographer.com/needle-mountains-high-loop/#comment-1270 Ryan Tue, 19 May 2009 21:45:59 +0000 http://www.mountainphotographer.com/?p=358#comment-1270 I'm curious about this high route. My nephew and I are going in July but would like to avoid the crowds. Are these marked trails or is pure route finding required? Great pics! I’m curious about this high route. My nephew and I are going in July but would like to avoid the crowds. Are these marked trails or is pure route finding required? Great pics!

]]> By: Dave aka: Wally Showalter http://www.mountainphotographer.com/needle-mountains-high-loop/#comment-471 Dave aka: Wally Showalter Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:42:07 +0000 http://www.mountainphotographer.com/?p=358#comment-471 Phenomenal images from the finest mountains in our state - it's hard to believe that all of these great images were made in a week! The Sunlight sunrise is one of the finest mountain pics I've ever seen and I know how hard it is to get to that perch, in the dark no less. Congrats on the luck that came to you and that which you made happen through your hard work! Phenomenal images from the finest mountains in our state – it’s hard to believe that all of these great images were made in a week! The Sunlight sunrise is one of the finest mountain pics I’ve ever seen and I know how hard it is to get to that perch, in the dark no less.

Congrats on the luck that came to you and that which you made happen through your hard work!

]]> By: Richard Dixon http://www.mountainphotographer.com/needle-mountains-high-loop/#comment-449 Richard Dixon Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:49:02 +0000 http://www.mountainphotographer.com/?p=358#comment-449 Jack, What a beautiful sunset! And photo thereof!! Having lived through a thunder & lightning storm in the mountains near Ouray, I can "hear" what you must have gone through. Once to get a shot that I wanted from a bridge I put my lense through an opening and then reached around and put a filter and a lense hood on the lense. I took the picture and I then, without thinking, just pulled my camerea back; guess where the filter and the lense hood went. Richard Jack,

What a beautiful sunset! And photo thereof!! Having lived through a thunder & lightning storm in the mountains near Ouray, I can “hear” what you must have gone through. Once to get a shot that I wanted from a bridge I put my lense through an opening and then reached around and put a filter and a lense hood on the lense. I took the picture and I then, without thinking, just pulled my camerea back; guess where the filter and the lense hood went.

Richard

]]> By: Jack Brauer http://www.mountainphotographer.com/needle-mountains-high-loop/#comment-418 Jack Brauer Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:04:49 +0000 http://www.mountainphotographer.com/?p=358#comment-418 Hi Tommy, Nice trip report! The route I did was a bit different, more of a high route that stayed high in the basins, crossing over numerous passes along the spine of the range. On this trip I took just the Olympus E-420 and 12-60mm lens. With a smaller Gitzo tripod, the total weight is around 4-5 pounds. Pretty nice. Last year I did a <a href="http://www.widerange.org/gallery.php?gallery=needles" rel="nofollow">similar high route through the Needle Mountains</a>, and I took about 25 pounds of 4x5 gear and film. Pretty brutal. Hi Tommy,

Nice trip report! The route I did was a bit different, more of a high route that stayed high in the basins, crossing over numerous passes along the spine of the range.

On this trip I took just the Olympus E-420 and 12-60mm lens. With a smaller Gitzo tripod, the total weight is around 4-5 pounds. Pretty nice.

Last year I did a similar high route through the Needle Mountains, and I took about 25 pounds of 4×5 gear and film. Pretty brutal.

]]> By: Tommy Crawford http://www.mountainphotographer.com/needle-mountains-high-loop/#comment-417 Tommy Crawford Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:52:42 +0000 http://www.mountainphotographer.com/?p=358#comment-417 Looks like I was up from Texas just a week before you were there. We did the Elk Park to Needleton Loop. I have a trip report on my webpage if you want to check out some photos. I carried 12 lbs of photo gear for the trip, I'm not sure if I would take that much on a loop hike again. How much do you carry on your longer trips? I saw you were using an Olympus as a more portable body to your 4x5 setup. Looks like I was up from Texas just a week before you were there. We did the Elk Park to Needleton Loop. I have a trip report on my webpage if you want to check out some photos.

I carried 12 lbs of photo gear for the trip, I’m not sure if I would take that much on a loop hike again. How much do you carry on your longer trips? I saw you were using an Olympus as a more portable body to your 4×5 setup.

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