Kind of. Lol.
No, Chongo and I didn’t get permission to cull the elk herd in RMNP, but we did get a hall pass from the wives to sneak away for the weekend and get some photos of the elk, sheep and all the amazing landscapes and scenery.
Initially the plan was to fly out tomorrow but after realizing how much it would cost to check our camera gear, we made the last minute decision to drive and save those fees as well as not have to deal with a rental car. Plus we will have more opportunities to shoot as me travel across Colorado on the way up and back. Left DFW at 11pm Thursday, stopped at buccees for ice and jerky and are making good time!
Plan to be in Raton pass around sunup and stop for a few Photos, then play it by ear up through CO. Feel free to offer any stop suggestions for some epic photos, we’d appreciate it. This will be my first trip ever to RMNP, and Congo’s first trip strictly for the purpose of photographing, so we expect little sleep, little food and tons of photos and frequent memory card dumps. We’re staying at an Airbnb in Estes park and have passes to the park for all 3 days, so we should be good on entries and opportunities to shoot all hours.
For the nerds in the group, here’s the gear breakdown:
Chongo:
1dX MK ii, Canon 500mm F4 IS, canon 2x extender
5DS, Canon 16-35 F4 IS
Gitzo 5543 tripod with Gitzo mountaineer gimbal head
Myself:
5d Mk iv, Canon 70-200 2.8 IS ii, Canon 2x extender
90d, Canon 10-22 3.5 & Sigma 18-35 1.8 (video lens)
Hand-me-down manfrotto tripod
Hopefully will be posting updates, BTS shots as well as a few edited ones here as we have time. Thanks for tuning in!
No, Chongo and I didn’t get permission to cull the elk herd in RMNP, but we did get a hall pass from the wives to sneak away for the weekend and get some photos of the elk, sheep and all the amazing landscapes and scenery.
Initially the plan was to fly out tomorrow but after realizing how much it would cost to check our camera gear, we made the last minute decision to drive and save those fees as well as not have to deal with a rental car. Plus we will have more opportunities to shoot as me travel across Colorado on the way up and back. Left DFW at 11pm Thursday, stopped at buccees for ice and jerky and are making good time!
Plan to be in Raton pass around sunup and stop for a few Photos, then play it by ear up through CO. Feel free to offer any stop suggestions for some epic photos, we’d appreciate it. This will be my first trip ever to RMNP, and Congo’s first trip strictly for the purpose of photographing, so we expect little sleep, little food and tons of photos and frequent memory card dumps. We’re staying at an Airbnb in Estes park and have passes to the park for all 3 days, so we should be good on entries and opportunities to shoot all hours.
For the nerds in the group, here’s the gear breakdown:
Chongo:
1dX MK ii, Canon 500mm F4 IS, canon 2x extender
5DS, Canon 16-35 F4 IS
Gitzo 5543 tripod with Gitzo mountaineer gimbal head
Myself:
5d Mk iv, Canon 70-200 2.8 IS ii, Canon 2x extender
90d, Canon 10-22 3.5 & Sigma 18-35 1.8 (video lens)
Hand-me-down manfrotto tripod
Hopefully will be posting updates, BTS shots as well as a few edited ones here as we have time. Thanks for tuning in!
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