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May 3, 2013

Like Minded

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We took the scenic route to Moab. A stunningly gorgeous drive along t he Colorado River.  The rule was, if you see something you want to shoot, tell the driver and we’ll stop. As a guy from Boston, I wanted to stop everywhere, and I suspect my friends from equally foreign lands felt the same way. But we maintained a level of self discipline. We had a couple of scheduled stops and a place to be to shoot sunset..

Then we came upon this scene. A collective “holy shit” echoed through the truck as Justin brought it to a rumbling stop on the gravel shoulder, Rick’s (very macho) minivan right behind is. They had the same “holy shit” moment.

What happened next was almost comical. The sound of doors slamming was followed by the clacking of tripod legs was followed by the clicking of shutters.

We all got a similar shot here, but then branched off to get a more unique take on the area.

After about a half hour, we picked up our jaws, packed up our gear and moved on to the next magical stop.

Below is a shot of the collective mind of a group of photographers.

That’s Rick Louis front and center, Dave Wilson behind him and Chris Nitz. Justin Balog, I think is somewhere in there.  Mark Garbowski and Michael Criswell were standing in awe out of the frame.

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Mark GarbowskiMay 3, 2013 - 3:04 PM

I was undoubtedly standing in awe out of the frame as you say, but that is my rig standing unattended on the left, in front of everyone else.
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Jerry DenhamMay 3, 2013 - 3:09 PM

Both images are fantastic! A lot of these fellas I know but have never seen in action. I’m very jealous of the trip and photos being displayed by you all.

Chris NitzMay 3, 2013 - 3:26 PM

Damn, we are one sexy group!

JustinMay 3, 2013 - 3:50 PM

Good thing Dave’s large lens is hiding my ugly mug!
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Mike CriswellMay 3, 2013 - 4:28 PM

Great shots, Oh how I remember those Holy Shit moments!

May 2, 2013

Mission Accomplished

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I thought I’d continue on the theme of photographs of photographers for today.

That is Justin Balog, photographer, author and friend, standing on the edge of the world with his arms raised. The setup for the shot was his idea and almost all of us got a few shots of him out on that ledge. I went in tight with the 300mm lens for my set of images. This was the last one I grabbed. Loved Justin’s arms raised in jubilation.

The definitive shot however, was captured by Chris Nitz. He went wider, shooting at about 100mm. The results are stunning.

Thanks to Justin for making that shot so easy to get!

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Chris NitzMay 2, 2013 - 7:42 AM

I think we all crushed this shot! It has been pretty cool to see how we all saw this scene.
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JustinMay 2, 2013 - 12:35 PM

Awesome! Thanks for linking up the book. I totally appreciate it. I think I’ll need to get a full res version of that one!

Mike CriswellMay 3, 2013 - 4:29 PM

I cannot wait to have a look at my compression shots, hope they are as good as what I see from you

May 1, 2013

Dead Horse Dave

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This is one of the last shots I grabbed at last Saturday morning’s shoot at Dead Horse Point in Utah. It was taken just after Dave Wilson grabbed his last shot of the morning. That’s him in the upper left, breaking down his gear.

The best shots are yet to come from this amazing location. And it is amazing! What was mind boggling to us out of town photographers on the trip is that Dead Horse Point was Plan B!

The original plan was to hit Marlboro Point, on the other side of the canyon. Our plans were dashed when we had a bit of difficulty finding the dirt road that lead to it. Who knew that three hours of sleep would have such an adverse effect on our driving and navigational skills?

That said, there was nobody in the NxNW Mafia who was disappointed in “Plan B.”

You can’t see it in the silhouette, but Dave was definitely smiling!

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Mike CriswellMay 3, 2013 - 4:30 PM

The title just crachked me up, nice!

April 30, 2013

NXNW Mafia

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I got in late last night from an incredible weekend of shooting with some friends in Moab, Utah. It was almost non-stop photography from late Friday through Sunday night. Sunset and sunrise were key, so sleep was a casualty. There was little of it and, once the adrenaline kicked in, there seemed to be little need for it.

Needless to say, I have a lot of images to go through and a lot to show you in the upcoming days  … er …  weeks … er … months. Yeah. We did a lot of shooting.

Today’s image is a shot I grabbed of a few of the gang at Arches National Park. Meet Chris Nitz, Rick Louis, Dave Wilson and Michael Criswell. You’ll be hearing more about them as well as the other two guys on the trip, Justin Balog and Mark Garbowski as I go through the images.

About the title … “NXNW” is the acronym for North by Northwest, the name given to the annual Photo Blogger Meetup I am part of. The name was coined at last year’s first meetup in Oregon (which I missed). I added the “Mafia” part today. Since we felt like we owned every place we shot, it just seemed right.

 

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RichardApril 30, 2013 - 9:22 AM

Ah, I’m jealous. I noticed Justin’s blog went a little quiet and I wondered what was up. Dang, what a blast that must have been. Looking forward to some good Moab stuff.

Justin BalogApril 30, 2013 - 10:42 AM

The cool thing about this is…whenever a #nXnw image is posted, we will all remember how bad ass it was!

Chris NitzApril 30, 2013 - 12:19 PM

Dude, where can I buy a print of this?!?!

Mark GarbowskiApril 30, 2013 - 1:57 PM

The crew looks great. What an amazing time.
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Dave WilsonApril 30, 2013 - 3:55 PM

Is that Einstein T-shirt cool or what?
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April 24, 2013

The Calm

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Here is a long exposures shot from Hampton Beach, New Hampshire a couple of weeks ago. Steven Perlmutter and I were, coincidentally, both in the area so we met up to do some shooting. At low tide the rocks of the jetty were fullt exposed. We both saw the potential for some long exposure shooting, so we stopped.

I’ve really been enjoying long exposure shooting lately. There is something calming about setting up the shot, slapping on a filter and letting the time pass as the image burns onto the “film.”

This will be my last post for a few days. I’m heading to Moab, Utah tomorrow morning to meet up with a group of photo blogger friends for a weekend of photography. After last week, I am really looking forward to it.

 

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Mike CriswellApril 24, 2013 - 7:33 PM

Great shot Bob, see U soon!