Red Rabbit Report post Posted March 7, 2010 With another winter storm arriving Saturday night, I figured a quick trip to the Petrified Forest near Holbrook, Arizona and Painted Desert Nationla Park would be a good time to test a new wide angle lens from CameraLand (Tokina 12-24mm) The park just changed their hours, so this would be one of the few times in the year to have sunrise and sunset close to the new opening and closing gate times (7AM and 6PM). The day started with a lot of bands of high clouds which had to be timed for the gaps to let the sunlight through. The best colored rock wood was in the Crystal Forest. These were taken with the other Nikon 18-105mm lens. The evening ended with the storm starting to pass over which made for some nice storm clouds to photograph in the Blue Mesa Badlands. These were taken with the new Tokina lens with polarizing filter. On the drive to the park exit, a quick stop at two viewpoints overlooking the Painted Desert caught the last rays of sun sneaking under the western cloudbank. Other photos have been posted in the Petrified Forest Gallery on my smugmug photo gallery. Doug~RR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GameHauler Report post Posted March 7, 2010 Stunning as always Doug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted March 7, 2010 I Love seeing the wonders of AZ through your lens Doug!! Thanks! Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted March 7, 2010 Just awesome! Thanks Doug! TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted March 7, 2010 Doug, I must say that I am impressed, not only with your passion for photography, but also with your willingness to travel to beautiful locations, and the great photo's that are the result of your efforts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted March 8, 2010 Outstanding photgraphs as always thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Browning'sCustomMeat Report post Posted March 8, 2010 Hey hey.... Thats my old stomping grounds. Loved as a kid riding our horses out through there. Lots of stuff left to be discovered out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwoGuns Report post Posted March 8, 2010 Doug, great pictures as always. What camera do you use? And how much was your new wide angle Tokina lense? I recently bought a Canon DSLR from Cameraland and have been looking for a good macro/wide angle lense. Darren Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted March 8, 2010 Amanda, Think of all the gas I'm saving you Brent, Choosing a scenic spot to go to is easy. Lots of new places to visit- more places than weekends. Hope for a combination of sun and good clouds. It' kind of like hunting- research the area, look at maps, get up early to be in place at dawn, scout and relocate during the mid-day, walk slowly and look around for that nice angle, and stay out till it's dark. Get to do lots of shooting, but no blood to clean up. Should be a fun elk bugling season. Jeremy, Riding in that clay after a rain must have made for some heavy horseshoes. Darren, I have the Nikon D90 and recently the Tokina 12-24 DXII from Cameraland. The lens was $500. Here are a few sites for lens reviews. http://www.photozone.de/all-tests http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/index.php http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/ http://dpreview.com/ Thanks for looking and commenting. Doug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
