jackie_long

We are attending the Great American Photography Weekend "Vermont in

the Fall Tour" which ends on October 15. Then we have one week to tour

through Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. I have thoroughly read

through all the previous postings on this subject and we have

tentatively routed our trip utilizing much of that information. Our

primary focus will be on fall colors, but we are also interested in

moose and other wildlife. We have also been plotting our tour based on

the information in "Photo Travelers' Guide to Autumn in New England."

When traveling through the White Mountains, which route offers

more/better photo ops - Route 302 or Kancamagus Hwy? Should we also

try to include a trip to Baxter or is that just too far for such a

short trip? Is the Moosehead Lake Region a fairly reliable spot for

finding moose or is there another recommended location? Would you

agree that sunrise and early morning are the best time for touring

through Acadia National Park? Thanks for any additional suggestions

you can offer.

Last month we were shooting in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and had

problems with early morning condensation on the front element of a

500mm f4. All the usual precautions were taken - avoiding dramatic

temperature changes by leaving the equipment in the vehicle, extending

the lens hood, etc. The humidity was very high and there was heavy

early morning dew. My question is, how can this problem be prevented?

And, if it can't be avoided, how would you recommend cleaning the

lens, other than with a microfiber cloth?

Thanks

Thanks to everyone who responded to my question. Now I understand how it works & when I may want to try it. But, after reading all the answers and thinking about it some more, I probably will stick to my own manual adjustments - just to be sure. And, thanks John for the example of the spider web. That explained it perfectly. If I do decide to give this a try, I will let ya'll know how it turned out.

Thanks again.

I recently ordered some merchandise from Really Right Stuff & received

a flier that gave instructions on "Metering the Changing Light in a

Static Landscape Scene." Briefly, the procedure suggested: spot meter

in manual; switch to center weighted, recompose as needed & adjust

analog scale to null by using the camera's exposure compensation dial;

switch from manual to aperture priority. The idea is that the camera

will then adjust to any changing light automatically without any

manual readjustments, while maintaining the relative reflectance

ratios that were originally set.

Has anybody tried this idea? If so, how well did it work? And, can

somebody explain how/why it works? I would like to try it out on

sunrise/sunset shots this Fall in the Tetons, but don't want to mess

up any great opportunities if this doesn't work well.

Thanks

Michael - I agree, take both lens if you have the space & ability to do so. While it is true that some elk may get really close, that is not the norm. Last year I had a 400 mm and there were times that is wasn't big enough. For instance, there was a grizzly eating on an elk for several days & I wasn't able to get close enough - but with a 500 mm you could have gotten some fairly good shots. And, you need a large lens for some of the other wildlife, too -- eagles, black bears, wolves, etc.

As to the metering comment - I usually meter on the body of the elk & call it medium. I have never had a problem with the exposure using that method.

We are returning to the Grand Teton/Yellowstone parks at the end of

September. Does anyone have any current information about the

condition of the elk or projections about the fall colors? It is my

understanding that they had a pretty mild winter (two in a row?) and

so we are expecting to see some pretty impressive elk. Also, someone

from this site sent me the name of a restaurant in Wilson that we

should try & I have lost the name. Can anyone help me out there? I

have a new F100 that I can hardly wait to try out!! Thanks for your

help!