Cameras of Canyonlands

“Cameras of Canyonlands” is a project idea I’ve had for a while now. I live close to some great scenic attractions, and while I still visit them often, they don’t have quite the pull over me they used to. Don’t get me wrong; I’ll hike anywhere in the desert just to be outdoors in a landscape I love, I just don’t need another 700 photographs of Delicate Arch. I’m interested in cameras though, and enjoy seeing what other people brought to shoot with. I’m using the term “Canyonlands” loosely in this context – I’m not interested in limiting the project to Canyonlands National Park, but use the term “Cameras of Canyonlands” to describe the greater Colorado Plateau – the Canyonlands area as opposed to the specific park. In this series I’ll explore the different cameras and people I meet. It’ll be slow – I don’t get to National Parks and iconic scenery every day, but when I go, I’ll get some photos and post them here. I saw a guy last year with a Leica S2, and failed to get that shot. I’ll regret that for a long time. Thanks for looking.

Cameras of Canyonlands

Asian gentleman that spoke little English. He had a great Pentax 67 with a 35mm fisheye

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35mm Fisheye on Pentax 67

Cameras of Canyonlands

Morning Crowd at Mesa Arch

Cameras of Canyonlands

The view from the right side – down low

Cameras of Canyonlands

Pentax 645 Loaded with film

Joe from Pennsylvania and his Nikon D800E

Joe from Pennsylvania and his Nikon D800E

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The Nikon D800E

Mesa Arch

The Mesa Arch Morning Lineup

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Samsung Galaxy SII

Grand View Point

Dedicated Korean folks waiting for clouds to clear at Grand View Point – about 7 degrees out

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8×10 View Camera – shot with Lomo fisheye on cross-processed Velvia – Oh, the irony..

Jordy and Reynaldo at Balanced Rock in Arches Nat'l. Park - just in time for a great sunset.

Jordy and Reynaldo at Balanced Rock in Arches Nat’l. Park – just in time for a great sunset.

Reynaldo had both the D700 and the D800.

Reynaldo had both the D700 and the D800.

Jordy was shooting with a well-loved NEX-5. Great to see families shooting together.

Jordy was shooting with a well-loved NEX-5. Great to see families shooting together.

Jason from London at the Windows section in Arches National Park

Jason from London at the Windows section in Arches National Park

The Fuji X-Pro 1

The Fuji X-Pro 1

Eric from Wisonsin

Eric from Wisconsin

Very cool Ricoh GRDII on the Ultrapod II

Very cool Ricoh GRDIII on the Ultrapod II

Kazu from Tokyo at Balanced Rock

Kazu from Tokyo at Balanced Rock

Leica M9

Leica M9 

Nancy on the Moab Photowalk 2013

Nancy on the Moab Photowalk 2013 

Nancy's Nikon D90

Nancy’s Nikon D90 

Deirdre from the 2013 Moab Photowalk

Deirdre from the 2013 Moab Photowalk 

Deirdre's Canon 5DMkII with a fast 50mm lens. Great Combo.

Deirdre’s Canon 5DMkII with a fast 50mm lens. Great Combo.

North Window

Jordan from Provo, Utah at North Window in Arches National Park.

Jordan's Fujifilm X100 on a sunny January day.

Jordan’s Fujifilm X100 on a sunny January day.