We’ve been experimenting with a few new ways to bring the outdoor experience to the reader. One of the things I wanted to try was a Quicktime VR of our hikes. Here’s one I took at Lodge Lake in Washington. Let us know if you like these and we’ll try to do more. Click…
The world of photography books is rather crowded these days. No matter how small the subject, it seems there’s an entire bookshelf worth of books covering photography techniques. Mountaineering has been one of the few exceptions to this trend. I have been looking for books on mountaineering photography for years without much success. There have…
For the final installment of our mountaineering photography series, we cover some added items to bring to base camp if you have some extra space and a few links for added reading.
Now we know the basics of what equipment to bring and how to carry it. Part three covers cleaning the camera in the wilderness and some accessories to make life a bit easier.
Part two of our photography series continues where the previous article left off. Now that we have an idea of the two main components involved with mountaineering photography we cover how to carry all this gear so it’s in easy reach.
While there are many books on how to take better photos, there are none (that I can find) covering the needs of a mountaineer. The closest book on the subject is “Guide to Climbing Photography” by Jeff Achey. It is a good resource for the minimalist way to climb rock with an SLR, but doesn’t cover mountaineering specifically. With this in mind, I thought I’d share a few of my thoughts on the subject.