OK, the Zion FREE Workshop is set in concrete!

News release,


I will have my personal "Blaze On" camera bags on display at the Zion workshop....
they have survived the Side Walks on New York, heavy blinding rain and wind, the heat and dust of the Mojave desert, the Colorado river and Black Canyon, and several other unmentionable historic episodes of international insignificance......

no they are not for sale....get your own....

Dave in Vegas

blaze-on said:

And yeah...my truck should be out of the body shop this week. Almost totaled by insurance standards....

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Ouch... Glad you are alright Matt. I had not heard about your accident.

Wilbur Wong said:

Well, on my list of places, ...

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Hey Wilbur!!!

Since we are making lists how about Molokai. I'll be more than happy to do the ground work; I may go over there next month for a weekend.

Dave Wooten said:

News release,


I will have my personal "Blaze On" camera bags on display at the Zion workshop....
they have survived the Side Walks on New York, heavy blinding rain and wind, the heat and dust of the Mojave desert, the Colorado river and Black Canyon, and several other unmentionable historic episodes of international insignificance......

no they are not for sale....get your own....

Dave in Vegas

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Ha Ha Dave...I was just thinking of ordering another couple dozen....with "Blaze-on" emblazoned on the top...

Thanks for the concern Robert...

ZION is just around the corner...

JANUARY 2 to 6

If you have not signed up PLEASE do so ASAP...


We have great group rates at a great motel at the gate of Zion..


Email me for more info:
volquartz@volquartz.com

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Schedule:




Monday Jan. 2:
Getting to know one another, talking about logistics. Exploring the canyon in the PM.
Dinner.
7M "Perception and Visual Content, what makes a great image? - and why?"


Tusday January 3:
Zion Canyon end of road. parking area. Pre-exposure to control contrast for BW and color. - and for controlling shadow color when shooting color transparency material.
Basic tripod usage. Basic view camera technique. How to analyze the scene and set up your camera quickly. Reciprocity...

Exploring Zion Canyon.

Dinner.
7PM. Claire Curran - one of the finest nature color photographers around will show off some of her 4X5 transparencies and talk about how to get the most out of your color emulsions. Claire also knows the area extremely well and has photographed all over the Southwest for many years. In addition to visiting the Wave she has other recommendations that she believes are equally interesting - or perhaps better.


Wednesday January 4:
We divide into small groups and photograph either in the Canyon or around Grafton Ghost town, Southwest of Springdale.
Dinner.
7PM: Shawn Kielty will talk about composition, how to understand the basics, but perhaps more about how to break these basic rules.


Thursday:
The Wave or White Pocket - or any other destination away from Springdale. We need to talk about logistics Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, in order for everyone to make a decision on where to go...

Late Dinner.


Friday AM:
Looking at prints, transparencies. The future of photographic paper now that Kodak and Agfa have pulled out of the paper market. No more AZO, no more Polymax Fine Art, no more Agfa Brovira...

Lunch

At this point in time several people plan to drive home. Others may stay and photograph around Zion or the plateau?

Local forcast for the next 10 days has a warming trend. Daytime temps up to 50 to 60's. Overnight down to low 40's. We had a great freak storm yesterday. Lasted for nearly 5 hours. Upper elevations near Cedar City and above the Black Ridge all got blanketed with Snow. Cedar mountain was dumped on. Hurricane/Zion Area had hurricane force winds, and a down pour of several inches of rain. But what do I know about the local weather? I only live here.

- we are grateful for any update you can give us, Agnes. Please be sure of that!

Aggie said:

Local forcast for the next 10 days has a warming trend. Daytime temps up to 50 to 60's. Overnight down to low 40's. We had a great freak storm yesterday. Lasted for nearly 5 hours. Upper elevations near Cedar City and above the Black Ridge all got blanketed with Snow. Cedar mountain was dumped on. Hurricane/Zion Area had hurricane force winds, and a down pour of several inches of rain. But what do I know about the local weather? I only live here.

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"Hurricane force winds"..............A large format photographers best friend!

I will be coming up to Zion on the 1st. Look forward to meeting many of you fellow APUGGER'S.

Ryan McIntosh

see you there Ryan,

The best thing for those winds for a lf photog in to get one of those portable duck blinds from Bass Pro and just stake them down....they will withstand and you have room to sit and have your camera on tripod away from the wind...and rain....also very effective for bagging green and blue wings, mallards, and Canada Geese....

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"Hurricane force winds"..............A large format photographers best friend!


Ryan McIntosh

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The official report on the winds, they clocked them at 96 MPH. Tim was home alone and thought the windows were going to implode.

To the rest of you, I will be home, but not attending. I was told that I know nothing of Zion National Park (worked there for 2 years, took tours through for a tour company for another 3 years, and hiked every last trail and non trail in the park during the 10 years before I got married that I lived here). I was told that for my help with the workshop last year, that (direct quote) "It was the worst workshop that (per) I had ever had. So everyone enjoy, and have fun. I refuse to be party to something I just get emailed a slap in the face about.

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"It was the worst workshop that (per) I had ever had."

I had a great time....thats why we are coming back - not sure about where you got that comment from???

Back from a nice week, good weather and of course spectacular scenery.
Met some new people and enjoyed the comaraderie of fellow photogs.

The transparency presentation by Claire Curran was inspiring as well as her dedication to her craft and chosen profession. I feel her work, mainly color, is on par with or even exceeds that of Muench and Dykinga. I believe you will all know her name soon enough.

Per's insight and generosity was ever present, and I look forward to more gatherings.

Thanks to Per for organizing this and to the others who attended.

Hey Guys.... Sorry I couldn't make it... I wish I could have been there.... I just started another semester of teaching and gonna do some still life's with the large format camera's i have and I jut got 2 new ones added to my collection.... I added a Shen-Hao 4x5 and a Toyo got the toyo for less then 200.... It will be good for the students this semester... to learn from and use.... We are doing some more Palladium printing and also some other things... The school finally broke down and bought a UV Lightsource.... Since there is no sun at night .... lol.... it kind of makes since for them to get one its not like you can expose a palladium at night uner the stars lol.... well i will be in cali again in april got to find that place to live since we will be moving there in june.... bringing the whole family this time.... the funny thing is that florida has another storm out in the Atlantic named Zeta and its frickin January.... its not hurricane season anymore.... so they say.... kind of chilly here now but its all good.... lots of hot cocoa and some negs to look at and i am good to go.... take care and looking forward to seeing you all soon.... take care and Per add me to the list for the October workshop i dont want to miss that one.... Ted

Thanks Per,
What a great time....and what a great group of photographers....btw the APUG T shirts, dark room aprons and coffee mugs are really nice...! good job Blaze-On!

see you all in Joshua Tree!

Dave in Vegas