Yay! A new video! Thank you so much for your videos! I am so impressed with your photos. I am currently 14 years old and I am so excited to start selling my photos! You are such an inspiration! Thank you!
Steve, Love that image at 8:40 mark. Several of the images were very nice. When I saw the title of this video, I was less than excited because of the reasons you spell out in the video about the frustrations of Joshua Tree N.P. After watching your adventure, I feel this video was impressively one of the best you have ever done. Talk about inspirational, this was it. You thoroughly showed the creative aspect of photography most miss. If you really open your mind, there are compelling compositions all around us wherever your location. I never imagined the compelling imagery you captured when I read the title. Wow! Great job!
What could be more fun and relaxing than exploring a new place with a capable new lens? I have the 24-200 myself on the Z6II and it forms my perfect lightweight kit.
This video is a great endorsement of an unsexy but extremely useful Z lens. I'm delighted with mine. I loved it on my trip in November on my Z6. It's just so easy! I carried this lens and I had my 500 PF in my backpack. Fun combination!
Hi Steve, thanks for for taking me on a walk with you through Joshua Tree! I have never been there. The composition of the video was very unique and creative. I truly enjoyed it. Like you said, there I always a great image in there somewhere. Tom
I've only been to Joshua Tree once. What a wonderful place! You have spectacular skills, Steve. I long ago went more to intimate landscape rather than grand landscape. Watching many RU-vid landscape photographers I often want to scream as they ignore spectacular small compositions in their quest to find the most epic panorama at sunset. Often my own efforts prove only that intimate landscape takes more skill than I have right now. But Man, you nailed every. single. one. You have always been an inspiration for me, but this video takes the prize.
Passing through much of the Mojave Desert in a couple of months (including JTNP and DVNP), on a month long odyssey. Muchísimo inspiration from this video! Thank you!
The gopro on top of the camera works really well. I love the pics at 8:16 and 10:25. JT is an endless marvel. Thanks a lot for yet another excellent video!
Nice shots Steve! I was just in Joshua Tree National Park a few days ago. It was my first time there. I mostly took 24-35mm shots, then some 100-200mm shots. I was definitely struggling for compositions. But the park is awesome!
Just picked up this lens a couple weeks back for my Z7 since I got tired waiting for the planned 24-105 F4. I must say I'm pretty impressed so far. I think this will be on my camera a lot!
Bought that lens when I got my Z6ii, only Z lens. Used a Tamron super zoom on my D90 and D7200 since 2009 and loved it. Wife and I are near hermits due to COVID-19, old and vulnerable, but registered for vaccination became reality last midnight. After first shot, may be a bit less constrained, but it will be August before sort of normal. Stay well, and feature that lens a bit when back home, please.
At 76, just got my second shot. Worth waiting for. Wait at least three weeks after the first one, preferably three weeks after the second for full results. No sense getting cut down yards from the finish line. Good luck!
I've never been to Joshua Tree so it was nice to see from your first person view. This might be the first video where your outfit is more colorful than the location! I got the 24-200 and love it too.
Many people take scenes like this and turn them all into black and white. This is great sometimes, but Steve shows us how to create subtle color compositions using what a painter would call a limited palette.
My only visit to JTNP was back before I got into serious photography and I have always regretted it was only a few hours in the late afternoon/evening. Colours with the sun setting were awesome and I saw a Rattler which is a big deal for a Brit lol! I've seen a few vlogs with people using that 24-200mm lens and it's got me thinking about the Canon RF 24-240mm version🤔
Beautiful shots, I'd wager those dead bushes were manzanita. Only reason I know that is because the wood is popular in aquariums. Which was my hobby growing up, pre-photography.
The Fuji medium format cameras are indeed great but I doubt only the most serious pixel peepers would ever tell the difference. Even in our camera club most folks can't tell if an image I took was on my Olympus EM1X or my Canon EOS R. In the end it it really boils down to what the end use of the image is if the format really makes that big a difference. Still if you ever get tired of that Fuji GFX100 let me know.
Hey Steve, you’re in my neck of the woods So-Cal 🌞 those dead shrubs might be iron wood? You’re really close to the Salton sea, Bombay beach, Salvation mountain and East Jesus! If you come out further to San Diego and need a guide hit me up 🤙 otherwise I will see you back in the Tetons soon. I’m heading back there in April 😜 Gunner 🎥 🐻
Great video! I have a question/suggestion mentioned here. Airplanes video: How does one go about with camera gear for the flight? Myself I have no idea of what to expect nor where my focus should be having to trust the airlines in the event I would have to fly with gear. My first thought is only bring the minimum and keep it with me as carry on not letting the gear go through the baggage gauntlet. This in itself may make a good video?
J-Tree is definitely one of the coolest (not talking temperature) places on the planet. The image of the cholla at 10:48 was one of my favorites. It appears to be kicking one leg in the air and reaching it's arms to the sky as if dancing.
Interesting. Do you have the 24-70 2.8? I think that combo with the z7ii could even outperform the gfx with the 32-64. The 24-200 is a cool convenience lens however.
Hi Steve another great video and photos how do you get on useing ur go pro to film what you photograph is it quite steady when you pan around as I've got the mount now for my camera you suggested any feedback will be appreciated thanks
It's rare to encounter rattlers out there. The key is to step on top of things rather then over them just in case a snake is under the rock or log you don't want to be leading with your foot and get bitten as you step over. I grew up in southern CA and I have spent thousands of hours the Mojave Desert and I've only had couple of encounters with rattlers and they let me know well in advance that they weren't happy with my presence. I think the most dangerous situation is what I was describing above otherwise there isn't a lot of risk.
