It was beautiful weather today. Jeanne and got prepared and took off this morning for a hike back into the 4 Mile Creek area to Paradise Cove. This place is only 4 miles (6.5 kilometers) from our property, a quick drive to the trail head and off we went.
We started at about 0930. There’s a steep beginning to the trail and then another big drop into the cove. All rock, you have to be like a mountain goat, sure footed. This is about 9,000- 10,000 feet (2.750 - 3.000 m) above sea level. Not for everyone if you’re over 40 years old, or from sea level. We took our time and enjoyed the scenery. Makes me want to paint when I see beauty and awe like this - and we get to live here! So grateful for that.
I packed my 10x10 Chamonix camera, ground glass, lenses, loupes, timers, and tripod in and Jeanne packed a couple of dry plates. I can fit one plate in my f/64 backpack with my camera, but that’s it. We packed in a total of three plates.
Setting up and looking at the ground glass immediately made me want a wide angle lens. It would have been nice to capture the enveloping feeling of the rock surrounding you. I did what I could and I’m sure I’ll be happy with the negatives.
I’m too tired today to process the plates. I’ll do that tomorrow and over the next few days, begin to print these. If they are what I think they will be, these will be some of the first plates of my project. We’ll see.
A big thank you to Jeanne for the photos she shot and for packing in some plates.
The start of the hike.
The flat part of the journey.
There’s a reason they call it the Rocky Mountains.
I’m not sure if there’s anything better than a walk in the mountains. Quiet, peaceful, and the solitude is priceless!
We’re getting closer to the cove.
Welcome to Paradise Cove.
Hmmm, what f/stop??? Photo by Jeanne Jacobson
Photo by Jeanne Jacobson
Paradise Cove - Colorado, U.S.A. Photo by Jeanne Jacobson
I’m carrying everything I need to make Collodion Dry Plate Negatives (Whole Plate). You could never get a darkroom in where we went today - maybe you could, but it would be sheer hell trying to set up and make Wet Collodion Negatives. This was a great hike and hopefully a fruitful venture for the project. Photo by Jeanne Jacobson