Large Format Landscape Photography in Zion, Fall 2022: Episode 1

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[@seantuck]

I absolutely love your videos my friend. They are a meditative calm in the middle of the KZbin storm. Keep up the great work.

[@Arcticfox7]

✨

[@peterfritzphoto]

I second that. Likewise, your videos, Sean. You each offer a serene, methodical approach to photography that envelopes everything with a calmness that’s relaxing and inspiring. I’m grateful to the both of you.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you so much Sean and that means so much coming from you. There is something to be said about following one's own path rather than chasing the latest trends. Thanks for watching and I hope you have a wonderful day!

[@zgdafzgdaf4264]

Glad to see someone else finds the mud outlines interesting composition.

[@BenHorne]

There's so much beauty to find in areas like that. I felt quite guilty walking on the sand, but thankfully this was just a small section of a much larger area.

[@darcymonchakphotography]

Recommended watching for landscape photographers who wish to see /experience landscapes

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Darcy!

[@peterfritzphoto]

Lovely to stroll with you, Ben. Thank you.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you as always Peter! Always great to see your comments here.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@BenHorne On a completely different note, I cannot but a Rode SVMX anywhere in Australia. Not even a pre-owned one. Same with the big retailers in the US. I contacted all 40+ dealers over here. Nothing. Spoke to Rode here in Australia. Apparently they’re not even going to start making them again until next year.

[@MoisheLettvin]

Oh man that opening scene of turning the ignition with your left hand and shifting with your left hand brought back memories! I broke my wrist (though I didn't realize it at the time) on the first day of a trip to Moab many years ago. I'd driven there from Washington State with some friends and didn't want to leave early, so I spent about a week doing that exact dance to get the car started and to shift it. Hope you've healed up, and beautiful video as always.

[@BenHorne]

Ouch! Thankfully mine wasn't broken, though it sure is tough to tell in the moment. I was determined to stick around another couple days or so after the injury, but I had a change of heart the following morning. Simple tasks like tying my boots, opening food packaging, or even putting on a backpack became incredibly challenging. I can't imagine sticking around an entire week like you did, but for me it happened at the tail end of a trip, and I suspect I would have had far more incentive to stick it out if it happened on the first day like it did for you. Thanks as always for watching Moishe!

[@IsabelCurdes_photos]

The film I needed and was waiting for, like every year :-). It is so nice to also recognize and remember some of these places through your videos. Wonderful images again.

[@BenHorne]

I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed it Isabel! I love giving a peek at some of the places I've shown in the past in the videos and showing how they have changed. Thanks as always for watching and I hope you have a fantastic 2023!

[@brianbeattyphotography]

While it feels like we can’t control many things that change, we can stick with most of the great things in life and leave those patterns unchanged. Everyone should have their spot to recenter and find balance. Glad to hear “your spot” continues to help filter out the unwanted changes and noise and you came away with the best haul yet!

[@BenHorne]

Thanks for watching Brian, and those are some wise words. It truly is important to have a special place to help recenter oneself, and a place where the natural change we witness helps give us a better understanding about the world around us.

[@zgordyphotography]

Great stuff Ben - always look forward to seeing this!

[@BenHorne]

Thank you Zgordy! Much appreciated!

[@simonbaigrie2485]

Wow that's some serious journal writting RSI at the beginning of the video!

[@BenHorne]

Haha! Yup, it's the doodles that do the biggest damage.

[@andylaurel]

Awesome work as always Ben.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you so much Andy!

[@CalebWeston_dubland]

Great work as usual, can’t wait to see more from this trip!

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Caleb! It sure was an interesting trip for sure.

[@bradwilliamsphoto]

Always a great day when a new Zion video comes out. Great work as always Ben!

[@BenHorne]

Thanks as always Brad! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lindahenderson2113]

Thank you for sharing your trip to Zion! Beautiful photographs as always. Happy Holidays.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks as always Linda, and great to hear from you! Happy Holidays to you as well!

[@chipsfalling8625]

Thanks for sharing.

[@BenHorne]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@timsouter1]

I always love your visits to Zion, there's a beautiful serenity in the fall colour.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Tim! I hope you're having a wonderful late spring down under!

[@kronkite1530]

Oh, excellent. I’ve been waiting for this for a long while! Great way to relax on a Saturday afternoon.😊😊😊

[@BenHorne]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@MeasuredLight]

Wonderful video, Ben, and a great start to the trip! I can't wait to see how it progresses!

[@BenHorne]

Thanks so much! It definitely was an eventful trip. That's for sure.

[@TravisRhoads]

Good to see a new trip video from you, I enjoyed it, that soft light in the meadow was great, when the pullback clip finally showed it all made sense on why you were there. Thanks for sharing.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Travis! I'm glad you enjoy the process of showing the greater scenery only after showing the image on the ground glass. It's a fun way of revealing the subject a little bit at a time.

[@DavidSafanda]

Bravo. It's become an annual treat. I always love seeing Zion through Ben Horne's eyes.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you as always David!

[@downsouthphotoshow]

Great to see you out and about Ben - the weather has certainly been different here in Australia this year with record rains and floods. Look forward to episode 2 from Zion :)

[@BenHorne]

Thanks so much! And also, thank you for the shirt and the beautiful book! For some reason it took a long time for my post office to notify me it had arrived nearly 3 months ago(!!). I finally saw a notice in my PO Box the other day and was able to pick it up. Much appreciated!!

[@MW-py7jz]

I've been missing your videos. Thanks for this one!

[@BenHorne]

Thanks so much for watching! I'm definitely looking forward to the adventures that await next year.

[@roman_thephotog]

I love the analog stop watch. Such an awesome touch.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Roman! I find using an analog stopwatch makes the process easier since the motion of starting/stopping a stopwatch is the same as triggering the cable release. Toward the end of my trip I managed to break the glass cover of that stopwatch, so I've replaced it with another one. This is the third stopwatch I've used through the years, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@paultrunfull3324]

Nice one Ben, great vid

[@BenHorne]

Thank you Paul! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@fubband]

...aaaannnd relax 😊🙌🏻

[@BenHorne]

Thanks as always Martin! Glad you enjoyed it! The birds certainly cooperated in this one.

[@slavomirdzieciatkowski8811]

Good to see the next adventure. That mud with leaves is truly wonderful. Looking forward to the rest of your journey!

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Slavomir! It sure was a wonderful scene to find!

[@fairwayfrank]

Great start to a trip with a tough ending. Always enjoy your setting the tone in the initial post. We are certainly looking forward to the 'rest of the story' and, of course, the wonderful photos that will accompany it.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you so much Frank, and it was great bumping into you that day! It appears you're my lucky charm!

[@xijiang2728]

I always find your narrative very calm and healing. Good to see you again. Have been waiting for this for a while. Hope your wrist get better soon. Love the 2nd frame.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you so much! Thankfully my wrist has made nearly a full recovery since that trip. It sure wasn't fun toward the end of the trip though.

[@jackwalsh1468]

Ben, enjoyed the photos and video. Cheers, Mate.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks so much Jack!

[@gchristopherklug]

Another piece of beauty. Thanks for this.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Chris! It sure is a wonderful place to spend some time. I'm already looking forward to heading back there this winter with hopes of fresh snow.

[@vishwasnagaraju8260]

Beautiful work with the second photo, very well balanced. Nice to watch your videos after a big break.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you as always Vishwas! It felt great to get out there again to Zion, especially during a year with some very interesting conditions, and I'm really looking forward to what awaits in 2023.

[@sander5086]

Best time of the year has started, with the Autumn video's!!! Looking forward to see what compositions you will find this year, the leaves & mud image is a great start!!!

[@BenHorne]

Thank you as always Sander! It was definitely a rather interesting visit this year, with many important lessons learned along the way.

[@cheryleelegair]

I love your Zion fall series; it's always interesting... and I must admit, a bit daunting to see the environmental changes year after year. The vertical composition with the maple trees and the sandstone wall is my personal favourite. I think it's because of how striking the green was against the sandstone wall. Great video Ben, looking forward to the rest.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you as always Cherylee! Yeah, it is a bit disheartening to see so much new construction changing the character of an area, especially in such close proximity to a national park. Also with that comes the knowledge that this will result in increased visitation and more strain on the natural resources of the park. I'll have to revisit those wide photos after the dust has settled. Perhaps if I try them again on a future visit when I do have stronger fall color, I'll find the ones I captured this time were stronger for whatever reason. In any case, thanks so much for watching and commenting!

[@markbray3038]

Great your back with your lastest trip. I very much enjoy them Ben and I am looking forward to the " Next Time "

[@BenHorne]

Thanks so much Mark!!

[@mitchellmysliwiecphotography]

Beautiful work, Ben. Your videos are triple homage to the place you visit (Zion this time), your craft of composition and shutter clicks, and the images created.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks as always Mitch!!

[@ashvarma2486]

Hi Ben, great to have you back with a new series of videos and really sorry to hear about your injury. Hope your wrist has fully healed by now. 2 wonderful images to start with and I especially like the 2nd one. Really looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you as always Ash! Thankfully the hand has now healed, but it sure wasn't fun for the week or so after injuring it.

[@simeonmarkfernandes1423]

That introduction was like therapy! Nice set of images Ben. I love the various greens and yellows scattered on the orange and reddish tones of the beautiful textured ground. Sublime!

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Simeon! It sure was a wonderful scene to find, and quite unique from what I've seen there on past visits. I love that place. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@lennartphotography]

Thanks for a really nice video, I really enjoy it and nice photos. 👌🤠

[@BenHorne]

Thank you so much Lennart, and thanks for watching!

[@anniebooo]

Thanks Ben. All the best! Annie

[@BenHorne]

So glad you enjoyed it Annie! Thanks for watching!

[@robertwhitemoto]

Ben!! it's been a while. Just another awesome video. Thanks for taking me along.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks for watching Robert!

[@douglasbradshaw9553]

Ben, I look forward to your Zion fall trips. Keep them coming

[@BenHorne]

Thank you so much Douglas!

[@syedjaffar310]

one of the best photographer I've ever seen. Need more videos!

[@BenHorne]

Thank you Syed! That is very kind of you!

[@RehabExercises]

Ben - I've been watching for many years. I have to say, of all the channels I subscribe to, yours is the MUST watch. I love, love, love your thoughtful, deliberate, contemplative approach to photography. Keep up the great work!

[@BenHorne]

Thank you so much! It means so much to hear that! It just goes to show there are some benefits to remaining stubborn and doing things the way one wants to rather than following the crowd and chasing trends. :-)

[@DiegoMcCartney]

Looks like a fantastic start to this trip Ben. I still think your opening lines in these videos are worthy of a collection of Ben’s Wise Words 😎😀 Hope you and your family had a great thanksgiving. Looking forward to the next episode.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you so much Diego and it's great to hear from you! Perhaps someday I'll have to go through all the Episode one monologues and put something together with some of the quotes!

[@VanMierl0]

i love your beautiful videos. would love to visit zion someday. nice picture of the mud and the leaves, keep going with your work. 👍

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Martijn! It sure is worth a visit. Such a beautiful park!

[@greatpix]

I had a business selling artwork, landscapes and architecture, for businesses to hang on their walls. I was once like you and loved shooting large format (it was a must for architectural) but digital reached a point where I was getting better results and I made the switch. Technically I don't have the extreme degree of tilts and shifts, but then I didn't need those for landscape photography and a tilt & shift lens did more than what I ever needed, plus there's always focus stacking. As far as the look of various films. there are profiles that have been created that are so good a match I couldn't tell the difference, but to be honest I pick profiles that produce the image I see in my mind's eye. Digital gave me so many more tools to get the results I wanted. I'm retired now because of health issues. Haven't taken anything more than a snapshot in 4 years as my eyesight and mobility have deteriorated.

[@BenHorne]

Hi Robert! That's the beauty of having so many options these days, and even with large format, the cameras are lighter now than they were in the past, which is fantastic for those who still use them. We live at a time when digital is getting better and better, and even though it still hasn't reached the level of maturity of film, it has enabled people to photograph things never before possible with film. And with so many tool available now, those who shoot film nearly always do so because it's something they enjoy rather than something they're forced to do. Just as you said, there's something so very satisfying about capturing photos and getting the results we want. I hope you're getting along well enough with the eyesight and mobility issues. That must be such a big thing to adapt to. In the mean time, thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy following along on the trip!

[@paulmurphypudsey3304]

Cracking it's like waiting for your favourite author to bring out a new book, we'll worth it. Thank you

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Paul! That's so very kind of you!

[@RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY]

thanks for giving me 15 min of peaceful time. Really enjoyed and wanna make photograph like you.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks as always Ryan! That's very kind of you!

[@tremainwilliams2468]

Hey Ben, It's so good to hear from you again. Sorry about your wrist. Hope it feels better. Have fun and be safe.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks so much Tremain, and it's great to hear from you! Thankfully it has healed since returning from the trip and nothing was broken, but it sure wasn't fun there for a few days.

[@tarunindoriya902]

Thanks for video.....

[@BenHorne]

Thanks so much for watching Tarun!

[@bnrynlds]

Ha, I didn't expect the Alpa!

[@davemenard5089]

I’m very envious of your instrument clusters

[@BenHorne]

Really? How so? I figured that was just a rather standard looking instrument cluster, especially since it's on an 9 year old 4Runner. Time sure flies!

[@davemenard5089]

@@BenHorne My road trip ride is a 97 Chevy van with a rather dull cockpit lol. Barely a green glow :(

[@andrewherbert9938]

Brilliant ! I’ve been wondering when there would be a new trip video , saving this for Sunday morning in bed . Sadly probably the best thing I have to look forward to on Sunday mornings these days 😅

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Andrew and I'm so glad to hear you enjoy the videos! And since this is a rather long series, you'll be covered through mid January. :-)

[@thevalleywalker]

Great to see a Ben Horne video appear on Tube.... hope the injury wasn'ty too bad Ben. Great episode as ever. atb Alan

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Alan! Thankfully it has fully healed since that trip, though it sure wasn't fun for a few days. Thankfully no broken bones! Thanks as always for watching and commenting!

[@TheMrAlexGeorge]

The suspense grew a lot this year, then, there it was. The Prius. Now to enjoy the rest of the story.

[@BenHorne]

I'm looking forward to getting passed by the new 2023 edition. I'll have to learn it's headlights so I can spot them in my rear view mirror before they leave me in the dust. :-)

[@RussWeymouthPhotography]

I enjoy watching your moments of Zen in Zion. The Autumn colours were also late arriving in the UK this year, and were also subdued compared to previous years. This may have been due to the very dry summer we had in England (about two months with very little rain, the grass across the south turned yellow-brown).

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Russ! It's truly fascinating how the autumn season can vary so much from year to year. I'm only just now able to make some degree of sense of it with all the factors involved, but even then it's tough to know how things will look until you see it with your own eyes. Thanks as always for watching and commenting!

[@chadroberts44]

Love the leaf photo. I remember the meadow in the first scene from last year. If I remember right you got a really cool grass shot in there as well. Also liked how you involved us a little more in the setup of your camera. We had the longest Fall up here in the Tetons this year and the leaves took a long time to turn colors. Once they finally turned color it was the most vibrant Fall I've ever had here, plus it lasted a long time. It was great. I imagine the leaves were slow to turn in a lot of places in the West this year.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Chad, and you're very correct that it is the same meadow, though it looked much different this year. The early snowfall last year flattened the grass, but this year it was more of a standard appearance. That's fascinating to hear how you had such a long fall with vivid color in the Tetons this year. It really is quite interesting how the fall season can vary so much from year to year.

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

ah good - Ben is back :-) seeing that wreck reminded me of an evening many years ago. driving home from a work assignment late at night, I was stopped at a red light. when it started to change I stalled the engine on my car. Just as I re-started it, a car raced through a red light across my path at at least 70mph. Had I not stalled, it would have hit me and at that speed I doubt I'd have survived!! Just goes to show that when your time is up it's up. Mine wasn't that night!

[@BenHorne]

Wow! That's an experience that will cause the adrenaline to pump for sure! It certainly makes one grateful for all the small things and puts things in perspective.

[@Prashant.Khapane]

What Sean has written. Great to see these during winter and it has now become a ritual for me around Christmas.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Prashant! And now the fun part is that I can start getting ready to head back there for a winter visit. :-)

[@andrewsimpson5436]

BEEEN!!!! You've only one hand! I was shutting my eyes when you went passed a tree trunk and over boulders and I near had a heart attack near the end when you skipped over the stream! I see at the reveal your hand looks OK so I hope it's healed well and we will discover in good time! Anyway as Sean T said it's great to see you back being Ben as nobody else does, another beautiful intro, though I tend not to think about "what if's" I'm a "it will be whatever it is" guy. The moment I saw the grass at the tree I knew I was going to love it in the vertical, spot on and the leaves on the wash 👍

[@BenHorne]

Thank you as always Andrew! Thankfully my hand is nearly back to 100% now, but it sure made things difficult toward the end of my trip. Simple tasks like trying my boots, or escaping from my sleeping bag were made far more complex. Thankfully nothing was broken and it just needed a few weeks to heal.

[@Aledharris]

I don’t know how it’s become a yearly tradition for me to watch you going to Zion. Glad it has though. I get more jealous every year.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you so much, and it's great to have you along for the ride!

[@jeppemichaeljensen2684]

Hey Ben, fantastic video. Your approach is brilliant, and I wish I had the patience to do the same. Thanks

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Jeppe! When it comes to patience, much of that patiences is instilled by working with large format. Hand me a digital kit and I won't have the same level of patience. That's one of the reasons why I love working with the 8x10.

[@DannyFyffe]

Ben, it feels like a year since I saw your videos. I'm glad you are still out there. Sorry to hear about your wrist. You are right to wonder about those choices of leaving even a minute earlier or later and how your life would be or not be with that single decision. Take care and I look forward to the series.

[@BenHorne]

Thank you as always for watching and commenting Danny! Always great to hear from you!

[@BobbyClements]

I literally just said to myself out loud “holy fuck KZbin ill watch it ok?” that’s how strong the algorithm is subjecting me to you. At this point I feel obligated by the universe to watch you rather than work on my own stuff, as I am much further behind in that process as you. I give other photographers too much attention but I don’t regret one second of watch time. We both gain something from your time and effort :)

[@BenHorne]

Thanks for watching. :-) It's actually quite surprising to hear that youtube was recommending my videos since I don't run ads and am likely blacklisted for it. :-)

[@emanuelbief7088]

peace? that's what we all look for when we go out into the wild. maybe back to a simpler life

[@BenHorne]

It sure is nice to get away from all the noise of everyday life. Thanks for watching and commenting Emanuel!

[@larrylindell1027]

I was just thinking this am, I wonder when Ben’s Fall trip videos will be coming out. Then I opened KZbin and there it was. I’ve been looking forward to them. I really liked the horizontal of that first scene and the light. It would have been a keeper for me. Look forward to the rest of the videos and to find out what happened to your wrist.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks as always Larry! I hope to revisit that area again next year and see if I can catch it with any better color, but perhaps if I do, I might look at the version from this visit and like it better for one reason or another. In any case, it sure gives a wonderful excuse to return. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@MrAgentEcho]

0:59 hey, I know where that is. There's an ice rink at that exit, I used to play hockey there.

[@BenHorne]

You're very correct! I had to look it up since I've never been there, but sure enough there's one right off the freeway. Small world. :-)

[@BryanDorr]

I've noticed the late seasonal transition this year in the PNW, too. The same deal with the leaves was for McKenzie Pass area in Oregon Cascades. We typically start seeing fall colors around mid October, but this fall we still had rich green leaves from a summer-like October. I hope you're doing well and your wrist is now healed. As for "changes," tell me about it. I'm seeing "forests" of wind farms, solar fields, and oversized distribution centers and data centers popping up in the landscape.

[@BenHorne]

It sure was a different transition of fall color throughout the west this year, and perhaps a sign of what's to come with climate change. It's all the more reason to be mindful of the impact we have, and how everything is interconnected. Thankfully the wrist is now healed and there weren't any broken bones, but it was bad enough that I had to head home a bit sooner than I wanted since it was pretty much useless for simple things like tying boots, escaping from my sleeping bag, opening food packaging, etc.

[@apdeshpande]

Felt like ages since I have seen Ben Horne's videos on YT.

[@BenHorne]

It sure has been a long time since my spring trip, but on the plus side, I've been quite busy behind the scenes laying the groundwork for some new adventures in 2023. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@jaytayag810]

The meadow might have looked pretty good in b&w. 😉

[@BenHorne]

You'll see a recurring theme of that with Episode 3. ;-)

[@ikorin]

Amazing work! 8x10 slide film looks like a miracle. Where do you develop your slide film btw?

[@BenHorne]

Thanks Igor! It sure is magic looking at those large transparencies with a loupe on a light box. My film is developed by North Coast Photographic in Carlsbad, California. Great lab!

[@christopherkeeling6235]

Again, a nice Saturday LF video. I notice on this and some of your other videos the small collapsable reflector in frame. I don't think you've ever described what you use it for, or shown yourself using it, except sometimes putting your light meter on it. I can't tell if it is silver or grey. What do you use it for? Do you use the circle in the middle for calculating bellows factor, like the QuickDisk Frank Sirona describes on The DarkSlides?

[@BenHorne]

Hi Christopher! That's a good question and the answer is quite simple. I use that only as a spot metering target while determining exposure. I place it in the same light as the subject, take a meter reading from it, then set that as the average and see how bright and dark the tones are throughout my composition. In most cases, everything checks out and I just use that exposure. If the numbers don't seem quite right, I'll average the lightest and darkest areas and go from there, but in most cases, a simple spot meter reading off the pop-up gray card is all I need. It's especially useful when the light is changing quick.

[@AlexanderSeverinsen]

Dont you just hate when you look through the recording and notice the sound of those damn airplanes above. Good job filtering it out though :) I always struggle with that.

[@BenHorne]

It sure is tough to get away from that stuff, especially since it echos so much through those canyons. On the plus side though, the stereo microphone captures more nuance to that noise as it bounces around, giving a feeling for the towering canyon walls you can't fully see in the video. Thanks as always for watching and commenting from the frozen North. :-)

[@ignatiusjk]

I would have liked to have seen more of the wall and less of the grass in the foreground. The second shot is interesting. Why shoot transparencies and not color negs. I think the color negs will give you more to play with in photo shop. Nice to see "old fashion " photography. I used to shoot with a 4x5 Wista.

[@BenHorne]

Thanks for Watching Teresa! For the first scene, I was at nearly the limit for the amount of the back wall to show. I can't remember if it was on the horizontal or the vertical, but the sky was just barely out of frame for one of them, and the other wasn't too far off. It truly was a massive wall, but the wide angle sure ate it up quickly. I reserve color negative film for scenes with very wide dynamic range. The end result looks very natural that way, but when used on scenes with a lesser dynamic range like the ones I photographed on this day, that added dynamic range works against you and results in a very flat image that can be tough to edit in a natural way. In these situations, slide film produces an image that very much resembles reality with plenty of dynamic range to spare. Thanks for watching and commenting Teresa!

[@califmike2003]

Ben what camera is that your using ?

[@BenHorne]

This is an Arca-Swiss F Metric 8x10, and the camera you'll see in the rest of the series is a Chamonix Alpinist X 8x10. Both are wonderful cameras to use.

[@zhangvszhang]

new camera？

[@BenHorne]

This is an Arca-Swiss F Metric that I've used since 2017, though I recently added a Chamonix Alpinist X which I used for the first time on my spring trip, and you'll see that Chamonix for the remainder of this trip just because it's a lighter camera.

[@randybottphotography]

Can you stitch multiple photos to make a panorama with the large format cameras? I'm guessing it would have to be done after the scanning process.

[@randybottphotography]

@trailimagesphotography6635 That makes sense. I have no idea how this all works so I find it quite interesting.

[@BenHorne]

Although you can certainly stitch photos, it's a pain with large format both because of the file size but also since it takes a bit more work with large format to reframe a composition and expose a second sheet of film. That being said, resolution of 8x10 film really isn't a limiting factor. The higher the resolution you scan, the more detail you get. My typical scans of 8x10 film are about 300 megapixels and I can still only barely see the grain. If only a portion of the film was scanned at even higher resolution, and at a native panoramic aspect ratio, one can produce a massive panoramic image from the single click of a shutter with no need to stitch. I've done this in the past and it works beautifully.

[@jeff8289]

Hi Ben. What's going to happen with the new rule about KZbinrs needing permits in National Parks? It sounds pretty unworkable.

[@BenHorne]

That's a tough one for sure because there's still an enormous amount of gray area and the system seems completely unreasonable. In my case, my videos aren't directly monetized, so does this make it not apply? Or does it? In any case, needing to buy expensive permits for specific days and carry that level of insurance wouldn't make the process feasible to most people. I'm very much a rule follower by nature, but the rules need to be clear, make sense, and there needs to be a simple way of staying in compliance. My guess is they are just stating that so they can go after a select few who have a significant negative impact on others visiting the park and the park itself.