Photographing Badlands in New Mexico

[@NoMoreGoodNamesExist]

New Mexico, hands down, has some of the most brilliant sunsets.

[@PereaPhotography]

Joe Harding oh yes absolutely!

[@allandavies1187]

Super location-Dinosaur eggs! lol

[@PereaPhotography]

Allan Davies haha thanks Allan!

[@shcaskey]

Love Bisti. you were in the neighborhood of chaco canyon (native dwellings), kasha katuwe and (cochiti).

[@PereaPhotography]

Frodo we saw signs for Chaco Canton. We’ll have to go back and visit someday soon!

[@RichardBO9]

Awesome photos. I've only been to the Bisti a couple of times and it is a spectacular place.

[@PereaPhotography]

Richard Bonine, Jr. thank you and agreed!

[@billbell8800]

Very cool areas. Great shots...... thanks

[@PereaPhotography]

Bill Bell thanks for watching Bill!

[@roberthergenrather5342]

Cool place, and nice shots. And a really good video. Have fun, be safe.

[@PereaPhotography]

Robert Hergenrather thank you Robert!

[@jmfoty4280]

You did wonderfully finding the location #1 in the dark! It is terrific during the blue hour.

[@bigairphotoandfilm]

Awesome video- Really dig the sleeper rig. great shots and set ups!

[@PereaPhotography]

Big Air Photo and Film thank you so much!

[@PaulthomsonphotographyUk]

Wow-what a fantastic location the alien egg hatchery is some lovely images there guys 😀👍✌

[@PereaPhotography]

Paul Thomson Photography thanks so much Paul!

[@nightswimming8043]

Love Bisti. Haven’t been there in a few years but I have got to get back. A couple suggestions if you get to return. Bisti is great for astrophotography. It really gives it that otherworldly alien feel. Although it is a bit spooky trying to find your car going back in the dark. Also my favorite part is “the wings” - you would need to enter from a different location and it is a little hard to find but one of my favorite subjects in the Southwest.

[@PereaPhotography]

brian page yes I’ve heard of that area! We had a full moon on this trip but I would definitely go back for some Astro. Thanks for watching!

[@Mrbluesplayer43]

Wow, what stunning and unusual locations.

[@larryrudnick1519]

Beautiful shots from you both, in a crazy landscape!

[@PereaPhotography]

Larry Rudnick thank you Larry!

[@foveonyc]

Absolutely amazing place! Great job! Thank You very much!

[@chris_perea]

Фовеоныч Фото it's is definitely like a different planet!!! thank you so much for watching!

[@ellyelzinga01]

What an amazing location! You both got great photos there! I love sci-fi movies as well! 😊👽

[@PereaPhotography]

Elly Elzinga thanks Elly! 👽

[@alanhumbard8298]

I’d call this a bonanza video. So many great compositions with the landscape and sky. I’m glad there wasn’t any little aliens that hatched from the eggs while you were there.

[@PereaPhotography]

Alan Humbard absolutely agreed Alan. We definitely had some great conditions in a place where you could point your camera in any direction and get a great image. Luckily all the aliens had hatched before we got there... thanks for watching man!

[@josephcole3187]

Nice job guys please tell me you got some close up abstracts out of those eggs and that gorgeous s curve rock!!!! Awesome shots by both of you!!!

[@PereaPhotography]

Joseph Cole you know it buddy!

[@josephcole3187]

Perea Photography 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻🤙🏻

[@Walt.2013]

Your music choices complemented the scenery very well! Nice work!

[@jrlong3490]

Thanks Chris and Mike. Loved the location and your compositions, even though the sky and clouds did not cooperate very well. Oh, and the small trailer is perfect for you kids. Keeps you out of severe weather, and no crawling up and down ladder. Safe travels.

[@PereaPhotography]

JR Long thanks Robert!

[@jonglass]

The music was really on point in this video (you guys pick great music always, but this time...) and now I have to go listen to my Paul Winter Canyons album. ;-)

[@PereaPhotography]

Jon Glass chris gets all the credit for the music. She’s a genius! Thanks for watching!

[@massdistraction6169]

Great video, and good to see illy's getting the recognition it deserves. Best coffee ever 👌

[@PereaPhotography]

Mass Distraction thank you!! Definitely some amazing coffee!

[@chris_perea]

Mass Distraction 😅high five to the coffee lovers✋🏼

[@travelingwithronnie2904]

Another great video! I will definitely add this spot on my list of places to visit this fall when I’m out there! Thanks again

[@PereaPhotography]

Ronnie Martin thanks Ronnie!

[@DiarmuidODonovan]

wow ive never seen so far compositions in my life, what an awesome place

[@PereaPhotography]

Diarmuid O'Donovan thanks man it is really unique 🤙🏼

[@phynx2006]

Love the location, great images and I've never seen two people so happy for clouds ☁ 🤗 and cool camping trailer 👍👍

[@PereaPhotography]

phynx2006 thank you Dave! The trailer was a nice experiment!

[@histolee]

Beautiful Music

[@jmfoty4280]

I enjoyed both of you explaining your reasons and settings for photos. Some photography novices will benefit a ton from listening to you.

[@MGCooley]

Happy y'all had fun and made it out without getting face hugged. I've got an astro camping trip planned next month, COVID permitting. I'm thinking about trying to shoot some time lapse. Watching you and feeling inspired to wake up in the middle of the night to catch the sunrise.

[@PereaPhotography]

MGCooley that’s great to hear!!! Yeah everyone and everything is kind of in limbo right now. Hopefully they get everything sorted in a reasonable time. All the best and thanks for watching!

[@peterkin1000]

Recently discovered your channel and have been enjoying your videos. Love the locations you go to - nothing like them here in the UK. Keep up the good work you two. Best wishes to you both. Peter

[@PereaPhotography]

peterkin1000 thank you so much Peter! We are happy you enjoy the content. Cheers buddy!

[@gurleyhardin6370]

Very beautiful video! I’m not really a landscape photographer, so I learned a lot from both of you thank you! 📷☀️

[@PereaPhotography]

Gurley Hardin that’s what we like to hear! Thank you for watching!

[@dandelargy]

Just made coffee for my wife in the same coffee maker. Chris has excellent taste in coffee. To bad the Illy coffee is so much more expensive here in the US.. Great video Mike and Chris.

[@PereaPhotography]

Dan Delargy thanks so much Dan!

[@adameccleston554]

Excellent shots!

[@LetsGoOutdoors]

Ok first, I could not stop smiling from the start to the end, your production of this piece was outstanding. The morning walkout with the moon was just incredible, in my opinion it’s shots like this that capture why you do what you do. Second I knew there was something about you two that I liked, and there it was a tin of illy coffee! Third, there is no turning back now that you have taken the plunge into a hard top trailer.

[@PereaPhotography]

Let's Go Outdoors haha thank you Mike! We appreciate the kind words. The trailer was absolutely amazing. It’s quite a bit out of our price range but man was it comfortable!

[@chris_perea]

Let's Go Outdoors this is literally the best coffee! even better when made out in the wilderness! thank you mike for your hanging out with us!

[@histolee]

Great video, detailed explanation is good, it's a place I want to go Night Time View Very Wonderful

[@markmozley5604]

Great video, Putting this on my list of places to visit next time out there. Have you guys ever thought about Infrared photography. I took some of my old cameras and had them converted so that when I am waiting for sunset in the middle of the day I can still shoot Infrared. Just wondering.

[@PereaPhotography]

Mark Mozley yes i would love to concert a camera to infrared at some point. Definitely a great idea!

[@maxmillion4216]

Great shots Mike and Chris. I'm headed there second week of April.....Hope you left some cracked eggs for me....lololol. Do you use All Trails Pro..? It's a great trail map and Bisti is listed on it.

[@PereaPhotography]

max million thanks Max! No we used maps.ME and Google Maps offline. Maps.ME has the trail as well, but the gps seemed to jump around a bit. We eventually made it haha.

[@maxmillion4216]

@@PereaPhotography I have mapsme also. I am also using All Trails and Google Earth. Thanks for the reply..!

[@ronmarsalis941]

Max, how did All Trails Pro work out for you? I am headed this same way in Apr '22. Plan to use in the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness nearby.

[@maxmillion4216]

@@ronmarsalis941 I didn't get to go there. I was bummed.

[@ronmarsalis941]

Thanks Max, Will be there next month. I’ve seen plenty Vlogs about individuals using AllTrails. Hopefully that’ll be enough.

[@carljarvinen1189]

Planning a trip to the four corners area (maybe next spring before the crowds) and will now have to include this area on the list, thanks for showing. Good fortune with the new camper, looks very comfortable. And Mike, always meaning to ask, where did you get your knitted cap?

[@PereaPhotography]

Carl Jarvinen thank you! I bought it on a trek in Peru. An old lady about 8 miles deep on the Ausangate circuit.

[@DiegoMcCartney]

Wow I’ve never heard of this location but it definitely does look like something from another world. Those strong foreground images looked great. I think the soft tones in the sky complimented the shots well. Gotta say that trailer concept is genius! I definitely wouldn’t want to go back to the rooftop tent concept after being inside one of those! I wonder how much those cost. Enjoyed the video!

[@PereaPhotography]

Diego McCartney thanks Diego! Such a cool place. And the trailer was extremely nice but a bit out of our price range. Most go for over 10k. Cheers buddy!

[@williamdesevo2089]

I jiust found out about this place in the last month or two and it is now on the bucket list.Kind of bumed out that I didn't know about it earlier since I've been in that neighborhood a couple of different times visiting Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly, and the 4 corners. How long of a hike was it to those alien eggs? Nice photos from both of you again.

[@PereaPhotography]

William DeSevo thank you William! Definitely worth a visit. I think on the way back it was right around 30 minutes from the parking lot. It took us about 1.5 hours in the dark haha.

[@GusMcCrae01]

Really cool. What camera did you use to capture this video? Nice music too. What is the name of the music you used?

[@Enrique-the-photographer]

Both of you are fifty percent photographers and fifty percent adventurers, you put a lot of work into making videos/tutorials, I really appreciate it. Now let’s get down to the business at hand, the photos are nice, really nice, but that’s not going to stop me from calling general Gonzalez to have him look at the Argentinian constitution to see if there’s something he can do about you mixing yerba mate with berries and I just got of the phone with Rabbi Schwartz, I had to tell him that you’re mixing bagels and cream cheese with non kosher yerba mate (with berries), you can expect a call from him. Hahaha.

[@PereaPhotography]

Enrique 😂😂😂 I knew we would have your comment of disapproval on here haha. I think with international travel in the current state, General Gonzales is powerless to stop us! Haha thanks buddy for watching as always!

[@MidlifeRovers]

Alien Egg Hatchery is for sure the better name ;) I was jealous enough of this location from the Instagram photo... Now I'm just mad at you! (not really) Seriously though, what was the soil like? I doesn't look like there were too many footprints, at least right around the "eggs".

[@PereaPhotography]

dVos Jay thanks man! It was very similar to the toadstool hoodoos we went to in Utah 😎

[@The_Cyberz]

Miss you and Chris - i really hope you guys are doing well.

[@DavidSenteno]

When you guys were out with the alien eggs which one of you grabbed your chest and screamed first? I bet it was Mike. Do you guys like horror as well as Sci Fi? If so you should check out the videos by Greg Snell. 😂.

[@PereaPhotography]

David Senteno haha definitely me! Chris was calm and cool. And I like horror but chris is not a fan. And yes Greg’s videos definitely fall into the horror-ible 😂

[@philipculbertson55]

Love that Cholula hot sauce. My Favorite. I have to say that I've gotten into second breakfast myself. Not sure that is a good thing.

[@PereaPhotography]

Philip Culbertson my favorite too Philip! And second breakfast is always a good thing!

[@avinashrai11141]

Do you use gimball for vlogging

[@PereaPhotography]

SPEEDWEED yes we do! The DJI ronin s

[@moritzgyssler]

"Jö, das isch aber e schnuggeligs Ahängerli ... aber meinsch nid die Reedli sinn e bitz übertriebe ?" Chris might translate this for you Mike ;-)

[@chris_perea]

Moritz Gyssler isch nur gmietet mir hän also die entscheidig mit de rädli nit troffe😂aber dr ahänger isch zu 100% offroad fähig! sehr cool gsi! sone gfährt könne mir uns nie und nimmer laiste😩😂

[@RonBurkett]

I enjoyed watching this video and seeing you find the Alien Egg Hatchery. The badlands are indeed a wonderfully beautiful landscape and terrific photography destination. You might enjoy my video of going there at night for Milky Way shots - kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6aVcqCjfsSdndU Being out there in the dark is quite an experience!