Thread 2811018

>>2811018 (OP)
just got back from vacation

>>2811309
we both need better low light cameras
where did you go on vacation to?

>>2811311
somewhere

>>2811311
>>2811311
i shot with low exposure so i could have faster shutter speed so the photos come out more cinematic looking
the camera does decent in low light.

the pictures my phone takes are 6.9MB file size and hiroshimoot set the limit at 5MB. but I was out on a rocky section of the north country trail in PA

>>2811313(me)
>>2811309(me)

>>2811406
I dont use my phone i have a dslr.
I send the photos to myself on google chat to reduce the filesize for 4chan, remove metadata, while maintaining the original quality.
Fast shutter speed allows a crisper image.
I would recommend getting a fullsized camera instead of a phone as you have more control over the photo itself and arent stuck using the phone equivalent of automode.
/p/ would have a coniption fit if i recommended a modern bridge camera due to the sensor being similar to a phone sensor but you would have more control over image quality in manual mode compared to a phone which most of them have some sort of default automode.
you wanna take high res photos no matter the composition you're gonna need a dedicated camera

>>2811406
You should be able to resize them on your phone in a webapp if need be. If you make them smaller they will display.

>>2811548
turn portrait orentation off if on mobile and flip it to portrait

>>2811410
yeah, as good as phone cameras have gotten nothing beats the pleasure of use and the granural control of a dedicated camera, no matter the size of its sensor. It's just more fun imo

>>2811575
based op posting water

looking downstream

tiers
I hope this gives you a sense of how steep it was
there's a rail bed/skid road running up the side too

rail bed

nice pictures

>>2811794
thanks!
have some brown water

>>2811795
that's either tanin water or runoff

>>2811822
Nice

>>2811018 (OP)
Pretty depressing, somehow spring was very dry this year but I found these big ass pines.

It's the britbong who asked about hiking permits a while ago. Back from hiking in Point Reyes and it's kinda nice! Way more people than I was expecting but the rain and sea fret scared them off nicely. Not the best trees for hammocking in but didn't see a single jannie. When it cleared up it was lush. Thanks for having me and for all the advice y'all

>>2812240
I'm a tool who forgets about image rotations. Sorry!

>>2812344
Got these today

I recently went to Cocora Valley and hiked up a mountain called Morro Gacho. It was a great trip, rather easy, but fucking germans can't shut the fuck up.

>>2812521
That looks very nice anon

>>2812536
Thanks, friend. Here's a photo from the top of the mountain. You can see the 'Paramillo del Quindío' in the background.

Nice pictures folks

>>2812769
thanks

view from one of my favorite camps

>>2812829
thats not "recent" /out

>>2811311
Canon user, but I've heard Sony makes good cameras for low light

>>2811018 (OP)
Taiwan, industrial road middle of the island.

>>2813043
>canon user
yes, i just edit in dark table.
Idk how to get started with further post processing on gimp and i dont wanna pay for ps or capture one

Not really recent, took these a couple of years ago but this seems like as good a thread to ask in as any on /p/.
I fell hard for the zoom meme, and although it's truly great to have a large zoom, especially if I'm trying to take a picture of some animals, I find almost all the pictures I take end up grainy when I look at them on a big screen.
Wondering if it would be better to go for something that focuses more on high resolution instead of high zoom??

Three days ago

>>2813457
Hyner View! One of my favorite views in the Wilds. Did you hike the steepish trail that goes down to the valley or just drive to the overlook?

>>2813464
I again chickened out on hiking Gillespie Point and instead chose to hike from highway 44 NE of Hyner to the (now removed) Bob Webber cabin site on the western flank of Pine Creek.

>Did you hike the steepish trail that goes down to the valley
No, but I am planning to try to hike from the old view rd to a spot with a view of post draft hollow ( a tributary of hyner run)

I believe you can see Gillespie Point from here (the pyramid looking pointy thing in the far background), as well as possibly Chimney Rock, background left, and Twin Mountain Vista/Hilborn Mtn foreground right (another vista I've hiked to)

I also have Baldwin Point on my list, which is basically the other side of 44 (west) and unfortunately is not really maintained so it's chancy cuz the overlook could be largely obstructed now, but offers a look down the holler one west of hyner run from the north looking south, but its been sadly abandoned.

Hyner View is really nice. This is my second time there.

>>2813464
>One of my favorite views in the Wilds
What are your other favorites?
Lebo Vista is one of my favorites (geometrically pretty).

>>2813472
Lebo Vista is another good one. Some others:

>Chimney Rock near the Bull Run Trail
>Barbour Rock off the West Rim Trail
>Hemlock Mountain on the Black Forest Trail
>Raven's Horn on the Golden Eagle Trail
>Bob Webber Vista at the end of the trail
>Twin Sisters Trail's panoramic vista
>Kinzua Bridge from the skywalk for its uniqueness
>Kinzua Point and Tracy Ridge in ANF for water-level views
>Rimrock, Jake's Rocks and Minister Creek in the ANF
>Washington Park in Warren which is technically in the Wilds

Plus some more obscure ones that you won't find on Alltrails or anywhere else really

>>2813474
That's the best view. The islands in the middle of the Susquehanna west branch are *chef's kiss*

>>2813468
Gillespie Point is sometimes referred to as the "Matterhorn of Pennsylvania" which always gets a laugh or smirk out of me. And ofc Pine Creek Gorge is called the "Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania".

>>2813479
Oh wow you replied and I missed it. Oops!

>>2813479
I've done Chimney Rock and Barbour Rock
I was trying to find Hemlock Mountain but it looks like the view requires optimal lighting and I couldn't exactly find where it was or where to park (common problem)
I'm still figuring out where the best hikable black forest trail views are. It takes a while to reference the little view icons on the PA maps with actual locations on something I can save and reference while out like google maps.

>Raven's Horn on the Golden Eagle Trail
I'm not sure which one that is offhand, I mean I know the Golden Eagle that's the most popular 'hard' trail even the waitress at my brunch place yesterday has done that one! But um I think that's too hard for me.

>Bob Webber Vista at the end of the trail
ditto
Although I feel like SOME of those vistas could potentially be accessed from Hilborn Mtn rd from the east more easily.

>Twin Sisters Trail's panoramic vista
yup I'd do that one again
I was thinking, its really hard to find longitudinal views of creeks (unobstructed) from above like that - where the creek/holler doesn't have a road running through it
Do you know of any others like that?

>>Kinzua Bridge from the skywalk for its uniqueness
done it twice and would do it again

>Kinzua Point and Tracy Ridge in ANF for water-level views
hmm ok haven't done that

>>Rimrock, Jake's Rocks and Minister Creek in the ANF
I did Jake's Rocks, but not rimrock, and I know there's some overlooks I missed around Jake's Rocks but I'm not sure how worth it they are
>minister creek
I just hiked to the overlook but didn't do the full loop
>Washington Park in Warren which is technically in the Wilds
interesting

>Plus some more obscure ones
such as?
Baldwin Point is on my list. Also frozen run gorge (would be super nice if I somehow could get access to the private road that's .5 mi from the vista). And a bunch of little mini-quests in the endless mountains for vistas and waterfalls.

>>2813483
Smith's Knob is another good candidate for the Matterhorn. It's a hard hike and I have yet to do it. I am thinking about coming up Painter run (the long way) to take some sting out of the steepness.

>>2813482
I also like the back view.

>>2813065
If you are not a RAW nerd, don't print A3 or bigger photos and have a Pixel phone, you can get away with some quick and easy jpeg editing.

>>2813558
>Hemlock Mountain
The closest access point is at the end of Naval Run Road. The Naval Run Trail runs NW along the scenic creek before linking up with the BFT. From there, you climb over 1,000 feet to Hemlock's summit. There are two viewpoints, one in each direction.
Alternatively, you can start at the parking area on Route 44 at the intersection of Trout Run Road. It's a much gentler climb up Hemlock's western slope, on the opposite side of Pine Creek. The elevation change is actually a 20-30 ft. net loss.

>Raven's Horn on the Golden Eagle Trail
Raven's Horn is on the south side of the G.E.T. It's a moderately steep climb from the rail trail access point. Once it levels off, you walk past some interesting rock formations on your way to the famous overlook rock. There are reports of rattlers hanging out at the viewpoint. I didn't see any when I went in the middle of summer years ago. The only snake I ever saw in the area was around Hyner View.

>Bob Webber Vista
The Bob Webber Trail is just south of the Golden Eagle Trail. It's shorter but steeper than the GET. Nothing crazy steep like Half Dome or Mt. Tom (if you're familiar with those) but a constant uphill push. Mr. Webber didn't fuck around with his trailbuilding! The man was an /out/ legend in that part of Pennsylvania.

>Do you know of any others like that?
Are you willing to climb more than 1k feet and venture onto (unmarked) private land? I discovered a similar unobstructed, 180-degree viewpoint above Pine Creek. But you have to earn it.

>Kinzua Point
No hiking required for that one. It's right off Highway 59. Kinzua Dam, Kinzua Beach, the lower Rimrock trailhead, and the Bent Run waterfall trail are all nearby. Go on a weekday if possible. Weekends can get crowded and the holidays between Memorial Day and Labor Day are an absolute shitshow.

>Jake's Rocks
The views of the Allegheny Reservoir are absolutely worth it. Also there's an extensive MTB trail system if you're into that.

>>2813598
>Are you willing to climb more than 1k feet and venture onto (unmarked) private land?
probably not given that I keep wussing out on Gillespie Point, but I would be curious to know where it is just so I could see it on a map. I like seeing the geometry and the shapes of the land.

There's some locals who post super-hard routes to random minor views and waterfalls just pa-specific and I like reading their stuff even if I don't do it.

Is it anywhere near Houselander Mtn?

I am really searching for secret views of lesser hollers, not major stuff like Pine Creek, I mean that's nice and all but it's very cool to find a nice view down a minor holler. The easier the better!
Appreciate the suggestions.

Speaking of private land, probably not unmarked, but there's a view marked on the map above Renovo with a road leading to it, definitely private land, find it intriguing.

>The elevation change is actually a 20-30 ft. net loss.
that sure sounds nice

>>2813567
>>2813065(me)
i am a raw nerd, sorry anon. None of your advice applies go me.

>>2813611
It's west of the Golden Eagle Trail and south of the Dragon's Back Trail. Far north of Houselander Mtn.

I've found some excellent and unexpected vistas from rough forest roads in the Wilds. The best one had a commanding view of the Sinnemahoning. Not a place where you want to drive if your vehicle doesn't have good clearance though.

For views in hollars, my favorite spots are in state parks and camping areas so not exactly secret. Tbh, I don't seek those places out when I'm in the Wilds because there's plenty of that closer to home. What I don't have much of are steep trails leading to impressive open vistas higher up.

>>2813619
>The best one had a commanding view of the Sinnemahoning
do you mean keating mtn road? That's one of my favorites. The internet made the road out to be terrible but it was just mildly bumpy in parts. The bigger problem is the view is a bit overgrown somewhat.

There's also an off-trail view of sinnemahoning that I haven't done:

https://myhikes.org/trails/sinnemahoning-canyon-vistas-hike

>Not a place where you want to drive if your vehicle doesn't have good clearance though.

not a problem for me

>It's west of the Golden Eagle Trail and south of the Dragon's Back Trail

i'll have to look into that, could actually be an "official" view but you said its on private property I know some of that land is hunting club owned on hilborn mtn
its annoying to see all the little vista icons marked on the state forest pdfs but without coordinates so you have to triangulate exactly where the vistas are on a map and then see if there's photos to know if it's even worth visiting

>>2813621
>keating mtn road
Heh, looks like that's the one. The view matches the photo I took. I recall the road being in rough shape when I went years ago.

I was just checking out the general area on Google Maps and found another vista that looks nice: Kettle Creek Scenic View. Have you ever been?

>>2813623
>I recall the road being in rough shape when I went years ago.
maybe they fixed it up, they need to fix up the viewwwwww
all the stuff online made it out to be terrible and there were some small rocks in the road and it was bumpy but nothing awful
>Kettle Creek Scenic View
yeah last summer, right after the keating mtn rd vista in fact, there were some older men motorcycle camping there at the adjacent campsite
it's nice because you get a lake and some hills
and there's like a state department of transportation warehouse (vehicle storage) nearby so the dirt road to get there from keating was glass smooth the whole way

>>2813629
Great view, smooth road, I'm there!

The large hill on the other side of Kettle Creek Lake also intrigues me. It reminds me of some of the steeper hills above Pine Creek. The subpeak to the left is called Roungtop. Not sure if the larger one has a name. It should. For PA, that's a big fucking climb from creekside (840 feet) to the hilltop (2,180 feet) in just a mile if you go straight up the spine.

>>2813633
*Roundtop

Beautiful spring day

>>2814392
looks so comfy

>>2814858
it was a great day

Not a spectacular view, but it's the highest point in my local area and makes for a nice hike on unexpected sunny days like today.

>>2815385
Saw some moose too, which was fun

Are we back?

Vegetation surveys. Salicornia tastes like an inside out pickle.

Its good too be back boys, this was 2 weeks ago. Hard to see but there is a small fresh waterhole in the pic doubt there are any fish in it

A little overnight trip from last weekend

>>2815928
>part 2

Late season skiing comes with some challenges.

Camped up on the storr last week on the isle of Skye in Scotland

>>2815915
UK?

>>2816207
South Ireland

went camping over the weekend for the first time in probably 15 years. was a fun time

>>2813809
>>2814392
>>2815279
Where is this, Canada?

Found this thing in Nevada on old hwy 93 at 36.9819202, -114.9318225. Anybody know what it could be? I was thinking a bunker.

>>2817049
More photos of the area

Yesterday, in Gosol, Catalonia.
So much Rohan vibes

>>2817049
borehole of some kind, could be for water, geological research, idk

I made some seats out of cedar.

>>2817202
Hehe. Seat-er trees.

Mein kampfy tent

i was waiting for some dirt bike retard to zoom into me at any moment walking down here

>>2817669
Straya?

>>2817876
10/10 path.

>>2818106
JESUS FUCK! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

>>2818108
it's a king snake, they are pure of heart

First time spending the night /out/ right now. It was super tough getting all the gear set up the first time, didn't look the prettiest, messed up the underquilt a bit (thankfully it's still keeping me warm enough). All around I'm super, super comfy and feel a lot more safe and cozy than I thought I would. Listening to some worship music before I doze off. Really appreciate you guys for helping me finally do this.

>>2818206
Looks comfy. Good job

>>2818338
It was for most of the night, the underquilt handled 60's and 50's like champ... then 43 hit and all the heat I had built up was gone. Still, if I had set up the underquilt right and there wasn't a rooster and goose fighting at 4 a.m. it would have been C0MFY heaven. Gonna try again next week

>>2818452
Also, alpaca ponchos... I'm officially sold on them. After all my other blankets and quilts lost their heat, my poncho still was maintaining a very comfortable heat and kept me from being completely miserable. Who knew.

>>2818452
I tried a hammock in the summer for a few nights. I didn't have an underquilt because it didn't get cold at night.
Well it turns out that without an underquilt, 60F is very cold in a hammock.
Next time I will definitely get an underquilt.

>>2818478
Yuuuuup, if you don't have one you are absolutely screwed as you don't have anything insulating the heat beneath you. They are great for hot weather as they'll make whatever it is feel 10 to 20 degrees colder, but in cool to cold weather... be ready to wake up freezing. I will say, it did well enough that I was able to outlast my friend who was sleeping in the tent and went home around 1 a.m., but I definitely need to figure out why I lost the heat so drastically.

Also, here's a pic of one of my recent outings so I'm not getting too off topic sharing the experience.

Other than that, even with trees that were too close together and my hodgepodge of a set up, I slept really comfortably.

>>2818206
I love hammock camping, great work getting out

I visited a local hill near my shitty town... Very close to people, but I like it anyway.

Yesterday i went to the beach to search for crabs and have a nice day. A very needed day off :D

>>2819083
Have you ever climbed any of the mountains across the bay? Even if the town is shitty, the nature is beautiful.

Got to spend the weekend here seeing some old buds I used to work with. God’s country.

>>2819288
>‘Stralia

>>2819128
Yes, I once climbed that volcano on the left side of the photo. Here's the view from the other side of the hill... I climb one of those volcanoes every now and then. Nothing difficult, but not an easy walk either.

I was scrounging my pictures and i guess i haven't been out in quite some time ;_;

>>2819395
That looks pretty nice, anon. I'd like to hike to snowy mountains more often, but it isn't as hassle-free as I'd like. Nevertheless, I went to a nearby summit that was pretty nice.

Look at that fucking snow up there in may, mocking me. I should shovel that crap in the ocean.

>>2820578
>snow up there in may
it happens

tahquitz peak Idyllwild

Took advantage of the nice weather to touch grass.

Inna jungle

I live next to a thriving national park and as such I'm gonna go for a bushwalk shorly. I'll bring my camera with my macro lens.

It rained for like 2 weeks straight so it's gonna be super murky in there, with snakes and spiders on the move. Will take photos of anything interesting I see and rapport back.

Things I might see:
>wallaby
>monitor lizard
>funnel web spider
>echidna
>ground dwelling demon leeches
>red belly blacksnek
>eastern brownsnek
>birds of different feathers
>nothing

>>2820934
whelp I spent 3 hours /out/ and took a bunch of ƒotos but honestly didn't see anything exciting. I tried to make it to my secret gully which is a ways off the trail and it's a spot that's just full of snakes, leeches, and crazy mushrooms but it was too flooded. I coped for awhile but eventually I had to turn back, I was going to be knee deep in stagnant water which isn't particularly safe but I hadn't even gotten close to the low flood zone yet. I'm sure by the time I met up with the river I would have been waist deep and redbellies do love to frolic and swim and flood waters.

I'll go through my photos tonight and maybe do a minidump if any of them are interesting

11pm ..Sweden ...northern Jämtland

>>2820955
I'll poast a couple because I don't post much anymore

>>2820990
and saving my favourite for last

Spent time in Jewel Key a few months ago

>>2817049
I've always heard of these being called tombstones. it is a capped off well. could be oil, natural gas, or water. I've run into hundreds of them in Nevada,

>>2821147
what happened the fishes

>>2821149
they die

>>2821159
how did they find themselves without water like this? there's clearly water. did the water recede too quickly? did the disappear entirely and then come back by the time the photo was taken? was it alliums? I must know

Went to the black forest. Saw a bunch of black critters.

>>2821160
This is on the shores of the Salton Sea. You can read about the die off.

>>2821329
oooh that explains it. poor little buggas

somewhere in WA

nm, spot is in filename. anyway, it was nice today even with rain

>>2821342
>>2821343
what a wonderful place

>>2821334
a fun interesting place non the less.

Didn't make it to the lakes we were shooting for, but just got back from a weekend bear hunting excursion. Big avalanche/landslide took out a huge chunk of trail somewhere in MT.

>>2821362
We did find a shit ton of these guys, and we ate damn good all weekend.

>>2821362
>>2821363
did you manage to bag a bear

>>2821364
No :(

>>2822216
>>2822217
>>2822218
>>2822219
>>2822220
Chartreuse, france.
(orchids pic very blurry :c )

Fellow French Alps guy here, with a few questions!

>>2822216
>>2822217
Based on the dates, I assume the orchids are from that same hike around Mount Granier? Never seen that particular species in the wild yet.

>>2822218
>>2822219
Can I ask where those were taken, roughly? Feels like somewhere north of the Grand Som, given the clear view to the Mont Blanc, but I'm not too familiar with that area.

>>2822220
Never tire of seeing that monastery, of course. Thanks for sharing the pics!

Hello anon,

>>2822237
>Based on the dates, I assume the orchids are from that same hike around Mount Granier? Never seen that particular species in the wild yet.
These are Cypripedium calceolus (sabots de Vénus). These were on a small trail around the Désert d'Entremont.

>Can I ask where those were taken, roughly? Feels like somewhere north of the Grand Som, given the clear view to the Mont Blanc, but I'm not too familiar with that area.
Roughly at 45.42896431254522, 5.907453798418104
First pic was ENE, down the ravine.
Second pic was ESE, facing Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont/Croix-de-l'Alpe.

Got many more pics of orchids (whole fields of rochidée sureau around mount pinet, orchidée militaire, etc) but pics are above 5Mb and too lazy to compress.
Lots of fauna too also if you get up early enough.
Anyways, check the chartreuse if you have the chance end of may/early june.

prob not /out/ enough but cant do much else in my country

>>2822241
very nice, love this kind of landscape. Switzerland?

>>2822280
where are you from ?

>>2822287
united states

>>2817032
The pic of the lake is a different anon but the 2 snow pics are the US rockies

>>2811018 (OP)
Been a while since I posted here. Here's some swamp stuff from this evening.

>>2822531
Jack in the Pulpit

>>2822532
is that one of them carnivorous pitcher plants? also is this in the Southeast USA?

>>2822533
I dont think it is carnivorous. We do have alot of pitcher plants here but they are a bit more rare than this. I associate Jack in the Pulpit with Trillium. It generally grows with Northern Spider Lily.

And yes it is the deep SE.

>>2822532
Not super rare but a cool one- Candy Root

>>2822585
alternative universe north fork mountain chimney top

>>2822241
wow. where?

Went fishing today

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>>2811039
is cold here?