JMT photos

Welcome back Jen! /goes to look at photos :)

what camera did you use to get those night shots? sweeeet.

I was wondering when you'd get back. Very nice pictures.

Thanks!

I used the Sony RX100iii for the photos – even the night ones – and a 1.5# tripod that I schlepped the whole way. Some days I regretted the weight, obviously, but then I was able to get those milky way shots so I guess it was worth it!

Too bad they can't make a GOOD tripod that doesn't weigh so darned much….

Jen… what brand/model tripod did you take?
At 1.5# was it the lightest choice you could find.

thanks,
billy

"Too bad they can't make a GOOD tripod that doesn't weigh so darned much…."

Please define GOOD in a tripod.

–B.G.–

no short compact carbon fiber tripods out there that weigh less?

either way.. we appreciate your shlepping cuz those are nice shots :)

In a really tall tripod, carbon fiber legs will save a bit of weight and also provide extra stiffness as compared to aluminum legs. However, when you reduce the height down to a compact travel size, there is very little weight saved, and you are still paying the additional cost.

–B.G.–

Sorry Bob – by GOOD i just mean one that will be secure at super long exposures – 30 sec to 2 mins, that sort of thing. It sure would be nice if one of those little Joby things would do the job, but I guess there's some physics at play here that I'm not sure how one would overcome them – you need weight to be steady, but I don't want to carry it. maybe a super light flimsy tripod that can be anchored by hanging a heavy rock bag or something from it to secure it…

Either way…I carried my little meFOTO tripod (which was given to me as a gift before I actually decided on which one I wanted) honestly, it's a great little tripod! just not one I was terribly happy carrying up and over all those passes

"Let me know what you think!"

Loved them. Night ones for sure, so thanks for adding tripod-carry to your multiweek ankle PT. :)

For most backpacking photographers, a GOOD tripod has a certain maximum height. For me, that is at least chest height, or 40 or 50 inches. I require a Quick Release on the head. Some people want a gimbal head. Some want a pan-tilt head. Some want a ball head. That just depends on your typical subjects. Some people prefer twist-locks on the legs. Some prefer flick-locks on the legs. Some demand spikes on the feet. With a few tripods, there is no way to hang a rock bag on for ballast.

Some people will always have trouble with 30-second exposures from a tripod, because they don't use a cable release.

Everybody is different.

–B.G.–

Another trick to avoid shutter shaking is to use the 2-10 second self timer

Here's to life! Well done Jen and crew.

Awesome photos. Thanks for carrying the tripod and sharing!

Is there a trick to seeing the photos? Do you need an account with smugmug? All I can see is an excellent photo on the main page.

Sue hit Browse in the middle.. then she has a few different galleries under there.

Fricken nice pics!

The night shots are amazing! I also like the full trip photos, too.

I just used up 30 minutes of work time sitting here in my cube daydreaming about a trip.

Thanks.

Awesome shots. Looks like it was a blast.

Nice job! Looks like a great time. Glad you're back safe and sound.

Fantastic pictures- I especially love the Milky Way over Lake Virginia! How did you like the RX100 III? I'm thinking of ditching my DSLR and going mirrorless but I'm afraid of the compromise in picture quality. Can you shoot bracketed photos for HDR editing later on?

Crazy good pictures. I have never been there before, but those are the best JMT pictures I have seen.

Thanks for posting.

Ben

Nice Photos!

I would be interested in seeing a gear list from your trip.

Thanks
Roger

Elle – YES, you can shoot bracketed for HDR later. The camera also does a pretty good job of internally processing HDR – much better than I expected!

Roger – here is quick gear list for you:

Zimmerbuilt pack 25.7
Solplex +stakes 16
Enigma 20* 17
Synmat UL 7 14.3
UL pillow 2.1

Starlyte stove 0.5
Caldera Cone 0.9
Cooking cozy 0.4
Evernew cookset 3
Fuel measuring cup 0
Spork 0.4
nano cloth 0.6
mini bic 0.5

sawyer filter 1.7
1L dirty reservoir 0.2
Platy hoser 3.1
filling cup 0.1

Clothing (carried)
Black Rock Gear hat 1
MB Ex Light puffy 5.6
Rab Pulse (rain shell) 6.5
Tights (arcteryx AR) 4.3
LS shirt – sleeping 5
1 pr socks 1.2
1 pr underwear (pat active brief) 1.2
montbell dynamo pants 2.7
Rab Cirrus (windshirt) 3.7
Rab gloves 0.8

camera/bag/batteries 11.2
iphone 4.5
Lighter (mini bic) 0.5
Zebralight H51W headlamp 3.1
Delorme 6.7

Toiletries/other
First aid kit 1.2
Nook 7
Sunscreen 1.2
Hand lotion 0.5
Toothpaste/brush 1.5
bandana 0.2
Medication 1.3

Bearikade Weekender 31.2

Total base weight oz 186.6
Total base weight pounds 11.6625

Clothing worn
Nylon shorts 5
Zip t shirt 6.9
Underpants 1.2
sports bra 3.9
Socks 1.2
NB Leadville shoes 19.4
dirty girl gaiters 0.9
Sun hat (OR) 2.8
neck buff 1.3
Locus Gear poles 10.1
Gerber knife 2.1

I think that's it – I didn't really update it with my 22 oz tripod, so tack that on there. Otherwise it's about right.

Thanks for all the nice words about my pictures! I was quite happy with the Sony RX100iii this time – it just may be the perfect backpacking camera!

Jennifer, great photos a notch above, especially the night photos.

Those night sky photos are amazing!