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jord217
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Hi guys,

My wife and I spent about 3 days wandering around the Bisti Badlands last November so I thought I would share one of my photos from there. I know this particular area has been photographed plenty but I wanted to see those weird eggs for myself. I really did more scouting than I did shooting while we explored here. I wrote down a ton of notes with directions back to the areas we found in hopes that I can visit here again one day. It looks like a drunk pirate scribbled on a piece of paper but it will do

I shot this with the 24mm ts-e II. 3 frames in portrait orientation stitched and cropped to 8x10.

Have a nice weekend everyone.

Jordan



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Feb 01, 2014 at 04:05 PM
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That is pretty cool, nice 3d effect.


Feb 01, 2014 at 04:14 PM
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Very nice.


Feb 01, 2014 at 04:21 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Bisti Eggs


Fantastic image--love the warm tones. It looks so alien to me. A GPS device would be helpful here or at least a girl guide.


Feb 01, 2014 at 04:35 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Bisti Eggs


Awesome! WOW


Feb 01, 2014 at 04:42 PM
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That is one of the better shots I've seen from there. It is definitely a place to return to.


Feb 01, 2014 at 05:07 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Bisti Eggs


A world right out of Star Wars. Sweet shot!


Feb 01, 2014 at 06:19 PM
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Hey Jordan,

Wow... really awesome shot here! Bisti Badlands is on my list to shoot, I have almost stopped by there twice now, but got distracted by fall colors or had bad weather. But hopefully this year I can swing by there.

Your take on this is really well done, I like that down low in your face view. I was thinking that there was only one area where these eggs were at, so there is more scattered around there?

Jim



Feb 01, 2014 at 06:21 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Bisti Eggs


awesome
well done!



Feb 01, 2014 at 06:28 PM
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I had to laugh at your "drunk pirate map" comment, this place can be difficult to navigate, esp. after the sun goes down. A nice rendering of the eggs and perfect execution with the TS-E.


Feb 01, 2014 at 06:31 PM
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JimFox wrote:
Hey Jordan,

Wow... really awesome shot here! Bisti Badlands is on my list to shoot, I have almost stopped by there twice now, but got distracted by fall colors or had bad weather. But hopefully this year I can swing by there.

Your take on this is really well done, I like that down low in your face view. I was thinking that there was only one area where these eggs were at, so there is more scattered around there?

Jim


Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the comments. Hey Jim, I think the egg shaped formations are only unique to this specific little area. There are quite a few there though. If I remember correctly they lay in a long row that's about 75 feet long. The further away from the main section you get, the less formed they become. We even ended up stumbling upon an area filled with a ton of petrified wood. It looked like whole trees had fallen on the ground and some of them were still solid and unbroken (some close to 15 feet long). Another section about 1/4 mile from the eggs looked like huge dinosaur bones laying everywhere which I ended up just referring to as "The Boneyard".

J Atencio wrote:
I had to laugh at your "drunk pirate map" comment, this place can be difficult to navigate, esp. after the sun goes down. A nice rendering of the eggs and perfect execution with the TS-E.


Yes, navigating back in the dark was an experience indeed. Our longest hike back after dark was about 5 miles and it seemed to take forever! Headlamps really didn't do much and we had to rely on visual checkpoints we made along the way. A GPS would have come in handy but I just haven't had the cash to invest in one yet. We tried to use our Garmin, it didn't really work out too well.

Also, as far as camping goes, stay in the parking area. The campground in Farmington is a roach infested crap hole. We had a free night stay which we didn't bother taking and just camped out in the lot.



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Feb 01, 2014 at 07:34 PM
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Wow. I love this. The feeling of desolation is so beautifully captured, and I love the somewhat muted palette.


Feb 01, 2014 at 09:54 PM
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Amazing detail and light quality.
Superb composition!
Fred



Feb 01, 2014 at 11:34 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Bisti Eggs


Nicely done….Very interesting image and great sky to work with


Feb 01, 2014 at 11:44 PM
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Excellent shot. Your image really brings out the textures and colors beautifully.

Dave



Feb 01, 2014 at 11:48 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Bisti Eggs


Awesome shot !


Feb 01, 2014 at 11:57 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Bisti Eggs


Thanks a lot fellas. I really appreciate it. I was pretty lucky with conditions. I had great skies two nights in a row.


Feb 02, 2014 at 08:17 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Bisti Eggs


as others have said, very cool and otherworldly


Feb 02, 2014 at 12:03 PM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Bisti Eggs


Thank you. That whole area is like another planet

gooutside wrote:
as others have said, very cool and otherworldly




Feb 02, 2014 at 10:04 PM
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Excellent image. very nice sky to go with the foreground.
harsha



Feb 02, 2014 at 10:23 PM
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