I think I've made four trips to White Pocket in the past year and the variety in this place just blows me away. I was out there during the last new moon and had some time to kill before the stars made their full appearance and couldn't resist a little blue-hour fun. Shot with A7r and Rokinon 14mm F/2.8. Enjoy!
It's on the very northern stretch of northern Arizona, probably less than a mile from the Utah border. It's pretty remote though and requires 4WD to get out there due to deep sand. I've never needed anything more than a crossover SUV (last car was a Ford Escape) to get out there though, you don't need anything crazy. Though some disregard for damage helps since you gotta keep your speed up
andrew perkins wrote:
love this shot. I've thought about picking up the rokinon 14 to use with the a7r. are you happy with the combo?
Quite happy! The Roki 14 is a great performer with just a few minor setbacks. I'll probably pick up a native mount (insert wide angle) eventually but it'll hold me over in the meantime. I'm crossing my fingers that a Zeiss Loxia ~15mm will be announced/released someday soon.
I spend maybe 30-40 days around here a year and never tire of it. But the growth has been significant, so I think it may get permitted before too long.
Mark Metternich wrote:
Nice job on this. I love how surreal it is.
I spend maybe 30-40 days around here a year and never tire of it. But the growth has been significant, so I think it may get permitted before too long.
I'm jealous that you get to spend that much time out there! I wouldn't be surprised if they started a permit process for this area as well. Though I was out there a few weeks back (for this image) and there was only one other group camping out there. I didn't quite expect to snag the main camping spot on a Friday night but the crowds have been pretty limited from my experience...but it was also 100+ degrees that weekend. I just hope they don't improve the road as I think that keeps most of the people away.
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rparchen wrote:
I'm jealous that you get to spend that much time out there! I wouldn't be surprised if they started a permit process for this area as well. Though I was out there a few weeks back (for this image) and there was only one other group camping out there. I didn't quite expect to snag the main camping spot on a Friday night but the crowds have been pretty limited from my experience...but it was also 100+ degrees that weekend. I just hope they don't improve the road as I think that keeps most of the people away.
