Hi Everyone: Did a 5 mile hike at Starved Rock State Park yesterday. Starved Rock is about two hours from Chicago, a very easy drive. Place was packed given the Labor Day holiday, but we got there early, got our walk in, then left around 2:30 for lunch and a walk around Utica, Illinois, a quaint little town of a thousand with a three block Main Street area.
I have a few questions: 1) My white balance setting, Shade, seems to capture a lot of yellow forcing me to dial yellow down during post-processing. I wondered if other K-3 shooters found this to their experience as well and what any compensation techniques have been employed. 2). I may be getting Charles Robinson's Fastpack 250. On my hike I took the Low Pro MicroTrekker, which is a great fit on the back, but I find it a tough bag to work out of, and it doesn't allow for a water bottle or much personal items. It does have two bottom tripod straps, but I want a vertical carry for the tripod on my next hiking camera bag. I hope to be doing more hiking in future, so I find myself now in the market for a hiking camera bag. If anyone has a nice hiking camera bag which can accommodate gear and personal items, is not a sloppy fit, and has a vertical carry for a tripod, I'd welcome the suggestions. 3). I didn't have my tripod with me on this trek because I'm actually an inexperienced hiker and didn't know what to expect of the trails or my ability, so I left the tripod at home. I will be taking it the next trip. All the shots in the gallery were handheld. Here's my gallery from yesterday's hike. It was a wonderfully fun day, and the park is really great. There are a lot more trails to explore, so I'm most definitively going back. I've made some short and long term hiking goals. http://www.caguila.com/rockaug312014/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine, and Happy Labor Day! Sent from my iPad -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
