North Falls

North Falls a video by SlowManLuis2011 on Flickr.

So here was my first hike from an app with a website that shared hiking trails.A good lead to areas to explore. The GPS was a handy guide to help from getting lost- the initial reason that I wanted a GPS app and it does help one to get back to the starting point. A great guide as it helps to know what is around a location. But a trail that on paper looks fairly easy...turned out to be a real hard one. It was drizzling almost the entire 3 1/2 hours that I walked and the heavy backpack that I carried didn't help.Groaan...

20130610-Vancouver_SunnyDay_DSC8176

20130610-Vancouver_SunnyDay_DSC8176, a photo by SlowManLuis2011 on Flickr.

My biggest problem has always been getting into pre-conceived ideas. Like using a wide-angle for landscape and a long lens for close-ups. So scenery like this passes by me as being too far. I would still like some foreground which can only be done with a wider-angle lens but the 80-200 does a great job of bringing the mountains closer. I suppose this is because my 'cropping' skills have improved..hence the more use. But this just dawned on me this morning.