{"id":443,"date":"2017-05-31T06:06:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T14:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/?p=443"},"modified":"2017-05-31T06:06:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T14:06:23","slug":"fuji-xpro2-zion-and-the-red-cliffs-of-southern-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/31\/fuji-xpro2-zion-and-the-red-cliffs-of-southern-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Fuji X-Pro2 at Zion and the Red Cliffs of Southern Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most travel photographers try to stick to a light, all-in-one solution like a zoom lens. The problem with most zoom lenses is that you give up image quality and the speed of the lens for the sake of portability. This is why when I was invited by and partnered with Inside Out Media<\/a>, AToZion<\/a>, and Travelmindset<\/a> to explore southern Utah, I used it as an opportunity to travel with a light kit of a Fuji X-pro2, and two prime lenses: a 14mm f2.8 and 35mm f2 lens (21mm and 50mm full frame equiv).<\/p>\n

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The Red Cliffs, Fujifilm X-Pro2, 35mm, 1\/125, f\/16, ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first spot I checked out was with a group at an Instameet at the Red Cliffs. We hiked from the Sand Cove Trailhead to Primitive Camp, and then onward to the Babylon Arch.<\/a> There’s more info about this hidden gem on the “Visit St. George<\/a>” website. Finding the arch was a bit difficult, so I’ve supplied the exact GPS coordinates as well as a link to Google maps here:<\/p>\n

N 37 12.145′, W 113 20.095′<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Babylon Arch, Fujifilm X-Pro2, 35mm, 1\/125, f\/16, ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The great thing about the Red Cliffs is a spot called Primitive Camp. You can basically hike or 4 wheel drive your way here and camp without a permit. The only amenities are a fire pit, but what else do you need when surrounded by so much beauty. <\/p>\n

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Campfire at Primitive Camp, Fujifilm X-Pro2, 35mm, 1\/60, f\/2, ISO 12800<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After exploring, you can build a campfire and enjoy s’mores!<\/p>\n

While exploring the Red Cliffs, I found that the X-Pro2<\/a> handled really great. The first thing that struck me was how light it was. Also, thanks to weather sealing on the camera and 35mm f2 WR lens<\/a>, I didn’t worry about getting dust or sand into my gear at all. The ISO range was more than enough for capturing scenes during the day and night.<\/p>\n

During my stay in the St. George area, I camped most of the time in Zion at South Camp, and stayed at St. George Inn & Suites at the start and end of my trip. I wanted to test out my new 14mm f2.8<\/a> lens for astrophotography. In hindsight, the 16mm f1.4 would have been the better choice. It lets in more light, but I also wanted something wide enough to give the user more of a feeling of being there. <\/p>\n

Getting a campsite without reservations is quite the ordeal in Zion. I showed up at South Camp at around 5:30am thinking I would be first in line. I was totally wrong. There were already 30 people ahead of me. Camp registration opens at 7am. After waiting 3 hours, I luckily got a spot!<\/p>\n

After setting up camp, I explored the valley a bit. <\/p>\n

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Fujifilm X-Pro2, 14mm, f\/8, 1\/125 with a polarizer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When it got to be night, I ventured along the Pa’rus trail until I found a spot by the Virgin River.<\/p>\n

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Fujifilm X-Pro2, 14mm, f\/2.8, 20s, ISO 3200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To learn more about St. George and its environs, check out the Visit St. George website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most travel photographers try to stick to a light, all-in-one solution like a zoom lens. The problem with most zoom lenses is that you give up image quality and the speed of the lens for the sake of portability. This is why when I was invited by and partnered with Inside Out Media, AToZion, and … Continue reading Using the Fuji X-Pro2 at Zion and the Red Cliffs of Southern Utah<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":464,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions\/464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bracketthis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}