Pics and movies from 5/20/01

[chardog]

Hey all. Here are a few pics and quicktime movies from this past Sunday...
http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~charland/tuckermans.html

-ryan

[mountainmanbri]

Great pics! Just how I remembered it except for the rain http://timefortuckerman.com/ubb/wink.gif on Sat. Wish I was up there on Sunday, looked like the better day. Need a few shots of Left Gully though. I'm getting mine back tomorrow. Good job!
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[skicdave]

Love them!

[brib]

Best pictures, quite literally, of the experience, that I have ever seen. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[chardog]

Thanks, it was my first Tucks experience and I had a blast! For those interested, the pictures were taken with a Nikon Coolpix 880 digital camera. It eats batteries but besides that it works great.

-ryan

[M@]

Ecellent Pix.
Nice crowd too! That shot from the right side looks WICKED scary, all the crevases etc...

Looks like you got a SWEET day! Congrats.

M@

[SherpaKroto]

Chardog- I must add my kudos to your shots! I look forward to the short time I spend there each year, and your pics do it justice (Dave - fret not - I've looked at all 221 of yours more than once!) For those of us who spend most of our time "urbanally challenged", it's a great respite from rough days!

Regarding batteries: switch to NiMH batteries. I bought the charger/batteries and a spare set at this site, and they are great! I have used them in my ETrex Summit GPS (a great toy!), but have found them to last at least 25% longer than Duracells/Alkalines. Newer NiMH batteries are up to 1800 mAh, and can be charged over 500 times, with no "memory effect" They're also unbelievable in headlamps! Here's the site: http://www.nimhbattery.com/mh-c204f-4aa160dc.htm

The charger is by far the best I've ever used, and even includes a car adaptor. Buy these, you'll save a fortune! (PS - I am in no way involved in this - NiMH are just a good way to go) - SherpaKroto

[skicdave]

While on the subject of cameras I thought I'd toss in what I have been using for photos on TFT. I mainly take video which allows me to pick out specific frames for photos to capture ideal 'moments' with the downside of sacrificing resolution.

I use a Canon Optura (digital video + photo mode) which shoots at 640x480 and has a great 14X optical zoom (35X digital which I never use). Batteries give me about 50 minutes of ravine footage before popping in another one.

One of the 3 megapixel cameras is on my 'wish list', mind you its a pain carrying skis/boots/pack and various camera equipment.

Was looking at the Nikon site to read more about the impressive Coolpix that Ryan (chardog) has. Ideally I'm looking for one with 3 megapixels and 10X plus optical zoom... not sure that they offer such a beast yet. Thoughts anyone?

Dave

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[bohake]

Chardog, I can't thank you enough! I was up there on sat and skiied all of it. Now I know what it was that I was skiing http://timefortuckerman.com/ubb/smile.gif Your pictures are quite something, they bring back much of the emotion that I felt while there. To recieve that from a pic is good work on your part. Now we have to wait and be patient 'till next year. Thanks, Bill

[topazflambo]

Great Pics! Wish I could have been there. Any shots of Hillman's Hway?