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National Park, I immediately discovered I had a problem.
This problem reminded me of dialogue from the old 1950s Gloria Swanson
flick, "Sunset Boulevard." Swanson playing the part of
Norma Desmond had two lines, which described the dilemma at Zion. (1)
"All right Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up".
. .and (2) "I am big. . .It's the pictures that got
small." At Zion, the monolithic mountains are often so massive, and when you stand at their base, you're unable to contain them in the camera lens to provide the total picture. Even a wide-angle wouldn't remedy the problem to any great advantage. And once downloaded the images appear insignificant to what was actually seen and experienced. "I'm ready for my close up" - Gimme a break Yet, for all of nature's massive stone structures, there were also the little delicate things - the areas of swamp life existing in the middle of a desert - The friendly squirrels, which seemed content to hang out with me along the river walk trail leading to the head of The Narrows. The Narrows are a series of trails, often in the river or near it, which snake between the canyons providing amazing bottom-up perspectives. I had wished to make The Narrows hike part of this trip, but simply ran out of time if I wished to encompass my original plan of seeing Bryce and Kodachrome parks too. When I reached the end of the river walk trail, at the head of The Narrows, I felt like a leashed puppy tied to a tree, while the remainder of hikers continued on into their magical adventure. Written by: Myrl Jeffcoat |
Zion - "I am big - It is the pictures that got small" Written by: Myrl Jeffcoat - 9/17/2009 ActiveRain Archived at: http://activerain.com/blogsview/1243598/i-am-big-it-s-the-pictures-that-got-small |
