New found respect for Ansel Adams

I have been spending this weekend in a cabin at Bodega Bay. Mostly the time has gone by eating and chatting with good friends. We naturally also watched Hitchcock's Birds that was shot in near here.

I also lugged my speedy up here and thought of strolling the beach and meadows taking beautiful pictures all weekend long. I took one walk with the camera and tripod. I walked only about 2 miles on the beach and back on the road and realized how heavy the gear is. I can't imagine hiking up the mountains carrying even bigger camera and more film holder. Props to Ansel for that! Now we have to look who wins the better picture competition.