点评:We did a sunrise photography tour of Monument Valley with Phillips Photography Tours. We were the only two people booked that morning, so it turned into a private tour. Leslie was our guide, and he got us through the rough terrain of the Valley like a pro. While he wasn't a photographer himself, except for his iPhone, he took us to some great locations to catch the sunrise and morning light. We've done photography tours in a lot of different locations and usually the guide is a photographer and we pick up different tips. We were kind of disappointed to not have a photographer guide for this, especially from an outfit that specializes in photography tours. There was one point where we were trying to catch the sunrise at the Totem Pole, and Leslie mentioned there was a good spot to catch a sunburst photo down the road. He just pointed in the general direction we should head. My husband set up his tripod in one spot, while I walked further down the road. There was another group nearby and I overheard their guide telling them where to be for the sunburst, by watching the movement of the shadow on the rocks. I ran back to where my husband was to tell him where to move to and he was able to pack up and shift to the right spot just in time. We had read other reviews about the guides providing tips on photography. I guess I should have requested someone specific to get that service. Leslie was good in pointing out locations and features to photograph, and even trekked through the sand dunes to show us a good spot to get the sand ripples in the morning light.
翻译:我们参加了菲利普斯摄影之旅(Phillips Photography Tours)组织的纪念碑谷日出摄影之旅。那天早上只有我们两个人预订,所以变成了私人旅行。莱斯利是我们的向导,他像专业人士一样带领我们穿越了山谷崎岖的地形。虽然他自己不是摄影师(除了他的iPhone之外),但他带我们去了一些很棒的地点拍摄日出和晨光。我们参加过很多不同地方的摄影之旅,通常向导都是摄影师,我们也能学到一些不同的技巧。这次没有摄影师向导,我们有点失望,尤其是这家公司专门做摄影之旅。有一次,我们想在图腾柱那里拍日出,莱斯利说沿着路走下去有个好地方可以拍到旭日东升的照片。他只是指了个大致的方向。我丈夫在一个地方架起了三脚架,我则沿着路往前走。附近还有另一组人,我听到他们的向导正在告诉他们,通过观察岩石上阴影的移动来找到拍摄旭日东升照片的最佳位置。我赶紧跑回丈夫身边,告诉他该往哪儿挪,他这才及时收拾好东西,赶到了合适的地方。我们之前看过一些评论,说导游会提供摄影技巧。看来我应该指定一位导游来提供这项服务。莱斯利很擅长指出适合拍摄的地点和景物,甚至还跋涉穿过沙丘,带我们去一个适合拍摄晨光中沙丘波纹的好地方。