In the midst of scrambling to capture the overnight snow at Arches National Park, Utah before it melted, I was able to set up a view camera to photograph several of these fantastic scenes of the snow covered desert.

I recall another photographer approaching me after I took down my gear. He said that it wasn't my 4x5 view camera that told him I was a serious photographer, but once he saw the compendium lens shade holding the large red resin filter on the front of the view camera lens, that was the kicker. We laughed, traded business cards and kept in touch for a few years after that encounter.

Zone VI 4x5, Schneider 210mm f/5.6 APO Symmar, 1 sec @ f/45.7, ISO 320, Kodak TMAX 100 Readyload EI 64, Zone VI Modified Pentax Digital Spot Meter, B+W #21 Red Filter, Gitzo G1349 Mountaineer Carbon Fiber Tripod, Gitzo 1576M Ball Head, Negative processed N-1, HC-110 Dil. B Original print on Kodak Elite 3