{"id":85,"date":"2025-07-01T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/boblandscape\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:35:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/boblandscape\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"about"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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about<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Robert (Bob) Hopp<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dear friends,<\/strong><\/p>

Between 1994 and 2004, I attended ten photography workshops across the American West and Canada. My goal was simple: to capture the highest-quality landscape photographs I possibly could.\u2028
The purpose of a photography workshop is to take you to stunning locations at just the right time of day when the light is perfect. The days are long and physically demanding, beginning at sunrise and ending after sunset. We typically took a midday break from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM due to harsh overhead light.
Each stop lasted anywhere from 15 minutes to over an hour, depending on the terrain and how much hiking was involved. I would fly from Atlanta, where I lived at the time, to places like Fresno, California, where I\u2019d meet up with my instructor, Joe Lange a gifted photographer from Grand Junction, Colorado.\u2028
Workshops back then cost around $1,200\u2013$1,800, depending on duration and destination. The price included pickup and drop-off at the airport, ground transportation to all photo sites, and lodging. Food and airfare were not included. I had no idea what I was really signing up for at the time but I found out quickly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dear friends,<\/strong><\/p>

One moment I\u2019ll never forget happened at Yosemite National Park. We were driving to a parking area to photograph a waterfall. Joe made sure we arrived exactly 15 minutes early. He instructed us to set up our tripods and attach our camerasbut not to shoot yet.<\/p>

At the time, we were still using slide and negative film, which made every shot precious and costly. Digital photography was just beginning to emerge.<\/p>

When the perfect moment arrived, Joe pointed toward the base of the waterfall. A rainbow began to form and slowly climbed upward through the mist. \u201cNow you know why we\u2019re here at this exact time,\u201d he said. Unbelievable. And that, I realized, is what we were paying for precision, patience, and magic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Altitude & the Atlanta Effect<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Another valuable lesson I learned: elevation matters.<\/strong><\/p>

Living in Atlanta, Georgia (elevation ~1,050 ft), I never expected high altitudes to affect me\u2014but they did. While trying to photograph Half Dome in Yosemite (elevation ~8,846 ft), I stepped out of the van and suddenly couldn\u2019t think clearly. I told Joe, and he immediately asked where I was from. When I told him Atlanta, he nodded and said, \u201cThat\u2019s the problem.\u201d<\/p>

Joe explained that for future workshops in high-altitude areas, I\u2019d need to commit to serious cardiovascular training\u20143 hours a day, 5 days a week, for at least 3 months. As someone who worked night shifts in the printing industry, that meant carefully balancing my schedule to make it work.<\/p>

There\u2019s an old saying: \u201cYou get out of life what you put into it.\u201d I questioned that sometimes, especially in the hot Georgia sun\u2014but I never gave up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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P Is for Panic (and Program)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Another valuable lesson I learned: elevation matters.<\/strong><\/p>

Back at Half Dome, I still had a photo to take. I managed to mount my camera on the tripod but couldn\u2019t figure out the right settings. Joe asked me if I could at least compose the shot. I said yes.<\/p>

He pointed to the \u201cP\u201d on my camera and said, \u201cThat stands for Program mode\u2026 but today, it also stands for Panic mode. Just press it, and the camera will do the rest.\u201d<\/p>

I did. And when I returned to Atlanta and got the film developed, the photos turned out beautifully.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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