Artist Reply: You know, Mike, I am learning more and more who handy that little compact comes in. There are times when I want to grab a shot and can't set up the tripod the right way or reach far enough in with the 35mm. My compact can be stretched in somewhere tight and I can check the composition on the viewfinder and grab the shot. And sometimes, as in this case, I take the time with the film camera and blow the exposure. The compact shot is all I have to show for it in the end. Thanks for your comment.

Artist Reply: Thank you very much, Mike. As it goes sometimes, my digital compact did a nice of capturing the scene with the correct exposure but I underexposed the film. This is the only good photograph I have of this moment.

Artist Reply: I needed another two hours to get to the shelter for the night but when I stopped here for a break I realized the potential for a good photograph at sunset. As a result I never made it to the shelter and spent the night in my sleeping bag under the stars on a nearby mountain top along the same ridge.

Artist Reply: Thank you, Michael. It was one of the better ones from that trip.