HaarFager's photos with the keyword: Garden Of The Gods

This was me at the Shawnee National Forest back in November 4th, 2020. I was shooting with about 7 different cameras that day, so I asked a tourist couple if they would use one of them and take a picture of me with Camel Rock in the distance. This particular park area is called Garden Of The Gods.

This is a local Bigfoot statue. There are a few statues around my area and this one is located in the Shawnee National Forest area. Taken on October 23rd, 2015, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

This is two images stitched together to make a panoramic shot of Camel Rock. It is located at the Garden of the Gods in the Shawnee National Forest. It really looks like a camel and is one of the most visited places in the Shawnee National Forest. And it's the most visited wilderness area in all of Illinois. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotch 100 ASA Date: October 27th, 1989 Location: Garden Of The Gods, Shawnee National Forest, Hardin County, U.S.A. Shawnee 1989 3M 22ff

A lone tree on the craggy rocks at the Garden Of The Gods park, located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest. Camera: Minolta XG-1 No. 2 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @50mm Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (expired on 3/2017 and shot @200 ISO) Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/250th of a second Date: November 4th, 2020, 2.08 p.m. Location: Hardin County, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Minolta XG1-2 Vista 400 Shawnee 2020 16hf

The view from an overhang located at the Garden Of The Gods, in the Shawnee National Forest. Camera: Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash 620 camera (Made in YCRA - 01/52, January 1952) Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor Pro 160c 120 size (expired 06/11) Aperture: f/14 Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec. Date: November 4th, 2020, 1.37 p.m. Location: Garden Of The Gods, Hardin County, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute KBHF-2 Fuji Pro 160c 2020 04ef

My late Father on a family outing to the Shawnee National Forest. This shot was taken at the Garden Of The Gods. I had him to point off into the distance to make it a more "dramatic" shot. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotchcolor 100 Date: September 3rd, 1990 Location: Garden Of The Gods, Saline County, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 3M GotG1990 05ff

My late Mother on a family outing to the Shawnee National Forest. This shot was taken at the Garden Of The Gods, where we were having a picnic. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotchcolor 100 Date: September 3rd, 1990 Location: Garden Of The Gods, Saline County, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 3M GotG1990 00ef

Taken at a popular site here in Southern Illinois, this is part of the Garden Of The Gods. Camera: Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash 620 No. 2 (Made in YCRA - 01/52) Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor Pro 160c (expired 06/11) Aperture: f/14 Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec. Date: November 4th, 2020, 3.22 p.m. Location: Garden Of The Gods, Hardin County, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute KBHF-2 Fuji Pro 160c 2020 12hf

This is Camel Rock, located in the Shawnee National Forest. It’s a popular attraction in Southern Illinois. This area used to be the bottom of a sea and millions of years carved these rocks out of the sediment that solidified. This particular rock looks like a camel that has one hump. Camera: Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash 620 camera (Made in YCRA - 01/52, January 1952) Film: Fuji Film Fujicolor Pro 160c (expired 06/11) Aperture: f/14 Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec. Date: November 4th, 2020, 2.48 p.m. Location: Garden Of The Gods, Hardin County, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo Flo 200: 1 minute KBHF-2 Fuji Pro 160c 2020 11df

This natural rock formation is shaped like a camel. It is a popular attraction at the Garden of the Gods park, located in the Shawnee National Forest here in Southern Illinois. People travel from all over the world to see it. Camera: Minolta SRT-101 Lens: Super Paragon PMC-II 80-200mm zoom Film: Fuji FujiColor 200 Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec. Date: October 31st, 2016, 5.35 p.m. Location: Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 3 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature SRT-101 Fuji 200 Fall Tree 2016 13ff

This is Camel Rock, located in the Garden of the Gods. It is a part of the Shawnee National Forest of Southern Illinois. Taken last Hallowe'en, on October 31st, 2016, just before sunset.

Camel Rock, located at the Garden of the Gods park in the Shawnee National Forest. This formation is supposedly millions of years old and was formed when this area used to be beneath water. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 70-210mm Film: Kodak Ektar 100 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: F/14 Shutter Speed: "O" (1/100th of a sec.) Date: October 23rd, 2015, 12.39 p.m. Location: Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 Ektar 100 Fall Tree 2015 13ff

This is a part of the Shawnee National Forest called Pounds Hollow. It is a popular swimming area for youngsters in the summer months and features a sandy beach, a snack bar/concession stand and picnic tables for families. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.7 Filter: Hoya HMC 55mm Skylight (1B) Film: Kodak Gold 100 color 35mm film Shooting program: "O" (manual) Aperture: F/8 Shutter speed: 1/100 sec. Date: July 9th, 2010, 6:21 p.m. Location: Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, U.S.A.

This central rock is called "Monkey Face," and is located at the Garden of the Gods in Shawnee National Forest. There is a note on the picture above to show it's exact location. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Gold 100 35mm Date: 1996 Location: Garden of The Gods, Shawnee National Forest, Hardin County, U.S.A. XD11 GotG1996 Gold100 12ff

Camel Rock, located at the Garden of the Gods in Shawnee National Forest. It really looks like a camel and is one of the most visited places in the Shawnee National Forest. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Gold 100 35mm Date: October 27th, 1989 Location: Garden of The Gods, Shawnee National Forest, Hardin County, U.S.A. Shawnee 1989 3M 23-2gf

One of the many panoramic views from Observation Trail along the Garden Of The Gods, located in the Shawnee National Forest. It was raining on and off all day and you can see one of these little showers developing off to the right of the image. Still, it didn't dampen the spirits of the few other groups of people who were out on this day to see the rock formations that millions of years ago sat at the bottom of an ocean. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.7 Filter: Hoya HMC 55mm Skylight (1B) Film: Kodak Gold 200 ISO color 35mm film Shooting program: O (manual) Aperture: F/8 Shutter speed: 1/100 sec. Date: July 9th, 2010, 2:40 p.m. Location: Garden Of The Gods, Saline County, Illinois, U.S.A.

The stone stairway cut into the natural rock leading down into Bell Smith Springs. They were fairly steep and not very wide in spots. Plus, on the way down, I found out by nearly falling that one of the steps had a stone missing on the leading edge. They were much easier to go back up them than coming down, I thought. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.7 Filter: Hoya HMC 55mm Skylight (1B) Film: Kodak Gold 100 color 35mm film Shooting program: Aperture priority Aperture: F/5.6 Shutter speed: 1/10 sec. Date: July 9th, 2010, 11:32 a.m. Location: Bell Smith Springs, Hardin County, Illinois, U.S.A. Bell Smith Springs Stairs 1df

This is a part of the Shawnee National Forest area known as Bell Smith Springs. I had travelled here in hopes of being able to photograph the gorgeous waterfalls that are featured here, the whole area of which I've heard is in one of the most beautiful and scenic locations in America. Unfortunately, the falls were dry and not running. But the rock formations created years ago when this whole area was at the bottom of the ocean were still magnificent. There were tiny rivulets of water that dripped down from above on these rocks and a few that seeped out from places showing in the photograph and the ground was continually damp because of this water flow. I had never been to this particular area before, but I found it to be quite charming although very hard to reach! To get to this particular vista, after following a winding path down the side of a hill for a quarter of a mile or so, one had to go down about three straight flights of stairs made out of natural rock from the area, and at times, no more than 2 feet wide in spots. But it was worth it to discover this hidden little valley. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.7 Filter: Hoya HMC 55mm Skylight (1B) Film: Kodak Gold 100 color 35mm film Shooting program: Aperture priority Aperture: F/16 Shutter speed: 1 sec. Date: July 9th, 2010, 10:36 a.m. Location: Bell Smith Springs, Pope County, Illinois, U.S.A. Bell Smith Springs Rock 3df