One outing from our group in November consisted of 8 people, an all-time record for our group! (Shows how small it is.) Mixed photos from that outing & others time Jenifer & I alone have gone there. Most were shot with my new Canon EOS300D (Digital Rebel) with the SanDisk Ultra II 512 Megabyte Compact Flash card.
I notice most of the pictures are taken about 2 in the afternoon. I think you would notice very different colors and light patterns by taking pictures either earlier in the morning or later in the afternoon. Something to try
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