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THE KING OF CANYONS
Rocky, rugged and only recently opened by roads, Kings Canyon National Park is a challenge to the color cameraman
ARTHUR L. CENTER
SITUATED on the western flank of California's Sierra Nevada mountains, Kings Canyon National Park is among the most recent of our great federal preserves. It is. however, well worth a visit by any movie maker who enjoys turning his camera on untamed nature.
In years past, the early pioneers steered clear of its unnavigable rivers and towering peaks by crossing the Sierras farther north over Sonora Pass. Today, however, the visitor from the east may reach the park through Fresno on U.S. 99, where he will pick up State Highway 180 for a 57 mile drive to Kings Canyon Park entrance. Another approach from U.S. 99 is via Visalia, 42 miles south of Fresno; thence on State Highway 198 — the General's Highway — which connects Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park.
Within Kings Canyon Park a new road now unfolds mile upon mile of primitive mountain country. Here some 200 trout-filled lakes and 150 miles of streams tempt the movie maker to forsake his camera for his fishing rod and reel. But the solution, of course, is to combine them both.
Let's begin with a closeup of the fly kit, as a lure is selected and tied to the leader. Now draw back for a near shot of the angler pulling on waders and setting off upstream in search of the frisky fellows. Slip on your telephoto and wait for a strike, following the action up through the rapids. Now return to a medium shot of the fish being netted and slipped into the creel, and dissolve to a closeup of the trout being fried in a baconbedecked pan over an open fire. This will complete the fishing sequence, and you are now ready to hit the trail
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WESTE/RN WltDLIFE, protected by game laws from the gunner, is always in open season for the cameraman in Kings Canyon.
for those striking scenics that make Kings Canyon famous.
A land of superlatives, Kings Canyons 710 square miles offer everything in giant size. Its summit area boasts four peaks over 14.000 feet high and twenty others exceeding 13,000 feet in altitude. Breath-taking are the big trees in the former General Grant National Park. In fact, these fallen monarchs once served as homes, stables and saloons. The most famous and largest sequoia in the grove is the General Grant — 267 feet tall with a 40 foot base — known to nature lovers as the nation's Christmas tree. Religious services are held around its huge base every Christmas morning.
You will need a wide angle lens to take some of these in. If you must pan up, do so very slowly, cutting at the upward end of the pan to a telephoto shot of the swaying tree top. Special markers identify the trees by name. Such signs may be close-upped to precede a long shot of each tree and save on subtitles. Markers should not fill the whole frame. Leave some breathing space.
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OPL photographs by Arthur L. Cente
THE GENERAt GRANT, left, largest sequoia in the park's superb stand of redwoods, is 267 feet tall and 40 feet at the base. Use your wide angle lens.
THIS FAtLEN GIANT, found in the General Grant Grove of Kings Canyon, was hollowed out by fire and, many years ago, saw service as a saloon and stable.