downed tree and rain storm

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 19, 20043,133 views19 comments

I caught this rain storm while driving round Lake Crescent in the Olympic National Park on the recent PNWNP outing.

I have another composition which is perhaps more dramatic, <a href="http://www.ianpainter.net/Lake Crescent tree in rain 2cnh.html" target="_blank">available here</a>.

I can't decide which I prefer (not that I have to choose :-) ).

cheers,
Ian.

p67 45mm polarizer provia100 8s

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Mark Hobson on July 19, 2004 at 12:12 PM

yo ian,

very nice.

have you given any thought to spending the next year or so of your life to photographing only in inclement conditions?

seriously.

Registered on December 3, 2003, 702 Posts, 1062 Comments

Comment posted by Dolores Neilson on July 19, 2004 at 12:17 PM

Oh so very lovely, Ian! THe branches sticking out of the water add curlique lines I like very much. And the blues are wonderful! Love it!

Registered on December 30, 2003, 4 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Fredine on July 19, 2004 at 12:20 PM

Fabulous photographs Ian.

I like them both - they are quite different in some respects. I probably have a slight preference for the wider view - but probably only because I gravitate towards that kind of photograph personally. The tighter view has more mystery.

I love photographing in bad weather primarily because of the moods that are possible. (Well ok, I don't expecially love the actual process of photographing in bad weather - but I do love the possible results.)

Cheers,
Eric

Registered on November 1, 2003, 148 Posts, 1464 Comments

Comment posted by John Zinn on July 19, 2004 at 1:43 PM

Ian, both of these shots are awesome, so I wouldn't even bother trying to choose between them. The branches sticking up look like little Dr. Seussian trees. Great vision!!

John Zinn

Registered on November 1, 2003, 41 Posts, 1743 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 19, 2004 at 3:29 PM

I like this. The near-far relationship with the mountains in the background really makes this shot. It's a very interesting way to make use of this technique.

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Comment posted by Mark Hudon on July 19, 2004 at 3:55 PM

I like them both, Ian. Wonderful!

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Comment posted by Paula Graham on July 19, 2004 at 5:05 PM

Wonderful image, so simple and so attractive.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 34 Posts, 902 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Painter on July 19, 2004 at 5:12 PM

Thanks for the comments!

Mark Hobson wrote
"have you given any thought to spending the next year or so of your life to photographing only in inclement conditions?

seriously."

Actually, I seem to have got into the habit of photographing mostly in the rain. I think it may have gotten to be a problem, I've been known to curse when I see that the weather forcast for the upcoming weekend is sunny. Some think I'm a little strange.

cheers,
Ian.

Registered on December 4, 2003, 8 Posts, 135 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Bates on July 19, 2004 at 6:08 PM

Now THIS is cool!! Very well done!!

I looked at the other comp on this..and I think that would be a hard decision for sure - both of them work extremely well - so don't choose

Michael

Registered on November 1, 2003, 149 Posts, 2381 Comments

Comment posted by Dane Glueck on July 19, 2004 at 8:28 PM

Ian, wonderful moody, mystical images. Both are extremely strong in their own right.

Registered on November 10, 2003, 193 Posts, 1748 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 19, 2004 at 10:10 PM

Ian: I like both of these shots. While the main subject is the same the feel is considerably different. Very well done on both counts. ><>

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Comment posted by Scott Schroeder on July 19, 2004 at 11:55 PM

Awesome, love the mood.
It took me awhile to figure out exactly what I was looking at treewise. That would be the only part of the composition that I like about the other. It is easier to see the main tree. nice perspective

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Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on July 20, 2004 at 12:40 AM

Really mysterious and moody, Ian. A quite original view!

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on July 20, 2004 at 3:15 AM

Wonderful!! A very nice image.

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Comment posted by Jerry Greer on July 20, 2004 at 9:32 AM

Ian,

I like this version best! Love the near-far relationship of the tree to the distant misty mountains. Love the mood of this image! Awesome!

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Comment posted by Ott Luuk on July 20, 2004 at 4:10 PM

I find both compositions very effective, but I personally seem to like this one here a bit more.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 102 Posts, 348 Comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on July 21, 2004 at 10:36 AM

Fantastic shot Ian - great mood. Really very beautiful.

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Comment posted by Pete D on July 26, 2004 at 11:59 PM

I looked for this because it was chosen as a editor's pick. It should be an editor's pick, great photograph. It is much different than the usual pretty picture, but it is very pretty. What sets it apart is the sense of being shown something cool. "Hey, look at this."

I think this photograph is much better than the tighter framing that omits the mountains.

My only wish is that the bottom left corner and right middle edge messes were not there. Then again, perhaps that's what makes the rest of it so moving?

Regards, Pete D.

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Comment posted by Tom Guffey on July 29, 2004 at 11:20 AM

Ian,
great colors and comp! Very moody shot.............nicely done!

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