Pure and Clean

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 11, 2009158 views14 comments

Skolai Pass area of Wrangell-St. Elias NP, AK. I'm running out of titles for intimate waterfall scenes

...but one thing that impressed me about remote Alaska and glacial streams is that you don't need to filter the water.

-- a big difference to backpacking in the lower 48.

Canon 5DMII. 16-35/2.9 @ 35 mm. ISO 100. 0.3 sec. f/22. Polarizer.

C&C always welcome. See LARGER VERSION for best detail. A horizontal comp is posted below for comparison.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on November 11, 2009 at 10:54 PM

Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 11, 2009 at 11:22 PM

This is superb Doug. Both images for that matter. The compositions, the warm tones in the rocks and the crystal clear water really make these incredible. Hard pressed to favor one over the other. They both really give a sense of your title and the beauty of Alaska. The large view of the vert image is a real feast for the eyes to me.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments

Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on November 11, 2009 at 11:24 PM

The large image is a beauty

Registered on August 6, 2008, 194 Posts, 1315 Comments

Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on November 12, 2009 at 2:43 AM

WOW! this is beautifully composed and presented! it is so crisp that the water looks like ice!

gio

Registered on January 21, 2007, 95 Posts, 1617 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on November 12, 2009 at 4:01 AM

I love water images - this is a very good one. I prefer the first one because there's a hint more dynamic in there. Details and colors are lovely. In the first image you might want to bring down the water highlights at the top just a little to lessen the appearance so close to the border there.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 12, 2009 at 8:27 AM

Nicely done Doug. I like the colors in the exposed rocks here a lot. I like both versions, but I think I prefer the horizontal version slightly better. Appears more "open", if that makes any sense.

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on November 12, 2009 at 9:34 AM

man, both comps are so natural and clear that I feel I´m there. I like both images a lot, can´t choose one of them but if so, it would be the second, I like the closer view. great comps doug.

Registered on May 6, 2009, 132 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Sieren on November 12, 2009 at 11:03 AM

Beautiful details Doug! NIce choice of shutter speed.

Registered on January 2, 2008, 360 Posts, 5321 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 12, 2009 at 12:38 PM

Fantastic detail and sense of movement Doug. Me preference is the vertical version. It has great impact for me but both are well done.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 12, 2009 at 11:00 PM

I like the comp and the light and the motion and the contrast. Just wonder if there is something to do to add a little more drama. My first though was to vignette the corners/sides, but that might be a bit cheesy.

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Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on November 13, 2009 at 2:14 AM

very nice. good shutterspeed.
you don't filter the water in Alaska? officially you should, I believe. It's not only because of cattle or sheep or so, but because of beaver and goats and such. Giadia lamblia is found even in the purest streams in North America. (But I also didn't filter many times in Alaska and W-Canada and never got sick - but it's a risk. and a matter of your stomach. not good to get diarreah in the midst of a 3-week wilderness trek...

)
georg

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on November 13, 2009 at 3:20 AM

Thanks folks, for the comments.
Georg, I guess it's because we were so high up - well above treeline, and the streams are coming directly from nearby glaciers. But I'm sure Carl Donohue, the expert in this area, can give the real scoop on this!

Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments

Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on November 13, 2009 at 8:01 PM

Stunning. Breathtaking. Beautiful. All I can say.

Registered on July 20, 2009, 140 Posts, 1198 Comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on November 21, 2009 at 7:38 PM

Very beautiful Dough, looks delicious. To be completely honest, I haven't filtered my water backpacking down here for three years, I've just been careful at where I take it from. I'm sure its going to eventually catch up with me though. Again, nice shot.

Registered on September 13, 2007, 36 Posts, 1283 Comments