Blodgett Creek

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 5, 2010248 views15 comments

Selway-Bitteroot Wilderness. Another from my recent backpacking trip. On our second day, in hopes of camping at Blodgett Lake, we backpacked 9 miles from High Lake, only to find the area around the lake covered with snow and nowhere to camp. So, we turned around and hiked back another 5 miles to camp in this meadow, which was just beautiful. This shot was taken the next morning.

Canon 5DII. 16-35/2.8 @ 20 mm. ISO 100. f/22. ND8. 3 exposures manually blended. C&C appreciated. See LARGER VERSION for best detail.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 5, 2010 at 4:53 PM

This is really pretty, Doug. What a great place to wake up to. Might be good you hiked back to camp, otherwise you would not have gotten this shot. I like the light here alot and very nice color. I kind of wish the tree tops were not cut off, but maybe they were just to tall to fit everything in to your liking. Really nice as it is anyways.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi

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Comment posted by Bill Dark on July 5, 2010 at 5:03 PM

A beautiful scene well-rendered, Doug. The multi-colored lichen on the rocks is especially nice in the larger version. You've done a great job blending the exposures in a difficult lighting situation. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on May 27, 2005, 148 Posts, 1121 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 5, 2010 at 6:49 PM

Looks like a beautiful morning Doug. Fantastic detail in the large version especially the lichen on the rocks. Your blending looks fantastic too.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 5, 2010 at 7:18 PM

Great scene, Doug, very nice comp! I kind of agree about the treetops, but that's extremely minor. NIce work!

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on July 5, 2010 at 7:25 PM

Wonderful light and a great story. You did a good job on the HDR. The tops of the trees on the left being cut off doesn't bother me.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on July 5, 2010 at 9:00 PM

You might the right stop, Doug. Orange and blue always work for me.
I also like the lichen on the rock for added color and texture. Very well
done.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on July 5, 2010 at 10:52 PM

Gorgeous area and very nice comp, and exposure blend, Doug. Good work.

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Comment posted by Ed Cooley on July 6, 2010 at 2:14 AM

I love wilderness scenes and this is a great one. Wonderful composition and color for a clear blue day.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 6, 2010 at 2:23 AM

Doug,

A beautiful mountain scenic. A nicely balanced image of stream, greenery and mountain. Great timing with the light and great job with the processing. No nits or suggestions.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 6, 2010 at 7:07 AM

A lovely blue sky landscape. The kind of shot that just makes you wish you were in the wilderness.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Winnie Ho on July 6, 2010 at 9:47 AM

Beautiful landscape, ve the reflected light on the rock.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on July 6, 2010 at 4:45 PM

I'm envious of you hiking in Montana, let alone coming up with a shot like this.

The comp is very nice and I can almost hear the water. This one is easy to connect with.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Simpson on July 7, 2010 at 5:43 PM

Hi Doug, This is fantastic image. Nicely balanced light, good interest right through the image.
Worth the hike I think. :)

Mark.

Registered on March 28, 2010, 2 Posts, 22 Comments

Comment posted by Laura Stafford on July 8, 2010 at 4:14 PM

Just beautiful. Rocks and water make for a great foreground that leads you into the frame. The light on the mountains makes the scene come alive. Glad you hiked back to this spot so that you could share it with us.

Laura Stafford

Registered on November 3, 2009, 52 Posts, 375 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 19, 2018 at 2:26 PM

Love the low perspective and the slow smooth shutter speed here. The peak int he BG is just a bit too bright for my tastes.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments