Steens Aspens

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 20, 2010284 views6 comments

My friend Ron and I camped at The Steens in late September early October. The Aspen were at their peak. I believe this area has one of the largest stands of Aspen in Oregon. We were camped at Jackman Park at 7,700 feet. This image is early in the sunrise on October 1st. Very peaceful with wonderful directional light.

I recently sold my Arca-Swiss 4x5 and lenses and purchased my first digital camera, a Canon EOS 5D MKII. For this image I used the 24 - 105 L lense at 70 mm, f/8 and 1/15 sec. processed in LR3. It prints just beautifully. The web image comes out a bit too saturated in the reds just to let you know.

Phil Knouf

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6 comments

Comment posted by Marcy Ugstad on November 21, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Wow! Absolutely gorgeous image, Phil. I love the Steens country and fall is definitely my favorite time of year to go there. Beautiful color in the Aspens !

Registered on September 10, 2009, 27 Posts, 54 Comments

Comment posted by David Bostock on November 21, 2010 at 4:22 PM

Wonderful image, Phil. I need to get myself out there one of these days. The colors are wonderful. I like the layering effect too.

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Comment posted by Phil Knouf on November 22, 2010 at 3:40 PM

Marcy & David,

Thanks for your interest in my image. This was my first visit but not the last! I would love to get there during the spring and also photograph the nearby wildlife refuge.

My next post will be of Kiger Gorge. It's at least 2,000 feet deep while Fish Creek where this image was taken is probably only a few hundred feet. Fish Creek is quite a bit more accessable than Kiger.

I hope to backpack up some of the deeper gorges such as Little Blitzen and Kiger for a different perspective on the Aspens and The Steens.

Phil Knouf

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on November 30, 2010 at 9:01 PM

Beautiful color palette here Phil. I like how you captured some of the trees in the shade and some in the sun. This made the trees in the sun really pop while the colors are more muted in the shade. Very nice.

Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on June 30, 2011 at 3:38 PM

Lovely, Phil! I've never been to Steens, but having seen this image; I'll certainly
make an attempt to go. Great colors and well composed. I like the diagonal
line also where the meadow meets the first stand of Aspens.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Knouf on July 1, 2011 at 9:48 AM

Robert,

Thanks for your comments! Yes, the Steens are certainly a wonderful place to make images. I am planning on going back this fall. By the way very nice images!

Registered on May 10, 2005, 17 Posts, 35 Comments