Vivid Memory

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 23, 2011385 views13 comments

In the fall of 2004 I photographed essentially this same scene at about the same time of day, back when all I had was a Nikon 880 and no clue what I was doing. Mt. Rainier is such a superlative in nature; it is hard to do the scenery justice. Last weekend I made another run at it.

Nikon D80
Nikon 12.0-24.0 mm f/4.0 at 12 mm
1/8 & 1/20 sec at f/16 and ISO 100
Blend of five photos for DOF and DR

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 24, 2011 at 9:49 AM

Beautiful light on the mountain and foreground John. One of my favorite mountains. It always seems like you can just reach out and touch it even from Seattle.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 24, 2011 at 12:01 PM

Beautiful capture John. Lovely composition and very good processing.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 24, 2011 at 6:49 PM

Gorgeous scenery. So effortlessly and naturally presented.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on October 24, 2011 at 7:33 PM

A beautiful scene, John. A think you did the image justice; Be proud.

Regards,

Carol

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 24, 2011 at 7:35 PM

Lovely shot of Mt. Rainier. I like how the dark clump of trees in the middle left give enough weight to your view from being heavy right.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 25, 2011 at 7:48 PM

Beautiful light on the fg and the peak balanced by the shadowed midground. Very nice

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on October 26, 2011 at 11:16 AM

Well made, John. A good sense of balance in the comp, and I especially like the depth provided by the lit valley.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 26, 2011 at 7:28 PM

This is beautiful John. It gives me a wonderful feel looking at this. It looks so natural and inviting.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 26, 2011 at 11:10 PM

Excellent blend! Make that Excellent double blend -- your trademark.
The light is what makes this beautiful, and probably also makes single-exposure phototography impractical. The layers created by the highlights and shadows, as well as the POV and comp give this a wonderful depth.

John, I'm not familiar with the area or the western plant communities (or maybe it's just my eyes), so can you point out where the "hand of man" is in this photo?

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 27, 2011 at 12:25 AM

Thanks all for the comments!

Wayne, I should have posted a larger version. The lodge at Paradise is visible just below the horizon where the left side of Rainier is about to disappear into the trees. At full size, it is much more noticeable.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on October 28, 2011 at 10:55 AM

Fantastic.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 31, 2011 at 11:06 PM

I was wondering the same thing as Wayne was John, but I see it now. Great shot, love that warm foreground light!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on November 7, 2011 at 12:44 AM

I don't see the indications of man here, but love the photo! Nice shot John!

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