Mountain Driftwood.

by Dan Kearl

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 24, 20164,232 views15 comments

Mt. Hood.
20mm f1.8, iso3200, 25 sec.

As always, click for much better larger view.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by John Williams on July 25, 2016 at 12:54 AM

Nice night time feel to this Dan. The varied light in the sky is interesting. Which side of Hood are you facing Dan?

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on July 25, 2016 at 12:57 AM

John, looking North, the light pollution (or cloud reflection) is from Hood River I assume.
Foreground light is from Timberline Lodge.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 25, 2016 at 9:02 AM

Yes, Dan, the larger version is a huge improvement both in the visibility of the foreground and in how nicely the stars pop. A fine image.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 25, 2016 at 9:27 AM

Dan, What a cool image you made here. The large version looks great and super fun to look at. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on July 25, 2016 at 10:53 AM

Wow! Excellent.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on July 25, 2016 at 10:56 AM

Amazing view of Hood. Well done.

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on July 25, 2016 at 11:46 AM

Excellent work. I don't often like the foreground log look, but man does this work! The light on the downed snags adds a lot, d the sky is just fabulous.
ML

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Comment posted by Enrique Vizcarra on July 25, 2016 at 1:39 PM

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 25, 2016 at 10:10 PM

I like the combination of stars and color in the sky, Dan. Well captured.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on July 26, 2016 at 12:19 AM

Very clean and interesting nite image. Very nicely done, Dan. Perhaps some wide angle distortion apparent in the left trees. Love the natural look sans the light painting.

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on July 26, 2016 at 11:09 AM

This is killer, Dan. Really captivating. The trees look a bit tilted (WA distortion?). Anyway that should be easily corrected in PP.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on July 26, 2016 at 11:50 PM

Great night sky, mountains, and tree silhouettes. The slow shutter speed has really made the clouds interesting. The foreground is a bit weak and the logs don't really do enough to improve it. There's also a halo between the land and the sky that stands out in the large version. The blue gradient in the sky is particularly beautiful.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 28, 2016 at 11:00 PM

At first look, this is a very nice image for iso 3200. Small issues only which have been pointed out. Foreground detail is a little muddy. Trees tilting due to wide-angle distortion. But there is a lot to like about this image including the clarity primarily. The sky is amazing and the brown clouds. Did those come from Portland? It is an impressive view nonetheless and I really like the picture despite the little nits.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on July 29, 2016 at 12:13 PM

I'm really glad NPN has the larger image option. The small 720 image often does not quite cut it. This is great viewed large. Awesome sky. The only small nit I have is the yellow-green tint of the foreground light.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 8, 2016 at 1:32 PM

The large image is a "must-see".
Congrats on the fine WP from my old home area -

Sandy

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