Hayden's Fire

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 25, 20052,215 views20 comments

So I am waiting for a boatload of chrome to edit and hopefully find a couple of zingers from the summer expeditions and decide to update the website - so here is an oldy but not so moldy from one stunning morning at Point Imperial - yes its an icon - and yes there isnt too much required of the photographer other than careful use of the meter and not kicking the tripod during the exposure (and the 20 mph plus gusts)- but I like it - sort of like how I like strawerry jam - btw I had to TONE DOWN the strawberry jam - it was a real "jammy" morning

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Jody Grigg on August 25, 2005 at 9:42 PM

Nye,

Nice!!!!!!!!!! I think it needs a little sharpeing though.

Registered on February 7, 2004, 165 Posts, 1227 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on August 25, 2005 at 9:45 PM

OOOOONNNNNN FIRE!
Sweet, man! Nice light, nice composition!

Registered on November 24, 2004, 180 Posts, 1545 Comments

Comment posted by Cory Freeman on August 25, 2005 at 10:47 PM

Very nice. Moody and painterly.

Registered on December 16, 2003, 107 Posts, 1341 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Ludwick on August 25, 2005 at 10:50 PM

Nye,

This is awesome. Glad you didn't kick the tripod and good job with the wind. Not to much required, right.

Bob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 51 Posts, 407 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Lundh on August 26, 2005 at 12:11 AM

Nye,
Well I like the mood here. The softness works for me and I'll also state the obvious: those clouds are awesome! I'm not a big fan of strawberry jam, but I'll take that over toe jam anyday!

(sorry for that!)

Registered on April 28, 2004, 774 Posts, 4351 Comments

Comment posted by Christian Kiely on August 26, 2005 at 1:34 AM

The colors are out of this world (in a good way

) ... does seem a little soft to me, not sure why this would be, especially w/ your "f22 and be there"

Registered on January 20, 2005, 311 Posts, 628 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on August 26, 2005 at 3:38 AM

Nye,
the colors and the light are amazing!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on August 26, 2005 at 3:59 AM

Fantastic!
Was it the same neg film?

Registered on November 1, 2003, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on August 26, 2005 at 8:19 AM

The clouds really make this, adding lots of extra color!

Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on August 26, 2005 at 9:57 AM

Wow! Before seeing this my favorite image of Mt. Hayden was the one in Jack Dykinga's LF book. This one is at least as good if not better (I'll need a print to tell for sure :)

Guy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Bacon on August 26, 2005 at 1:00 PM

Wow! is right!! This is amazing.

You certainly excel when there "isn't too much required of the photographer."

Registered on November 19, 2003, 8 Posts, 53 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 26, 2005 at 1:00 PM

Nye:

meter spike for me on this one. Drop dead gorgeous! >-))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Cable on August 26, 2005 at 1:10 PM

I'll bet I could have messed it up. Very nice Nye.

Registered on June 24, 2004, 36 Posts, 224 Comments

Comment posted by Nye Simmons on August 26, 2005 at 3:15 PM

thank you all

I tried a different sharpening methodology on this one and didnt catch the softness on hayden when i posted possibly due to an excess of zinfandel - I will fix that ( with a good shiraz)

Registered on December 12, 2004, 112 Posts, 1111 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on August 26, 2005 at 4:18 PM

Don't forget the Merlot. This is gorgeous...the color, light, atmospheric perspective, clouds....has it all.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 176 Posts, 2302 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on August 26, 2005 at 8:05 PM

A fine piece of work Mr. Simmons. A very minor bump in contrast may just do the job.

Good photography.

Joe.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 573 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Dunn on August 26, 2005 at 9:36 PM

Wow! That's a special image, Nye. I'm with Joe in that a little contrast boost - bottom half only - would work better for me. I'm not sure I would have been able to contain myself if I had been there. Simply amazing!

Registered on February 22, 2004, 35 Posts, 1311 Comments

Comment posted by INGOMA on August 27, 2005 at 9:38 AM

Amazing colours, Nye. If you hadn't said so I would have thought that these colours are not real. Very nice!

Registered on July 2, 2004, 231 Posts, 3110 Comments

Comment posted by Jess Lee on August 27, 2005 at 11:55 AM

It is just amazing that people keep photographing scenes like this when the could be shooting the gravel in the parking lot and calling it art.

Thanks for posting this, you have set a new standard and it shows what can be done with familiar locations.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 114 Posts, 929 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Dolde on November 16, 2008 at 4:34 PM

I know it ain't easy to be at Point Imperial at sunrise unless you sleep in your car. This is as fine a shot from here as I've ever seen. Perfect placement of My Hayden, awesome sky, yadayada.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 305 Posts, 3900 Comments