In awe of the Narrows....

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted November 15, 20063,005 views25 comments

I was hanging out waiting for Zach to catch up to me and thought I'd try a little self portrait type shot. The narrows was truly an intimidating place, powerful and peaceful at the same time. The water was about 45-50 degrees, which is very cold at first but you seem to numb up pretty fast. We kept seeing people in full dry suit waiters and after a few hours of trodging around in that water I understood why.

5D, 1s., f11, iso 400, 24mm

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25 comments

Comment posted by Leann Greene on November 15, 2006 at 2:54 AM

Excellent shot.

Registered on January 25, 2006, 223 Posts, 3566 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on November 15, 2006 at 2:58 AM

Beautiful place. You have positioned yourself well. I like the brighter yellow part that seems to invite me to want to look around the corner.

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

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on November 15, 2006 at 8:12 AM

Awesome shot! It seems a little blue, perhaps my monitor, or perhaps it was that way in the shadows. Great shot anyway though.

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Comment posted by Brian Hudspeth on November 15, 2006 at 10:59 AM

Nice shot Jeremy

Registered on September 28, 2006, 21 Posts, 334 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on November 15, 2006 at 12:03 PM

DUDE!!! SWEET!!! I dig this, I think you positioned yourself very well. I'd call you a lamo if I didn't do the same thing all the time

Actually I have a great shot of you a little further up deep in one of the pools that'll I'll post later.

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Comment posted by Josh Anderson on November 15, 2006 at 1:01 PM

I like it. The lit part of the wall looks inviting. Great work..

Registered on June 2, 2005, 493 Posts, 2996 Comments

Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on November 15, 2006 at 1:45 PM

Jeremy,
Wonderful self-portrait! Now post it in the members forum too! I really like that lit up wall.

Registered on June 23, 2004, 453 Posts, 5551 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Pelton on November 15, 2006 at 10:07 PM

this is about as inviting and beautiful self portrait as Ive ever seen. The location helps, but you set it up beautifully.

Registered on November 25, 2003, 380 Posts, 4647 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 15, 2006 at 10:52 PM

Jeremy: I would be hard pressed to imagine a finer presentation. This is terrific. >=))>

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

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 16, 2006 at 2:54 PM

Tremendous shot Jeremy, and great light. The inclusion of yourself really works and gives a great sense of scale here. What an awesome place!

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Erik Lundh on November 16, 2006 at 3:10 PM

Jeremy,
Your pose is what really makes this IMHO. You seem to be in awe. Very Cool!

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Comment posted by Eric Hahl on November 16, 2006 at 3:52 PM

Love the colors and that light on the wall is spectabulus!

Registered on November 23, 2003, 33 Posts, 107 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Kuglin on November 16, 2006 at 4:45 PM

Beautiful shot Jeremy. You sure are tallented to setup and run out there to get such a awesome capture. Perfect framing and content.

Registered on April 19, 2004, 68 Posts, 389 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Lundh on November 17, 2006 at 12:15 AM

Great comp Jeremy. Dry suits are a must back in there.

I'd do a few things to this before you made it a portrait. First, I'd warm it up more to exstinguish the blue tint, then I'd select the highlights, invert selection feathering about 25 pickles :) then increase exposure by 1.0. It would be perfect then.

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

Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on November 17, 2006 at 1:07 AM

Thank you.
eh... you may be right, but the light temp in there is pretty accurate to what I shot. It looked very cool in the shadows. I'll see how it looks.

Registered on June 4, 2006, 204 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Staubus on November 20, 2006 at 12:03 AM

Stunning light makes a stunning photo! You got the exposure perfectly, and that looks like it had to be tricky. Improve? I think you nailed it.

Kent in SD

Registered on November 11, 2003, 121 Posts, 2098 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Goldstein on November 20, 2006 at 10:22 AM

Great shot! You put yourself in the perfect spot!

Registered on March 18, 2006, 119 Posts, 878 Comments

Comment posted by John Lehmkuhl on November 20, 2006 at 12:02 PM

I love this, Jeremy. Really shows the place and tells you what it will take to do the hike.... Congrats on the EP. Very well deserved.

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on November 20, 2006 at 1:12 PM

Grats on the well deserved EP bud!!!

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Comment posted by Mike Horn on November 20, 2006 at 2:28 PM

Nice placement of yourself in the image. I think in this though you did not show the scale as it should be IMHO. I like the shot, just does not show the scale of this place to me. Also, you need to desat your blue, the water has to much in it, should be more of the green that flows. Nice capture though, my favorite place I have ever hiked, truly spectacular. I won an award from a shot of this place just recently. I remember the first hike here and after 8 hrs of hiking in the water, my toes were raisins all through the night, lol.

Registered on March 6, 2006, 82 Posts, 918 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 20, 2006 at 3:48 PM

Good grief, Jeremy, this is wonderful! Definitely have to see the larger image to fully appreciate what you did. Congrats on the EP!

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Scholl on November 23, 2006 at 10:04 AM

Awesome!! Congratulations on the EP of an outstanding shot.

Registered on December 7, 2003, 43 Posts, 132 Comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on November 23, 2006 at 1:11 PM

Thanks everyone I really appreciate it! If you only knew how many it took to actually get this one you'd laugh. It was so loud in there I couldn't hear the beeping of the camera, and have a ton of images, blurry images, of me turning to see if it had shot....Anyway...Thanks again!

Registered on June 4, 2006, 204 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Dawson on November 26, 2006 at 7:24 PM

Congrats on a well deserved EP, worth the numb feet

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Comment posted by Sanford Dickerson on June 7, 2007 at 2:57 PM

Only one word for this photo: FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Registered on December 29, 2005, 19 Posts, 75 Comments