Posted by Marc Adamus on March 21, 2007 at 10:03 PM
I backpacked to the summit of Lookout Mountain yesterday (5 miles, 3500 vertical feet, mostly on snowshoes) in an attempt to photograph Mt. Hood following the recent snow. And there was plenty of it coming down during my accent, but it abruptly stopped shortly after sunset and had cleared off completely by this morning. With less than ideal conditions for shooting Mt. Hood (allthough there were some nice views) I focused on the elements instead, before heading back. The temperature was 8 degrees this morning up there with pretty strong winds at the summit. My campsite was only 100 feet from where this shot was taken. It was fun to get out there anyway, even if the Hood shots are going to wait for another trip. I should have brought the crampons though, as I encountered some 40-degree icy slopes this morning that made things a little more interesting on the decent than I had bargained for.
5D, 17-40 at 35mm, 1/25 at F20, ISO 500.
Posted by Andy Drumer on March 21, 2007 at 11:09 PM
The light on the snow seems unaturally red/pink to me, should be a warm yellow with that sun. The fg misses the undisturbed and soft feel of so many of your snow shots. Props for the hike, you mean you didn't just ice skate down?
Posted by Jack Graham on March 21, 2007 at 11:12 PM
Marc,
You need to be careful!. I can certainly see the leading line going into the sunrise. ... very nice.
I'll email you tomorrow if I can. I conducting a workshop this weekend and time will be tough..
JG
JG
Posted by Marc Adamus on March 21, 2007 at 11:17 PM
I think the foreground turned out too blue, which I may correct, but only somewhat as I do like the cool hues here for effect. The early light was very red.
Posted by Mel Fuentes on March 22, 2007 at 9:30 AM
Nice composition and extremely interesting texture in the snow with the hard lines, soft drifts, dappled snow (ice?), mist (or blowing snow) and the smooth sky. I agree the foreground looks blue. I do like the pink/red colors of the sunrise.
Posted by Erik Lundh on March 22, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Marc,
I'll have to give a thumbs up for this one. The foreground leads nicely into the rest of the image. I would maybe like to see more of a point of interest in the background.Not a big deal IMHO. Where did you start your trek from? Did you drive up the road as far as possible and hike from there?
Posted by Marc Adamus on March 22, 2007 at 10:40 AM
I started from an (apparently) abandoned campground alongside the hwy. next to the river. Driving up the road wasn't possible and would have been longer, but not nearly as steep and rugged.
Posted by David Svilar on March 22, 2007 at 10:47 AM
I like the bottom 2/3 of the image. The line/texture in the snow is excellent and the colors seem perfectly reasonable to me. My beef is with the upper 1/3rd. The sky is rather dull (for your shots) and the trees need to be lightened up. One of my favorite parts of the backcountry in winter, especially in the PNW, is the heavy snow in the trees, so I would like to see these brought out of the shadows in this pic. Hope this helps.
Posted by Marc Adamus on March 22, 2007 at 10:54 AM
I agree. I'll brighten those up a bit.
Posted by Mark Hudon on March 22, 2007 at 11:23 AM
I agree with David, Marc.
Posted by Marc Adamus on March 22, 2007 at 2:41 PM
A redo. Thanks for the suggestions. I like it much more now.
Posted by Mark Hudon on March 22, 2007 at 10:16 PM
That brightness in the trees really does it, Marc.
So thats how it looks up there with some good snowfall...I love it up there, especially when the Mountain shows itself. I think the only time to get the shot of the mountain is after a good snowfall. The forground up there isn't that interesting by itself...but it sure is a grand view of the mountain.
I like the diff textures in the snow and the colors it holds.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on March 23, 2007 at 1:16 PM
Nice job with the re-work..
Posted by Sean Bagshaw on March 24, 2007 at 1:42 AM
Marc,
I'm new to NPN and have been mostly watching the posts and working on getting my portfolio up. I'll begin posting and being more involved in the discussions soon.
Your photos are great. On this one in particular, how do you avoid getting all kinds of flare when shooting directly into the sun?. I also shoot a 5D and have the 16-28mm wide angle lens. I find that I have about a two second window right as the sun is coming from behind an object/horizon (maybe you're within that window), then the flare goes crazy. Adding in polarizers and grad filters of course makes it worse. I thought I might need to shoot a prime lens to reduce flare, but you seem to manage with your zoom.
Posted by Geoff Shapiro on March 24, 2007 at 11:28 AM
Wow, Marc! What can I say but that you continually produce shot after shot that the others of us only dream of. Yes, it's talent for sure, but also your determination to get out and spend time in the places that most of us wouldn't even dream of being (because of the inconvenience or because of physical limitations).
Keep it up (but do be careful when you are out in the wilderness on your own).
Discussion
15 replies5D, 17-40 at 35mm, 1/25 at F20, ISO 500.
You need to be careful!. I can certainly see the leading line going into the sunrise. ... very nice.
I'll email you tomorrow if I can. I conducting a workshop this weekend and time will be tough..
JG
JG
I'll have to give a thumbs up for this one. The foreground leads nicely into the rest of the image. I would maybe like to see more of a point of interest in the background.Not a big deal IMHO. Where did you start your trek from? Did you drive up the road as far as possible and hike from there?
I like the diff textures in the snow and the colors it holds.
I'm new to NPN and have been mostly watching the posts and working on getting my portfolio up. I'll begin posting and being more involved in the discussions soon.
Your photos are great. On this one in particular, how do you avoid getting all kinds of flare when shooting directly into the sun?. I also shoot a 5D and have the 16-28mm wide angle lens. I find that I have about a two second window right as the sun is coming from behind an object/horizon (maybe you're within that window), then the flare goes crazy. Adding in polarizers and grad filters of course makes it worse. I thought I might need to shoot a prime lens to reduce flare, but you seem to manage with your zoom.
Keep it up (but do be careful when you are out in the wilderness on your own).