Thought I would share one of the flower images from Thursday up on the Sonora Pass with Preston. These were located in an alpine meadow just a couple of miles short of the summit. There were an incredible amount of lupine and corn lilies and many other species I don't know. The difficulty here was not only the breeze, but the sun hits this meadow by about 7am. Fortunately, there were enough lodgepole pines to create some shaded areas as the sun moved up in the sky.
This shot here is just a grab shot. I had shot my last sheet of 4x5 and decided to take some with the 35mm. And this is about as close to instant feedback as you can get with film. I got home yesterday afternoon and dropped 2 rolls of film at a local lab - got them back this afternoon. It won't be til the end of next week that I'll get the 4x5 back - can't wait!
Anyway, as Preston mentioned, the flowers are in full glory right now. But just for reference, we're not talking about the hills around Gorman in the spring... all the flowers are located along the stream banks and moist meadows.
Here's a shot of Preston in one of the meadows. This looks like a poor time for flowers, but this shot was taken during one of the fleeting moments between sun and clouds. they were rolling over us at a fast pace! Patience was certainly required waiting for both the cloud cover and calm before tripping the shutter. It was worth the wait.
Lon
Preston, hope you don't mind I posted this before asking permission! :-)
Posted by Richard Wong on July 20, 2007 at 11:15 PM
Whoa, that is incredible. I figured that I was missing something interesting as I was driving down the coast on Tuesday.
Lon, looks like there were some fine opportunities for close in shots like the one posted here. Nice that you all could get up there and take advantage of this situation before it got too hot and the sun & heat ate everything up. We are looking forward to some of the 4x5's when you get them back.
Lon,
I would love to see Preston's portrait done in an antique B&W treatment... The photograph shows how much photography(ers) remain the same whether from the 1900's or the new millennium. We all still wait for the perfect moment in all of nature's glory.
Michie
Lon,
I would love to see Preston's portrait done in an antique B&W treatment... The photograph shows how much photography(ers) remain the same whether from the 1900's or the new millennium. We all still wait for the perfect moment in all of nature's glory.
Michie
Posted by John W. Wall on July 22, 2007 at 12:14 AM
Sweet. Is that spot near the St. Mary's Pass parking area? That little creek looks very familiar...
John, I'm not familiar with St. Mary's Pass parking area, but I don't think that was the spot. I'm sure Preston would know.
Michie - per your request.... I'd never done a Sepia rendition before, but here's a crude attempt. I added a little noise and softness to <try> and give it an antique look. If it weren't for the shiny modern tripod, this might have worked. :-) Anyway, just for fun..
John: This spot is about 1.5 miles west of the St. Mary's trailhead on the right, as you head east. The diagnostic landmark is a short granite face (about 20' feet high) just accross the creek. Lon's shot of the corn lilies and lupine is in a little meadow about one mile west of St. Mary's.
I'm ready to go back!
-PB
Posted by Richard Wong on July 22, 2007 at 3:18 PM
Preston lives near Hwy 49 so the sepia is very appropriate. awesome.
Posted by Cory Freeman on July 23, 2007 at 2:31 PM
Great shots LON! I really like the sepia one of PB. Has a timeless feel to it!
Very nice composition Harley. Of course those wildflowers look most stunningly saturated when the sun is out although a film like Velvia might block up. With Provia one can shoot such flowers during the daylight depending on the sun angle. I tend to like side overhead backlit to get maximum saturation. ...David
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13 repliesThis shot here is just a grab shot. I had shot my last sheet of 4x5 and decided to take some with the 35mm. And this is about as close to instant feedback as you can get with film. I got home yesterday afternoon and dropped 2 rolls of film at a local lab - got them back this afternoon. It won't be til the end of next week that I'll get the 4x5 back - can't wait!
Anyway, as Preston mentioned, the flowers are in full glory right now. But just for reference, we're not talking about the hills around Gorman in the spring... all the flowers are located along the stream banks and moist meadows.
Thanks again for the tour Preston!
Lon
Lon
Preston, hope you don't mind I posted this before asking permission! :-)
The shot of the lupine and corn lilies is really nice. I'm glad you had a good time up there on Thursday morning while I was loafing around camp.
No problem with posting the other shot, Lon. I do look pretty fried, and windblown!
It was a great time, indeed!
-PB
I would love to see Preston's portrait done in an antique B&W treatment... The photograph shows how much photography(ers) remain the same whether from the 1900's or the new millennium. We all still wait for the perfect moment in all of nature's glory.
Michie
I would love to see Preston's portrait done in an antique B&W treatment... The photograph shows how much photography(ers) remain the same whether from the 1900's or the new millennium. We all still wait for the perfect moment in all of nature's glory.
Michie
Michie - per your request.... I'd never done a Sepia rendition before, but here's a crude attempt. I added a little noise and softness to <try> and give it an antique look. If it weren't for the shiny modern tripod, this might have worked. :-) Anyway, just for fun..
Lon
John: This spot is about 1.5 miles west of the St. Mary's trailhead on the right, as you head east. The diagnostic landmark is a short granite face (about 20' feet high) just accross the creek. Lon's shot of the corn lilies and lupine is in a little meadow about one mile west of St. Mary's.
I'm ready to go back!
-PB
Darken a little the corners, add a tear in a corner and some creases on the paper and that's it. Maybe even some mold damage.