Posted by Mike Stovall on July 22, 2007 at 7:11 PM
This last week, I spent three days in and around Jefferson Park. I was hoping to get a spectacular sunset shot with reflections, clouds, etc... But simply had thick, soupy fog, wind, and rain the whole time. I was disappointed that the mountain and the thunderstorms above were obscured, but the fog made some pretty awesome conditions for other kind of shots.
The stream here was captured in a brief moment of calm. Looking at this now, it appears a tad oversharpened, but easy to fix once I get back home.
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Posted by Darren White on July 22, 2007 at 7:13 PM
Dang you guys with your streams and flowers.........
where do I find these???? I would kill to have something like this to shoot......
Posted by Mike Stovall on July 22, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Darren,
I hiked into Jefferson Park along the Whitewater Trail and followed a few streams off trail, but there should be blooms better than this in Mount Rainier National Park (Paradise and Naches Peak Loop Trail are two good spots for wildflowers there). Unfortunately, the Lupines you see in this shot had not yet bloomed.
Head up to Elk Cove, Darren - Cove Creek looks just like this, right now!
MIke, that is a beautiful, subtle composition - you really did a nice job framing the stream with the near/distant pink rock on the right and the pink flower drifts on the left. The water is beautifully exposed, and of course, the misty background brings it all home. This is what the Cascades "feel" like in Summer!
Nice work, Mike. I have many similar shots from the same area this week. Did I see you up there? I was leading a photo tour with 5 other photographers. I met somebody returning as we were heading up who complained briefly about the conditions. Looks like you made the most of it though, as we did.
Posted by Mike Stovall on July 22, 2007 at 8:29 PM
Ha! Marc, was that you with the pointed goatee? That was me--small world, isn't it? I hope I didn't get anyone down. It really was beautiful up there even though the mountain was hiding.
Posted by Mike Stovall on July 22, 2007 at 8:31 PM
Thanks, Tom!
Posted by Marc Adamus on July 22, 2007 at 10:20 PM
Yep. Sounds like me. Hi Mike.
Posted by Darren White on July 22, 2007 at 10:23 PM
Very nice shot Mike. It feels a little heavy on the left side to me but it still works great.
Posted by Mike Stovall on July 23, 2007 at 1:42 PM
Rick,
The meadows are looking good, but are still working up to a peak. There was a lot of unbloomed lupine as in my picture above and it looked like more paintbrush sprouting. There are buds along the creeks yet to bloom. And I didn't even look at Russel Lake--I spent my time on the creeks and in the meadows on the East side of the lakes. I'm going back up this week--probably today. It looks like the weather system is changing from clouds to sun and tonight or tomorrow might be the best opportunity for a good pic.
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14 repliesThe stream here was captured in a brief moment of calm. Looking at this now, it appears a tad oversharpened, but easy to fix once I get back home.
5D
33mm
f/16
2.5s
Polarizer
where do I find these???? I would kill to have something like this to shoot......
I hiked into Jefferson Park along the Whitewater Trail and followed a few streams off trail, but there should be blooms better than this in Mount Rainier National Park (Paradise and Naches Peak Loop Trail are two good spots for wildflowers there). Unfortunately, the Lupines you see in this shot had not yet bloomed.
MIke, that is a beautiful, subtle composition - you really did a nice job framing the stream with the near/distant pink rock on the right and the pink flower drifts on the left. The water is beautifully exposed, and of course, the misty background brings it all home. This is what the Cascades "feel" like in Summer!
Tom
What was the condition of the meadow? Good wildflowers or no? Was there still ice in Russel Lake?
The meadows are looking good, but are still working up to a peak. There was a lot of unbloomed lupine as in my picture above and it looked like more paintbrush sprouting. There are buds along the creeks yet to bloom. And I didn't even look at Russel Lake--I spent my time on the creeks and in the meadows on the East side of the lakes. I'm going back up this week--probably today. It looks like the weather system is changing from clouds to sun and tonight or tomorrow might be the best opportunity for a good pic.
All, thanks for the comments and happy shooting!