Two weeks ago I made a mistake and tried to climb the South Sister from the north in the zero visibility conditions. It was my first time on the mountain and I thought it would be easy.
Somehow I got to the top of the glacier, and it was then when the wind finally blew away the clouds and I could see the rocks making it impossible to summit from that side.
Exhausted I started going down towards the Green Lakes campground when the weather dramatically improved showing the spectacular views around.
Fortunately, even though I could barely walk, I managed to pull my camera from the backpack to photograph the Broken Top Mountain.
I did not have a tripod, but I managed to lean against a tree for a better stability.
I used a Nikon D50 camera and Nikon 18-200 VR lens. I did some photoprocessing with PS CS2.
The necessary 720 pixel compression killed the image, but I guess these are the requirements...
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on August 6, 2007 at 9:21 PM
The tree in the middle of the mountain bothers me... seems if you could have moved to the Right to better frame the 2 to work together, that would have been better... 1st time on a mountain and you are climbing it in zero visibilty ? Have you read all the news stories about missing people on mountains ?? Glad you made it safely.
Posted by Adrian Klein on August 6, 2007 at 9:53 PM
I have to agree with John about the tree. If that was not there and it had a little more room above the peak I think I would like this image much more. South Sister is a beautiful place to hike around. Never done the North side though. Have a couple times gone up the South side and camped on the summit. It makes for a beatiful sunrise and sunset!
Be careful up there. Weather can change fast up that high.
Posted by Cezar Mart on August 6, 2007 at 11:43 PM
Yes, you guys are absolutely right. I didn't think of that. I didn't really think of creating a framing with the tree, somehow my mind missed it. I was focused too much on the lights, the mountain texture and the sky, and I forgot the basic rule of composition.
Thanks...
Cezar! Hey buddy! Good to see ya on here. It was nice meeting you the other day. You obviously are a bit humble, the way you were talking you work down. I think it's great!
As for this image, it is sharp and processed perfectly. Have to agree about the trees though...
Posted by Marc Adamus on August 7, 2007 at 10:11 AM
I climbed the North ridge on South Sister a month ago. Much better to go early season with more snow and crampons to get you up through those steeper rocks. South side is the easiest mountain walk in the state IMO.
The image here works well. Glad you stopped for it. Nice framing and light. If you had a higher perspective available, I would have tried to show more of the mountain as well.
Posted by Mark Hudon on August 7, 2007 at 10:50 AM
I'm all over that tree! Don't touch it! You have great light on it, it's interesting and it leads me into the photo. And the rest of the photo! Dang! (but yeah, don't go wandering around when you can't see and don't know where you are).
The tree does not bother me so much either. I was up there last weekend, only I was under Broken Top looking towards you. Much nicer weather this weekend.. Anyway, nice shot, the exposure and detail looks great..
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7 repliesSomehow I got to the top of the glacier, and it was then when the wind finally blew away the clouds and I could see the rocks making it impossible to summit from that side.
Exhausted I started going down towards the Green Lakes campground when the weather dramatically improved showing the spectacular views around.
Fortunately, even though I could barely walk, I managed to pull my camera from the backpack to photograph the Broken Top Mountain.
I did not have a tripod, but I managed to lean against a tree for a better stability.
I used a Nikon D50 camera and Nikon 18-200 VR lens. I did some photoprocessing with PS CS2.
The necessary 720 pixel compression killed the image, but I guess these are the requirements...
Be careful up there. Weather can change fast up that high.
Thanks...
As for this image, it is sharp and processed perfectly. Have to agree about the trees though...
The image here works well. Glad you stopped for it. Nice framing and light. If you had a higher perspective available, I would have tried to show more of the mountain as well.