Posted by Marc Adamus on August 13, 2007 at 9:46 AM
Almost nothing for wildflowers this year, so I tried to make the most of this interesting (but challenging) light with some mixed Paintbrush and Anenomes. Thanks for comments/suggestions.
Posted by Zack Schnepf on August 13, 2007 at 10:11 AM
Beautiful golden light Marc, the anemones catch the light well. That cloud band really makes this one for me though, it really gives this a wonderful sense of depth.
Posted by Jeremy Cram on August 13, 2007 at 11:17 AM
Very nice Marc. Nice depth looking throught the hole in the clouds.
Posted by Mark Windom on August 13, 2007 at 11:32 AM
Who needs a meadow chock full of flowers when you have conditions like these. Gorgeous.
Posted by Eric Hahl on August 13, 2007 at 11:46 AM
Sweet shot! Love the light, the comp, and the clouds.
Posted by Mike Stovall on August 13, 2007 at 12:48 PM
This is a great cloud and light show. I wonder if this was last Thursday evening? I was heading home along HWY 12 and caught the mountain from a distance. After four days of densely packed fog, the mountain was layered in beautiful clouds similar to this.
Shooting the mountain from Paradise at sunset is very challenging light. The mountain stays in shadow but the sky can be really hot. This was treated superbly. Not much to say here but awesome composition you've captured here.
Posted by Marc Adamus on August 13, 2007 at 12:59 PM
Mike, this was taken on Saturday the 28th. The mountain has surely seen a lot of days like this lately though. It was like this again on the 29th.
Posted by Mike Dawson on August 13, 2007 at 1:21 PM
Very nice Mark
Posted by Hans Hibbard on August 13, 2007 at 3:12 PM
The swoosh of light in the meadow is great. Very nice shot. The lighting does look difficult to handle but you've done a great job with it.
Posted by Darien Chin on August 13, 2007 at 4:15 PM
Great control of exposure on this one. The bright warm, direct light is something a little different. The low lying clouds make this something other than the norm, and really add to the shot. URC seems a tad dark.
If this is a bad year for flowers...I can't wait for the future
Posted by Marc Adamus on August 13, 2007 at 4:25 PM
Darien - see all that green in the foreground? Well, on a good year, you'd hardly be able to see it under all the flowers. The green is mostly dormant Lupines that usually blossom. In fact, on a good year, it's almost impossible to even take a step off the trail in Paradise without stepping on a flower.
Posted by Darien Chin on August 13, 2007 at 4:44 PM
Wow...I am missing out!! I had no idea. Last year was my first time to the mountain, and I didn't get there until October, so I missed out on all of this. Now I am really looking forward to next year. I have been marking a calendar with all the things that I want to shoot next year. I don't think I will be able to keep up with my pen...
Posted by Marc Adamus on August 13, 2007 at 4:59 PM
Many would say that Mount Rainier is the premier mountain location for wildflowers in the entire world on a good year. 05' was the last good one. 99' was the last one I can recall being close to this bad.
Posted by Adrian Klein on August 13, 2007 at 5:07 PM
Coming from one that just was at Paradise in the late afternoon hiking until the stars came out, I know this is a very tough shot with the lighting. Another wonderful image Marc! Not much else I can say here.
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16 repliesShooting the mountain from Paradise at sunset is very challenging light. The mountain stays in shadow but the sky can be really hot. This was treated superbly. Not much to say here but awesome composition you've captured here.
If this is a bad year for flowers...I can't wait for the future
-Slavomir
Kevin