Posted by Adrian Klein on September 10, 2007 at 11:26 PM
This last weekend I backpacked to Goat Lake and spent a couple days there hiking around. I was not expecting any flowers to be left so I was pleasently surprised to find several small meadows still quite vibrant. Although the wind was not my friend when trying to photograph, this at least made up for almost no clouds all weekend. This image took many shots and this was the only one where most of the flowers were not moving.
However, I seem to have had the worst weekend for dust bunnies. Now spending more time cleaning those up from this last outing than normal post processing. I am getting quite tired of constantly cleaning my sensor only to have it dirty just a few lens changes later. Does everyone else have this same issue, to this extent? I turn my camera off and change lenses as quickly as I can. I normally take canned air when I day hike but did not for my backpacking (and yes I know I should not use canned air on my sensor!) I have the nice swab kit that I do every few weeks as well.
Posted by John Williams on September 10, 2007 at 11:55 PM
I like this one a lot, great shot!! I typically don't like a mountain background centered or a clear sky, but I think both work very well here. The flow of the meadow leads right up to the mountain and the colored glow in the sky is a nice pastel contrasting with the flowers.
I'm fairly new to the SLR world, so I don't have much to share on the dust. I'll read with interest the responses you get.
Posted by Zack Schnepf on September 10, 2007 at 11:56 PM
This is a beautiful image Adrian! I love the central placement of the mountain, it really pulls the image together, and those flowers are amazing for this time of year.
As far as dust goes, I got turned on to a new product to clean my sensor. Marc, and a few others recommended it, and it works really well, even in the field. Here is a link http://www.dust-aid.com/?gclid=CL3ck5e9uo4CFQ0pgAodQmU62g
Posted by Marc Adamus on September 11, 2007 at 12:11 AM
Very beautiful, Adrian. Flawless composition. One of my favorite places too. Snowbound for 10 months out of the year usually, so I'm not surprised to see the blooms so late. I agree that 'Dust Aid' is one of the best systems available.
Posted by Adrian Klein on September 11, 2007 at 12:16 AM
Thanks Marc and Zack for the comments and the info. I just bought a couple Dust-Aid kits about a minute ago. Looks like it's much more field friendly than my swab and liquid that I am hesitant to bring. Not sure why I did not speak up sooner on this issue but I am glad I did now. Thanks again!
Posted by Rick Lundh on September 11, 2007 at 2:12 AM
Adrian,
This is way beautiful! Congrats on your suprise find here!
Very striking image, Adrian. Ditto on everything mentioned above. Good job!
Kevin
Posted by Eric Hahl on September 11, 2007 at 9:05 AM
Excellent image Adrian, very nice indeed.
Posted by Curtis Knight on September 11, 2007 at 10:37 AM
Gorgeous Adrian!
Isn't Dust-Aid the doo-dad that Ross Wordhouse developed? He announced it here in the forum ages ago but it wasn't available yet and I never saw another word about it. Glad to hear it works so well. I'll have to order one myself.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on September 11, 2007 at 11:36 AM
Beautiful.. I like the light pastel sky and the darkness of morning..
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on September 13, 2007 at 1:34 AM
I love this shot - awesome colors and looks like the wind worked with you for a moment or two
Discussion
11 repliesHowever, I seem to have had the worst weekend for dust bunnies. Now spending more time cleaning those up from this last outing than normal post processing. I am getting quite tired of constantly cleaning my sensor only to have it dirty just a few lens changes later. Does everyone else have this same issue, to this extent? I turn my camera off and change lenses as quickly as I can. I normally take canned air when I day hike but did not for my backpacking (and yes I know I should not use canned air on my sensor!) I have the nice swab kit that I do every few weeks as well.
As always all feedback is appreicated.
20D / 10-22 @ 10 / .8s and f/9 / IS100 / 2 Stop GND
I'm fairly new to the SLR world, so I don't have much to share on the dust. I'll read with interest the responses you get.
As far as dust goes, I got turned on to a new product to clean my sensor. Marc, and a few others recommended it, and it works really well, even in the field. Here is a link http://www.dust-aid.com/?gclid=CL3ck5e9uo4CFQ0pgAodQmU62g
This is way beautiful! Congrats on your suprise find here!
Kevin
Isn't Dust-Aid the doo-dad that Ross Wordhouse developed? He announced it here in the forum ages ago but it wasn't available yet and I never saw another word about it. Glad to hear it works so well. I'll have to order one myself.