My son and I headed to Harrison Flat for a quick overnight last Saturday. Despite the beautiful weather, we didn't quite make it. There is still quite a bit of snow on the trail and we only made it about 1/8 of a mile past the creek crossing. So we settled on camping at the fork of the Lake Anne and Apostle Basin trails. I spent the evening shooting around the beaver dams, basking in the spring splendor. What a great weekend!
My guess is the trail will be open up to Lake Anne in a week or so, there was plenty of snow in some of the drifts.
Part of the fun of the weekend was learning to use a new (to me) Canon 24mm TS-E. While I think I will be upgrading to the 45mm TS-E, because my Nikon 14-24mm, covers that focal length well, this lens sold me on the whole tilt-shift thing. Very nice to have coming from the 4x5.
To illustrate what the basin currently looks like, here is a 7 shot pano at 63mm. The full resolution (300dpi) image would print at 19.5"x65". A larger version is here
Stop by the gallery tomorrow (First Friday) and see the 12"x40" proof I printed, can't wait to print it BIG.
Comments and Critiques welcome as always.
"Huron Peak and the Three Apostles"
Canon 5DII, Tamron 28-75/f2.8
Perfect scene for a panorama!
Composition is excellent. I like how the mountain range isn't dead center. The mountain on the left and the shadowed trees on the right bookend the pano. real nicely. My eyes roll smoothly along through the entire scene.
I'll bet this looks fantastic printed large! Well done, Kalin.
Thanks guys.
Paul, the Tamron 28-75 is still my go-to lens. I may have a really good copy but I've heard others who have really liked it too over the years. It's fast, sharp, with good contrast and an excellent macro capability. The focal range fits my style and doesn't try to pack too much into one lens. I bought it for my 20D back in the day but it holds up well on the 5DII. I use my Nikon 14-24 a lot on the super-wide side but that's a slower process due to the manual focus and manual exposure. When I want to use filters and have camera control over the lens this is the one I keep on the camera.
Nice pano, Kalin. I love this area. I wouldn't have even considered Harrison Flat this early in the season, so you're a braver (and fitter!) man than me.
Looks like a beautiful location. I really like the pano but the tree on the left bothers me because I can't see it's top; but I know it doesn't bother others so to each his own.
I really appreciate you posting this report Kalin (since I've been considering visiting this location in a matter of weeks ) Like Jason, I'm not so sure about the tree on left, but I like the rest of the comp. Are you headed back there soon?
Posted by Kalin Wilson on June 5, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Hey Josh, yeah, I'd like to get up there in a week or two. Personal schedules may conspire against me though. I showed this at the gallery last night and got some encouraging comments and one purchase inquiry, so I guess I need to print it big!
Discussion
9 repliesMy guess is the trail will be open up to Lake Anne in a week or so, there was plenty of snow in some of the drifts.
Part of the fun of the weekend was learning to use a new (to me) Canon 24mm TS-E. While I think I will be upgrading to the 45mm TS-E, because my Nikon 14-24mm, covers that focal length well, this lens sold me on the whole tilt-shift thing. Very nice to have coming from the 4x5.
To illustrate what the basin currently looks like, here is a 7 shot pano at 63mm. The full resolution (300dpi) image would print at 19.5"x65". A larger version is here
Stop by the gallery tomorrow (First Friday) and see the 12"x40" proof I printed, can't wait to print it BIG.
Comments and Critiques welcome as always.
"Huron Peak and the Three Apostles"
Canon 5DII, Tamron 28-75/f2.8
Composition is excellent. I like how the mountain range isn't dead center. The mountain on the left and the shadowed trees on the right bookend the pano. real nicely. My eyes roll smoothly along through the entire scene.
I'll bet this looks fantastic printed large! Well done, Kalin.
BTW, how do you like the Tamron 28-75 and 5DII combo?
Paul, the Tamron 28-75 is still my go-to lens. I may have a really good copy but I've heard others who have really liked it too over the years. It's fast, sharp, with good contrast and an excellent macro capability. The focal range fits my style and doesn't try to pack too much into one lens. I bought it for my 20D back in the day but it holds up well on the 5DII. I use my Nikon 14-24 a lot on the super-wide side but that's a slower process due to the manual focus and manual exposure. When I want to use filters and have camera control over the lens this is the one I keep on the camera.
Paul