I've been hiking, backpacking, climbing and canoeing in Oregon's Cascade range - the Three Sisters Wilderness in particular, for about 8 or 9 days so far this summer. The wilderness derives its name from the 3, ten thousand foot volcanic peaks along its crest. I have five images to display from my travels. Your comments/suggestions are most appreciated.
All images: Canon 5D, 17-40, Gitzo Tripod, Singh-Ray filters.
This Image: An island garden at sunset on Sparks Lake.
Edited by Marc Adamus on Jul 15, 2007 at 07:13 AM GMT
Henry W wrote:
WOW! Again!
This first is easily the gem of this series.
The first is no doubt the 'pretty picture' of the series, and will likely be the favorite. However, the rugged environment depicted in the others appeals to me more, personally.
Hi Marc, you consistently manage to get the nicest skies, comes with persistence, I'm sure. The first definitely is the pretty picture, but I'm really drawn to the second. It's such a balanced image, with the sky fitting the mood and emotion of the foreground. It's not easy to find beauty in that type of landscape, but you did wonderfully. I really enjoyed the pine shot and the black and white as well. In the final image, I find myself wanting to venture upstream and see more of the mountain. thanks for posting.
Marc Adamus wrote:
The first is no doubt the 'pretty picture' of the series, and will likely be the favorite. However, the rugged environment depicted in the others appeals to me more, personally.
I guess I'm attracted to pretty
After posting I saw the rest and understand your feelings.
Thanks Marc for sharing these. Your choices of locations were well planed and executed and with that you've captured the rugged and beautiful essence of the Cascades.
Stunning set of images, as always. The seocnd and third are my picks. Especially the B&W is terrific - so deep and clear and beauutiful in its own harsh way.
Ute
benwiart wrote:
Excellent work. They're all good! I 'd be curious to see the black and white in color.
What kind of Singh-Ray did yu use?
Ben
The B&W looses impact in color, due to muddy water. Glacial silt makes the water color in the lake turn brown. For that image I did not use a filter. For other images I used Singh-Ray grads. I have most of the grads they make. The 2-stop hard and 3-stop hard are most often used. I like the new 4x6 extra large sizes too.
I agree that the first is the "pretty picture" and is obviously excellent, but i feel more drawn to the 2nd with the barrenness of the lava fields and the rush of the stream. very cool. also, i very much like the cloud detail in #3... making it a great candidate for B&W.
Awesome! I really like #1 and #3 the best. I love that garden foreground in one, and then I love the tonal range with the B&W in #3, and ofcourse the comp in that one too.
The third and fourth are my favorites. I'm especially taken with the fourth. I think that is a difficult composition that you have captured very well. The third is just marvelous.
They are all great shots but those two are wonderful
Hello Marc,
Gonna have to buck the trend here, I'm not usally a big B&W fan but in this case, its got my vote. Look like you had a very productive trip. Well done!
