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mike reid
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p.1 #1 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

Went up there this morning with some width, Canon 14mm prime and 17-40mm/polarizer. Wasn't too cold really, only ran into a lot of people coming back down. Some snow, great colors and well the lake as usual is amazing...

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Canon 5D, Canon 17-40 and polarizer

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Canon 5D, Canon 17-40 and polarizer

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Canon 5D, Canon 17-40 and polarizer

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Canon 5D, Canon 14mm

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Canon 5D, Canon 17-40 and polarizer

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Nov 02, 2009 at 02:59 AM

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p.1 #2 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

Nice set Mike.

Mike

Nov 02, 2009 at 03:00 AM

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p.1 #3 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

Nice set. I really struggled to pick a favorite between the first 3. I think I like the composition of 1, and the exposure of 3. I think if you did a little work on 1 maybe you could open up the dark areas just a touch, then that would really do it for me. But 4 is my favorite of them all. For such a seriously wide shot, it looks very natural, with great exposure, nice framing, and killer DOF of course. Wondering what the aperture was on 4, just out of curiousity?

Thanks for sharing,

ML

Nov 02, 2009 at 03:25 AM

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p.1 #4 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

thanks ML...yes the 14mm f/2.8 really does a nice job with the width.

Stats on #4: Canon EOS 5D | Date: 11/1/09 1:10 PM | ISO: 100 | Exp. Time: 1/250s | Aperture: 8.0 | Focal Length: 14.0mm

btw I had bumped up the dark areas in the first two a bit using Gradient in LR but maybe a nudge more I guess...

Nov 02, 2009 at 03:27 AM

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p.1 #5 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

Excellent, only problem now is if I end up deciding to buy a 5D MkII, now I also have to budget in a 14mm

I dunno - the tweaking you would need to do to lighten is so subtle it might not even be worth it. In truth, I just changed monitors here too, so that might be part of the problem...

Good stuff, thanks for the EXIF.

ML

Nov 03, 2009 at 01:37 AM

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p.1 #6 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

true...I still think about the 5D mk2, but ended up finding an unreal bargain on the 14mm mk2 on craigslist across the country and pounced on that instead

Nov 03, 2009 at 01:58 AM

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p.1 #7 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

Nice. I like #3 the best. I hiked up there and camped and fished with my dad 36 years ago. Not a lot of people back then.

Nov 03, 2009 at 02:06 AM

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p.1 #8 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

Mike,

As you no doubt have heard as well, they always say spend your money on glass instead of a camera body.

I think what you have created with your new 14mm lens proves the point

Nov 03, 2009 at 07:05 AM

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p.1 #9 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

They all look real good to me Mike. I need to get up there, never been and it sure looks beautiful.

Tim

Nov 03, 2009 at 04:45 PM

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p.1 #10 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

One of my favorite hikes, but have never seen the lake and snow and blue skies at the same time.

A beautiful series!

Nov 03, 2009 at 04:58 PM

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p.1 #11 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

Thanks everyone...

Tim yes its an amazing hike...leaves from the Alpental parking lot off I90. Busy trail in the summer but not too bad this time of year. We overdressed a bit, and layers eventually came off. Saw one guy in flip flops though

Nov 03, 2009 at 05:14 PM

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p.1 #12 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

Very cool, Mike. I think 3 is my favorite. They all are very good, but 2 and maybe 1 are just a tad too dark in certain places, IMHO.

Nov 03, 2009 at 06:06 PM

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p.1 #13 · Hike to Snow Lake in WA

These look good to me Mike. It looks a great place to hike. Thanks for sharing

David

Nov 03, 2009 at 06:59 PM


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