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JustinHonda Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #1 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Greetings to everyone, I am new to this forum but I have been taking photos as a hobby since high school 6 years ago. I just recently bought my first DSLR in 2008 (Canon Rebel XSi) and I just receieved my second one (Canon 5D Mark II) last week. I have been shooting with an old Minolta SLR. It's nice switching from film to digital but I feel I have a proper amount of experience with film, which is becoming more rare nowadays it seems. Anyway I want to post one of my very first pictures I took with my Canon Rebel XSi and 18-55mm kit lens. I am a mountaineer so naturally I love to take Nature and Landscape pictures. This picture was shot in JPEG, at f/14, SS 1/340 and ISO 100. 1 The winds this day were holding steady at 50 mph with gusts up to 80-90mph. This is near the summit of San Gorgonio mountain in Southern California. It was dangerously cold and windy. Here is a picture from Mount Whitney via the Mountaineer's Route. I just took this on November 15th 2009. This was early morning with my Canon Rebel XSi and 17-40mm f/4L USM lens. 2 Black and White 3 I hope to learn and have fun sharing knowledge and photos as well as critiquing. Cheers Justin Edited on Dec 02, 2009 at 03:11 AM · View previous versions Nov 20, 2009 at 02:48 AM

Tim Hallam Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #2 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Welcome! Nice shots! The first is quite spectacular. I'm really thrown off by the scale though. Still a great shot though. Tim Nov 20, 2009 at 03:04 AM

Binh Ly Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #3 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 my favorite is #1, it looks like its from some other planet! Nov 20, 2009 at 03:13 AM

bshamilton Online Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #4 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Welcome, Justin. Fine first post indeed. Really love the 1st.....the blowing snow (?) is very cool. Pretty cool take at Whitney, too, with the 17-40 you had to be quite a ways up the mountain! Barry Nov 20, 2009 at 03:17 AM

bktools Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #5 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 The first image, Justin, is quite dramatic and well captured. Well done! Bob Nov 20, 2009 at 04:25 AM

alichty Online Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #6 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 That first shot is pretty amazing - very dramatic scene and nicely exposed. Welcome aboard - please post more. This is an excellent way to introduce your work. Alan Nov 20, 2009 at 04:51 AM

JustinHonda Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #7 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Tim...Thanks Binh...Yeah I have a ton of other shots I took that day in the same area. Ill post a few. bshamilton...Thank u thank u. Blowing snow is correct. That spot on Whitney was right before I reached Iceberg Lake. bktools...Gracias! Nov 20, 2009 at 04:55 AM

JustinHonda Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #8 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Thanks Alan I will do so. Cheers. Justin Nov 20, 2009 at 05:31 AM

Dajavu Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Welcome Justin! Two great presentations in your first post too. I find the first intriguing because without reading your text one wouldn't necessarily know whether it was snow or perhaps steam rising and blowing around at first glance because of the warm tone the backlighting from the low sun gives the 'scape. David Nov 20, 2009 at 06:06 AM

Dpic_arctic Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #10 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Wow, I really like #1. It's almost surreal! Nov 20, 2009 at 07:05 AM

JustinHonda Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #11 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Dajavu...The more I look at photo 1, I see the similarities between steam and moving snow in that shot. The sun at this time of that certain day was perfect. It was giving perfect light without too much exposure. The clouds that day gave the sun a very cool mirage effect that also looked unique. Dpic_artic...Thanks...I know huh Nov 20, 2009 at 08:01 AM

Steve Sieren Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #12 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Welcome Justin! Pretty darn nice of Southern California's highest mountain. Been up there my self once. Summited in May but tried it once winter and didn't summit. You're making it look good down here in SoCal. Loving the atmosphere! Did you walk up to the top of Muir? I regretted not doing that since it was so close. Hope to see a lot more of these great shots you have Justin. Steve S. Nov 20, 2009 at 07:15 PM

David Leask Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #13 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Super shots Justin. The Whitney close up is fab Well done. David Nov 20, 2009 at 10:24 PM

JustinHonda Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #14 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Steve...Yeah I was totally surprised by the conditions on the mountain that day. Pretty long hike huh? My legs always kill on that last mile returning to the parking lot. I didn't summit Whitney that day but I did this last March via the Mountaineer's Route. I just wanted to go up and get some aspen glow David...Thanks! Nov 21, 2009 at 12:24 AM

kwalsh Online Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #15 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 The first shot is just full of drama, great shot! You know, I lived 1 hr. from Whitney Portal for 3 years and never did Whitney, there were always so many other less crowded trailheads near by. Now I live on the other side of the country I'm sure you'll be putting the 5DII to great use! Ken Nov 21, 2009 at 02:47 AM

cloudrippr Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #16 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 San Gorgonio: "Been there ........... Done that" And you captured the desolation perfectly! Nov 21, 2009 at 03:55 AM

Fo Tollery Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #17 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 The first definitely has an 'otherworldly' quality to it.......great shot. The 2nd's a nice capture as well...though I think I'd crop some off the top. The story in this one's the tall sharp peaks, and a tighter crop would, I think, add emphasis to that aspect. Would make for a nice B&W also. Very nice work. Nov 21, 2009 at 10:55 AM

Steve Sieren Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #18 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Definitely too long and a lot less water on that moutain compared to whitney. Do you need any technical gear for the mountaineering route on Whitney or is just some scrambling and bowling (I mean bouldering, it's early)? Jacinto looks like a fun one! Nov 21, 2009 at 03:47 PM

JustinHonda Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #19 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 kwlash...Wow that is really surprising considering the beauty. I only do the Whitney trail in the off quota period so its pretty much uncrowded all the time. 5DII is awesome btw, I'm just waiting on much better glass to arrive. - Justin cloudrippr...So you visit Gorgonio often? thanks Nov 21, 2009 at 10:30 PM

treebeard Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #20 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 Thanks for sharing your first two pictures. I really like the first one, makes me wonder how cold it really was! Nov 21, 2009 at 10:33 PM

JustinHonda Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #21 · First Post, Mount San Gorgonio Nov 2008 treebeard...it was so cold that my pants were solid ice and shoes completely frozen on the outside. It had to be between 10-20 F with a 0-5 wind chill. the violent winds weren't making it any better. Here is a black and white rendition of the photo above. Dec 02, 2009 at 03:10 AM

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