Whew! Just got back from a whirlwind Oregon Odyssey. I'll have several images to show from the trip in the coming days.
These are possibly my favorite images from the trip and ironically are from the last 24 hours we were there. The lines you see in the photos are salt lines from lakeshores that have evaporated. If you're interested in learning more about the trip, check my photoblog.
Alvord Desert Sunrise -- 5DMarkII, 16mm, f/18, 10 seconds, ISO 100, three stop hard GND, slight dodging and burning adjustments
Meandering Salt Line -- 5DMarkII, 16mm, f/22, 1/40th, ISO 400, slight dodging and burning adjustments
Nice job Kory. I think I am liking the second best. Both very nice. I think you might be able to extract a tad more drama in the sky in #2 if you so desire.
Great colors in the first, but the lines are much stronger in the second and at the end of the line are those detailed mountains and dramatic sky....Awesome work Kory!
I love them both! I guess I never realized this desert was in Oregon, quite a drive from me, but still within the state, may make a nice few days off from work! So, is there a wet season other than standard winter/spring? I take it you just drive/walk around till you find some rocks with trails?
I am guessing that camping along the edge of the dried lakebed is the best if you stay for a couple of days?
Thanks for the comments so far, everyone. Much appreciated.
Mark Metternich wrote:
I think you might be able to extract a tad more drama in the sky in #2 if you so desire.
Yeah, I already did pull quite a bit more detail out of the sky. I thought that if I went any further, it would look unnatural. Perhaps I was wrong?
Lee Wiren wrote:
So, is there a wet season other than standard winter/spring? I take it you just drive/walk around till you find some rocks with trails?
I am guessing that camping along the edge of the dried lakebed is the best if you stay for a couple of days?
Not sure about whether or not there is a wet season, as both times I've been there have been in November. As for campsites, there are several close by along the creeks that drain from the Steens Mountains.
