Dan Heitman: Dan - I need you to come along so we can alternate stopping for rests and blame each other when hiking with Rory. Glad you like them. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Scott
time2clmb: I agree on the name. I was thinking it should be called "Submarine Mountain" because thats what it looks like to me. Glad you like 4 and 5. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Scott
Lars Johnsson: Glad you like them. I have been up previously but was unhappy with the shots on my 17-40 because of the lack of shift ( even though I could not spell shift at the time ). So this time I had the tripod and 17 tse and it did a much better job, especially on the panorma's. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Scott
I was thinking it should be called "Submarine Mountain" because thats what it looks like to me
Yes! I couldn't quite put my finger on the type, but you got it bang on. Submarine Mountain. My ski partners and I make up our own names for areas so no one knows exactly where we were skiing, and I will refer to the Dolomite Mt. area as Submarine mountain now haha...good stuff.
Nice images Scott. Too bad you didn't bag Cirque Peak while you were up there!
I remember carrying our kids to Helen Lake and then abandoning them and my wife while I quickly ran up and down Cirque. I have to go back sometime soon - it's such a beautiful area.
As nice as the shots are - a slight criticism would be the distortion from the wide angle of view that is there in some of the shots. I wonder if a slightly less wide lens and stitching might help this?
time2clmb: Glad I could help in naming the mountain. Thanks. Scott
Verne Dewitt: When I am 71 and you are 51 (my current age and assuming you are 31) I will check in with you and see if you are still running up Cirque Peak. Fortunately in 10 years I likely will have time to spend endless hours hiking while you work. Unfortunately, I will be 61. The distortion is mostly caused by either being too close to the subject (my son or haste - it was raining and my 17mm TSE lens has a lens that sticks out and attracts the rain). The shift works great as long as you take your time and don't shift to the extremes. So if the pictures are distorted, its not the lens but the operator. But I do appreciate the comment and agree with you. I will have to go back again on a less rainy day. Thanks for the comments and specific suggestion. Much appreciated. Scott
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"The view down the valley" Image is the best IMHO and has great potential with a bit better light a touch more snow and maybe even getting closer to the lake.
David Leask: Glad you like them. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Scott
Sneakyracer: The light was wrong for the valley view. I would have been facing straight into the sun. But good suggestions. I have shot that view previously and was looking for something different. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Scott
rpope: Glad you like the pictures. They were kind of hurried because as soon as I pulled out my camera it started to rain. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Scott
Mabidally: It really is a nice place - thats why it gets 50 or more people a day hiking it. Which is good for bear safety but more difficult for pictures. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Scott
Beautiful country. I'm glad you let us follow you there. Enjoyed them all a great deal. Would love to get back to that area--it's been a long time since I was in the Canadian Rockies, but every time I look at your posted pics I remember my trip fondly.
I find the 17 to wide for landscapes most of the time but better for architecture (I chose the 14mm II) so I got the 24mm TSE v1 years ago and now have the 24 TSE II (unreal lens). The 14 and the 17 are better for confined spaces like streams and waterfalls in the forest where you have to be close. I am going to try stitching with the RRS rig. Lets see what happens.
The area you photographed is on my list of places to go. Is it good in the fall (when does it get too much snow?). I love the color of the lakes. Its kinda like the ones in the Alps. I would try and exploit that in the compositions. Creates great color contrasts. I was just in Glacier NP and the color of the water wasnt like that. https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1136732
John Richter: Glad you enjoy them. Thanks for the encouragment. Much appreciated. Scott
Sneakyracer:
For me, in the mountains, 17 is more useable than 24, but it was a toss up. 17 with shift permits having straight trees and mountains that don't look bowed over, and with 1.4x it turns into a 28mm f5.6. Eventually I will get 45 and then 24 but you can't carry them all. I think if I lived outside of the mountains I would agree with you.
Fall is great. Third week in September is perfect, provided that you are prepared for some cool days. A week later risks snow. Right now is perfect for hiking and wild flowers.The color in the lakes is caused by glacial dust and in most years, takes to end of July to get strongest but this year has been here since July 1. I think the lakes you were at were not fed as much by glaciers.
). So this time I had the tripod and 17 tse and it did a much better job, especially on the panorma's. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Scott