andyjaggy82 wrote:
It's a very nice shot. The only thing that I could critique is I am curious what a shot from a bit higher would do for the pond. Right now it's kind of a little sliver and I wonder if I might like it better if the camera was up a couple of feet higher.
Ah, you have nailed my conundrum exactly. I hoped to get more of the tarn as well, and have here before in situations where the sky wasn't so important. A couple feet up, however, and the the tilt cuts off too much of that beautiful sky's fire. Move forward 20 feet, downhill, and the mountain is obscured by the trees and the wildflowers are patchy. A vertical was an option, and I did that, too, as well as shoot the meadow eliminating the pond completely, but maybe the biggest problem was that I got to that meadow with no time and the light and color were definitely best for the first shots I was able to grab - the later ones just don't compare for the light show. That said, it's always irritating when you know you might have done better!
GeoffreySchmid wrote:
Ah, you have nailed my conundrum exactly. I hoped to get more of the tarn as well, and have here before in situations where the sky wasn't so important. A couple feet up, however, and the the tilt cuts off too much of that beautiful sky's fire. Move forward 20 feet, downhill, and the mountain is obscured by the trees and the wildflowers are patchy. A vertical was an option, and I did that, too, as well as shoot the meadow eliminating the pond completely, but maybe the biggest problem was that I got to that meadow with no time and the light and color were definitely best for the first shots I was able to grab - the later ones just don't compare for the light show. That said, it's always irritating when you know you might have done better!...Show more →
Well you just summed up about 90% of my photo shoots.
After reading this more carefully I can't believe you told the guy the light wasn't gonna happen and waited for him to leave? Really? Serious Douche move. Poor guy, you got lucky he wasn't on this forum. Keep it up, Karma's a bitch
Bjadelberg wrote:
After reading this more carefully I can't believe you told the guy the light wasn't gonna happen and waited for him to leave? Really? Serious Douche move. Poor guy, you got lucky he wasn't on this forum. Keep it up, Karma's a bitch
No intention to be any kind of feminine hygiene product. I seriously didn't think it was going to happen. Even after several days of working the location in hopes of a shot, he was there first that night and I did not interfere with his decision-making, and would not have even if the light got better while he was in position. I was just fortunate my Plan B location was within a 10 minute run back to the Plan A location when it did - which is where I was, shooting, not waiting for him to leave as you read it, when he came back down the trail. By the way, the other guy and I are contacts on another forum, and he got a great shot down at Tipsoo when the light happened, and was just as surprised as me, I'm sure. I suppose I could have left out a couple "sure enoughs" in my story which was an unfortunate choice of wording on my part. But he's not offended, sorry if I offended you. Again, it was not my intention.
stanparker wrote:
I'll bet you're happier than the other guy. You should be pleased with it. You seemed to avoid naming the location, why? I was there 7/23 until 7/29 and thought Chinook Pass was the best place I found.
Perhaps not. He got a great shot down at Tipsoo when the light broke.
Geoffrey: Great job, looks like you took everything into consideration and came up with a real beauty, all in a very short time. Your persistence paid off. And whether or not the "other guy" got another shot on his way down, my guess is he would still be happy that you did so well. We've all been on every end of that equation: enduring the wait and the bugs; getting "skunked", leaving and missing something great; staying and getting nothing; staying and getting a reward like this. Sounds to me as though you were appropriate in every respect, and you had the skill to pull out his beauty in challenging conditions and with little time to spare.
That is a pretty cool shot, I think the wildflowers really make it work. I had scoped out that area to shot as I have been up there shooting the last few days, and my initial thought was that unless I shot it as a vertical I wouldn't shoot it because that hillside on the right is just too dominate and for me at least it visually overshadows Mt Rainier since its larger. I also wanted a location where I could transition from sunset to shooting stars and so I chose not to shot there. Instead I went back to Paradise which had a great display of wildflowers and Mt Rainier is more dominant in the shot since I would then be shooting so much closer.
As to Brian's comments I do have to admit that what you wrote about that encounter in your initial post seems at odds with how you then described what happened to Brian. How you described it to Brian the encounter seemed very normal and what can happen often to us. But in your initial post, for me, the encounter presented you in a selfish light.
That is a pretty cool shot, I think the wildflowers really make it work. I had scoped out that area to shot as I have been up there shooting the last few days, and my initial thought was that unless I shot it as a vertical I wouldn't shoot it because that hillside on the right is just too dominate and for me at least it visually overshadows Mt Rainier since its larger. I also wanted a location where I could transition from sunset to shooting stars and so I chose not to shot there. Instead I went back to Paradise which had a great display of wildflowers and Mt Rainier is more dominant in the shot since I would then be shooting so much closer.
As to Brian's comments I do have to admit that what you wrote about that encounter in your initial post seems at odds with how you then described what happened to Brian. How you described it to Brian the encounter seemed very normal and what can happen often to us. But in your initial post, for me, the encounter presented you in a selfish light.
Point well taken, Jim. I wanted to portray myself as one who stuck it out when others seem to always give up before the good stuff might happen. In doing so, I made it seem like I engineered it. This is not only a bad reflection of my intentions but also is not giving credit to the independent judgment of others. Lesson learned.
GeoffreySchmid wrote:
Point well taken, Jim. I wanted to portray myself as one who stuck it out when others seem to always give up before the good stuff might happen. In doing so, I made it seem like I engineered it. This is not only a bad reflection of my intentions but also is not giving credit to the independent judgment of others. Lesson learned.
Hey Geoff,
Glad to hear that. It's funny, sometimes words can come across totally different then what we are intending or thinking in our heads.
