Many thanks for all your comments and votes. All is appreciated very much, especially when you know that I am an infrequent guest here (sorry to all for not commenting etc.). The place is amazing...what else to say...really incredible. I am in awe every time I go there.
OregonSun wrote:
Stunning natural beauty, well captured. Looks like this could be the next trophy location a la Patagonia, Iceland, etc.
Heron
Thanks. I doubt it will become the next Patagonia, or Iceland (Side note for all that plan trips to Patagonia or Iceland: photos from both, Patagonia and Iceland tend to be taken from the same spots and there is still a very wide room for exploration there. Go for it!).
Baffin Island is completely different. It is not as accessible as Patagonia, or Iceland.
To get to this view, as you see on the photo, you have to hike for a couple of days in the park, with no sign of civilization, carrying food and all stuff for 2 weeks of trek. The flights over park are forbidden so even if you can afford helicopter drop off...well, forget about it. This makes it beautiful and shielded from the fate of Patagonia/Iceland or Abraham Lake and such.
The location is incredible and sparsely photographed. There are no other photos from that area except photos of some professional climbers (not professional photographers), maybe some Parks Canada employees (also not professional photographers) and photos from my photo tours (since 2014). Over the last 3 years I have collected many photos from that location but every time I got here, I am still inspired and amazed and I bring new compositions etc. It seems like a never -ending photographic story of mine. But, by no means I am done with exploration of new areas. Stay tuned!
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Blufox wrote:
In a word, WOW!! Very beautiful! Need to add this to my bucket list.
I might need another bucket ...
Thanks! hahhaha...get that bucket and fill it! It is worth!
jdc562 wrote:
You captured the place with the feel that usually only a skilled painter could do. Such a nice image.
I know it's complicated to translate the mind's eye to a camera image, but I'm curious how your image would appear if somewhat more dynamic range--slightly--were given to the richness of the colors in the lower half of the image. It's the kind of challenge tackled by impressionists by speckling--stronger versions of the subdued variations in the rock and vegetation in your image. Those are just my corny wonderings, maybe better described as tamperings.....
Many thanks for your comment. So nice to hear it. I am a huge fan of impressionists. It is an idea and avenue to try, but I haven't thought about it when I was processing this image. This photo is very natural-looking.
In my landscape photography approach, I always try to use minimal processing. With time I am becoming more and more convinced that too much processing made our lives and our profession harder and less satisfying. But, when I have a minute, I will try to play with it a bit and see how it looks like. You might be onto something! Cheers!
jdc562 wrote:
You captured the place with the feel that usually only a skilled painter could do. Such a nice image.
I know it's complicated to translate the mind's eye to a camera image, but I'm curious how your image would appear if somewhat more dynamic range--slightly--were given to the richness of the colors in the lower half of the image. It's the kind of challenge tackled by impressionists by speckling--stronger versions of the subdued variations in the rock and vegetation in your image. Those are just my corny wonderings, maybe better described as tamperings.....
Many thanks for your comment. So nice to hear it. I am a huge fan of impressionists. It is an idea and avenue to try, but I haven't thought about it when I was processing this image. This photo is very natural-looking.
In my landscape photography approach, I always try to use minimal processing. With time I am becoming more and more convinced that too much processing made our lives and our profession harder and less satisfying. But, when I have a minute, I will try to play with it a bit and see how it looks like. You might be onto something! Cheers!
Fantastic image. I really want to go there but haven't quite wrapped my head around the whole "polar bears don't come this far inland" thing although you have to go by the coast.
kurt765 wrote:
Fantastic image. I really want to go there but haven't quite wrapped my head around the whole "polar bears don't come this far inland" thing although you have to go by the coast.
Thanks again everybody for your kind words!
Polar bears are really not that of a problem. We usually quickly go off the shore and there are no polar bears inland as we trek. Of course, there are emergency shelters and communication system set up by park rangers just in case. During my trips over there I saw only 1 polar bear and I saw it from a boat when we were being dropped off. Far from the area that our trek started,
Somebody earlier asked about mosquitos. I have never had any problems with mosquitoes on Baffin Island.
Rivers and streams crossing are the most dangerous part of this adventure. This is what I pay particular attention to and make sure that I go there in proper time so there is not too much water running through the park.
