p.2 #6 · Cascade Range (Washington) over the years
Thanks for all the comments everyone!
Starfire8 wrote:
An amazing collection of images. The first three literally took my breath away due to their stunning beauty. Great job. Can only imagine how many grueling up hill miles you have hiked to get these.
David
Quite a lot! To the point I'm considering switching to a mirrorless setup among other tweaks to get my pack weight down since it's been hurting my back lately!
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Mark Metternich wrote:
Awesome! As a kid I would camp here as my dad would climb these mountains. I cannot help but to love #2 the most. Although some of the others bring back fond memories of the grandeur as well! Beautiful set here!
I'm a flatlander who honestly didn't hike until adulthood. I envy those who got to experience these places as children, but another part of me thinks I would have resented my parents for dragging me outdoors at that age...I was, let's say, not a very active child.
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Jim Dockery wrote:
Great set of some of my favorite places. When I opened the post I thought I might just move on due to the out of focus slightly washed out mountains visible in the first shot on my screen. Luckily I did scroll down for a wonderful goat surprise!
Haha, I'm glad you kept scrolling! I remember the 50/1.8 prime being the only lens I had on that particular trip. It's equally likely I decided to be stupid and challenge myself with a single prime or I just forgot to pack my zoom . I don't like how shallow the DOF is on this one and my memory is very hazy but I must have still been fairly close to the goat (they're really bold and will walk within feet of you). Probably a once in a lifetime shot to get it in that position so I've been warming up to the photo recently...
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khenke wrote:
Nice set of Cascade images! I am relatively new to Washington and am finding the Cascade range to be unbelievable. One often can capture fog or low clouds to really add to some "atmosphere" as you did. Well done!
Cheers
Don't I know it! I've had equally as many trips ruined due to being completely socked in the clouds as I've had them enhance the scenery. On this trip, it rained in some form on 4 out of the 5 days. This was taken on the day before the clouds really moved in and we experienced heavy rains the entire evening.
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Melor wrote:
Like other posters, I LOVE the second and third images. Nice. Will have to check out google to see if I can get a grip on your hike to get to those images. My hiking years are behind me...
Thanks for the post.
Paul
Feel free to DM me if you want to talk about locations.
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graytrekker wrote:
Beautiful set.
The Cascades are really impressive mountains (and can get impressive weather, too). Makes our nearby Glacier NP look positively flat!!
I've been to Glacier NP only once about a decade ago and didn't really do much hiking. I'm struck by some of those vertical cliffs and would love to go back and do some serious hiking!
p.2 #7 · Cascade Range (Washington) over the years
akashyap wrote:
Incredible! The layers in the Cascades are mesmerizing. I hope to go there a few times and snag some summits and pics.
Looks like your 24-70 was in heavy use. Did you miss anything wider or with more reach?
I think I can count on one hand the number of times I've felt like I needed something wider. This is very subjective, but I often feel like even though you have expansive 360 views up in the mountains, if you don't hone in on a specific feature, your shot can get lost in trying to capture "everything." But I also just don't like photos where the sky makes up 50% of the shot and the mountains look tiny in the distance - as I said, just my opinion.
I do own a 70-200/4 which I used to also lug around with me and do feel like there are a lot of interesting opportunities in the telephoto range out there. I just didn't use it enough to justify the extra weight. It would for sure be the next lens I'd carry with me on my trips if weight wasn't an issue though!
. I don't like how shallow the DOF is on this one and my memory is very hazy but I must have still been fairly close to the goat (they're really bold and will walk within feet of you). Probably a once in a lifetime shot to get it in that position so I've been warming up to the photo recently...