We live in a beautiful country, and there is no state that doesn’t posess beautiful vistas, some are an acquired taste, some are an instant favorite, and I live in one of those instant favorites. I have to admit, I live in one of THE most beautiful places in North America.
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of driving an hour and a half north, with some friends, to photograph Crescent Lake and Sol Duc falls. Aside from the pleasure of great company, the shooting was wonderful. The damp and grey here can really get to you, so it’s important to get out as much as possible, regardless of the weather.
We were blessed with cool temps (well, cool temps here are a given), clear skies (off and on), fog, and beautiful foliage and locations. For me, one who is more comfortable photographing people, animals and events, the outing was yet another challenge – nature.
My trip to Texas taught me a lot about shooting landscapes. Your brain has to process in a completely different manner, you have to think about light differently, and factor your exposure calculations across multiple values. I now understand more, the reason many folks lean towards HDR photography… :O) (I’ll save my .02 on HDR for another entry…)
The smell of wood smoke hung heavy in the trees, while the cool temps made a polartec fleece jacket the best thing since your childhood teddy.
Looking out from the house now, I see the Olys have had a kiss of snow since last weekend, a sure sign that winter is moving in, planting herself until July of 09, when we’ll all scurry back up to see the alpine flowers in bloom. I’ll be dragging the other half up there in winter to snowshoe (Ok, really it’s just a HUGE excuse to take the jeep up in the mountains in snow and play with the 4wd a bit… ).
I’ve left a little show of what the fall has yielded for us here. Hope you enjoy.
nina
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Dan Abbott // April 9 at 12:29 pm |
Thanks for sharing your video. I loved it so much I embedded it in my blog. Hope you won’t mind. (www.blogGWI.com).
Dan Abbott