10 day's in the cascades.

HDShooter

So after a dismal week of chasing Elk in the mountains I spent my free time getting to learn my new D3 by cruising around 80 miles a day thru the mountains on my KLR looking for some interesting things to shoot.
Here are a few I really like and was quite pleased with the results.
My wife is tired of me showing her my images, so I thought I would share them in some photo forums for feedback.
One thing for sure, the D3 is all they say it is, and more.
And no, None of these are HDR.
C&C Welcome.










Inside the warmer shack at the top of Little Bald Mt.



I thought this was amazing, to see the Milkyway this bright.















I knew that one morning I wanted to drive 19 miles west to the top of Chinook Pass to shoot sunrise on Mt. Rainier, but there where lingering clouds everyday till wed. night. So I got up at 4:30 am Thursday morning and hit it just right.
Beside the perfect sky's and weather, while there I did call a Bull Elk in from the bowl behind me. I tried to keep him around till I had enough light so I could get in the trees and shoot him with the 400, but another Photographer showed up and spooked him off. still got to see him, but at around 600 yds and circling us.
I started shooting at around 5:41 am.


Before the light.





Here comes the sun.





Full sun on the mountain.





This is from above Lake Tipso.



All the mountain pic's where shot with the D3 and a 24mm 2.8 and 50mm 1.8
Processed with CS3.
Thanks for looking.

Awais Yaqub

Amazing photography there !
Beautiful place

HDShooter

Thanks for the comments!
I love it up there, especially this time of year!

jeffmeyers

Very good work. Stunning captures!

DaddyO

Very nice work seen here. thumb Your Rainier shots are awesome.
Plus others +++
I particularly like the Milky Way photo. No tracking
and you got it that nice. The seeing must have been most excellent.
Reminds me of huckleberry pancakes, bacon & eggs at O dark thirty
prepping for the days run out... There are things sweeter but not by much.

cj99si

Great work! Really nice captures! The milky way shot and the last couple in particular..

The first two are awesome just to centered for me, and the moon shot would be incredible if the distracting out of focus shrub wasn't in it

InsuredDisaster

HDShooter wrote:

So after a dismal week of chasing Elk in the mountains I spent my free time getting to learn my new D3 by cruising around 80 miles a day thru the mountains on my KLR looking for some interesting things to shoot.

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KLR? D3? Gotta be a typo somewhere.



Actually beautiful shots. Did you put these up on Advrider? I'm heading up there in 2009 and I'll definately have to come through, but I don't think I'll have the patience to grab shots of your quality. Great shots!

nachtmerrie

I love the first, fourth, and ninth.
But my favorite is the fourth. That's beautiful.
And I'm surprised that I really like the mundane lighting in the first image.

HDShooter

InsuredDisaster wrote:

KLR? D3? Gotta be a typo somewhere.



Actually beautiful shots. Did you put these up on Advrider? I'm heading up there in 2009 and I'll definately have to come through, but I don't think I'll have the patience to grab shots of your quality. Great shots!

Sorry took so long, been out on the road, shooting video is my job

KLR is my Enduro Kawasaki
D3 is my Nikon.

squirl033

that shot of the Milky Way is awesome... also like the views of Rainier from Lake Tipsoo... I gotta get up there one of these days...

Digital Illusions

HDShooter wrote:

I thought this was amazing, to see the Milkyway this bright.

WOW, simply stunning photos. i really like these two. the pop on the mountain with the reflection, absolutely amazing.

and how did you capture the milky way so clear? that just blows my mind.

Great Work!

wfeller

The Milkyway image is totally fine.