Fall at 5200 feet

squirl033

5200 feet up on the flank of Mt. baker, at Artist Point, the autumn season is short, but on a clear day the colors - and the views - are spectacular! i went up this last Sunday and got these shots... i know the light's pretty harsh, but i'd heard the road to Artist Point was closed, so i didn't bother leaving early, planning only to shoot Mt. Shuksan, which is best photographed in the late afternoon. but when i arrived, i discovered the road to Artist Point was open, and just had to take advantage of the views...

shot using a Canon 40D with Tamron 17-35 lens and grad ND4 filter, nominal exposure at 1/60 @ f/13, 3 frames bracketed at +1.6/0/-1.6 and processed in Photomatix Pro...

BBiggs

These are two very nice images! I really like the vertical orientation the most! Nice work on these, and yes the colors are great

coscorrosa

I actually think the light is fine! The road to Artist Point was only closed for a day due to snow, and then today when I was there it was like 80 degrees and I got a sunburn (in October!).

squirl033

coscorrosa wrote:

I actually think the light is fine! The road to Artist Point was only closed for a day due to snow, and then today when I was there it was like 80 degrees and I got a sunburn (in October!).

yeah, it was very pleasant when i was there as well... and a bit crowded too, but that's to be expected on one of the last sunny weekends of the season before the whole place is covered with snow...

jeffmeyers

Very good images. Great photography.

But when I read the title of your post I thought maybe you had taken pictures after you had fallen from a cliff 5200 feet up. That would have been really cool.

bskaran

these are looking superb. very well done.

DaddyO

bskaran wrote:

these are looking superb. very well done.

Well done

Tee Why

Nice colors, lots of pop.