Ghosts of Wildflowers Past

thapamd

I'm heading out to Rainier this weekend to capture some wildflowers. I'm hoping it will be a fruitful trip. Until then, I thought y'all might enjoy the following shots from seasons past.

bryanj87

Another great series, but 1 and 5 are just fantastic. Great stuff!

Awais Yaqub

Fantastic set of photos !

Allan FG

Wonderful series, I really like the first one.

schmoo

thapamd wrote:

Good luck and can't wait to see your results again. I love this one - there's just so much to look at! :ivar

dlplumer

Wow, incredible series Mahesh. Enjoy, and bring back some more beauty.

Doug Solis

Wow, what a beautiful series. I'd be proud to have taken any one of them.

annnna8888

Beautiful, Mahesh! The first one with the mists is spectacular.

Ana

coscorrosa

Great stuff, and great variety!

I recognize most of those locations, are you going on the Paradise side this weekend? Sunrise is at peak wildflower bloom right now but there aren't great views of the mountain with the wildflower meadows in the foreground like at Paradise. The alpenglow is better at Sunrise right now than Tipsoo as the sun is rising further north.

Anyway, hopefully you come back with good stuff. It's very possible we'll run into each other because I think I'm going to hit Rainier this weekend and stay at Hotel Toyota again.

dlplumer

coscorrosa wrote:

Great stuff, and great variety!

I recognize most of those locations, are you going on the Paradise side this weekend? Sunrise is at peak wildflower bloom right now but there aren't great views of the mountain with the wildflower meadows in the foreground like at Paradise. The alpenglow is better at Sunrise right now than Tipsoo as the sun is rising further north.

Anyway, hopefully you come back with good stuff. It's very possible we'll run into each other because I think I'm going to hit Rainier this weekend and stay at Hotel Toyota again.

So I now see that I have to basically become a meteriorologist to get shots like you get

ridgemac

Relaxingly Beautiful
These are "relaxingly" beautiful.
Thanks,
Larry

Eia

Ahhh these make me sigh...because they are beautiful! I can't wait to see what you bring back!!!! I hope you publish a photo book one day!

coscorrosa

dlplumer wrote:

So I now see that I have to basically become a meteriorologist to get shots like you get

Sorry Dan, you have to be a skinny young blond these days to be meteorologist, and I don't qualify

I actually just shot at both spots within a few days of each other and noticed that the alpenglow was a lot better at one of them and reverse-engineered the reason after thinking about it a little.

And for forecasts, you should use this site:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Seattle&state=WA&site=SEW&textField1=47.6218&textField2=-122.35&e=1&&FcstType=text

Enter your city and then click on the hourly forecast in the bottom right. Really useful.

Ekaj

Shot #5 is excellent. Are those fish?

dseidman

It's going to be difficult to top what you already have here. As others have said, the first and fifth are really stand out images. I'm looking forward to seeing what new shots you'll be taking home with you. Are you going to Sunrise, Paradise, or perhaps, both?

thapamd

bryanj87 wrote:

Another great series, but 1 and 5 are just fantastic. Great stuff!

Thanks, Bryan! Those two are probably my favorite as well.

thapamd

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Fantastic set of photos !

Thanks, Awais! Glad you enjoyed it.

thapamd

Allan FG wrote:

Wonderful series, I really like the first one.

Thanks, Al! That and #5 are my favorite of the series.

thapamd

schmoo wrote:

Good luck and can't wait to see your results again. I love this one - there's just so much to look at! :ivar

Thanks, Schmoo! I hear from some reliable sources that the the wildflowers are peaking at certain locations right now. Hopefully I can come away with a few keepers!

thapamd

dlplumer wrote:

Wow, incredible series Mahesh. Enjoy, and bring back some more beauty.

Thanks, Dan! I'll try. As you know, it's always a crapshoot out there

thapamd

Doug Solis wrote:

Wow, what a beautiful series. I'd be proud to have taken any one of them.

Thanks, Doug! I love Rainier during the wildflower season...not many things are more beautiful.

thapamd

annnna8888 wrote:

Beautiful, Mahesh! The first one with the mists is spectacular.

Ana

Thanks, Ana! I remember that day very well. The mountain was playing hide and seek with the mist and clouds. I had to wait a while before she showed enough of herself to make a good picture.

thapamd

coscorrosa wrote:

Great stuff, and great variety!

I recognize most of those locations, are you going on the Paradise side this weekend? Sunrise is at peak wildflower bloom right now but there aren't great views of the mountain with the wildflower meadows in the foreground like at Paradise. The alpenglow is better at Sunrise right now than Tipsoo as the sun is rising further north.

Anyway, hopefully you come back with good stuff. It's very possible we'll run into each other because I think I'm going to hit Rainier this weekend and stay at Hotel Toyota again.

Thanks, Ron! I will be going to the Sunrise side of the park. It'll be a long day hike where I stay for sunset and head back, so I'll miss the sunrise.

thapamd

dlplumer wrote:

So I now see that I have to basically become a meteriorologist to get shots like you get

What...you mean you're not a trained meteorologist like the rest of us?!

thapamd

ridgemac wrote:

These are "relaxingly" beautiful.
Thanks,
Larry

Thanks again for the PM and this reply, Larry! I'm glad you are enjoying my pictures.

thapamd

Eia wrote:

Ahhh these make me sigh...because they are beautiful! I can't wait to see what you bring back!!!! I hope you publish a photo book one day!

Thanks, Eia! Funny you should mention a book, as I have been giving that some serious thought lately.

thapamd

coscorrosa wrote:

Sorry Dan, you have to be a skinny young blond these days to be meteorologist, and I don't qualify

So true, in Seattle anyway! I don't qualify either.

thapamd

Ekaj wrote:

Shot #5 is excellent. Are those fish?

Thanks, Jacob! No, those are some plant-life in the water, not fish.

thapamd

dseidman wrote:

It's going to be difficult to top what you already have here. As others have said, the first and fifth are really stand out images. I'm looking forward to seeing what new shots you'll be taking home with you. Are you going to Sunrise, Paradise, or perhaps, both?

Thanks, Danny! Here's to hoping for some good shots! I'll be going to the Sunrise side.

GORIO

those are nice shots! i personally love the 3rd are you using any filters? nd grad perhaps?

boblu262

These are great!
I can't wait to see what you come back with!