Crater Lake, Oregon

rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
edited August 3, 2009 in Landscapes
I have been gone for a couple of weeks, on vacation to see my daughter and her husband in Grants Pass, OR. It was REALLY HOT there!! We had visited last year and I was really bummed when we left and I had not been able to get up to Crater Lake. I have seen many photos, but have never been there. This is one time that I really wish that I had a wide angle lens. I did take some pics with the intention of trying to stitch some together is I can figure that one out. We escaped the heat for the day up there as it was in the high 60's which I liked a lot. They did have a hellacious amount of mosquitoes up there though. They were landing in squadrons and about carried you away. It was unreal!!
Anyway, here are a few pics that I worked up last night. I hope that you enjoy them and get a sense of the beauty that was there!!

Thanks, Ron

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4. I think there was a fire in the area. At first I thought it was clouds, but then decided that it was smoke.
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5. A try at B&W.
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Sunset. You have no idea how many mosquito bites I received for this one. I do wish that there had been some clouds in the sky.
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Comments

  • Roaddog 52Roaddog 52 Registered Users Posts: 309 Major grins
    edited July 30, 2009
    All nice images of a place abounding with photographic opportunities. I think that the last one is my favorite with the evening light and warm colors on the peaks of the rim and the reflections in the water.

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  • thapamdthapamd Registered Users Posts: 1,722 Major grins
    edited July 30, 2009
    Beautiful shots, Ron! One of my favorite places, Crater Lake. I hope to spend more time there in the near future. :D
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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited July 30, 2009
    Thanks Phil. I also really liked the sunset.

    Ron

    Roaddog 52 wrote:
    All nice images of a place abounding with photographic opportunities. I think that the last one is my favorite with the evening light and warm colors on the peaks of the rim and the reflections in the water.

    Phil<o:p></o:p>
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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited July 30, 2009
    Thanks Mahesh! I have wanted to go up there for so long and it truly was worth all of time it took to get there. I wish it was not so far from my home as I would be up there often. I think winter would be a great time to visit also. I sure did enjoy the change in temp up there!!
    I will be looking forward to some of your photos from the area!!

    Ron
    thapamd wrote:
    Beautiful shots, Ron! One of my favorite places, Crater Lake. I hope to spend more time there in the near future. :D
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited July 30, 2009
    Great set Ron, but those first two are superb clap.gifclap.gif

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  • dseidmandseidman Registered Users Posts: 824 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2009
    I prefer the second shot in this series but all are great shots. I'd love to get down there sometime.
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  • ElaineElaine Registered Users Posts: 3,532 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2009
    These are really pretty! I think my faves are 2 and 6. Beautiful colors! What time of day were these taken? I could go for mid 60s right now...it has been way too hot 'round here!
    Elaine

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  • astockwellastockwell Registered Users Posts: 279 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2009
    Another location on my "list". Man the water level looks low in the last shot. Never see a shot of it that low, almost looks like you could wade out to the cone.

    Great shots.

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  • Allan FGAllan FG Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2009
    Very nice, I like #5.

    I was up there last weekend and I have never seen so many mosquitoes in my life. I got run off several overlooks because of them.
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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2009
    Thanks Dan, It is a beautiful place!!

    Ron

    dlplumer wrote:
    Great set Ron, but those first two are superb clap.gifclap.gif

    Dan
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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2009
    Thanks Danny. I really like the 2nd one also. I think my favorites out of these are #2, 4 and 6. I do like the sunset a lot, but I do keep coming back to #2 and really do like it. Not sure why...

    Ron


    dseidman wrote:
    I prefer the second shot in this series but all are great shots. I'd love to get down there sometime.
    "The question is not what you look at, but what you see". Henry David Thoreau

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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2009
    Thanks Elaine, I am used to heat, but it was just over the top hot for me on this trip. The temp at Crater Lake was very welcomed!!

    Ron

    Elaine wrote:
    These are really pretty! I think my faves are 2 and 6. Beautiful colors! What time of day were these taken? I could go for mid 60s right now...it has been way too hot 'round here!
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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2009
    Thanks Allen. The mosquitoes were just awful!!

    Ron



    Allan FG wrote:
    Very nice, I like #5.

    I was up there last weekend and I have never seen so many mosquitoes in my life. I got run off several overlooks because of them.
    "The question is not what you look at, but what you see". Henry David Thoreau

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  • jsruccijsrucci Registered Users Posts: 118 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2009
    Nice....
    I think #3 is my favorite of the bunch... I like the way you can see the drop off towards the lake, and it has a nice view of the size of it all. BTW, there's some stuff called DEET you might want to look into :)
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  • squirl033squirl033 Registered Users Posts: 1,230 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2009
    very nice series, Ron. it's such a phenomenal place, the water is so amazingly blue it's hard to believe. i got to spend about 3 hours there 2 years ago, and really want to go back when i can spend more like 3 DAYS!! ;) *sigh* maybe once i get back to work and can afford such trips...
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  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited August 3, 2009
    Thanks Rocky. The water is indeed so blue, it almost does not look real. It is hard not to get some nice photos there. I hope that a job comes soon for you!!

    Ron
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