Sick of these yet? (Rainier)
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I don't have any roadkill or affectionate marmots (but the season isn't over yet!).
These are a few shots in chronological order from a recent group outing to Rainier.
#1: This was actually taken two days before the group trip while I was scouting and verified that yep, the wildflowers aren't out and the trails in the higher elevations are still snow covered! It should give some perspective on how massive the mountain is.
#2: Reflection Lake. This shot works better with wildflowers. But they weren't out yet. Sorry.
#3: Falls Creek Falls, one of many roadside creeks and waterfalls.
#4: Sun beams over Lower Tipsoo Lake:
#5: Sunset at Sunrise (see what I did there?). More clouds than color, so I converted to B&W
#6: Lupine (I found one in bloom!)
#7: Edith Creek
#8: Here's that doe...
#9: Travis and schmoo wanted to see Seattle, so we headed up there after breakfast for an afternoon tour before shooting sunset.
#10: There are three classic vistas in Seattle, Kerry Park (which we visited but the light wasn't going to be good at sunset), the 12th ave bridge (above), and West Seattle from Alki Beach looking across the sound:
#11: After Seattle, we drove back to the mountain, Danny and I shot the Milky Way for a few minutes while other parties favored sleep.
#12: When we awoke for sunrise, there was cloud and mist all over the place, great for forest shots, macros, waterfalls, etc., so some of us went up a trail to try and capture it:
And that's it! There's a lot I left out, but most of it's not related to photography
OK, one more shot, extra small because it wasn't quite in focus and the noise was ridiculous (the cloud cover made ISO 4000, f/2.8, 30 seconds about 3 stops under exposed!).
These are a few shots in chronological order from a recent group outing to Rainier.
#1: This was actually taken two days before the group trip while I was scouting and verified that yep, the wildflowers aren't out and the trails in the higher elevations are still snow covered! It should give some perspective on how massive the mountain is.
#2: Reflection Lake. This shot works better with wildflowers. But they weren't out yet. Sorry.
#3: Falls Creek Falls, one of many roadside creeks and waterfalls.
#4: Sun beams over Lower Tipsoo Lake:
#5: Sunset at Sunrise (see what I did there?). More clouds than color, so I converted to B&W
#6: Lupine (I found one in bloom!)
#7: Edith Creek
#8: Here's that doe...
#9: Travis and schmoo wanted to see Seattle, so we headed up there after breakfast for an afternoon tour before shooting sunset.
#10: There are three classic vistas in Seattle, Kerry Park (which we visited but the light wasn't going to be good at sunset), the 12th ave bridge (above), and West Seattle from Alki Beach looking across the sound:
#11: After Seattle, we drove back to the mountain, Danny and I shot the Milky Way for a few minutes while other parties favored sleep.
#12: When we awoke for sunrise, there was cloud and mist all over the place, great for forest shots, macros, waterfalls, etc., so some of us went up a trail to try and capture it:
And that's it! There's a lot I left out, but most of it's not related to photography
OK, one more shot, extra small because it wasn't quite in focus and the noise was ridiculous (the cloud cover made ISO 4000, f/2.8, 30 seconds about 3 stops under exposed!).
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I see it wasn't just me with ISO issues and noise plus the weird red glow at the horizon and to the right. Oh Ron. I have no patience for masks in photoshop. Just thought I'd let you know.
Great set!
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Like Rob, I'm really glad to know that I'm not the only one with reallyreallyreallyreally noisy Milky Way shots. So even that little cloud cover can block enough light to make it tricky(er than usual)?
The bw shot is perfect for bringing out all the different things in that scene. The river all the way down there - wow!
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Can you stack to reduce the noise? Not sure that works because of the star movement.
Great stuff as usual and once again thank you so much for putting up with us and organizing such a great trip.
I'm a big fan of Rainier now - what a place!
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I've said this to Danny (Seidman) a million times, but cameras suck. They suck less now than anytime in history but they still suck. If I could take a properly exposed Milky Way shot with no noise that would make life so much easier. I hate creating masks manually too.
You're just fortunate you caught George while he was briefly on Earth, as he's stuck in the Chrono-Synclastic Infundibulum he only makes brief appearances on our planet (but long enough to climb Everest).
And yes the cloud cover ruined everything, ISO 400 f/2.8 for 30 seconds should be fairly bright but was still severely underexposed. It might have been better to give up on the static shot and do like 3-5 5-minute exposures instead and blend them together. If cameras were good, the cloud cover would have added to the shot.
Thanks Joel!
Not as good as your storm shots, but maybe the weather will improve when I'm on Rainier all by myself
Yes, that's definitely one approach, to stack them and blend (1/2 opacity on the second from bottom layer, 1/3 on the third from bottom, 1/4 on the fourth from bottom, etc.), since noise is more or less random, you would average out the noise. You would have to align the frames at each step so the stars wouldn't move (and then mask out and paste in the Mountain again). It's a painful tedious process. If you have static subjects it would work a lot better. In this case the clouds were moving way too much to make that practical.
Thanks! It's definitely something you should see if you get the opportunity.
Thanks Shimon, Rainier is in my backyard and close enough that I can hit it before or after work, I realize how fortunate I am. And then there's Mt. Baker, Olympic National Park, the Palouse, the Columbia River Gorge... Good spot for landscape photogs.
I think you got the best wildlife photo on this trip
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Edith Creek and the Seattle shots stand out for me, and of course the Milky Way shot - I'm glad you listened to Ron when he was advising you how to shoot it.
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looks like Falls Creek Falls has really dried up... i was up there about a month ago, and it was flowing a lot heavier - got some real nice shots of it...
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