North by Northwest

Stumblebum

Spent time-off for Thanksgiving up north, Oregon and Washington, looking for gnarly weather elements! Found them, perhaps higher dose than I wanted as many of the access roads were closed due to weather, and driving thousands of miles through storms, fog, ice and sludge at times resulted in nothing, as light was not available.

Below is what I came up with. All criticism, helpful pointers and kind comments are heartily cherished!

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kdog

Awesome, man! I've been wondering how your trip went. Looks like you came back with a motherload of great shots, despite the inclement weather. Terrific variety too.

Gatto

Great Stuff !!! love the light in your shots.

Stumblebum

kdog wrote: »

Awesome, man! I've been wondering how your trip went. Looks like you came back with a motherload of great shots, despite the inclement weather. Terrific variety too.

Thanks Bro! Last 3 days, pretty much just dark rain...like last few shots....I searched for Smith Rock on your tip....same weather....so perhaps next time!

Gatto wrote: »

Great Stuff !!! love the light in your shots.

Thanks Gatto! Much appreciate it!

Seefutlung

I am equally impressed and jealous.

Seefutlung

It is hard to pick a fav.

Seefutlung

I'll just keep on looking.

Richard

Wonderful collection. As Gary said, it's hard to pick a favorite, but I keep going back to #7, maybe because the reflections are so good. I might suggest playing around with a panoramic crop on #15, either from the top or bottom--both have potential .

Cavalier

No critiques - just praise. Lighting is magnificent. #7 is my fav as well.

lifeinfocus

#7 was my first fav, but then I saw many other excellent shots after that. Totally envious.

When I you are going to do your own show?

Phil

Stumblebum

Seefutlung wrote: »

I'll just keep on looking.

Thanks Gary!! Totally made my day!!

Richard wrote: »

Wonderful collection. As Gary said, it's hard to pick a favorite, but I keep going back to #7, maybe because the reflections are so good. I might suggest playing around with a panoramic crop on #15, either from the top or bottom--both have potential .

Thanks Richard! I would try the crop on #15....home work for evening!

Cavalier wrote: »

No critiques - just praise. Lighting is magnificent. #7 is my fav as well.

Thanks Jo! Got lucky there because was hoping to find Bald Eagles at Klamath lake but their was blinding fog and roads got closed so got this consolation prize instead!!

lifeinfocus wrote: »

#7 was my first fav, but then I saw many other excellent shots after that. Totally envious.

When I you are going to do your own show?

Phil

Thanks Phil! Can't express enough gratitude for your kind support!

Thanks all!

Eia

Geeee-sh -- sensory overload! Took me forever trying to narrow a few favorites as there are so many...but I did!

#2 water movement is beautiful. I would wonder how a crop would be just of the water fall?

# 4 is a Christmas card!!!!

# 7 is just jaw dropping; fog/mist is always a fave of mine. I would so be tempted to clone out the telephone poll but it is an element in the over all scene so works either way for me!!!

# 11 just makes my mouth water! Has a 3-D look.

#12 ditto.

# 22 what a sight! you would think a huge mountain would dwarf such a man-made element but it shows how gargantuan the windmills really are...is the horizon a bit crooked?

Spectacular

Seefutlung

I really enjoy your stuff. Thank you for sharing. 16, 17 and 21 (maybe a shot at B&W) are the image I most enjoy.

Stumblebum

Eia wrote: »

Geeee-sh -- sensory overload! Took me forever trying to narrow a few favorites as there are so many...but I did!

#2 water movement is beautiful. I would wonder how a crop would be just of the water fall?

# 4 is a Christmas card!!!!

# 7 is just jaw dropping; fog/mist is always a fave of mine. I would so be tempted to clone out the telephone poll but it is an element in the over all scene so works either way for me!!!

# 11 just makes my mouth water! Has a 3-D look.

#12 ditto.

# 22 what a sight! you would think a huge mountain would dwarf such a man-made element but it shows how gargantuan the windmills really are...is the horizon a bit crooked?

Spectacular

Thanks Anna!!:ivar
Appreciate your kind comments truly!

I will look for crop. What I realized when I was there, as pretty as this waterfall is, to get some nice comp was not easy, at least for me, and felt that if there was more context to the waterfall, like some surrounding area, then it felt tad better. Funny thing is that I had gone there with intention of creating waterfall abstracts and tight zoom on it. Another challenge was that drift from the water crashing was so strong that keeping the filter dry was impossible and shooting at its base was surely useless. Took bunch of shots with zoom and this is the one I thought was better of the bunch:

Seefutlung wrote: »

I really enjoy your stuff. Thank you for sharing. 16, 17 and 21 (maybe a shot at B&W) are the image I most enjoy.

Thanks Gary! I was so enamored with the blue in #21 that didn't think of b&w opportunity. I will give it a shot today! Cheers m8!

black mamba

I'm damn near speechless, Taz. There's so many great shots in this compilation....a goodly number of which will stand up to the scrutiny of the best in the business.

I applaud you, my friend.clap You take your work seriously and that ranks real high with me.

Kudos,

Tom

Sam

Looks like a great trip, and you brought home many fine treasures.

#7 is the one for me!!

Sam

amitg

Just amazing man !!!!

Stumblebum

THANKS guys for the suggestions!barb
I like the idea and result! Hope this is what you had in mind! Cheers!

Richard wrote: »

Wonderful collection. As Gary said, it's hard to pick a favorite, but I keep going back to #7, maybe because the reflections are so good. I might suggest playing around with a panoramic crop on #15, either from the top or bottom--both have potential .

Eia wrote: »

Geeee-sh -- sensory overload! Took me forever trying to narrow a few favorites as there are so many...but I did!

#2 water movement is beautiful. I would wonder how a crop would be just of the water fall?

Spectacular

Seefutlung wrote: »

I really enjoy your stuff. Thank you for sharing. 16, 17 and 21 (maybe a shot at B&W) are the image I most enjoy.

Stumblebum

black mamba wrote: »

I'm damn near speechless, Taz. There's so many great shots in this compilation....a goodly number of which will stand up to the scrutiny of the best in the business.

I applaud you, my friend.clap You take your work seriously and that ranks real high with me.

Kudos,

Tom

Thanks Tom! Appreciate your support more than I can say in words!!

Sam wrote: »

Looks like a great trip, and you brought home many fine treasures.

#7 is the one for me!!

Sam

Thanks Wizard!! Glad I stumbled upon 7, mainly because every access road I tried to Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge was closed.

amitg wrote: »

Just amazing man !!!!

Thanks Amit! Much appreciated!!

Seefutlung

I dunno ... maybe a bit more contrast in the B&W. You're right that blue is very nice. Thanks for the conversion ... what do you think?

Gary

roaddog52

Great set of images. Storm light in the painted hills makes for some spectacular images,some of the best I have seen. Cloudy skies help showcase the greens and blues of the PNW. Outstanding images all. thumb

Next time you're headed my way let me know.

Phil

Hikin' Mike

Way too many photos to seriously CC. One thing I noticed is a lot of the waterfall shots are a bit to "milky" for my tastes and some of them are too blue. Other than that, nice job. I do like your BW conversion!

Stumblebum

Seefutlung wrote: »

I dunno ... maybe a bit more contrast in the B&W. You're right that blue is very nice. Thanks for the conversion ... what do you think?

Gary

On my monitor the contrast seems okay...it could be darker or contrasty....I worked hard to preserve the pop of light behind the ridge........I like the b&w on its own....even though the blue is what prompted me to take the shot....but as of now...I consider the b&w keeper....appreciate the idea!!!

Stumblebum

roaddog52 wrote: »

Great set of images. Storm light in the painted hills makes for some spectacular images,some of the best I have seen. Cloudy skies help showcase the greens and blues of the PNW. Outstanding images all. thumb

Next time you're headed my way let me know.

Phil

Thanks Phil!! Much appreciate that offer! I couldn't impose without talking to you first. Spent most of the time searching and learning the spots and having someone who knows the area would have been a game changer. Always appreciate your kind words! Also, if you ever head down south, I would love to go shooting with you wherever you please! Do give me a heads up! Cheers!

Hikin' Mike wrote: »

Way too many photos to seriously CC. One thing I noticed is a lot of the waterfall shots are a bit to "milky" for my tastes and some of them are too blue. Other than that, nice job. I do like your BW conversion!

Thanks Mike for feedback! I think you are likely right on both accounts. I tried to keep milkiness to right level but perhaps tad higher shutter would have helped.....the stormy skies brought out the blue....I could have toned it down a tad and would be mindful of both suggestions in future! Cheers!

Eia

I like that second set!!! I agree...b/w needs a wee bit more umph...(contrast)

Stumblebum

Thanks Anna and Gary! Wee bit more contrast...hope this works better! Cheers!

Eia wrote: »

I like that second set!!! I agree...b/w needs a wee bit more umph...(contrast)

Celtic Snapper

Superb set of shots. A very successful trip by the looks of things. Must have been hugely gratifying.

Regards,
Carl.
www.celticcompositions@outlook.com