Showing posts with label Oregon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oregon. Show all posts

Sunday, June 9, 2013

The Redwood Forest

5D Mk III, EF 24-70 f/2.8L II, 24mm, f/11 at 1/80 sec, Zeiss circular polarizer.
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5D Mk III, EF 16-35 f/2.8L II, 32mm, f/16 at 1/13 sec, Zeiss circular polarizer.
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The Redwood forest of Northern California has been on my radar for quit a while now, just across the Oregon border, its a pretty good drive, fortunately there are plenty of beautiful coastal stops along the way down.

Fog can be a daily occurrence on this part of the coast, but it can add dramatic lighting if you are fortunate to be there when it is being burnt away by the morning sun.

One of the best times to visit is late May when the Rhododendrons are in full bloom and the wild flowers are sprouting all along the coast.

There are endless possibilities  for photographers along this part of the Pacific coastline, including one of my favorites, Bandon Beach, near Coos Bay a few hours north of the Redwoods.


5D Mk III, EF 24-70 f/2.8L II, 24mm, f/11 at 2.5 sec, variable neutral Density filter.
Ross


Saturday, August 28, 2010

Diagonals

Image: 5D Mk II, 70-200 f4 L IS, 200mm at f16, 1/25 sec, -.5 ev. LV. The Painted Hills, Or.

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Diagonal lines and curves make for interesting compositions. The light where I was standing was coming across the top of the hills and highlighting the grass, if I had shot wide at this time I would have ended up with massive flare, so I put on my zoom and isolated the diagonal curves across the scene to come up with this image, again using live view to do the final composition and exposure, no filters used.

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Trying for a New Look

Image: Multnomah Falls the Classic View, 5D Mk II, 17-40 f4 L, 24mm,1/6s at f11.
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Image: Multnomah Falls, 5D Mk II, 17-40 f4 L, 24mm,1/10s at f11.
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When shooting one of those iconic landscapes see if there is an untried angle or light, work the composition, pull a detail, get down low. The above 2 images represent one of those iconic places and I knew I would have to try for something different and the second shot is my attempt, now I am sure its been shot like this, but I have never seen the image and I was pleased with my rendition of Multnomah Falls.

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