The Cascades

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 2, 2010129 views5 comments

I never tire of the year round sight and sound of running water here in the North Cascades. I grew tired of waiting for the rain to stop yesterday and happened upon one of the tens of thousands of examples of why this area is called "The Cascades". The image was taken in the Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF at midday in a steady drizzle.

SONY a900
Minolta 80-200 f2.8 G
CPL
ISO 200 @f25

Tim
Concrete, WA

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by David Bostedo on May 2, 2010 at 6:14 PM

Nice scene here Tim - I like the soft water exposure here and the angle the downed trees and falls run through the image. But the composition seems to lack some kind of focus - like I want to look past the edges to see what else is there a little. Still very nice.

But while I like this, it doesn't have the crispness or clean detail that I'd expect. It looks a little smeared or something - maybe diffraction softening from f/25? Or compression from web posting?

Registered on May 5, 2006, 178 Posts, 2224 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Maile on May 2, 2010 at 7:11 PM

I agree w/ David, beautiful scene, but something is wrong. And the caps in the name don't help!!!

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 2, 2010 at 7:36 PM

Composition is OK but exposure looks a little bright. Some work on sharpness too, not sure whether this is an in-camera issue or web sizing problem.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 2, 2010 at 11:09 PM

Hi Timothy

I love the scene and the composition. But agree with the others about the lack of sharpness.
Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on May 3, 2010 at 12:45 PM

Beautiful compt and colors. Sometimes the best photos are taken in the rail.

Registered on November 29, 2006, 236 Posts, 1210 Comments