Beautiful Impasse

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 6, 2010128 views9 comments

I took this photo last night just before sunset when the upper winds were creating some crazy soft, dispersed clouds. I was in a valley under Mt. Bolton some 35km northwest of Kitimat, B.C. Canada in the Great Bear rainforest. I couldn't believe the greenery here. It was so thick and there was bear sign everywhere. I wouldn't want to try running from a grizzly in this stuff. All the thick bush around here makes composition difficult at times. You almost have to climb to find a clear patch of rock to set up on.

5DM2
17-40L at 36mm
blended exposures at f11
Singh-Ray warming polarizer

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Angela Classen on July 6, 2010 at 10:54 PM

I like the different tones of green in this image. It does indeed look very lush. Your comp is nice as well.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on July 6, 2010 at 10:56 PM

Great color and light, Doug. I like this very much; thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on July 6, 2010 at 11:07 PM

I like the various angles you captured. The lush greens really show.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 6, 2010 at 11:16 PM

I really like the colors and light here. Wish there were a bit more sky as that's really spectacular.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 7, 2010 at 12:24 AM

Doug,

I really like the composition here and I'm with the others that this really does capture the greens and "lushness" of this "habitat."

In fact, all you need is a big griz parading through the brush...

Colors seem right on. I do think you're losing some sharp details due to compression, but that's to be expected. In the end, it's a very pretty and nicely captured scene, but I'm looking for that one additional element to really keep me interested. Whether it's that grizzly, a streak of light, a mountain goat atop a big boulder.... Still, a very nicely captured image.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Mearig on July 7, 2010 at 4:06 AM

I wouldn't want to try running from a grizzly under any circumstances.

You've gone with some intense greens to reflect your impression of the place, and I like that because they have such a nice variety in hue. The sky, though it doesn't look unnatural necessarily, looks at least a little odd on my monitor.

Registered on September 4, 2006, 237 Posts, 4748 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 7, 2010 at 10:03 AM

I love the soft light in this, as well as your composition. Very green and lush - just beautiful!

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Comment posted by Doug Keech on July 7, 2010 at 6:54 PM

Thank-you everyone for your input on this one!

Doug

Registered on June 30, 2010, 12 Posts, 28 Comments

Comment posted by Tyson Fisher on July 8, 2010 at 7:39 PM

What a view! You've done a good job portraying the lushness of this place. The color in the sky looks a little off to me as well - my only nit.

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