Mt Hood from Lost Lake

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 20, 2011193 views7 comments

The view of Hood from the North is my favorite. Cloudy dreary day, but good cloud action.
Canon 20D, EOS 17-40 f4.0L, Polarizer, Tiffen 2 stop soft ND.
B&W conversion in Lightroom + curves for increased contrast.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on July 20, 2011 at 1:57 AM

Great looking clouds, very dreamy. Love the detail of the larger image. Very nice B&W.

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 20, 2011 at 2:08 AM

Very moody - great clouds and I also like the north view best.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on July 20, 2011 at 6:22 AM

A very strong b&w, Daniel. The interesting cloud formations make this quite intriguing, and I like your classic comp. I do find the blurred reflections a little dizzying though, but I'm enjoying exploring along the tree line where the light is sweet. There's a small dust spot on the UL cloud.. easy fixed. Nice shot.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 142 Posts, 2623 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 20, 2011 at 8:17 PM

Daniel,

Quite a beautiful "reflectionscape" and a classic image. While I think the b&w is very powerful here, I'm also wondering about the color. I see the nice light on the mountain and at least for that part of it, seems to get a little lost in this version. Not a big deal, but I guess I'm just wishing for that warm light striking the snowy mountain - oh, and then to see it reflected, with the blues or whatever colors are reflected in the water as well. But alas, I can settle for a well done b&w...

Lon

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

Comment posted by Shaun Mazurek on July 22, 2011 at 11:58 AM

Daniel, What a nice capture and monochrome conversion. There is so much to love about this image from the strong and simple composition to the excellent sky and light. Great Job:)

Registered on June 12, 2010, 21 Posts, 162 Comments

Comment posted by Chikku Baiju on July 22, 2011 at 1:05 PM

Lovely b&w you got here! The comp looks spot on. But I think the reflection is a bit too bright. Darkening the foreground would give more emphasis on the actually mountain.

Registered on January 9, 2010, 31 Posts, 246 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on July 22, 2011 at 5:55 PM

Lon, thanks for your thoughts. This image pretty much screamed to be B&W. The original was monochrome blue and white with green trees - for all the interesting cloud shapes, pretty boring even with the contrast boosted a bit. When I applied a red filter in B&W conversion - then this one had something to say to me.

Registered on September 9, 2009, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments