Rowena Morning...

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 10, 20121,096 views55 comments

Had a great morning the other day up on the plateau with David Thompson, Scott Miller, and Michael Bollino. Once we saw the condition were heading in our favor, we were hoot'n and howler'n. We couldn't have ask for a better morning, no wind, great clouds and good friends... doesn't get much better! Thanks for looking!

5d Mark II, f22, 1/20x2, 1/80, iso1600

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55 comments

Comment posted by Kartik Venkatarama on May 10, 2012 at 2:17 PM

Exquisite lighthing, well done!

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on May 10, 2012 at 2:44 PM

I would be jumping up and down to. Beautiful work Jeremy.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on May 10, 2012 at 2:57 PM

Yummy :)

aF

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on May 10, 2012 at 3:05 PM

Wow! By far your best ever I can recall Jeremy. Absolutely stellar in every way!!!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 10, 2012 at 3:42 PM

Amen, on not getting better with the conditions and having good friends along. That way people have to believe your stories when you get back.

Outstanding image!

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Comment posted by Grant Collier on May 10, 2012 at 3:46 PM

This is gorgeous! Great comp and processing. It might be an optical illusion, but it looks tilted CCW.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Calow on May 10, 2012 at 3:47 PM

Delish conditions and great result.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on May 10, 2012 at 3:59 PM

Excellent. A real grabber!! Well done on the sharpness of the sunstar.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on May 10, 2012 at 4:12 PM

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on May 10, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Awesome! Jeremy, this is a home run. I love everything about it.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on May 10, 2012 at 5:06 PM

That is quite spectacular, Jeremy!

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on May 10, 2012 at 5:19 PM

Perfect!

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Comment posted by Jason Miles Kirk on May 10, 2012 at 6:46 PM

Very nice work - wonderful light!

I do have a question though - why ISO1600? Seems like an odd choice since now you have to contend with much more noise when you enlarge rather than at ISO100 - no? What am I missing?

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Comment posted by Cliff Dodge on May 10, 2012 at 6:55 PM

My favorite! Beatuiful.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on May 10, 2012 at 7:16 PM

Jason - I just felt I needed as much shutter as possible. When I say there was no wind, I guess I meant for the gorge, there was practically now wind, but things were moving. This wasn't really that slow of a scene as it unfolded either. The sun crested the mountain and quickly went behind another cloud. I knew that when it crested the cloud it would be an awesome opportunity for a really special sun star. I just decided to jack everything up as high as I feel comfortable fixing in PS. 1600 on the 5dMkII is very tolerable to me, imo. I like f16-22 for my blends because they tend to be easier to work front to back. It may not be ideal, but I am still learning efficiency on the blends. But I felt comfortable with this. And well, 22 for the sharpest sun star. Thank you...hope that answers you question.

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on May 10, 2012 at 7:21 PM

Whewwwwwiieeee!!! Boy HOWDY! YOU ARE SMASHING IT dude!!!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 10, 2012 at 7:34 PM

How right you are, it DOESN'T get much better than this. Wonderful view, delicious colors, beautifully captured and managed. Very, very nice

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on May 10, 2012 at 8:51 PM

Wow, this is a butt kicker!!!!!!!! I have to agree with Marc, one of your very best. Good times with good friends in a setting like this, yeah, it doesn't get better!

Chris

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on May 10, 2012 at 9:25 PM

Your spring WF posts have been like a firework show, all building to this grand finale (err, I think?). I almost passed out seeing these on your LCD and knew you had something special but MAN, how sweet this is! The light, comp, etc. is exceptional but I really like the subtle touch of light coming through the distant canyon

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on May 10, 2012 at 9:34 PM

Thanks Jared! Funny you mention that side canyon, I love that about this image. The whole scene really unfolded incredibly well for us that morning.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on May 10, 2012 at 10:57 PM

The glow and light on the flowers is simply amaaaaaazing. One spectacular image, Jeremy. Sounds like you all had a blast this morning.

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on May 11, 2012 at 5:42 AM

Wow - outstanding image !!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on May 11, 2012 at 6:47 AM

Impressive shot, Jeremy.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on May 11, 2012 at 8:29 AM

Beautiful shot Jeremy, everything came together perfectly, and well done handling the scene. Great image!

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Comment posted by Darren Huski on May 11, 2012 at 11:11 AM

Nice glow on the flowers.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on May 11, 2012 at 11:35 AM

Gorgeous. You achieved some great balance between the golds in the foreground and those in the sky. The only thing slightly "off" to me is the dark gap on the right edge. The lack of yellow in there makes it feel a tick unbalanced, but that's pretty minor.

Max

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 11, 2012 at 12:02 PM

As I noted, this one's massive Jeremy. While I love the way the Klickitat is lit, the sunstar, the cloud drama, etc., what I really like is the amazing bunch of balsamroot you caught with that perfect light. Perfection! (Looks like the blending is working well too.)

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on May 11, 2012 at 12:19 PM

Thank you all.

Max - Thank you. I think the darker spot on the bottom right is what you're talking about. I did try cropping in closer to the flowers, but for me, it seems to throw the image outta whack a bit with losing the tree right above it in the sky line and shifting the sun over to the right too much.

John - Blending is coming along pretty good. There is still a lot I intend learn, but I am starting to feel happy with the progress I'm getting. Well, almost.

I still hope to finally line something up with you this season. Take care.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 11, 2012 at 1:30 PM

Drop dead gorgeous Jeremy. Like you said "... doesn't get much better!"

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 11, 2012 at 3:53 PM

A jaw dropper Jeremy. Wonderful.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 11, 2012 at 7:49 PM

Beautiful!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on May 11, 2012 at 8:02 PM

Truly awesome photo--absolutely gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Barry Ashenhurst on May 11, 2012 at 9:59 PM

Top notch Jeremy. How close is the closest flower?

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Comment posted by David Edwards on May 11, 2012 at 10:34 PM

Nice job processing the flowers.. they look beautiful catching the light.

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on May 12, 2012 at 11:25 AM

Print it...really big!

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on May 12, 2012 at 11:41 AM

BEAUTIFUL

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on May 12, 2012 at 1:37 PM

Congrats Jeremy. Those clouds really make the image. I don't think they could look any more perfect.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on May 12, 2012 at 6:30 PM

Beautiful! Love how they are back lit!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 12, 2012 at 8:12 PM

Tremendous image, Jeremy. The back-lighting is really handled well here.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on May 13, 2012 at 10:48 AM

Simply marvelous in every way Jeremy. Stellar image!

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on May 13, 2012 at 6:22 PM

Simply incredible Jeremy. As I've said before this is perfection!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 14, 2012 at 1:59 PM

Real pretty image!! Great flowers.

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on May 14, 2012 at 5:18 PM

Congrats on the EP!!! (calling it beforehand)

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on May 14, 2012 at 5:19 PM

Lovely, Jeremy. Great FG and good sunburst in the back. The colors are awesome.
I like wildflower scenics, and I think that this would make a great print.

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Comment posted by Wick Smith on May 15, 2012 at 3:01 PM

Great DOF! you did that in one shot?

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on May 15, 2012 at 5:33 PM

Thank you Wick! Nope, wasn't done in one shot, 3 exposures.... f22, 1/20x2, 1/80.

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on May 15, 2012 at 6:32 PM

Stunning image Jeremy, congrats!

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Comment posted by Kris Johnson on May 16, 2012 at 12:11 AM

Great perspective

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Comment posted by James Fougère on May 16, 2012 at 8:34 PM

A little late to see this one, but what an image!! Fantastic

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Comment posted by Alex Noriega on May 21, 2012 at 11:13 PM

You killed it this morning, Jeremy - I should have stayed that night, and your shot is the one that has me kicking myself (and hating you). I love the darker processing and that 16-35 sunstar. Perfect blending work. One of your best, in my opinion - and maybe the best Rowena wildflower shot of anyone's this year. Zero complaints!

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Comment posted by Rodney Ninow on May 22, 2012 at 5:04 PM

Stunning image, wonderful capture. Did you use a split ND filter or HDR or ...?

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on May 22, 2012 at 6:58 PM

I used three different images and just blended the best parts of all three. One for the forground, one for the mid-ground, and one for the sky. Some dodging and burning here and there. thanks!

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Comment posted by Rodney Ninow on May 23, 2012 at 9:34 AM

I need to figure out this blending stuff. I always end up with obvious transitions.

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on May 23, 2012 at 7:19 PM

Stunning image Jeremy! Best I've seen for a long time. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Oleg Kuchorenko on July 2, 2012 at 4:49 PM

Wow! perfect composition ! looks like thous flower are posing for you !! Magnificent !
Jeremy, two shoots at 1/20 was for the DOF (by blending mode )but you closed aperture on max f22 and it still was not enough ?

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