Landscape - 2nd HM

Gallery: EPA 2014Posted July 29, 20142,579 views36 comments

Hidden Cascade

Recent summer-heat in N-West has accelerated the melt-rate of a dense snow pack. This long snow cave was quickly melting. My friend Frank and I steered clear of the lower elevation openings due to fear of collapse and climbed higher where the depth of snow was thicker.

A high flow creek was an added bonus to the snow cave composition.

This is two exposures blended, one for the roof and a much longer exposure for the cascade.

Nikon 14-24mm at 14 and Nikon D800e

The verdict on Mt Rainier wildflowers is still out… I am a bit of a skeptic…been to Sunrise and other spots the past 2 weeks. I did not see much except for an unusual abundant amt of bear-grass, tall and plentiful.

Comments welcome.

Comments

36 comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on July 29, 2014 at 1:15 AM

Saw this on FB Ken. No nits from me, awesome image!

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Comment posted by Gary Gosewisch on July 29, 2014 at 2:05 AM

Great blend. It is the contrast of the motion and stillness of the roof that draws me in.

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on July 29, 2014 at 11:14 AM

Awesome image Ken, I really need to explore one of these someday.

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Comment posted by Kathryn Engle on July 29, 2014 at 11:15 AM

Beautiful! Blending worked quite well here.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on July 29, 2014 at 12:32 PM

I just love the snow cave you found. Quite a bit of magenta, not sure of the lighting to create that. Not sure if possible, but the falls seem too tight and cut off on the left, with an empty area of rock on the right. A little unbalanced for me, but these tight places must be a challenge to compose.

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Comment posted by Carey Closs on July 29, 2014 at 1:04 PM

Very unique image, quite mesmerizing. Colors and details are amazing.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on July 29, 2014 at 2:33 PM

Harry ....here is a landscape view of the same falls....I didn't clean up the cyan tint in the falls...but I like it that way.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 29, 2014 at 3:06 PM

What a beauty!! Gorgeous capture, and I especially enjoy the capture of the dripping water.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on July 29, 2014 at 3:06 PM

Ken - I can see why you went with a vertical - the ceiling is fantastic. The second image showcases the falls more than the interesting snow. One possible solution might be/have been to stitch 2 horizontals to get the both of both worlds. What a fantastic scene

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 29, 2014 at 8:07 PM

Spectacularly beautiful Ken. No suggestions.

pat

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Comment posted by Ronald Davis on July 29, 2014 at 8:39 PM

A striking and enjoyable image. As a newcomer to NPN, I'm learning that nature photography doesn't always portray nature as our eyes see it. There are so many long-exposure photos of flowing water and water falls that smear out the water detail -- a pleasing effect, but is the water detail of no interest?
Ron Davis

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Comment posted by gary phillips on July 29, 2014 at 11:45 PM

Outstanding Ken. Man, this is a cool shot. Love the detail in the ceiling and everything else about this shot. Really, really sweet.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on July 30, 2014 at 11:03 AM

Ken, I like the vertical composition, but agree with Harry about the left side of the small cascade being cut off. Did you try two horizontal frames to stitch then vertically?

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 30, 2014 at 7:13 PM

Yep, this is awesome! It feels like I've just dropped into an alien planet. The vertical view is much better.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 31, 2014 at 3:53 AM

Oh man! That is awesome!!!!!!

I would clone out the rock in the bottom left water, but that is just me.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on July 31, 2014 at 8:04 PM

This is one of the nicer snow cave images I've seen. Nice detail and color. Works for me!

--P

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on August 1, 2014 at 12:25 AM

Brilliant, Ken.
I like everything about it....

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 2, 2014 at 3:17 PM

Wonderful image, Ken. The colors remind me of aurora borealis.

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Comment posted by Bruce Omori on August 3, 2014 at 7:20 AM

Wow, awesome image, Ken!! Love the colors in the ice…