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Cape Flattery
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Cape Flattery

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted October 17, 201551 views4 comments
I'm not sure it's quite fair to post two on this one, but we just returned from a few days on the Olympic Peninsula (it's only a few hours, so we should do it more often).  We spent one day driving from our campground near Sequim (for non-Washingtonians, it's pronounced Squim) to the furthest NW corner of the lower 48.  The Makah tribe has a trail in that gets you about as close as you can get to the corner with a nice observation platform at the end.  This view is looking more or less north with Vancouver Island in the distance.

5Diii, 28-70mm f2.8L @ 28mm, hand held with bracing from a guard rail,  f/9, 1/250, iso 100, aperture priority, pattern metering, no compensation.  Processed in LR5 & CS6.  Tiny crop for a 0.61º rotation.  Taken at 1:03 pm on October 14th.

Thanks for looking and any comments you care to share.
 

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 17, 2015 at 10:37 PM
Dennis, you can post two (or more) to any WC you feel like.  It's your choice and I'm not going to penalize anyone for multiple posts to a WC.  I'm really liking the action in the water around that first peninsula, having critters scattered along it adds extra interest.  I'm also enjoying the depth of the view.  Sure looks like a great place to visit.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 18, 2015 at 10:56 AM
Hey Dennis,
What a fantastic view and expertly captured. The rugged shoreline, great sky and the inviting water together make a wonderful composition for all the other interesting elements throughout the image. I too love the depth of the view as mentioned by Mark.
Well done . . .  devil
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Minish on October 18, 2015 at 7:53 PM
A beautiful seascape, Dennis! The exposure is perfect, the details are sharp and I like the use of the foreground ridge of rock to anchor the composition.  The large version is essential viewing here.  The presence is much greater and you can actually see the birds on the rock.  Well done! devil
Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on October 25, 2015 at 12:23 AM
Dennis, nice photo!  Maybe just a bit more contrast/saturation/darker to make the colors pop out a bit more.  Several years ago I tried to get to this point, only the fog was so thick could not see a thing.  Glad to see what I missed.  Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments