The Dreamscape

Thanks for your detailed and insightful comment Mark

Hi Marc,
I think that what Mark C. wanted to say is that there are no words to describe such beauty

Thanks for sharing! You made me *really* wish to be there

Definitely one of your best. The composition is top-notch with the placement of the sun and Rainier and I particularly like your choice of focal lengths which shows the landscape that surrounds "the Mountain". The mood created by the light and FG clouds puts this over the top.

"....hundreds of images in ten minutes..."??? with film?? ..that's some fast reloading!!

Nice work.

Yep. It was about 6-8 rolls in twenty minutes as I recall, though the light was particularly good for about ten wherin I took most of the images. I remember having only a roll left for the remainder of the trip!

Outstanding, and magical.....what more is there to say!

Does "Oh My!!!" count as a review??

Wow!! I love the clouds in the foreground with the hint of glow in them.

Marc, I feel I just made it to the summit of a peak and this is my hard earned reward.
Good job! Ron

Marc,
You certainly have the knack for putting yourself in the right place for the magic to happen.

Ed

After reading about your photographs I always nudge the thermostat up a notcth

Beautifully capturedl light, but damn, it does seem cold.

A hard won prize, which makes it all the more special I'm sure. Gorgeous light and a spectacular image!

Not much to add here... great stuff!

This is one of your best! One could easily think it is Galen Rowels.

Absolutely spectacular, Marc. Quite aside from the remarkable scenery, the feeling of being on top of the world that this lends to the viewer is something that even most spectacular images don't achieve. It's awe-inspiring scenery delivered with big impact.

Pretty darn cool! Looks like it's from a plane or something, just awesome!

Outstanding, one of the best I have seen on this site!

Marc,
Another winner Although, If it were mine, I think I'd crop in the right side a tad.

Let's see. 8 rolls of 36 = 288. If you were shooting 4x5 that would be roughly $1,440 of film and processing. Hmmmmm. That would be one expensive 20 minutes. Of course, you would have to be Superman to work 288 sheet of film through a 4x5 in 20 minutes. As good as your images always are, Superman is just a bit of a stretch.

As always, excellent image.

What a dreamscape it is. This is a wonderful image. You certainly witnessed a magical evening, and thanks for sharing it.

Scott

And therin lies one reason I do not yet own a 4x5. A three-day late winter traverse of the Goat Rocks range is another reason.

I'm thinking about picking one up though - for easier to reach locations in better weather conditions when I feel like being more selective with my shutter clicking. Wonder what shooting LF. in 30mph winds is like.....

Marc,

Every time I see one of your images, I wonder how it would look on a lightbox with a 4x5 chrome. Truly amazing, I am sure.

I am still of the opinion that if you are shooting landscapes and your goal is fairly large prints (16x20 or bigger), drum scanned large format is not beatable. I know Jerry will argue the prints from digital files are pretty amazing, but that is not consistent with the opinions I have read of people who shoot with both.

There is unquestionably a downside. Film and processing are expensive, setting up and shooting are very slow in comparison, in high winds you might as well put a parachute on your ballhead, etc. But I love the results and I love the methodical and very involved process of shooting 4x5. My bottom line is that if I shot anything else, everytime I got a great image with the other system, I would say "I wish I got it with 4x5". But that is me.

As in all things, to each their own and whatever tool works for you.

Keep posting the amazing images. Love them!

Congrats on the EP! Absolutely well deserved!

Excellent shot - a well deseverd reward for what I think must have been quite a hike. If it were mine - if only - I'd crop a slice from the right and clone out the dark area in the llc and those two little pieces of rock near the lrc. But that is really very minor nitpicking on an outstanding shot. Congrats on your EP.

Marc,
That is a glorious sunset! Cold looking too! Well worth the hike, IMO. Congrats on the EP!

Sublime!

Beautiful light.

Jacob-Carl

This is so nice! I have not seen a digital image that reproduces the clarity and depth of colors in a shot like this. It really gives the viewer the sense of floating among the clouds.