Valley View

[Robert]

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[SSSdave]

Usual cloudy dim cool late November view. I hate that big log that's been stuck up against the bank there since 2005. Even with the high spring run off last year, it hardly moved at all. Makes for a mediocre image foreground. The other problem now is all the bushy white alder that have sprouted up after 1997 block the view from the parking lot level. ...David

[Robert]

Your right about all the growth, not only at this viewpoint, but most others have become overgrown too. I think the log is OK where it is because it acts as a barrier to keep a lot of the people confined to the parking area.

Regards,
Robert

[copeg]

Man, seeing this makes me really feel the need to get out there...thanks for posting.

[Buck Forester]

Very beautiful!

[mountaineer]

That log adds to the photo. There is nothing wrong with going against the norm. I have started looking for stuff to get in the foreground of my shots. Especially from vantage points such as this. Otherwise, every shot starts looking the same. The picture is very well composed and exposed.

[Robert]

Thanks, guys. Those comments mean a lot coming from such talented and succesful photographers. I've only been taking snapshots until recently.
I agree about the concept of including something in the foreground. It gives a nice spacial relationship to the photo and sort of adds that "3rd Dimension" that's lacking in photos where the horizon becomes the subject.

Regards,
Robert

[mountaineer]

Is that digital?

[Robert]

Yes, Canon Digital Rebel 6.3mp through a 17-40mm lense.

[mountaineer]

Any grad nd filters used? The exposure is great...to even get color from the log in such crappy lighting conditions is pretty good. Even with the cloudy sky, the foreground is significantly darker and the exposure over the entire picture is impressively even.