paisinis
Followthis early summer there were so many wildfires in Canada ...
this early summer there were so many wildfires in Canada ...
Read less
Read less
Views
2059
Likes
Awards
Featured
Contest Finalist in Earth Day 2016 Photo Contest
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Absolute Masterpiece
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
All Star
Magnificent Capture
Superior Skill
Love it
Top Ranks
Categories
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
North Cascades , WA . The region is very big and home for a few active volcanos . There is endless hiking and camping and more ...Time
Always getting up before sunrise unless it's poring hard so i stay in sweet sleep ...Lighting
Just the time when sun rising and later on with the help of the smoke . Last summer there were a few wildfires in Canada for some time and with no wind smoke drifted into the mountain valleys and created very very soft light with layers , beautiful and sad ( fires )...Equipment
As time of progress and cost dictates need to switch to digital .My choice was to be as close as possible to film camera style and Fuji X-T1 wins.I carry 3 basic lenses ; XF 10-24 f4 , XF 18-55 f2.8-4 and Zeiss 50 f 2.8 macro ; Slik CF 824 II my favorite tripod and Gitzo ball head .Inspiration
Smoke al over the place, was promising something nice to happen .I came to place day before and stayed over night for morning light and there it was .After calm night smoke settled in layers and layers and sun rising filtered through smoke was like magic , i took some images including su as well...iEditing
I came from film era , so post-processing is minimal , i don't have any software so i simply use iPhoto on my mac to adjust contrast highlights shadows and that is pretty much all , always just a single image .In my camera bag
I have two bags : current with Fuji X-T1 and 3 lenses and old one with Pentax 67II and 3 lenses , cir pl filters , grad nd filters and cable release .Also i have Fuji X30 as the backup or walk around ...Feedback
keep trying , be patient to cary your passion and love for what you do , there never ever the conditions be the same , never and that's why we love photographing ...