Mountain Amid the Trees
Mt. Rainer from Crystal Mountain.
Mt. Rainer from Crystal Mountain.
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Action Award
Winner in National Parks Landscape Photo Challenge
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Outstanding Creativity
Peer Award
Magnificent Capture
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twhamill
April 11, 2018
Congratulations on your National Parks Landscape challenge win! Beautiful and well done.
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Behind The Lens
Location
This was taken from the ridge on Crystal Mountain. I use to go hiking ever weekend with a hiking group, but as time went on it became less frequent. The leader of the hiking group got cancer and this was one of the last trips I went on with him.Time
By this point of the trip is was round noon.Lighting
I always try to use what is given to me. And being midday, about a week after the Autumn Equinox, a rare clear day, the sun was a nice to have.Equipment
Nikon D3300 with a 18-55mm lens or the 55-200mm lens, I was swapping back a forth that day and can't remember which one.Inspiration
After having taken about 30 pictures of the mountain and the birds in the trees I wanted something a little different. I found a nice spot along the ridge and took a few shots.Editing
Most I do is some minor light and color tweaks, I try to keep things to a minimum.In my camera bag
When I took this, it was a little over a month with having my camera. Which a Nikon D3300 kit from Costco. meaning the body, and the two lenses as mentioned earlier. I have added another lens, a 40mm, along with a carbon fiber tripod and remote and a new, larger, camera bag.Feedback
I try to use what I have, and what is given to me by nature. I broke off from my group and when ahead of them, or I stay back. I'm constantly looking around. Not thinking about lighting and rules of thirds. That doesn't really start to happen until I've taken a few shots of what I was looking at, and seeing what is around me to make it better.
