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Post by georgem on Sept 29, 2013 21:12:53 GMT
A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I flew out to Seattle for a visit with our eldest son and his wife. We rented a cabin in the Packwood area, close to Rainier Nat'l Park. We made a couple of trips to Mt. Rainier and one to Mt. St. Helens. The weather was gorgeous. Our rental cabin...  cabin GAM_7071 by gmontjr, on Flickr Approaching Rainier...  rainier GAM_7096 by gmontjr, on Flickr Entrance via Stevens Canyon Rd. This is also where the Garden of the Patriarchs is located.  rainierDSC_5828 by gmontjr, on Flickr Rainier as seen from the parking lot at Paradise  rainier GAM_7132 by gmontjr, on Flickr Trails Map and other info...  rainier GAM_7130 by gmontjr, on Flickr On the Glacier Vista Trail  rainier GAM_7176 by gmontjr, on Flickr  rainier GAM_7156 by gmontjr, on Flickr As close as I got.  rainier GAM_7182 by gmontjr, on Flickr So-so panorama looking back towards Paradise.  Glacier Vista_Panorama1_edited-1 copy by gmontjr, on Flickr |
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Post by Stevewebb on Sept 30, 2013 6:45:45 GMT
Beautiful series George, what a wonderful place. I think you have successfully convinced me to put mt Ranier on my "to do" list.
The cabin looks great.
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Post by georgem on Sept 30, 2013 11:41:07 GMT
Beautiful series George, what a wonderful place. I think you have successfully convinced me to put mt Ranier on my "to do" list. The cabin looks great. Thanks, Steve. Mt. Rainier is well worth a trip, especially if you like to do some hiking. Since St. Helens is close by, you can get over to that one as well. There are guided hikes to the summit (in season) there. |
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Post by chrisc on Sept 30, 2013 12:34:21 GMT
Even with guides, Mt Rainier is a dangerous mountain and one should always be prepared for the worst. That mountain has killed more than a few experienced hikers.
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Post by janis on Sept 30, 2013 22:11:10 GMT
Lovely, George. I think I can smell that mountain air!
Just curious about the panorama. Do you know why there is a colour shift in the sky (darker blue in the middle)?
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Post by georgem on Oct 2, 2013 3:09:01 GMT
Lovely, George. I think I can smell that mountain air! Just curious about the panorama. Do you know why there is a colour shift in the sky (darker blue in the middle)? I don't know for sure. That was my first try at a panorama and I may have messed up an exposure or something. I used Elements 8 to create the composite. |
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Post by janis on Oct 2, 2013 4:04:51 GMT
I didn't actually notice it until I looked at the larger version on Flickr and wondered how you exposed. I have only tried to shoot a panorama a couple of times but would like to do more and am struggling to remember the do's and don'ts. Do you meter for, and shoot an average of, the parts of the scene closest and furthest from the sun? Btw, I was just reading last night that the camera in the latest iPhone does an amazing job at adapting the exposure for panoramas: www.dpreview.com/articles/2038527691/editorial-why-i-cant-stop-taking-iphone-panoramas. Can't help thinking all these technological developments take some (or a lot) of the fun away.... |
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Post by georgem on Oct 2, 2013 14:47:08 GMT
I did it amateurishly.
1. No tripod since I was on travel (don't trust TSA).
2. Twisted my torso to take each frame, making sure there was overlap.
3. Aperture priority (Wrong mode, should have been Manual)
4. Spot metering (Wrong metering)
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Post by maryloveslucy on Oct 2, 2013 20:10:39 GMT
Beautiful, George. You really captured it perfectly. We hiked/climbed Mt. Rainier about 13 years ago. I had been sick for a long long time...in and out of the hospital sometimes for month as a time and about 13 or so surgeries. Recovering and regaining strength was a long process and Mt. Rainier was how I proved to myself that I was better. It truly is a beautiful mountain.
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Post by georgem on Oct 3, 2013 12:31:27 GMT
Beautiful, George. You really captured it perfectly. We hiked/climbed Mt. Rainier about 13 years ago. I had been sick for a long long time...in and out of the hospital sometimes for month as a time and about 13 or so surgeries. Recovering and regaining strength was a long process and Mt. Rainier was how I proved to myself that I was better. It truly is a beautiful mountain. Thank you, Mary. I really appreciate your comment. It's great that you have come through your trials and that Mt. Rainier helped you in your recovery. |
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Post by janis on Oct 5, 2013 5:37:55 GMT
Me, I read, I memorize, I even go through the motions when I am at home, but somehow, when I am out in the field, all my learning disappears down a rabbit hole. |
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Post by Stevewebb on Oct 5, 2013 6:41:48 GMT
The pano didn't work too badly, even if you did make a couple of schoolboy errors on the settings.
You have to watch the WB too and set that to a constant.
I haven't done many but on the few I have done, even having done it all correct, with manual focus too, they just don't work. But that makes me keep trying, and also really annoys me that the I-phone can do it so well.
I am glad I came back for another look at these George.
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Post by georgem on Oct 5, 2013 22:31:28 GMT
Thank you so much, Steve.
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