Mountain

[mpblaze]

<p>Ok. I'm going up to Mt. Hood. Any tips on taking pictures up there?<br>

thanks!<br>

Matt</p>

[iliafarniev]

<p>depends on altitude you wish to reach, think about good POL and no tele glas</p>

[nogub]

<p>You'll surely need a Neutral Density and polarizer filters. Don't forget your lenshood and a variated selection of lenses. When I go with my camera to the mountains I normally take a wide angle and a 80-200mm lens. The one that normally makes the best shots there is the telephoto, but don't trust in just one kind of lens.</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

[sandysocks]

<p>Look for good foreground such as lakes and forest. In other words, It is easier to get good photos if you don't get too close, but good photos are where you find them. Look for good light early and late. Start before sunrise. Shot into dusk. Look for good clouds, fresh snow on trees. Another vote for something in the telephot range to isolate any number of possible beautiful things. Where do you intend to go exactly? Some folks who read this will know a lot about shooting on the mountain.</p>

[Jeff Lear]

<p>If you're interested, I wrote a very wordy description of my Mt. Dana summit in 2007 but there are quite a few pictures there. It may give you some compositional ideas. All of the shots were taken with a Canon 20D and the 18-55 kit lens. I brought along a polarizer and a tripod and that was it, gear wise. The 5D/24-105 combo I have now would have been perfect. There were some regrets with the 20D and single lens, mostly due to a lack of reach.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.fihsf1.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2621">http://www.fihsf1.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2621</a></p>

[bernie moore]

Bring visibility. It was in short supply when I went there.