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I arrived at Second Beach, just south of La Push, Washington, well
before sunrise and hiked the 1/2 to 3/4 mile trail to the beach by LED
headlamp. After shooting a few very early shots, I saw a pair of raccoon
tracks leading towards the distant seastack and captured this image
with my 5D MKII and 24mm TS/E.
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After shooting sunset from Gig Harbor Washington, I traveled (late!) to
Snoqualmie Falls and Salish Lodge, arriving just after dark. The falls
are floodlit (at the top) and make for a pretty beautiful night scene. This
photo was taken with a Canon 5D MKII and a Canon 17-40mm f/4.0L for
90 sec., ISO 100. I have another shot I'll post later with the full base of
the falls (8 minute exposure) photoshopped to a shot of the top of the
falls, a 90 sec. exposure.
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This is a night shot of the floodlight-lit Snoqualmie Falls at Salish Lodge, Snoqualmie, Washington. July 3, 2009. Canon 5D MKII, Canon 17-40mm f/4.0L at f/16, 90 second exposure, ISO 100.
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I like your use of the white vignetting around this image and the subject you have chosen. Nice image!
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Yes, this is a cute photo, and nicely composed (you generally have some very nice compositions!), however I would recommend a smaller aperture for close-up shots such as this (which might require supplemental lighting to keep the shutter speed high enough) so that you capture a greater depth-of-field and get sharper details.
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Very nice pose, composition and form. I do agree that the face seems just a tad overexposed, so that the highlights have little detail. This could perhaps be adjusted in Photoshop (with shadow/highlight sliders or curves), or perhaps the info is there in a raw file(?). Again, very nice and eye-catching, sensitive and touching.
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I agree with the other reviewers...great composition, colors, repeating patterns. It really caught my eye when I looked at your gallery of photos. The image seems to me to be just a bit soft (photo.net conversion?)...but overall, a great shot. -
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Okay...this was a tragedy, and so I'm sometimes torn between hating
this photo and cherishing it because of the sad story it tells. I was
walking out in the Saguaro National Park around sunset, unfortunately
only carrying my 17-40mm on my 5D. As I accidently backed into
some cactuses, I looked up, I was at first somewhat startled to see the
dead bird in the skeleton of the Saguaro cactus right above me. It was
creepy, and at first, I wondered why he/she died. Then I saw the claw,
caught in the dead cactus' skeleton. The bird must have just died,
since it hadn't been picked over by vultures. I would have preferred a
telephoto shot of this with a large moon behind, but I didn't have the
right lens and it was a long way back to the car and the light was fading
fast (my mistake!). It is a simple photo and story though, and I'm
honestly curious what others think (comments are therefore preferred).
BTW - most of my bird photos are much "nicer" than this!
Thanks!
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This "photo" is actually a composite of two images taken from a camera
set in place before sunset to capture the Perseides meteor shower. I
photographed the sunset with a 2 stop grad ND filter to capture the last
glow of the setting sun on Mt. Adams, then came back about two hours
later to capture 30 minutes of star trails. The water was so still, the
reflected star trails are perfect in the water...but the meteor shower was
a dud that evening, and only one meteor is (barely) visible. From this
location, TakhLakh, a lake just west and slightly south of Mt. Adams,
the meteors fall tracing a path directed straight at the summit of Mt.
Adams.
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Each Fall, Mt. Shuksan, in northern Washington State, puts on a
beautiful display of fall colors. Even on days when Puget Sound is
socked in in gray skies and constant drizzle, the higher elevations of
the Cascades often reach above the clouds into cool clear skies with
the radiant heat of the sun matching the warm colors of fall. It is a
beautiful time of year to travel in the Cascades. This photo was taken in
late afternoon from the appropriately named Picture Lake. Shuksan
itself was first climbed by Asahel Curtis, a famed NW photographer.
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I headed out to Mono Lake before sunrise on the day I was to start a 6-
day pack trip into the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the Sierras...with the
limited photo gear I was to carry with me on my trek. The morning light
was beautiful and I managed to capture this image with beautiful clouds
in the sky reflected by the still water of the lake.
I hope you enjoy this scene as much as I enjoyed the morning!
Richard Mitchell
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I like this subject a lot, and the light is wonderful. I do agree however that it would be nice to only have the "stick branches" and to move the dark trunk to the left. I think a crop of this image would likely work great, and you could then throw the center illumination a bit more off center...to the left, by cropping from the left, and a tiny bit of the right side and maybe a bit off the top.
Overall..very nice image!
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After a long, gray (and rainy) day spent in Death Valley, I wasn't too hopeful about capturing a sunset. I headed south about a mile south of Badwater and wandered out onto the salt flats and set up my camera. The sunset was looking like it was going to be unremarkable, when the light broke out under the clouds casting shadows upwards from the Panamint Range, and for a few moments, the light was amazing. Here is one of my images from that evening.Richard Mitchell
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I actually think this is really nice! I like the composition, the sharp silhouette of the trees as a transition between the dark foreground and the bright area of the sky...the dark, low clouds with fringes of light underneath.
Nice photo and the dimensions work well for this subject (nice crop).
Richard Mitchell
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Nice photo! I like the low perspective, the close-up of the flowers in the foreground, and the out-of-focus flowers in the background. As well, you have done a nice job of capturing the near flowers at an angle that is just high enough to reveal the pollen (stamens?) in the center...the yellow contrasts well with the flowers and adds consistency to the purple/yellow contrasting colors.I'd try to photoshop out the object in the lower right corner (part of the plant?), perhaps also further blur and darken the sky/buildings in the background, and I'd likely put a small (2 point) black line around the entire photo ("score" line around the photo).
Nice work...and you're still a student! Keep up the good work!
Richard MitchellPhoto.net Gallery
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Kim:
Nice shot! I just wonder how you get so close as to capture this guy with your 100mm macro? (great lens, isn't it?!). I find that even my 100-400 is not long enough for many bird photos! Bravo!
Richard Mitchell
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Kim:This is really nice, with good detail, and beautiful position of the birds. My only suggestion is (to cheat?!) to use Photoshop to take out the fence (by cloning) in the upper right corner, to make the photo look more natural. Overall, nice photo!
Richard MitchellTouching Light Photography(Blog)
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Photographed early one morning in Seattle, the reflection of the Space Needle off of the Experience Music Project.Richard MitchellTouching Light Photography(Blog)
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This "macro" shot (or almost macro!) was taken with my 100mm f2.8 macro and a Canon 10D with a 420EX flash (off camera). One of about 50 shots (drops move fast!). I like the continuum of water from the drop, through the flower. The blossom is about 1/2 inch across.Richard MitchellTouching Light Photography(Blog)
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Taken on the way through Idaho, early one cloudy, rainy fall morning. Saw this by the side of the road and was struck by the span of time captured in the rock, behind the tree...now gone.Richard MitchellTouching Light Photography(Blog)
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This is a photo of my buddy, Cal.One of the first photos taken with my new Alien Bees studio lights, using a simple backdrop (navy blue sheet)...just experimenting with lighting. Border Collies have always been tough to shoot ...to capture the black and the white...and still get the detail, and good definition of the eyes. I know this isn't much for "originality"...I'm just trying to get the technique down.
Let me know what you think. Constructive suggestions always welcome!
Richard Mitchell
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Phong: I agree with Wilson (another Woodinville photographer!)...great photo, nice shot with the right lens. I like the balance of the green and the tulip colors behind and the selective focus. I'd seen this before, but not commented...so I was surprised when you commented on one of my photos, to click to your gallery, and see this photo that had caught my attention earlier!Richard Mitchell - Touching Light Photography
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Ok, this may be in the wrong category...as a "Cityscape", but let me
know what you think. Seattle shot from the Bell Harbor Convention
Center rooftop walkway, Canon 5D MKII, 24mm TS/E.