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Taken just before snow set in and covered the lake. I had some time to explore and

find these great curves of ice all over the lake.

This was an image from another trip to Death Valley. I spotted this couple at the

bottom of the dunes and I guess they caught my attention because she was really

having a hard time making it up. The husband kept encouraging her and finally she

made it to the top as he lend a hand out to pull her to the top. But what really caught

my eye on this was the sun just over the horizon hitting the top of the dune and

putting the couple in the spotlight. The spotlight hitting the couple really makes a

huge shadow behind the couple adding to the play of light. This was first thing in the

morning and I saw this spot from the road and made a mad dash to make it here for

sunrise.

Equipment: Canon 5D MK2 17-40L

I am afraid this might be a big mistake but I am trying to take chances so here goes.

This is an image from an sunrise on the mountains in British Columbia. The sun was

trying to break through the clouds from the left side. The mountain was full of mist that

was coming in and out. The sun created a strong highlight which I choose to not

correct as I wanted to convey the impression of the light source. There is a mix of cool

tones and a hint of pinks from the early morning light that was present. I realize this

image will not work for most people but I am trying to create more of a painterly style

to my images.

This was taken on the tundra in Alaska during fall season as the days were mixed with

lots of rain and sun

This was taken on a trip to the Sierras to see some fall color with

fellow photographer Ed Nunez. This was taken while exploring and

looking for fall color near North Lake. I lost my 5D camera to the

ocean at Bean Hollow as a rogue wave hit me so hard it knocked me into

the ocean and about 10 feet down. A second wave crashed me back onto

the rocks and cut me up pretty badly. Needless to say I lost my

camera, lens, and bag to the ocean. Ed was nice enough to lend me his

backup Nikon D200 for the rest of the trip

This was another image from my Alaska trip to look for fall colors. I really liked the

repeating patterns of triangles and the movement of the clouds rising to the top in a

triangle shape as well.

I waited for the end of day to get last few minutes of warm light.

I blended this from three different RAW Exposures.

f/16 3 blended Raw exposures ISO 100

Singh-Ray LB Color Combo

Thanks for any comments or critiques

Hi everyone - I just got back from a couple of weeks in Alaska to shoot the tundra. I

got lucky and timed it right as the reds were illuminating everywhere. I was also

lucky visiting Denali to see the mountain the whole time I was there. Up to now the

mountain had only been visible four times this year. Anyways, I realize this is an

iconic image but it means something personally has I have dreamed of seeing this

mountain and to see the tundra in red as well.

Thanks for any comments or critiques

Canon 5D 17-40L f/16 Three Bracketed Raw images/Singh-Ray Color Combo

This was taken on Mount Rainer in the sunrise area last week. Rainer to the left was

clouding over so I choose to make the best of a situation. I really liked how the sun

seemed to be coming through the lupine here. As I kept shooting the clouds really

started to work out and the sun started to peak out.

Thanks for any comments or criitiques.

Canon 5D 17-40L

f/22 (for starburst) 3 Bracketed images

Singh-Ray Color Combo/Singh-Ray 2-stop Grad Soft/ 3Grad Hard

This was taken from an workshop with Marc Adamus and we went exploring for

different things. This is one small ice cave that actually was only a few feet tall and I

had to crawl in on my hands and knees in water to fit in here but it was fun. It took me

almost half an hour laying in glacier water but the exposure was very difficult

This was an early morning scene from The Palouse that I spotted a few days earlier

and continued to return to wait for the right light. I liked how the layers of rolling hills

created some nice depth but I got some mist involved which increased the depth and

mystery of that morning. The weather was going back and forth and everywhere in

Washington State there were smaller versions of these lenticular clouds. I really enjoy

when the weather can not decide what to do.

This was shot on Steptoe Butte this last week as the clouds were stunning. It was

clear all day and the weather forecast called for 0% chance of clouds but I took a

chance I witnessed one of the best sunsets of my life. I went all around looking for the

best composition of flowers and got real low to make it appear larger then it was. The

wind was going like crazy so I took the foreground flowers at ISO 1000 at 1/100 Sec

then refocused and shot the background sunset at ISO 100 at a longer shutter speed

and combined it by blending the two images. I used some fill light as well on the

foreground flowers to give it some pop as it was getting fairly dark at this time.

I know this is an icon but I had never seen it ever from here until I saw a similar image. I

owe this image to Ed Nunez who I had visited to shoot the Big Sur Coastline with. I wanted

to get to this location but he told me it is almost impossible as this is on government

property and has pretty tight security due to obvious reasons of late. I told him I had to

have it for myself and I would do whatever it took. So we drive there as the sun set and he

asked me to jump out the car without stopping and make my way down the steepest

embankment of my life all the way down to the water. He could not stop as the police were

constantly patrolling the area and I only had a matter of seconds to get out of sight. Once

I finally got to the spot I could not setup my tripod due to the steepness; I could not even

put my bag down as it rolled down the hill. I know that a lot of people will disagree with

this but when you are desperate to get a rare perspective you will do anything !!! Thanks

again to Ed Nunez who made this possible.

Thanks for looking !

Canon 5D 17-40L

f/11 25 seconds ISO 100

This was taken from a trip to the Big Sur coastline. While there I met Ed Nunez and had a

great time looking for places that were non-existent along the coast according to haystacks

seen on Google Maps. Anyways no luck with weather as it was cloudy and rainy for most of

the trip so I did the best I could with the circumstances so I am not sure I should post this

but I was liking the shapes and the color in the foreground. This was taken at Phieffer Beach.

Thanks for any comments

Canon 5D 17-40L 0.5 Sec f/16 ISO 100

This was taken at Phieffer Beach along the Big Sur coastline that I recently vacationed at. I

was not met with the best of weather conditions so this is what I choose to do to make

something out of nothing. Can not wait to go back when there is sun !!!

30 second exposure and f/16 ISO 200

Canon 5D 17-40L

This was taken at Ruby Beach as the tide was coming in. I played with several shutter speeds

trying to find patterns in the waves as well as catch the light on the background haystacks.

Canon 5D 17-40L f7.1 at 4 secs ISO 100

This is an image from the Olympic Peninsula of a fellow photographer who got stuck out at

high tide and rather then come back to shore he stayed out to get the shot

This was taken along the Olympic Peninsula at Ruby Beach. Taken at a slower shutter speed

to get the wave action

I am have recently been doing alot of back packing skiing and

snowshoeing using whatever I can to get to higher elevations. This was

taken In British Columbia in the back country. I took some time off

work and waited the bad weather for a week before I was able to get my

first sunny day this year I saw the S-Curve and knew I could return

when the light was better and creating some shadows. I waited for the

late afternoon light and got the shadows I was looking for. The only

thing I was I could change is the wind was blowing the snow and made

some of the middle ground fuzzy. I have chosen to keep the image as I

saw with cool tones and remember it as I saw it. Freezing cold ! I

took this with my new G9 and I shot it without a tripod or filters.

Thanks for any comments or critiques

Canon G9 f/8 1/1/400 Sec

If you get a chance to check some of recent pics from my last trip

into the mountains and tell me which ones don't work for you at

http://kevinmcneal.smugmug.com/gallery/4057093#247016745

Where The Earth Meets The Ocean

Please Visit Me at kevinmcnealphotography.com Kevin McNeal

Olympia, Washington

This is an image from Shi Shi Beach along the Olympic Penisula. I was

not blessed with clouds this day but I tried to make the best of what

I was given

This is an image from the very infamous Moraine Lake. I just could not get enough of all

the possibilities of this place. It is so unbelievable of a place to see so I am just posting an

image to bring back my memory of my week here.

Thank you for any comments and suggestions

Canon 5D 17-40L 2.5 f/22 Secs IS0 50

Where The Earth Meets The Ocean

Please Visit Me at kevinmcnealphotography.net Kevin McNeal

Olympia, Washington

This is an image from my search for fall colors. This place had a lot

of frost and some colors. There was some fog and the sun was trying to

break through so I was able to get some nice light. I liked how the

creek ran diagonally through the image. I cropped the top to give the

image some mystery of what there is more.

Canon 5D 17-40L 0.8 sec f/22 ISO 100

This is a long exposure of two minutes taken at the Portland Japanese

Gardens. There was nothing left really in terms of fall color so I had

some fun with this. So don't be too hard on me ! I used a Vari-ND at 8

stops plus a 5 stop ND combined in the daytime

Thanks always for the comments and critiques

Canon 5D 17-40L Around 2 Minutes at f/22 Singh-Ray Vari-ND and a B&W

ND combined and Singh-Ray Color Combo.

Where The Earth Meets The Ocean

Please Visit Me at kevinmcnealphotography.net Kevin McNeal

Olympia, Washington