Black Tusk

[The Native Floridian]

I just wanted to get a feeling from everybody on this picture that I took while I was on top of Whistler in Canada. I am quite pleased with the picture and wanted to see what others think.

Unfortunately it was not taken with a digital camera. The Olympus 730 was returned because I didn't like the quality of the pics. (Just ordered the G2 today) I did take the pic with my Canon Eos Elan 7E 35mm using my 100-400 4.5-5.6L IS.

I am going to try and leave the size of pic quite large because when the image is reduced it takes away from the feeling. Enjoy.

http://www.thenativefloridian.com/images/Black-Tusk.jpg

[Conk]

Most excellent place to visit. I did the hike 3 years ago to Gerabaldi Lake, to Black Tusk and on to Cheekamus Lake. Took 10 hours. Unfortunately my photo's are by film also and not scanned. The only other thing I have is a peice of lava from Cinder Cone. An extinct volcano right near Black Tusk.

[redbutt]

Is the blue cast intentional? I like the composition (looks like it should be a post card), but since its hard to tell what time of day this is, I can't tell if the blue is supposed to be there or not.

[The Native Floridian]

I believe the blue cast was just a reflection of the blue sky behind me on a partly cloudy day.

This is a similar shot taken with a Moose filter. (combination polarizer with an 81A warming filter)

Unfortunately my regular polarizer was in my vest so I never got to do a comparison with just it. As you can see the filter makes a dramatic change.

http://www.thenativefloridian.com/images/black-tuskvmoose.jpg

[marie]

I moved left and right into rooms on both sides of the computer to see the whole picture as it rolled across the wwwwwwwwide screen
but..... WOW
it was worth it
(I didn't know that moose were filtered )
joking aside, the descriptions bring back memories of using the slr camera and the wonderful simple use of the filters.
beautful picture
I would imagine its as good as any national geographic shot,wonderful clarity
I prefer it to the first picture as the colour,
and the detail in the foreground of this one, really makes it
(for me)


regards

marie

[The Native Floridian]

Thanks Marie. I appreciate your compliment and your humor. :D Most of the images that I took without the moose filter came out the best. I am going to have an 18 x 24 Cibacrome print done of the slide real soon. I can't wait! I have taken many really good pictures but this is the first one I feel is really great worthy of an expensive $100+ print plus frame.

Conk, I hope to start doing more hiking and picture taking and possibly making it back to Whistler, Black Tusk area. One of my idols was Galen Rowell. I would love to one day be able to travel and take pictures as he did.

[jasenh7]

Not being a professional or very experienced, please take this for what it's worth.

I prefer the first picture over the second. I however took it and played a bit in photoshop with some cropping to eliminate some of the busy foreground. Couldn't decide if I liked it better that way. You might play around with it too and see what you think. I just thought the foreground distracted from the rock formation.

Thanks for sharing the shot!!!

[Leighow]

Super shots.

I too prefer the 1st shot because of its simplicity, focus on the tusk, and its more diagonal motion.

G2 shots (no filter) tend to be a bit blue re snow. But it is simple to tone down.

With montains like this.. who needs Everest!

[The Native Floridian]

These shots along with several others that I took this past holiday season have really opened up my eyes to becoming more serious about photography and less about video and my fishing charter business.

I am now focusing much more on photography and believe I am about to land a job that will pay the bills and still give me the freedom to pursue my photography career.

Basically, when you capture that killer shot it just makes you feel great inside. I don't know of many other professions that can do that. Plus, years down the road you can pull out that picture and relive the moment all over again.

Thanks for all the comments and compliments.