Thomas Lakes and Mount Sopris, 2019
Blue hour bulb/ND panorama of snow fields, cirque, and summit of Mt Sopris from Upper Thomas Lake at Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, White River National Forest. It was hard to get the exposure right as the light was fading- you can probably tell that the panorama gets darker from left to right as I left the exposure times the same for each of the frames in the shot. The second panorama is from the following morning- I used a B&W conversion to try to emphasize the texture of the rocks and clouds.
Upper Thomas Lake and Mt Sopris at Blue Hour (2019),
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, Colorado (16″x35″)
Upper Thomas Lake, Mt Sopris, and Morning Clouds (B&W),
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, Colorado (16″x40″)
Hanging Lake, Summer 2019
Last summer was quite dry and hot on the Western Slope of the Rockies in Colorado- smoky air from forest fires and streams and waterfalls that trickled instead of gushed. This summer, I took my annual walk up to Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon and photographed the falls- there was much more water, with falls spouting out of the cliffs in multiple places. Here is a 30-second exposure of the falls at Hanging Lake.
Hanging Lake and Falls (Bulb Exposure, 2019),
Glenwood Canyon, White River National Forest, Colorado (11″x18″)
Lake Washington Bulb Exposures, Part 6
We had a relatively rare mid-summer rain pass through this weekend, so I took advantage of the darker skies and headed out to Madison Park to take a few bulb exposures of the passing clouds over Lake Washington. Unfortunately, as I set up to shoot, the sun started poking through the clouds, so even stacking a 10-stop ND filter on a polarizing filter only allowed for ~60-75 second exposures. I’ve found that I need a good two to five minutes to really get the water to flatten out in these photographs.
Madison Park Pier and Summer Rain Clouds (#5, B&W), Seattle, WA (12″x18″)
Rialto Beach Bulb Exposures, Part 5
Long-exposure photographs from the cloudy morning hike back to the car at Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, WA.
Waves Washing around Rock, Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Waves, Rocks, and Black Sand, Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Rialto Beach Bulb Exposures, Part 3
Single-frame long exposure photograph of sea stacks and Hole-In-The-Wall at sunset along Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, WA.
Light Rays over Sea Stacks, Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Tide around Rocks at Sunset, Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Rialto Beach Bulb Exposures, Part 2
Long-exposure panorama (and a single-frame long exposure) of sea stacks and Hole-In-The-Wall at sunset along Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, WA.
Sea Stacks and Hole-In-The-Wall at Sunset, Olympic National Park, WA (16″x34″)
Sea Stacks and Low Tide at Sunset (#3, Color), Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Rialto Beach Bulb Exposures, Part 1
Back in April, I spent a couple of days backpacking along the Pacific coast near Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, WA. I already want to go back- rocky coastline full of tide pools, sea stacks, black sands, and bleached trees. More ND/bulb exposures soon!
Sea Stacks and Low Tide at Sunset (#1, B&W), Olympic National Park, WA (12″x18″)
Lake Washington Bulb Exposures, Part 5
Exploring more docks/piers along the Lake Washington shore line- this weekend, I visited the ‘T Dock’ near Madrona Beach. With the low, thick clouds, I was able to get 2-5 minute exposure times with a 10-stop ND filter, even during the middle of the morning.
Lake Washington T Dock and Rain Clouds (#1, B&W), Seattle, WA (12″x18″)
Lake Washington T Dock, Rain Clouds, and Ghosts (#1, Color), Seattle, WA (12″x18″)
Lake Washington Bulb Exposures, Part 4
I had a chance to go back to the swimming pier at Mt Baker Beach on Lake Washington near sunset- fading pink light shifting to blue hour and passing clouds, and five minute exposure times. I was there for about an hour and walked away with something like six photographs. I like the way bulb exposure photography slows things down.
Lake Washington Swimming Pier at Sunset (#1, Color), Seattle, WA (12″x18″)
Lake Washington Swimming Pier at Sunset (#2, B&W), Seattle, WA (10″x18″)
Lake Washington Bulb Exposures, Part 3
Swimming pier and I-90 bridge along the shore of Lake Washington, Seattle, WA.
Lake Washington Swimming Pier (#4, B&W), Seattle, WA (11″x18″)
I-90 Bridge and Fog (B&W), Seattle, WA (12″x12″)
