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When we came across this little gem just off the trail to Lake 22, I was immediately thankful that I brought my waders. In fact, if I am going anywhere even remotely close to water ever again when shooting I am wearing them. I don't care if I am going out shooting mud puddles..the waders are coming. From my point of view here there was a log that had fallen and was acting as a natural dam for this small forest waterfall. The water on the other side of the log was moving quickly but as you see here the pool was calm and beautiful. With my waders on I was able to actually get down here and sit in the water. I placed my camera inches above the water and got the shot. I love it when a plan comes together. Hope everyone is having a great night.
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This is a photo of the same camp as the previous image, just looking to the west toward Mt. Baker.
I grew up in MN where the highest "peak" is the 2300 ft Eagle Mountain. First off, that isn't a mountain by NW standards. Second, I have never seen it as it's 5 hours north....damn near in Canada. I'm guessing that's why I am so enamored by the mountains. Geologic figures that dominate a landscape, change over time, and have their own weather systems.
For someone who likes mountain gazing/photography, this was the perfect spot....mountain views any way you looked.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm.
I know I've mentioned this before....but I grew up in MN. Thousands of years ago, glaciers receded north through MN and into Canada. While they left behind thousands of beautiful lakes (11,842 to be exact), they also made the land almost completely flat.
If you grew up in the NW with elevation changes, deep valleys, and snow capped mountains, this view of Mazama Dome may not be that impressive. But to a guy from the flat lands of MN, a view of a monolith like this still blows me away.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
Today marks the official start of summer. When I think of summer I think of days/scenes like this.
I look forward to every season in the PNW. The changing leaves and crisp air of the fall, finding snow and b/w photos in the mountains during the winter, the bloom of city trees and trail wildflowers in the spring, and thawed out higher elevation trails and alpine lakes in the summer.
We had spent the day hiking with heavy packs under a blazing hot sun. Finding a camp along Arbuthnot Lake and taking a cool dip in its waters was a nice reward.
I look forward to more summer days like this.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
The mighty Mt Shuksan at last light of the day. I love this mountain. Something about it's shape and it's twin peaks with the smooth valley in between them makes it very appealing to me. The small version of this does not do this image justice. The 24 x 36 is ridiculously detailed and when viewed at that size, you can see you breath. :)
Sarah taking a dip in Iceberg Lake. Pretty chilly lake, but great way to escape the heat....and the horsefiles.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
Unlike the previous one, which was a fortuitous coincidence of circumstances, shots of the Milky Way, like the one above, are far more planned. Having had an image in mind of a composition involving the galactic arm rising above the snow-capped volcanic cone of Mt Baker, just as the first rays of moonlight light up the east-facing slopes, I trudged up an appropriate viewpoint at sunset hoping to stake out such a location. But despite the planning, this too required quite a bit of luck: a cloud-free smog-free sky unaffected by the wildfires raging the Pacific Northwest, and snow-free access to a location where this shoot was possible.
Thankfully, the atmospheric conditions cooperated for the most part, and except for the light polution at the horizon, and the light haze from the fires, it was a blissful night for photography. I watched as the sky slowly transitioned from the orange hues of sunset to the deep purple of twilight, and small sparks of light slowly appeared in the sky, starting with the brightest planets (Venus and Jupiter) followed by the dimmer stars. Soon thereafter, the band of the Milky Way slowly made its appearance, first visible only to the camera, and then to the naked eye. The mercury dropped too, and I found it ever more harder to keep myself warm, but I persisted, waiting until the band slowly moved over to the summit of Mt Baker.
Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest
WA USA
The different shades of blue found in Iceberg Lake are pretty incredible. Depending on the angle and light hitting the surface, the lake water looks completely different.
Usually this time of year the lake is surrounded by snowy cliffs....this year not so much
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
View Star Trails over Baker on Black
View Star Trails over Baker Map/EXIF
NIKON D810 + 24-70 mm f/2.8 @ 31 mm - 299.0 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400
Manual mode @ 0 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
That morning I had packed my car with my backpack, and camera, and left work to drive up to Artist's Point. I arrived around 9pm and went to watch the moon rise over Baker. I took some images, and then left my camera out for an hour taking some exposures, and retired to my car to read some book or another. I think this was the first image I took that night.
The next day, I hiked up to that tiny pinnacle just below and to the right of the Baker summit.
48°50'44" N 121°41'34" W, 5019.7 ft
Ptarmigan Ridge Trailhead, North Cascades National Park
Deming, Washington, United States
Taken on 09.05.2014, uploaded on 04.22.2015.
©2014 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info
You wait in anticipation for this moment: as the sun approaches the horizon, the shadows lengthen, leaving the deep green valleys in cold darkness; the highest of the snow-capped ridges and glacier-covered peaks taken on a bright orange glow, while up above, the sky transforms from the azure blue of the day to the deep blue of dusk; clouds change from their frothy white to a deep orange as they drift effortlessly across the landscape.
As a photographer, it is not just the moment, but the actual transformation, that captures my attention, and draws me out to mountain-top vistas as the sun sets. Sometimes, I try to capture this as a timelapse, but in others, I just seek to capture a moment in time as the best possible representation of that beautiful evening.
Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest
WA USA
Funny how the same trail can be so different depending on the day/time. On the way in we headed down this trail in the AM. Nice cool temperature and crisp morning air. We met a nice couple with an adorable bernese mountain dog puppy, and spent time chatting and snacking in the shade. Really a pleasant hike in.
On the way back we put off heading out early in the morning in favor of swimming and photos. We got on the trail around 11am and hit this long exposed stretch around 1pm. It had to have been in the mid 90's that day. Sweating our butts off, huddling in any small piece of shade we could find, the way back up the ridge was not nearly as pleasant.
Same trail, different time of day, completely different experience.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
Sunsets are great anytime....but in the woods they even more of a treat. Hiking all day in the heat, lugging a pack around, setting up camp which is its own process. All things I enjoy.....but it is nice to be settle in, relax and watch the sunset.
On this evening we found a big rock still warm from the days heat. Brought over our jet boil and had a backwoods fine dining experience....freeze dried spaghetii and Bota box wine ;) Along with a couple games of cribbage and some photos.....pretty great way to enjoy the sunset.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
A solar powered lamp illuminates out tent in the Mt. Baker Wilderness.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm.
Sunset Alpenglow with Wildflowers and Mt Baker from Skyline Divide in the Mt Baker Wilderness in Washington
View Waning Sun over Mt. Baker on Black
View Waning Sun over Mt. Baker Map/EXIF
NIKON D810 + 14-24 mm f/2.8 @ 14 mm - 1/200 sec at f/16, ISO 100
Manual mode @ 0 EV E.C - metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
This is at the furthest extent of the Ptarmigan Ridge trail, up near The Portals (which are about 500 feet up from where I'm standing, at approximately 6,900 feet). I had just pitched my tent a few miles back and spent the afternoon enjoying the sun and watching goats scrounge around the rocks below for lichen and salt.
Once the sun was a bit less intense, I made my way along the ridgeline and up the scree to the end of the trail, which overlooks a sheer drop on 3 sides and is a bit terrifying. But, it afforder some wonderful views of the mountain in the setting sun.
This is a composite of two photos, both handheld, and one with my lens cap obscuring the sun so as to minimize flare and leave me with a clean image.
48°48'35" N 121°45'56" W, 6455.1 ft
Ptarmigan Ridge, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Deming, Washington, United States
Taken on 09.06.2014, uploaded on 04.22.2015.
©2014 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info