“Emerging Glory” by Dan Ballard

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A Moment of Calm

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View from the Niblet by ©haddock on Flickr.

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Morning Glory (Sunrise at Reflection Lake Mt Rainier HDR) by Fresnatic on Flickr.

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Another one of those sleepless nights saw me heading out for sunrise at 2:00am! Good thing I left when I did as I had to drive the EXTREME long way around just to get to Paradise by sunrise! I almost missed this light show this morning.

They are doing some roadwork on Steven’s Canyon Road, so you cannot get to Paradise from the east. You must come in from the west, from the Longmire side! Well I had to drive all of the way around through Packwood and Mineral! Talk about a marathon drive. I am just glad with all of the hiccups, I still made it to Reflection Lakes for sunrise.

The mosquitoes were definitely out in squadrons this morning. Fortunately I was bundled up with long pants and long sleeve shirt. I sprayed my face, neck and hands with the Off repellant, and for the most part I escaped serious bitage! There were quite a few other fellow photographers that were out this morning and they all had their various means of protecting themselves! We all were scrambling for our different spots where all of the “Pretty” flowers were! I was running all over the place trying to find a nice clump together. One fellow photographer struck the mother lode, but it required him to lay on his back to set up his tripod!

I did not have to lay on the ground, just sit on it for this image which is comprised of three exposures (-2,0,+2) merged and tonemapped in Photomatix. I then did some burning of the shadows in the foreground, removed a couple of dust spots, and ran through Topaz Adjust to bring back some of the detail. Added a bit more contrast and clarity in Lightroom, then added a slight vignette.

Thank you for your views, comments and faves. I appreciate them. I walked around Paradise, and really looks like it may be about another week and more flowers will be open. There are a lot of lupine blooming, but the Indian Paintbrush still have a little more to go. I only spotted one Avalanche Lily that was still blooming. The time for those is pretty much past. So that is the Paradise wildflower report. Will be watching some of my fellow Flickr friends posts and expecting wildflower updates! Just to think that the lake looked like this back on July 10th: www.flickr.com/photos/fresnatic/5925876281/

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Reflection of Mount Hood on Trillium Lake at Sunset - HDR by David Gn Photography on Flickr.

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This picture was shot on a tripod with three exposures (-2..0..+2 EV). I used Photomatix to create the HDR with tone mapping and detail enhanced. I increased the overall saturation with Hue/Saturation in Photoshop. 1 layer mask to increase contrast and color saturation in the sky. Curve adjustment to increase the overall contrast. 1 layer mask in soft light mode at 50% gray, using brush tool to lighten and darken some areas of the image, to bring out details. Used Nik Sharpener Pro to sharpen image.

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Mt Rainier Tipsoo Lake by kevin mcneal on Flickr.

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This is an image from a few weeks ago up at Tipsoo Lake on Mount Rainier. I have been trying to get this shot for about five years but every time I tried to time it right I was too early or too late. Anyways thanks to Kevin Pieper who had done a lot of the recon work we were able to get a decent shot.
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Loch Tay Dawn by angus clyne on Flickr.

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Nice bit of sky this morning…



I’ve been asked to organise a photographic trip through the highlands of Scotland.

The trip will be held over six days in late October 2012 and take in some of the most iconic photographic spots in Scotland as well as some of my own personal favourites. Part tutorial, part guided tour, part philosophy….

There are a couple of spaces up for grabs, if you are interested in this kind of thing drop me a message to angusclyne@hotmail.com and I will email you some more information. Happy snapping !

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