Photos From Northern California

[CNelson]

I have been visiting in Northern California and have had opportunity to take a lot of pictures. I already posted one image from this trip (Mossbrae Falls) but rather than a bunch of separate posts, I'll share some of my images in this post. I'm really enjoying the photo ops and look forward to more next week.

Chuck

First up is a train photo. I saw this location last year and decided to hang out there for a shot of a train below Mt. shasta. This is actually an HDR image of the background before the train arrived then I shot the train from the same location and placed it in the HDR image. Sort of like some of the self portrait shots. I guess I could have put myself in the middle of the tracks trying to outrun the train.

This image has been processed with a painterly look so I'll post it withou that effect for comparison. I like both.



Now, the same immage with a different crop and without the painterly effect:



This is Mount Shasta above the Shasta River. It's about a mile up river from the ranch I grew up on (and subject of my book). This is an important location as a major tributary known as Big Springs enters the Shasta here. It's also an HDR image:



I got a lot of other shots on this trip and they are on my website but I'll cose this post with this picture of Hedge Creek Falls. It's not the best shot I got of the falls but it's interesting because you can walk behind the falls....so I shot this through the waterfall.

[Dave Humphries]

Well Chuck,

.. your standards certainly haven't dropped with increased opportunities, these are all excellent.

I prefer the crop of #1 to #2, but possibly only because I like trains (and it's bigger in shot in #1)


My tip for anyone viewing your site is to use the 'Dim the lights' option and just flick through and enjoy.

Thanks for sharing,

[CNelson]

Thank you Dave...I'm finding my interest in trains growing....at least as a photographic subject. It's sort of like fishing....find what looks like a good spot , set up and wait. It's also important to have the sun angle working for you so I sometime go early or late to catch the sun at a particular location.

Chuck

[Keith]

I really like the shot of Mount Shasta, also like the painted effect of the 1st image.

[Wirefox]

Mount Shasta is a beautiful composition as is hedge Creek Falls. Excellent work

[ajith.rajeswari]

First and third are my favs, I will try the same locations some time

~Ajith

[CNelson]

First and third are my favs, I will try the same locations some time

~Ajith

Go for it Ajith....it's a target rich environment.

Chuck