The Skies Have It!
View From Bluff Mountain at Perkins Rock
Ron used his Canon 7D fitted with a 10-20mm wide angle lens at its widest focal length to capture this expansive view of ACC members taking a lunch break on Bluff Mountain. The air was clear, the clouds majestic, the sky a perfect cerulean blue and the temperature in the mid 70’s – a near perfect day for hiking and photography. The fact that the sun was almost directly overhead for this shot doesn’t appear to have lessened the impact.
From a perspective point of view, it’s interesting to note the distortion common to extreme wide angle lenses. Look at Jay Wild’s left leg (in the jeans on the left side) and the apparent extended length compared to his upper body.
Most of the photographers have their backs to the camera, making it a challenge to identify the individuals. How many do you recognize? Here’s a “cheat sheet” for most ID’s.
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Tsk! to you GK! Those ‘tourists’ are members of the Camera Club on an outing to Bluff and the reason for the photo – not the view or the sky, lovely though they are.
And a note re Jay Wild’s question about the filter. I happened to take photos of the same sky at the same hour in the Little Horse Creek area with no filter. The sky came out just as gorgeous.
Tsk!
It’s always a problem when tourists get in the way of a good view! Maybe Peyton or George can Photoshop them out??
Another option that comes to mind – stand closer to the edge of the cliff and keep the folks behind. Ask them to hold the end of a rope and tie the other end around your waist, while you lean forward for the best angle. Maybe you can trust one of them? But choose carefully!
Wow ! Beautiful Sky.
Ron was using a circular polarizer for some of his shots. Did he have it in place on this shot to bring out the clouds and sky?
seems to be a bit of distortion going on in this image, which is most apparent with the gent in the bottom left corner. If you have Photoshop, this is fixable via the ‘Distort’ option under the ‘Filter’ heading.