Black and White

Mighty Skogafoss
I have always wanted to make a dramatic black and white image of a big waterfall, luckily for me it was a plain overcast day in Iceland ;-). One of the great things about Iceland is that even though it is commonly overcast and raining, the sky can still be very interesting. On this day there was a low ceiling and the sky had a nice, interesting structure in the clouds. I wanted to get as close as possible to the falls and still show some of the base of the falls as well as the surrounding area. I had to wade out into the stream with my water boots and made several test exposures. Unfortunately to get the shot I wanted, I had to venture deeper into the water than I had planned and the water made it's way over the top of my boots, soaking my shoes and socks for the rest of the day. Two exposures, tripod using Fuji X-E2s with Fujinon XF 10-24 f/4 R OIS lens, 6 stop ND filter.
Side Pike in the Afternoon
One of the great things about the Lake District is the fact they name all the hills, or "fells" there. This view is taken on the shoulder of Lingmoor Fell looking towards Side Pike in shadow with Langdale Pikes accentuated in side light with the mighty Bow Fell in the distance. The central region of the Lake District seems to have much more tightly packed fells that tend to have steeper peaks with a more rocky terrain. I chose this spot as I wanted to capture the characteristic dry stacked stone walls that are common to the landscape in the Lake District. If you look closely you can see a few sheep grazing in the field. I was able to enjoy a quiet and peaceful several minutes sitting at this spot after I had run up the hill from the car. After I was done, I had to hurry back to the waiting car so we would not miss our dinner reservations in town. Two exposures, tripod, using Fuji X-E2s with Fujinon XF 10-24 f/4 R OIS lens.
Giants of Rialto Beach
This is Rialto Beach in Washington State, USA. Located in the Olympic National Park near the town of La Push and Forks. This place is the most amazing stretch of beach I have ever experienced. On this day, my wife and I hurried out of Seattle early in the morning to get to Rialto beach right before low tide... or so we thought. Turns out the tide table I had found online was from 2014. While shooting from this spot we noticed that the surf seemed to be getting higher and we decided to head back down the beach instead of getting stuck by the waves. Even though I was hoping for a glorious and colorful sunset, I was quite pleased to be greeted by lots of fog, lots of wave action, and lots of marine layer mist. In the distance you can see the famous hole in the wall passage. For this shot I believe I used my 6 stop ND and CPL.
Ancient Place
This is Rialto Beach in Washington State, USA. Located in the Olympic National Park near the town of La Push and Forks. This place is the most amazing stretch of beach I have ever experienced. On this day, my wife and I hurried out of Seattle early in the morning to get to Rialto beach right before low tide... or so we thought. Turns out the tide table I had found online was from 2014. While shooting from this spot we noticed that the surf seemed to be getting higher and we decided to head back down the beach instead of getting stuck by the waves. Even though I was hoping for a glorious and colorful sunset, I was quite pleased to be greeted by lots of fog, lots of wave action, and lots of marine layer mist. In the distance you can see the famous hole in the wall passage. For this shot I believe I used my 6 stop ND and CPL.

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