North Cascades

[polaris-14]

I have been really into super telephoto landscape lately. This one is taken from San Juan Island, WA. That last few minutes of light hitting the North Cascades was a sight to see.

[justlikebeingthere]

Looks grand. Nice layers.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Lovely.

[pcgpcg]

Three Fingers and Liberty Mountain. If you have a higher res version you can probably see the lookout cabin on the south peak of Three Fingers.

Gorgeous!

[luxborealis]

Beautiful, wild, raw.

Is the vignetting introduced or a result of the lens. In one sense, it focuses the viewer to the centre, but, as a photographer, wondering if it's an artifact bugs me. For non-photographers I doubt it's an issue.

[polaris-14]

Thanks so much guys! Paul, thanks so much for naming the mountains. I am constantly amazed by the collective knowledge in this forum.

If you have a higher res version you can probably see the lookout cabin on the south peak of Three Fingers.

I tried looking into the full res picture and unfortunately cannot locate the cabin. Is it visible from this side of the Cascades?

Is the vignetting introduced or a result of the lens. In one sense, it focuses the viewer to the centre, but, as a photographer, wondering if it's an artifact bugs me. For non-photographers I doubt it's an issue.

It is an artifact of the Tamron 150-600 lens that vignettes quite a bit at 600mm. When I saw it, I liked the effect and decided to keep it.

[sdwilsonsct]

Very nice, Adhika. Is that ice in the foreground?

[polaris-14]

Very nice, Adhika. Is that ice in the foreground?

Thanks, Scott! It is not ice, unfortunately. It's actually the Puget Sound.

[pcgpcg]

I tried looking into the full res picture and unfortunately cannot locate the cabin. Is it visible from this side of the Cascades?

It should be as it is perched on the very top of the rock. I suspect it is not visible because it is painted white and the shingle roof is covered in snow.

[Rajan Parrikar]

The image is one of dramatic effect. The one question I have is, do you have enough d-o-f for the distant mountains. At this size, there is a hint that they aren't as sharp but I could be wrong.

[Paulo Bizarro]

Nice image, works really well.

[polaris-14]

The image is one of dramatic effect. The one question I have is, do you have enough d-o-f for the distant mountains. At this size, there is a hint that they aren't as sharp but I could be wrong.

At f/8 and 600mm, no, the Cascades were not within the circle of confusion. It worked for me as a backdrop. What do you think?

[Rajan Parrikar]

At f/8 and 600mm, no, the Cascades were not within the circle of confusion. It worked for me as a backdrop. What do you think?

To me the distant peaks and the sweet light on them are the main plot, so I would have either focused on them (and taken the hit on the foreground trees) or stopped down more.

[luxborealis]

To me the distant peaks and the sweet light on them are the main plot, so I would have either focused on them (and taken the hit on the foreground trees) or stopped down more.

...or made a series for focus-blending.

[polaris-14]

...or made a series for focus-blending.

That is indeed an option!