Archive for September, 2010

Diablo Lake Mountain Views

diablo lake and davis peak in north cascades national park jack mountain north cascades national park diablo lake and colonial peak in north cascades national park

Cheam Ridge Panorama

Knight and Lady Peaks with Mt. Cheam on the right (also known as Cheam Peak). Mt. Cheam is a familiar sight to those who live in the Fraser Valley. This panorama was taken from the vantage point of Seabird Island between Aggasiz and Hope. I will try this shot again when the winter snow is on the peaks and maybe a bit less haze in the sky.

5 exposures stitched, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM @ 70mm

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knight lady and cheam peaks on the mt cheam ridge

Diablo Lake Views

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North Cascades National Park Peaks

In May I took my first trip through North Cascades National Park. Though I did not venture far from Hwy 20 there were mountain peaks everywhere you looked. This being late spring, there was still snow blanketing most of them. I will be travelling through there again in October and now that I know a few of the sights that await me I will be taking my time.

wallaby peak kangaroo ridge at washington pass cutthroat peak in north cascades national park

whister mountain in north cascades national park stiletto peak north cascades national park black peak north cascades national park

Kekuli Bay Provincial Park Panorama

In May of this year I ventured into the BC interior. This is a morning view from Kekuli Bay Provincial Park at Kalamalka Lake.

5 exposures stitched, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM @ 17mm

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lake kalamalka

Diablo Lake – North Cascades National Park

A view of Diablo Lake from 2009 at North Cascades National Park. I hope the fall color this year will be as spectacular as last year.

7 exposures stitched, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10mm

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diablo lake in the north cascades national park

Ketchum Creek Falls in North Cascades National Park

Ketchum Creek Falls (161 feet / 49m ) is just a bit east of the better known (and much larger) Gorge Falls in North Cascades National Park.

ketchum creek falls in north cascades national park

Macro Panorama?

I am sure I am abusing the term panorama by calling this a “macro panorama” but it seems the easiest term for this. Would have been much easier with a panorama specific clamp on my ballhead but I did okay sliding my tripod instead. I wouldn’t want to use that method every time if I were to do a lot of stuff like this though.

8 exposures stitched, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro

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lichen and moss on maple trunk

Silverhope Creek & Eureka Falls

Eureka Falls flows into Silverhope Creek just outside the Silver Lake Provincial Park boundary.

These two shots came from my first attempt at using my new ND filter (B+W 77mm #106 Neutral Density 1.8). Very glad I added this filter to my bag!

silverhope creek eureka falls silverhope creek