Finally I have travel pictures again. This time from the Pacific Northwest

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Exterous

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I didn't realise the Devil had so many punchbowls!

I remember visiting the one in Surrey on a school trip. One of my classmates decided to run down it, tripped, and broke his arm.

Googling it it seems there are multiple places of that name, both in the UK and the US. (The one in Mississipi has rather sinister associations.)
There are also a ton of bridal veil falls. Like so many that it makes me slightly depressed at the lack of imagination.
 

skyking

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Narada Falls in March
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The lodge at Paradise

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No BS about buying me a beer either :D
 

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The next morning we left early for the Hurricane Ridge Hike which turned out to be my favorite hike of the trip. While a paved path the views throughout are fantastic and there are several longer ridge paths in the area if you have time (Sadly we did not but I added them to my 'To Do' list)

We were a little hesitant about our weather luck as we drove through a thick, rainy fog\cloud but we eventually broke through the cloud layer on our drive up
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I branched out from sammiches to potato salad. Perhaps a bit odd for a mountain breakfast but a local place had a great looking option so why not?
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I did start to take one of those paths I mentioned earlier - just to see what was over a ridge not too far away - when suddenly a buck raised his head from where he had been napping giving me quite a start. I took a couple pictures of him, still too startled to realize I was zoomed all the way out. I also noticed he had several friends spread across the path in front of me so I cut my jaunt short and turned around

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We had arrived early again and by the time we finished our hike the parking lot and overflow lot were completely full. We headed back to the Hurricane Ridge Visitor center and did the Sunrise Point hike as well. There are some easier hikes in this area and the large parking lot and local trails were getting quite busy so we didn't hang around this area too long. Looking at the ferry timetables and how long the wait was (none at all) we headed out for a slightly earlier Kingston-Edmonds ferry. Judging by the wait for the ferry in the opposite direction and Google map traffic indicators we were still relatively successful in avoiding the crowds now descending on the area for the long weekend. Tomorrow was wine tasting in Woodinville before a whale watching tour and then Seattle

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Photography looks cool, but I've always been a bit intimidated by it also

It's a lot easier now with computers. Back in the film days, you don't find out how it turned out til the negative have been developed.

Here is a funny story from back when I was in grade six. I was on graduation trip and was visiting a friend of my father. I asked him if he had spare negative ao he found one and gave it to me. I loaded it, took pictures. But when I took it to photo place it turned out to be b&w pictures from his trip with my parents, from before I was born...
Either I fucked up the loading, or the film was so old it had already set and didn't care about second exposure.
 
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Wish I can take pictures like Ext. Those are wonderful.

We didn't got up to Hurricane Ridge when we were there because by the time we got there the lots were full. (Should follow Ext's example.. get up early)
 

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It's a lot easier now with computers. Back in the film days, you don't find out how it turned out til the negative has been developed.

Here is a funny story from bsck when I was in grade six. I was on graduation trip and was visiting a friend of my father. I asked him if he had spare negative ao he found one and gave it to me. I loaded it, took pictures. But when I took it to photo place it turned out to be b&w pictures from his trip with my parents, from before I was born...
Either I fucked up the loading, or the film was so old it had already set and didn't care about second exposure.

Cool story bro, but I'll have to go figure out what means 😁

My grandfather was a professional photographer in Ohio where I was born. Moved away when I was young so didn't really learn anything. But I wouldn't mind learning about it more....my problem is once I get into something, I'm balls deep
 

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Holy crap man...these are amazing. I've got about a dozen places added to the list now to check out :D

I knew I moved to a beautiful part of the country, but there are so many trails/mountains/types of geography/climates ect to explore. It's endless. :hearteyes:
 

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I have Hurricane Ridge pictures from this April too :) I'll post them later when I get home if you want or I can quit photo bombing your thread.
 

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A particularly foggy morning we set off from Edmonds on our whale watching trip

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Pretty successful day although our arms were tired from holding the rather hefty 70-200mm lens
 
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Exterous

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Great photos. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks!

Holy crap man...these are amazing. I've got about a dozen places added to the list now to check out :D

I knew I moved to a beautiful part of the country, but there are so many trails/mountains/types of geography/climates ect to explore. It's endless. :hearteyes:

You haven't done these yet? I am dissapoint.

So the two additional ridge trails I thought looked interesting while we were up near the Hurricane Visitor Center were the Klahhane Ridge Trail and the Pacific NW Trail where it splits from the Hurricane Hill trail. YMMV as I haven't done either


I have Hurricane Ridge pictures from this April too :) I'll post them later when I get home if you want or I can quit photo bombing your thread.
Have at it!
 

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A particularly foggy morning we set off from Edmonds on our whale watching trip


Pretty successful day although our arms were tired from holding the rather hefty 70-200mm lens

What? No carbon fiber tripod/monopod? At least for resting the camera. Or cross shoulder quick release strap. I have this cheap carbon fiber tripod, it has not left the house yet xd

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I had my aluminium tripod and whole camera bag when I was at South Rim in Grand Canyon.
 
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skyking

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Thanks!



You haven't done these yet? I am dissapoint.

So the two additional ridge trails I thought looked interesting while we were up near the Hurricane Visitor Center were the Klahhane Ridge Trail and the Pacific NW Trail where it splits from the Hurricane Hill trail. YMMV as I haven't done either



Have at it!
20 days after the Rainier trip, we were camping near Hood Canal and drove up.
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A little early for hiking
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Pretty successful day although our arms were tired from holding the rather hefty 70-200mm lens

What? No carbon fiber tripod/monopod? At least for resting the camera.
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As always, amazing photos on another great trip. But guys, there is a better way to do high end photography with an interchangeable mirrorless lens system and get pro quality photos. Get rid of those FF monster lenses, and in your case sdifox, monster body, and get a MFT kit. Does not just pack into a much smaller kit, which meansyou need smaller and lighter and easier to handle bags, the lens is easier to handle, and the lens weighs far less. Less shit to carry in a smaller footprint!

Keep the weight savings or carry more cool shit. I went to China, Morocco and Turkey with a Canon 30D and multiple lenses, and by the time I hit the Turkey vacation, I was like, carrying all this shit around all day is starting to make the actual enjoying the trip part harder and harder. I feel like more of a pack mule worrying about taking great shots than a guy enjoying a trip and just happening to have a sick camera kit to take great photos. Is there a camera kit out there that can help me do both? The only answer was Oly's MFT solution. I have yet to see a system come close. Everything is better, from the weight, and ease of changing lenses on the fly if you walk around with more than one during a part of your day. It's much easier to change lenses on the fly if it's smaller lenses.

Here is a comparison shot of the Oly 40-150 f2.8 lens vs a Canon 70-200 f2.8. The Oly does not have IS built in because the Oly OM-D bodies have a class leading ridiculous IBIS built in. The Oly FF equiv is 80-300mm on that lens. You are actually 'gaining' reach. You can read various comparisons of the lenses performance.

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With non telezoom lenses, the size differences will not be as drastic, but still, an Oly 12-40 f2.8 will be noticeably smaller and lighter than a Canon 24-70 f2.8. At basically the same focal range.

Do that with an ultrawide range lens as well if you want dramatic landscapes. Same result. Smaller and lighter equivalent lens. This will hold true with superfast primes.

A coup d'etat of the Olympus setup - the 12-100 constant f4 Pro lens or in a lesser way, the 8-25mm f4 Pro Lens. So an FF equiv 24-200mm range at a constant f4 aperture or a 16-50mm constant f4. That really covers a lot of range for a hiking style or citywalk journey - the 12-100 for hiking, the 8-25 for urban tourism. You can take a pro quality 24mm wide angle landscape shot and then zoom in and get a 200mm shot without changing lenses at a constant aperture. The Canon 16-35mm is already pretty close to the 8-25mm, but you do get that extra 15mm of zoom which brings you into the early level of portrait range zoom vs just 35mm which is a noticeable advantage if you snap any of those shots. a little bit of extra reach never hurt either.

Having a smaller MFT sensor to have to project onto, Oly is able to create lenses with essentially the same IQ and speed at far smaller sizes and weights.

You'd have to be a pixel peeper to really notice differences, and then only very small ones.

The body to use, the Oly Om-D Em-1 Mark III. Can always add a grip if you want to use it portrait mode more easily.

Switching to MFT changed my life. The problem is I started running out of money and time to travel like I was ever since. But, one day again I will, and I'll be ready with the gear.

also of course, Pana makes M43 stuff. But Oly makes the best glass between the two. Oly has just sold it's camera division though, while Pana is still trucking along. So there is some unsteadiness there on oly. But an EM-1 Mark III and good glass will get you through many years until the new owner release a Mark IV, or just grab the latest Pana M43 body.
 
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I don't really like travelling, usually get dragged along xd. I visit my parents, that is about it. And I suck at taking pictures anyway.
 

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At the end of our trip we spent some time in Seattle and stopped by the incredibly well lit Chihuly Museum

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This is also where we visited the park that cut our day short (and my knee)

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On the positive side my wife made a friend at the store we stopped at for bandages

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Our flight home was smooth and uneventful. Overall a fantastic trip
 
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Exterous

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What? No carbon fiber tripod/monopod? At least for resting the camera. Or cross shoulder quick release strap. I have this cheap carbon fiber tripod, it has not left the house yet xd

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I had my aluminium tripod and whole camera bag when I was at South Rim in Grand Canyon.

Quick release strap wouldn't have worked for whale watching. We missed every opportunity for a good tail slap even having our cameras close to our eyes. You don't know where the whales will appear for their breach or tail slap and its over in just a couple seconds. Monopod maybe but it would have been a challenge with the number of people moving around as the boat drifted and the whales moved. I don't think we missed any shots by not having one so it wasn't the worst trade off

As always, amazing photos on another great trip. But guys, there is a better way to do high end photography with an interchangeable mirrorless lens system and get pro quality photos. Get rid of those FF monster lenses, and in your case sdifox, monster body, and get a MFT kit. Does not just pack into a much smaller kit, which meansyou need smaller and lighter and easier to handle bags, the lens is easier to handle, and the lens weighs far less. Less shit to carry in a smaller footprint!

We're pretty heavily invested in Canon with two bodies and a plethora of lenses. Sure the lenses can work but that kinda takes away part of the point of switching. A single body and lens on a hike doesn't bother me and the situations where I'd want to change lenses are few enough that that doesn't work out economically in my mind
 

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We're pretty heavily invested in Canon with two bodies and a plethora of lenses. Sure the lenses can work but that kinda takes away part of the point of switching. A single body and lens on a hike doesn't bother me and the situations where I'd want to change lenses are few enough that that doesn't work out economically in my mind

You don't take a nice wide lens for landscapes plus a zoom on hikes? I couldn't be without one of each in nature if I got back into hobbyist shooting. The 12-100 could sway me to have just one with me possibly, but it's not wide enough for some of the true sweeping dramatic landscapes. But everyone has their own style going on.

L glass should hold it's value for resale quite well if that's what you mostly have. Due to the smaller footprint of the M43 lenses, they generally cost less to their FF equivalent since they use less material. I bet you could build a similar kit with minimal financial impact. You seem like you have a lot of traveling days ahead of you, the long-term comfort and easier packability is food for thought at least.