The Digital Capture of Light

Here are some photos from our recent trip to Seattle and the state of Washington.

Deception falls, a roadside falls on Hwy-2 on the way to Leavenworth:
The idea here was to get a silky effect on the flowing water by using a slow shutter speed. At the same time, I wanted to provide an anchor point for the image. I chose the pedestrian bridge and placed it in the corner of my composition so that it provided a strong tie with the direction of the flowing water.

On a tripod, Aperture: f/22, Shutter speed: 1/5 s


An interesting feature at Ohme Gardens, Wenatchee:
In a garden full of tall trees and pools, this detail of a smaller scale caught my eye. The arrangement was very aesthetic and pleasing. I wanted to make the plant in the middle the subject of this photo and use the wooden piece as a decorative accent.

On a tripod, Aperture: f/4, Shutter speed: 1/80s


Roadside vista of the Columbia river near Chelan:
Driving along the Columbia river on Hwy-97 A, we spotted two huge chunks of rocks jutting out of the water. Immediately, we exited from the freeway and drove along a side road to see if we could get a good viewpoint. At this point, only one rock was visible, but the curving railway line, with the mountain on one side and the river on the other provided a really pleasing composition for this photo.

Handheld, Aperture: f/11, Shutter speed: 1/250s with a warming polarizer filter.



More to come... You can read more about the trip on our new travel blog: http://scary-on.blogspot.com/
Specifically the posts are:
day1: http://scary-on.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-one-roadtrip-1.html
day2: http://scary-on.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-two-roadtrip1.html
days 3 and 4: coming up