Reply #4: Thanks (to all) for enjoying these.

[ConsAreLiars]

I've shot a lot of film, a lot, and occasionally end up with something that seems to capture something of both the place and the experience.

I've enjoyed photography for a long time. And I've enjoyed hiking and camping since the first glimmerings of awareness. Using a fine grain film meant a slow film, and this slowed me down enough to stop and appreciate where I was. Probably my most important bit of gear is a tripod, partly to keep it sharp, at least until another generation or two of tech, but also because it is bit cumbersome and makes me pay more attention to the image. The Pacific Northwest is a beautiful region so dragging along a tripod was worth the effort.

Eventually I began to learn something about what I liked (and disliked) about the pictures I took, and a better understanding of what I liked about the places I was in. Hopefully these pictures allow others to have a bit of those experiences as well.

The Mossy Cascades photo was done on Velvia almost certainly, in soft, dim forest lighting, so probably was an exposure of 4-8 seconds or so, and probably a 60mm lens. The Desert Shoreline was also likely Velvia, certainly a 80-200 zoom at near 200mm probably around 1/4 sec, and as can be seen near dusk. The reflected sky color sky was darkened by the heavy clouds and the texture of the sand created by the intermittent rains. Probably a better name is "Earth Air Sky and Water." (Atlhough that might work for the last one too.) It's one of my favorite favorites.

As for not putting them into the contest, I'm a bit too laid back for that kind of excitement... Well, actually I think the contest is a good way for people who are more actively doing photography than I am to hone their skills and experiment, but not so suitable for showing past work.