Matthew McKendry
Well-Known Member
Hey folks, new guy here, I figured I better post something other than comments on other photos and hello's, and I hear some of us here like photography, so we'll go with that 
I'm sure we all have particularly memorable days as a photographer right? A new place or something we haven't tried before, or a time when the light just seems magic. A couple summers ago it was that last one for me.
Hurricane ridge is lovely little area with a visitors center, flower filled meadows, and a great view of washington states olympic mountains. We arrived late this day, and thought the clouds might be a bother, but as the sun went down the meadows and mountains glowed a warm gold that I hope I managed to do some justice to!
The light quickly began to fade, and as the sun fell behind trees, casting the meadows into darkness and turning the pines to black silhouettes I figured the days shooting was done...
However, about this time good old dad suggests we drive down the road a a couple hundred yards to a west facing viewpoint. But it's too dark, the light's gone, said cocky me. But it will be back, trust me, my dad said, so down the road we went.
And that's the day I learned you don't doubt those old school film shooters, because I'll never forget how red this sky was, and for how short a time
Hope you guys enjoy, sorry if it was a bit long!
I'm sure we all have particularly memorable days as a photographer right? A new place or something we haven't tried before, or a time when the light just seems magic. A couple summers ago it was that last one for me.
Hurricane ridge is lovely little area with a visitors center, flower filled meadows, and a great view of washington states olympic mountains. We arrived late this day, and thought the clouds might be a bother, but as the sun went down the meadows and mountains glowed a warm gold that I hope I managed to do some justice to!
The light quickly began to fade, and as the sun fell behind trees, casting the meadows into darkness and turning the pines to black silhouettes I figured the days shooting was done...
However, about this time good old dad suggests we drive down the road a a couple hundred yards to a west facing viewpoint. But it's too dark, the light's gone, said cocky me. But it will be back, trust me, my dad said, so down the road we went.
And that's the day I learned you don't doubt those old school film shooters, because I'll never forget how red this sky was, and for how short a time
Hope you guys enjoy, sorry if it was a bit long!
