Photography, Techniques and Whereabouts of Kevin Raber
The coastline of washington state is very beautiful. Much of it in the northern part of the state is part of the Olympic National Park. This is a shot done from one of the beaches. I believe this is Ruby beach. This past weekend when I was there it was raining and foggy for most of the time. I did get one good hour though and this is the shot. I am going to resurrect a shot done a few years ago and post it tomorrow from third beach. Stay tuned for that.
After my brief and fat trip through Olympic National Park I came away thinking that this place has the coolest trees. This is another moss covered tree. The light was hitting it just right. Finding these trees is like hunting. You walk through a wooded area looking for a good tree and good light and hope you find them both at the same time. I was lucky on this one and the fallen the on the ground also helps set a horizontal line in the shot. I like it.
I haven’t published images from Norway for a while. Norway is one of those unknown but very beautiful countries. Waterfalls, fiords, valleys and magnificent landscapes are all over the place. This shot was made at sunset over a lake and a valley carved out by a glacier a long time ago. Shot with a Phase One P45+. I want to go back with my 80 megapixel IQ180 and shoot there.
I have been doing scouting for an upcoming workshop for PODAS in the fall this weekend. I have traveled most of Olympic National Park in a fast find and time it trip. This means I drive the routes we will take and time the drives so we can fit these excursions into what is a usually tight PODAS workshop schedule. I did find some time to make some exposures. Here’s one of some waterfalls near Lake Quinault. More to come. Heading back to Seattle today and then home on Tuesday for a few days before heading off to Denmark. It’s going to be a very year of travel and picture taking.
I am getting excited about the possibilities for a workshop in Olympic National Park (ONP). Even though is has been a lousy few days of weather, I managed to get some shots in today. You’ll see some more in the coming days. I plan on doing a PODAS workshop in ONP this fall – early September. I’ll keep you posted on when. This tree was in a meadow near Lake Quinault. It works because the mountains in the background were cloud covered and the light was just a lovely diffused light. I shot some cool waterfall images too.
It has been a rainy free days in Seattle. Typical. So, early Saturday morning I am in line to catch a ferry to Bainbridge Island and start my two day trip through ONP. I see the fireboat and ferry coming in with the pink in the clouds, hinting at sin some sun. Bam, got the shot. Color, composition, everything just worked for that one moment. The ONP is going to make a great location for an upcoming PODAS workshop this fall. Hard to take any photos yesterday as it rained the whole time and I mean heavy rain. I am about to head out the door with the Phase One IQ180 and ALPA set up and hopefully today get some decent images. Let’s see what I come back with.
Yesterday I had a number of meetings and afterwards I found myself in Snowqualmie, a small town 30 mini yes outside of Seattle. I usually photograph this magnificent waterfall there, but the government was redoing the damn and power plant there so there was no access. None the less I found a yard fill of old trains. It’s raining and not too pleasant, so I did not shoot with my big boy cameras. I got my iPhone out and started to look for rust and design. I found it. This is one of hundreds I shot. I like the whole iron feel if it. It had rust another favorite subject of mine . I messed with it a little in some apps to give an old kind of feel and thus this is my image of the day.
Sometimes I find myself coming back to my rust and decay images as I found my self this morning. I am in Seattle for a few days then move over to Olympic National Park this weekend where I will be scouting out locations for an upcoming PODAS Photo workshop. I love ONP and there are so many cool places to shoot. Challenge is timing from one spot to another and time to shoot when there. I will end up having to move around 2-30 people and the logitics are tough, but I am good at that.
Today’s picture is the rusting and decaying interior of an old Pullman car sitting off a railroad siding abandoned and decaying away. I love the texture, colors and the general state of what it is today and what it might have been yesterday. Shot in Noblesville, IN of all places.
Zion National Park, a short drive (sort of) from LasVegas is such a wonderful place to visit. I usually go in the fall, winter and spring. At these times you can drive in the park. During the summer you must take a bus. There are many good walk and vistas. One part of the park is a valley with large canyon walls and very pretty and another part is carved sandstone and almost desert like. A must see trip. This image was made right after you go through the tunnel from the valley part. Park the car and take a hike. Lots of great shots like this are available.
This is a very simple but effective image made in Rickets Glen, PA. Fall colors, slow moving creek and a slight drag to the shutter. This was made on a P65 60MP camera and I have made some very large prints of it and they are tack sharp. It is a great wall photo.