Rory W Photography Blog

Early Morning at Snowbasin

17-40mm f/4L | 1/4 sec | f/14 | ISO 100 | 2-stop hard GND

Wildflowers

17-40mm f/4L | 1/25 sec | f/14 | ISO 100

I always try to be on the lookout for scenes that perhaps might not work too well as “fine art” (at least in my opinion), but might still be something that a local magazine or other publication might want some time. This is one of those images. Bright, blue sky. Nice puffy clouds. Green plants. Bright, colorful wildflowers. What do you think?

And I’m not sure what the blue/purple flower is. Anyone know?

Remnants of the Storm

17-40mm f/4L | 1 sec | f/18 | ISO 400

This was part of the same sunset as my last image, from about a week ago, only this time shot towards the north instead of the south. I tried to wait until the wind stopped blowing for the 1-second exposure, but there’s still a bit of movement.

AND A FINAL REQUEST:

Today is the last day of voting for the image of the month on ksl.com. If I win the voting today, I’ll get my image published in their annual calendar, which would be great! And I’ll owe a lot of it to you guys here on Flickr!

So if you would kindly take 2 seconds again and vote for the fourth image on the far right (under Rory Wallwork), that would be great!! Thanks again!

www.ksl.com/?sid=901157&nid=461

And have a great 4th of July weekend!!

Painted Sunset

17-40mm f/4L | 5 sec | f/18 | ISO 400

This sunset a few days ago was incredible. It just kept going and going. I ended up shooting in every single direction around me. And long after the sun had gone down the skies were still red as I was driving home. I was lucky I decided to go out that night after an extremely intense storm up here in Ogden Valley. But as any landscape photographer knows – often the best images come after a storm.

AND AN IMPORTANT REQUEST:

If you wouldn’t mind just taking about 10 seconds to click on the link below and then click vote for my image on the far right, I would really appreciate it!!

www.ksl.com/?sid=901157&nid=461

It’s been a close tie with the first image so far, so I need your help getting ahead. It only takes a few seconds!! Thank you!

Old Snowbasin Road Sunset

17-40mm f/4L | 1/8 sec | f/14 | ISO 200 | 2-stop Hard GND

Taken near the old Snowbasin road. To the left just out of frame is Snowbasin and Mount Ogden.

Someone Come Up with a Title

17-40mm f/4L | 1/30 sec | f/22 | ISO 100 | 2-stop Hard GND

I decided I’ve had enough of trying to come up with decent titles. I’ll keep them simple from now on…

Not too much to say about this shot. I took it just after a storm had passed, leaving some great cloud cover. I grabbed the shot at the last minute while the entire mountainside was illuminated by the sun.

Patterns of Nature

17-40mm f/4L | 1.6 sec | f/18 | ISO 100

I ran across this great little spot after an evening of highly-unsuccessful photography elsewhere. The aspens along the road were the thing that caught my eye, but when I went closer, I found this great patch of whatever this plant is. Granted, I’m no plant expert, but I thought it made a pretty cool composition and some great patterns.

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Longsheng Rice Terraces (龙胜梯田)

24-105mm f/4L IS | 1/160 sec | f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

I have to say that the Longsheng Rice Terraces were one of the most unique places I’ve ever been. Unfortunately they hadn’t planted the rice yet, which meant the terraces weren’t full of water, other than a select few. But it was still an amazing place none-the-less.

Spring’s Eve

17-40mm f/4L | 3.2 sec | f/22 | ISO 100 | 0.6 GND

I’ve read a lot about luminosity masks and how great they are. I figured it was about time I give them a try. This image was mainly processed using them. I can definitely see their potential. I will for sure be using them very often in the future. If you’ve never heard of luminosity masks, and you’re a landscape photographer, I definitely suggest you research them.

This shot was taken just as the last bit of color vanished from the clouds. That’s Snowbasin in the background.

The Storm Passed

17-40mm f/4L | 1/10 sec | f/22 | ISO 100 | 0.6 GND

This one’s a local one. It was a difficult one to shoot, because I don’t have the necessary GND filters to shoot a scene like this, with such intense light contrasts. But I made due with what I had, and then I had to push the exposure some in post.

After driving to Pineview Reservoir to the location I had in mind, I arrived only to find that the beach was completely under water. Luckily I was able to climb up the hill/cliff that overlooks the water.