Higher Calling by Marc Adamus

Thursday, 19th November 2009

Higher Calling

by Marc Adamus

I spent a day and a half snowshoe-backpacking to be in this beautiful alpine landscape, high in Oregon’s Three Sisters wilderness above Chambers Lakes, when the storms finally cleared. The clearing was brief but memorable. An incredible time to be so far, alone in the wild. It felt as if I was the only person to have ever seen this landscape, and in a sense, I suppose I was.

Equipment: Canon 1Ds III, 16-35 f/2.8

Marc Adamus

I am a professional landscape photographer based in the Northwest US. My love in life is wilderness. I seek to bring my experiences to you through photography.

www.marcadamus.com

21 Comments

Dianne Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 2:31 am
Marc,
I just knew the beauty of this terraine had to be Oregon. I’m a native and just love the grandure of it’s majestic mountains, especially Three Sisters. You have a keen eye and have captured it well. The colors are so representative of this gorgeous place. Thank you for sharing, keep up the great work!
Davey Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Very impressive photograph!
Anurag Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 7:17 am
Magical, absolutely gorgeous. Look at the bent vegetation, one can almost feel the force of the storm that had passed. The cloud formation over the peak is also fantastic. The golden color is ……….what , delicious!!
Photos by Nik Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 7:26 am
Just Beautiful. A real sense of depth and presence. Nice mood.
Su Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Looking at this shot you can almost feel how very cold it is Brrrr Love the colour of the sky.
Pauline Jones Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 9:05 am
An amazing, ethereal photograph, very well done!
Michael Anderson Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Fantastic image Marc!!! I love the side light on the Sastrugi snow. Everything comes together so well here, including that amazing circular cloud!
ali shokri Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Great light and composition, thanks
planet lover Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
That must have been a magical moment. Thanks for sharing it with us with this beautiful picture. I especially love the cloud dancing in the sky.
Grete Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
I believe that this moment that you caught has magic, it was the decisive instant, as said Cartier Bresson!!! Yor are a fantastic professional photographer. Congrats from Argentine.
Sue Gagnon Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
An interesting, almost mystic photograph. Great job!
Wanda Krack Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Thank you for sharing with us this magical moment. The photograph is beautiful.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
The difference between ordinary & extraordinary is that little ‘extra’. You have given us the ‘extra’ in this fantastic shot. Thank you.
Renee Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Incredible, this is such a excellent and magical shot! well done and congrats!
mike Says:
November 20th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Beautiful snow landscape. Some great colors in the sky also.
Jonathan Alexander Says:
November 20th, 2009 at 1:26 am
I am just curious, how much post processing is done to a photo like this? I see all these amazing photos and I wonder, are these exactly how the camera took the picture, no enhancing? Thank you for any thoughts.
Catrin Hinrichs Says:
November 20th, 2009 at 10:24 am
The soft red sunlight in combination with the mountain silouette and the landscape profil coverd with snow is a beautiful panorama Shot.
Beni L Says:
November 20th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Iv been having a hard time lately sticking to nature photography but every time i see your work in inspires me to keep going
Marker Says:
November 21st, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Johnathan wants to know ‘how much post processing is done… ” The answer is ‘a lot’. In addition to what gets done before they go onto the web your own PC is post processing as well. I have yet to see a screen that does not distort the colours to some degree.
photo buffet Says:
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:08 pm
I, too, am from the Pacific Northwest, but unfortunately, I’m not able to get into the back country as you are. Sure am glad you could share this with us, though. It looks like a visual interpretation of “silence”. Really beautiful, Marc.
Ellen Empson Says:
December 13th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
MAGNIFICENT.