gotta love the view

[squirl033]

taken from just east of Washington Pass, looking down the Methow Valley - 5D2, 24-105 @ 35mm, 1/80 @ f/8...

 

[Bill Anderson]

With all of the wild fires this month, you were lucky to find it so clear.

 

[squirl033]

With all of the wild fires this month, you were lucky to find it so clear.

we saw a whole lot of "scorched earth" along the way, that's for sure... the hillsides around Wenatchee were black, and there were lots of smaller burned areas between Omak and Twisp. but there was a pretty good breeze, so i'm guessing most of the crap in the air got blown away. either way, i'm glad it was a clear day too!

 

[photographmemories]

Nice work, Rocky. Different part of the region but, I've been seeing quite a bit of haze in the Portland metro area the past several days.



Chad

 

[Bill Anderson]

I encountered a lot of haze from wildfires during my 2013 trip to Lewiston, ID for my 45 year class reunion. A circular polarizing filter eliminated much of the haze and made the sky blue once again.

 

[squirl033]

thanks, Chad! we had a fair bit up this way too a couple of weeks ago, mostly smoke from fires in B.C. that's blown away now, and it's actually pretty clear up there.

 

[BobH]

Wish the place had a "like" button... Really nice!

 

[squirl033]

Wish the place had a "like" button... Really nice!

thanks, Bob!

 

[BobH]

I was at Glacier NP a couple of weeks ago. The smoke was pretty bad making a thick haze. I'd been hoping to do some serious landscape shots, but it just wasn't worth it.

Of course it's even worse now, with the park itself on fire, portions closed and areas evacuated.

 

[squirl033]

i had that problem trying to get some shots in the Sawtooths of Idaho a few years back... very frustrating to drive all that way only to have the smoke and haze make good shots impossible...

 

[BobH]

i had that problem trying to get some shots in the Sawtooths of Idaho a few years back... very frustrating to drive all that way only to have the smoke and haze make good shots impossible...

Well, we had our grandson along, so we enjoyed the visit anyway, and we did see a couple of goats, but yes, it was frustrating. I also got skunked on night photos, planned on doing Milky Way shots. The haze was there at night too. I was in Montana for a week, no night shots.