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Mt Baker And Wildflowers

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:49:24 -0700

I was able to get a lot of decent wildflower images from the Mount Baker area and was surprised to see how much more wildflowers there were compared to Mount Rainier - the big difference I saw was the lack of red indian paintbrush but the lupine definitely made up for it..
Thanks very much for looking...

Gateway To The Ramparts, Jasper National Park

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:33:58 -0800

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

Really want your advice !!! I just did a blog on whether we have a duty as a nature photographer to not disclose locations to protect nature and reduce human footprints. I would love to know your opinion ..
If you have a minute check out the article at photocascadia.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/do-we-have-an-obli...

This is an image from the Tonquin Valley in Jasper National Park. I loved the storm clouds moving in and the walkway to the mountains

Together

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:56:20 -0700

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

I had posted this on my Facebook but I have many friends here on Flickr that I do not connect with on Facebook so I posting this here. I feel stupid doing this kind of thing but I have not been very good lately about getting out there in terms of the business side so I thought I would start trying to change that. I was lucky enough to get selected as one of the top 50 Canon Photographers by Photo Plus.. so I posted the article and cover of the magazine.

Palouse Springtime Velvet-Green

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:14:22 -0700

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is an image from this past weekend's workshop with NW Photo Tours. We had a great time and saw some great places. Thanks to everyone in the group as it was a great time and thanks to Adrian Klein for all the help and Ryan McGinty for letting me in on some of your secrets from the Palouse. In case your interested I did a blog today on secrets to photographing wildflowers which can be accessed through my profile. I am off to Iceland tonight with fellow Flickr friend Dene M for the next week !!! As always thanks for looking !

Jefferson Park Wilderness

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:16:33 -0700

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

I eventually was able to make this 11 mile roundtrip up to Jefferson Park Wilderness;
it was a very last minute thing and it is so stunning up there in the Oregon Central Cascades. Just after this they started to close down parts of the park due to the forest fires in close vicinity. I did not do so well on this hike as my replacement hip popped out near the top and I wanted to thank Adrian K for his patience
and help getting to this spot and then eventually the long trip back.

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Mount Shasta_Northern California Trip

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:16:59 -0700

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

I just got back from a trip down to Northern California where I got to see a host of places and got some good weather for a change. While I was down there I met up with fellow Flick friends "Seattle Miles" and
"Little M" - they were so funny and they made me laugh - so thanks guys for the good times ! This was a sunset from Lake Siskiyou below Mount Shasta that we got a hold of from a contact of Little M so thanks !

Arches National Park, Turret Arch Sunrise

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:51:07 -0800

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is another image from my trip to the Southwest last month to shoot some of these well known locations under different settings of snow. On this particular morning I had a great sunrise so I decided to also try out the Canon 5D MK2 video; check out the link below

To see HD Video of how the scene looked at the time of the image being taken
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Crazy Vermont Color in New England

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:12:16 -0700

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is an image along highway 4 just outside Woodstock in Vermont. It was really raining at the time of this image but I liked how the mist was coming in and out of the colorful foliage. But what I really liked was the reds in the foreground that gave the image some punch. I know this is kinda of abstracty but the mix of colors was too much to pass on especially since the lower right tree anchored the rest of the image

PemaQuid Lighthouse, Maine

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:28:37 -0700

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is an image from my New England fall tour this year which took me to Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, and Mass. This particular image is from Maine along the coast. One of the better known lighthouses called Pemaquid Lighthouse. I know this place has been shot alot but when you are from the West Coast and you never seen this place it is quite something with lots of possibilities.

Second Beach Twilight - Olympic National Park

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:16:25 -0700

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is another image from the Olympics workshop from the previous weekend. The sunset was a bust and the color was minimal for a good twenty minutes after. But on our way out the color started to really shine and some of us went back to the beach to shoot some low light silhouettes of the haystacks.

Badwater In Death Valley National Park

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:09:44 -0700

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is an image from Death Valley National Park in an area called Badwater. We arrived after a rainstorm so the salt deposits were larger then normal. There were so many options to shoot here.

Thanks for looking everyone and all the great comments.

I leave tomorrow again for Death Valley so I hope to finally get to the "Racetrack"

Have a nice day !!!
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Abraham Lake in Banff National Park

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:04:15 -0700

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This was an image I took while spending time in Banff National Park. All I can remember was how cold everything was. Trying to time this lake is important as you need to know when it freezes over but before the snow falls. There are unique curves all over this lake.
This lake is in the Kootney Plains of Banff.

Thanks for looking - I really appreciate all the comments.

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Memories From The Alaskan Tundra

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:44:47 -0800

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is an image from this late summer of the tundra in Alaska. I liked how the clouds seemed to spread from the tip of the mountain peak. I was lucky enough to hit Alaska in its peak fall season and get some nice reds.

Thanks for looking !

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Standing In The Middle Of Nowhere : Olympic National Park

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:38:58 -0800

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is an image from awhile back of a photographer that got stuck out at high tide. It was not my intention to shoot this fellow photographer but he would not move and it was right in the middle of where I wanted to shoot. After awhile I gave up and tried to work him into the image. This image won the category of best adventure for a National Geographic Photo Contest which was published in the National Geographic December 2008 issue. I was very happy to win the category but I missed out on the grand prize of a trip to two to AFRICA by a bit. Anyways, I am posting this image as I am doing a story on my blog about EXTREME PHOTOGRAPHY and thought this was very fitting

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f/16 at 0.8 sec

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What's Around The Corner ? Ruby Beach Olympic National Park

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:19:23 -0800

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is another image from Ruby Beach along the Olympic Peninsula. I really liked how the last light was hitting the distant haystack and creating a nice warm glow. To achieve the wave action I kept my shutter speed at 0.5 sec to get the longer streaks.

Thanks for looking and commenting !
I appreciate all the comments and I try to reciprocate as much as I can. I appreciate the time you take to write something that helps improve the image.
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Painted Light Ruby Beach Olympic National Park

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:38:35 -0800

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is an image from a while back on Ruby Beach. I used couple of flood lights to paint this haystack with warm tones while the cool blue tones in the sky balanced the colors nicely. I also liked the texture and reflections of the cool tones in the ripples.

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Over The Horizon At Crater Lake

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:57:30 -0800

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is an image from a long trip to Crater Lake that I made overnight to make for sunrise. I know they are many of the same images from this area but it was hard to get very original with a lot of the area closed for avalanche warnings. I had the Crater Lake to myself and got a chance to snowshoe around a good part of the rim.

Canon 5D MK2
70-200L F/4

Thanks for looking !

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Indian Beach Twilight Affair

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:38:29 -0800

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This is an image from the northern coast of Oregon. Any guesses to which one ?? This was an image taken with a Singh Ray Vari - ND 8 stop plus a Singh_Ray 5 Stop 5ND for a total of 13 stops and a very long exposure which gave me some extra punch in colors in camera. When I am looking for extra "pop" with saturation I always put on 10 or more stops to get very lenghty exposures. This was taken several minutes after sunset which also gives the water its cool tones. I was really going for a mix of cool tones and warm to complement each other

Thanks for looking !!!
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Blended Exposure of two images one for the sky and a long exposure for the foreground

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A Surreal Winter Morning

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:23:49 -0800

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

I am afraid this might be a big mistake but I am trying to take chances so here goes. This is an image from an sunrise on the mountains in British Columbia. The sun was trying to break through the clouds from the left side. The mountain was full of mist that was coming in and out. The sun created a strong highlight which I choose to not correct as I wanted to convey the impression of the light source. There is a mix of cool tones and a hint of pinks from the early morning light that was present. I realize this image will not work for most people but I am trying to create more of a painterly style to my images.

This was from the coast last night. I do not think have been so upset to miss a sunset like we had over Mount Rainer as I went down to Oregon to chase the sunset that was suppose to be epic there while back at home I missed the best sunset Washington State has seen in years including multiple lenticular clouds

For more information on how I use filters check out my articles for Singh-Ray Filters at
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Check out my NEW WEEKLY BLOG at Kevin McNeal's Blog
Coming In The New Year - Video Tutorials On Location How To Use Your Camera

Photo Tours and Workshops for 2009 Northwest Photo Tours
Lead By Kevin McNeal and Adrian Klein

To view large sizes of my work visit webshots.com under Pro Shots www.webshots.com/search?new=1&source=mdocsheader&...

Hint Of Light On The Palouse

nobody@flickr.com (kevin mcneal) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:16:37 -0700

kevin mcneal posted a photo:

This image is from a recent trip to the Palouse with Zack Schnepf. This image is inspired from Chip Phillips who is the king of Steptoe Butte. He made me realize that patience is the way to get amazing pics here. This image took some time and repeted visits and it still was not nearly as good as Chips but it was fun trying. We had the best weather I have ever had a on a trip. We had thunder showers and great cumulus clouds the whole time. We chased light the whole time we were there looking for spotlight on amazing lime green hills. Anyways thanks Zack for the good times !!!!

Enjoy your day everyone !!!