Thanks TJ. I thought about a separate gallery for the Bisti project, but for now some of those images are filling in the other galleries. I'm considering offering a print folio from the Bisti Project though, at which point I will put up the images from that as a separate gallery. On the blog, I haven't decided if I want to tie in with my existing blog, or create something separate for the new site. I don't plan on linking back to the PBase site, just because I feel the quality of work there is a bit uneven especially in some of the older galleries.

Thanks TJ, I appreciate the in-depth comments. It's always great to read your insights. Forests aren't the easiest places to shoot, but I just love being among those trees and all the lush growth. The photography was frustrating at times, and I came home thinking my images were going to disappoint; but after living with them for a while I think I'm pretty happy with the result.

Thanks TJ. I definitely agree that the soft light is most pleasing for the tufa formations.

Thanks for the feedback, TJ; insightful as always. I do wish I'd had some clouds to work with for some of these.

Once again, thannks for the great feedback. The Patriarch Grove was an amazing place to visit, I only wish we'd had more time; but we underestimated the drive up. I fully expected to be shooting these trees all in B/W, but when the distant storm cleared and those pastel colors showed up, I knew it had to be color. I think either of these groves could be good for nighttime photography, although the Schulman would be much easer to get to/from in the dark. I believe Tony Rowell (the late Galen's son) had an night time Bristlecone image in Outdoor Photographer a few months back.

TJ, Thanks for the detailed critiques. Lots of good insight, as awlays; and I pretty much agree with your assessments. I didn't have much luck with the clouds this trip, especially in the mornings; the light on many peaks is also pretty flat at that time of year, I think the fall would be much better. I'm not entirely happy with the post-processing on this set, there are some problem areas that I didn't really notice at full resolution, that became more apparent once downsized for the web. I recently had another photographer mention that I tend to shoot wide-angle scenes without necessarily using wide-angle lenses. Maybe it's a result of my choosing my perspective and composition before I think about lenses, and then using the focal length that provides the framing I want. I don't think I did any focus blending on the Reflection shot you mentioned. The grasses were far enough way that using hyperfocal distance gave me pretty much the DOF I needed. The distant mountains may not be critically sharp at full resolution, but they don't appear out of focus, either. BTW your imagined path into the the Log Jame, Blue Lakes image is exactly where the trail continues on, although we didn't have time to go further since it was our first afternoon in the area and we got a late start on that hike.

Hehe. Heather's a good sport, for the most part she doesn't mind my photo stops; although if I linger too long in one spot while on a hike she sometimes wonders off ahead of me, which I guess is her form of a not-so-subtle hint. :)

Thanks Stephen. The "character" of the place is what it's all about to me so if some of that is getting through that's good to hear. :)

Thanks Bob, I appreciate it. It's a beautiful place, we'll definitely be visiting again in the future.

Thanks. 'Other-worldly' is definitely the best phrase I can think of to describe this place. I have a feeling I'll be making some more visits there in the future, I can see Bisti being a long-term project for me as there's still so much more to explore there.

Thanks for the feedback TJ, your comments are always insightful. Overall I'm happier with the B/W images here than the color photos from the previous gallery. The lighthouse might be a bit cliche, but I was happy with the result; and it's a 2-row stitch so it makes a really nice print. When shooting 'Canon Beach' I couldn't help but think the framing is a little too good to be true. I have a feeling at some point somebody did some pruning on those trees to create the picture-perfect scene. :) 'Coastal View Yaquina Head' is actually probably my least favorite shot here; I liked the sky, but felt the the foreground might be a little too busy. There's also a bit of a left/right tonal imbalance.

Thanks TJ. Some of these images are indeed a bit different from my usual style, I tried to simplify some of my compositions, emphasizing lines and colors. One thing I realized is that when shooting on the coast, the horizon becomes a much more prominent compositional feature, either helping or hurting your compositions depending on how you use it.

Thanks TJ. Being able to walk behind a couple of the falls like that was really neat. I'm not 100% happy with the B/W conversion on 'Behind South Falls', but thought it was a pretty interesting viewpoint, and liked the drama from the misty weather.

Oops, notifications weren't working for some reason, didn't see your comment before. Thanks, it was a great trip.

Thanks TJ. I do wish that the clouds had cleared a little more to show the peak but they just insisted on hovering there.