Re: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

[Pix]

(Just catching up on some old threads...)

On 8/9/04 22:39, Tom C wrote:

> It was my first time to Mt. Hood.  I didn't have enough time to research the
> details, trails, etc.  There's a renowned stock photo that was taken at Lost
> Lake in winter that I have admired for over 20 years.  I used to keep it at
> my desk and escape for several minutes each afternoon.  Quite therapeutic.

Although many have photographed the mountain, the image you're referring to
may be something by Ray Atkeson, a prolific and distinctive landscape
photographer who captured Oregon on film from the late twenties through the
eighties.

I couldn't find a decent website commemorating his work, but some of his
images are available here:  and Powell's has a
summary of his books here:


One interesting comment from him that I'll never forget came from an
interview he did in the seventies. During the interview, he comments on how
the air quality has really degraded and that there are only a few months out
of the year that he can get good images of Mt. Hood.

Now, some 30 years later, the situation is much worse. It is simply
impossible to see the mountain from Portland without some trace of smog or
haze. I'm sure he's spinning in his grave.

t 

Re: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

[Pix]

(Just catching up on some old threads...)

On 8/9/04 22:39, Tom C wrote:

> It was my first time to Mt. Hood.  I didn't have enough time to research the
> details, trails, etc.  There's a renowned stock photo that was taken at Lost
> Lake in winter that I have admired for over 20 years.  I used to keep it at
> my desk and escape for several minutes each afternoon.  Quite therapeutic.

Although many have photographed the mountain, the image you're referring to
may be something by Ray Atkeson, a prolific and distinctive landscape
photographer who captured Oregon on film from the late twenties through the
eighties.

I couldn't find a decent website commemorating his work, but some of his
images are available here:  and Powell's has a
summary of his books here:


One interesting comment from him that I'll never forget came from an
interview he did in the seventies. During the interview, he comments on how
the air quality has really degraded and that there are only a few months out
of the year that he can get good images of Mt. Hood.

Now, some 30 years later, the situation is much worse. It is simply
impossible to see the mountain from Portland without some trace of smog or
haze. I'm sure he's spinning in his grave.

t 

RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

[John Power]

Yes, I was amazed to learn how close Mt. St. Helens is to Portland, and to
see it just to the North.  If I had stayed a couple of more days I would
have driven out there.  Believe there is a visitor's center.  How lucky
everyone was that it blew up to the North, rather than to the South.  Flying
in and out of Portland it is quite a sight to see several volcanic peaks
sticking up through the clouds!

John Power
Racehorse in the Desert

-Original Message-
From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 10:59 PM
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Subject: RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

Thanks John.  I agree about the foreground on #1.  I'll try a recrop on #3.

It's really kind of neat to think about the geology behind the landscape, 
and that with relatively little warning, one of the Cascades could become 
active again.  None are really dead, just sleeping.

One of the things I like about the list is that we can all take mini-trips 
somewhere else through each others photos.



Tom C.





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>Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 18:50:25 -0700
>
>You are right, too many bushes on the left.  The middle one is good.  I 
>like
>way it juts up out of the trees.  The one on the right has the right color
>on the peak but perhaps some of the lake needs to be cropped out.  Wish I
>had been there with you!  Mt. Hood is an amazing sight!  The first time I
>saw it I was in Portland on business on a clear day and I could not stop
>looking at it and thinking, "What is that amazing mountain?"
>John Power
>Racehorse in the Desert
>
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>From: David Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 6:36 PM
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>Subject: RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood
>
>I don't find them boring, and in fact, they look really nice. 
>
>The leftmost picture has a bit too much foreground for me, though. The
>middle one is my favorite.
>
>Thanks for sharing!
>(and, really, just what is wrong with landscapes? )
>david
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 7:07 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood
>
>Three pictures from this weekend.  It's a rare Pacific Northwest summer
>day
>that the weather is *too perfect*... I would have liked at least a
>couple of
>clouds floating around.
>
>Sorry to bore some with more scenery...
>
>
>http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=256615
>
>
>
>Tom C.
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Re: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

[Jim Apilado]

Glad you had great weather at Lost Lake.  I like the middle and sunset
photographs.  Sunsets are my favorite shots of Mt. Hood.

Jim A.

> From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 19:59:18 -0600
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> 
> Thanks David... I appreciate the feedback... I may tend to agree (how's that
> for equivocating)about too much foreground...
> 
> Tom C.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> From: "David Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood
>> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:35:51 -0600
>> 
>> I don't find them boring, and in fact, they look really nice. 
>> 
>> The leftmost picture has a bit too much foreground for me, though. The
>> middle one is my favorite.
>> 
>> Thanks for sharing!
>> (and, really, just what is wrong with landscapes? )
>> david
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 7:07 PM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood
>> 
>> Three pictures from this weekend.  It's a rare Pacific Northwest summer
>> day
>> that the weather is *too perfect*... I would have liked at least a
>> couple of
>> clouds floating around.
>> 
>> Sorry to bore some with more scenery...
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=256615
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Tom C.
>> 
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RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

[David Schneider]

Tom:

You're welcome.

The biggest problem, of course, is that I was not there with you. Sigh.
What a beautiful place! Mt Hood was actually incorporated into the logo
of a small company that I started. I guess you could say that I really,
really like it .

david

-Original Message-
From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 7:59 PM
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Subject: RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

Thanks David... I appreciate the feedback... I may tend to agree (how's
that 
for equivocating)about too much foreground...

Tom C.





>From: "David Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood
>Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:35:51 -0600
>
>I don't find them boring, and in fact, they look really nice. 
>
>The leftmost picture has a bit too much foreground for me, though. The
>middle one is my favorite.
>
>Thanks for sharing!
>(and, really, just what is wrong with landscapes? )
>david
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 7:07 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood
>
>Three pictures from this weekend.  It's a rare Pacific Northwest summer
>day
>that the weather is *too perfect*... I would have liked at least a
>couple of
>clouds floating around.
>
>Sorry to bore some with more scenery...
>
>
>http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=256615
>
>
>
>Tom C.
>
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RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

[Tom C]

Thanks David... I appreciate the feedback... I may tend to agree (how's that 
for equivocating)about too much foreground...

Tom C.


From: "David Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:35:51 -0600
I don't find them boring, and in fact, they look really nice. 
The leftmost picture has a bit too much foreground for me, though. The
middle one is my favorite.
Thanks for sharing!
(and, really, just what is wrong with landscapes? )
david
-Original Message-
From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 7:07 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood
Three pictures from this weekend.  It's a rare Pacific Northwest summer
day
that the weather is *too perfect*... I would have liked at least a
couple of
clouds floating around.
Sorry to bore some with more scenery...
http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=256615

Tom C.
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RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

[John Power]

You are right, too many bushes on the left.  The middle one is good.  I like
way it juts up out of the trees.  The one on the right has the right color
on the peak but perhaps some of the lake needs to be cropped out.  Wish I
had been there with you!  Mt. Hood is an amazing sight!  The first time I
saw it I was in Portland on business on a clear day and I could not stop
looking at it and thinking, "What is that amazing mountain?"
John Power
Racehorse in the Desert

-Original Message-
From: David Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 6:36 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

I don't find them boring, and in fact, they look really nice. 

The leftmost picture has a bit too much foreground for me, though. The
middle one is my favorite.

Thanks for sharing!
(and, really, just what is wrong with landscapes? )
david

-Original Message-
From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 7:07 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

Three pictures from this weekend.  It's a rare Pacific Northwest summer
day 
that the weather is *too perfect*... I would have liked at least a
couple of 
clouds floating around.

Sorry to bore some with more scenery...


http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=256615



Tom C.


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RE: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

[David Schneider]

I don't find them boring, and in fact, they look really nice. 

The leftmost picture has a bit too much foreground for me, though. The
middle one is my favorite.

Thanks for sharing!
(and, really, just what is wrong with landscapes? )
david

-Original Message-
From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 7:07 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PESO - This Weekend at Mt. Hood

Three pictures from this weekend.  It's a rare Pacific Northwest summer
day 
that the weather is *too perfect*... I would have liked at least a
couple of 
clouds floating around.

Sorry to bore some with more scenery...


http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=256615



Tom C.


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