MonoLake,CA
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Here's an image of a fellow who was hanging around as the sun was setting on my most recent trip to Mt. Rainier.

My contribution to #WildlifeWednesday curated by Mike Spinak.

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Here is a shot from a beautiful morning in September 2010. The mist was just perfect and as the sun was raising, it created this wonderful scene...

I have re-processed this image especially for #WideWednesdayPanorama curated by +Charles Lupica and +Jason Dell. When I finished it I was actually pretty happy with it so many more of these coming from me soon.

#WideWednesdayPanorama #TravelPanoWednesday #PlusPhotoExtract #photography #potd #FineArtPls #WowWednesday #WetWednesday

Seattle, 2010. iPhone 3Gs

I'd like to share something from my Northwest Territories trip with you all today.

For #oneprimewednesday by +Alfie Goodrich and #longexposurethursday (a day early) by +Francesco Gola and +Le Quoc

To read the background story, please read my blog post here: http://benchase.me/northwestterritories

#starrynights #astrophotography #astrophoto #aurora #auroraborealis #plusphotoextract

ISO 2500, Zeiss ZE 21mm @ f/2.8 - 9 seconds I believe.

"The Auroral Spark"

#bwlandscapewednesday
Curated by +Francesco Gallarotti

Nice light on Lumpy Ridge.
#estespark #lumpyridge #colorado #snow #weather #cold #light #winter #winterwonderland

Dark Morning

This was a shot taken around this time last year in Lyme Regis. We'd been planning a trip back there this weekend and off in to North Devon. My wife was going to a smoking a curing course at River Cottage - but last night River Cottage burnt down, which means (well I'm guessing) that her course is going to be postponed and therefore a trip cancelled :(

I'd never been to Lyme Regis before but I'd seen many shots of the Cob - one in particular stuck in my mind and that was of Adam Clutterbuck's shot of a wave breaking over the Cobb - its a great shot shows so much drama but still with great beauty - you can see it here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamclutterbuck/2299120466/ but do explore his 75 pages of great images.

Anyway Lyme Regis wasn't at all what I was expecting - I got to the Cobb and it was so foggy I couldn't see from one end to the other, nor could I see the drop either side !!! I had a great time though and really can't wait to go back - but would love to go back when its stormy - question is a slippery harbour wall that sloped precariously towards the sea would I be brave enough !!

This is a 60 second shot f13 @ 18mm. Different processing but I liked the light on the chains against the dark murk below

#bwfineartle currated by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#longexposurethursday curated by +Le Quoc and +Francesco Gola
#thirstythursday curated by +Giuseppe Basile
#plusphotoextract curated by +Jarek Klimek
#fineartpls curated by +Marina Chen

Oh and as always needs to be big really

Thought I would start to share some older images here on Google+, this is probably one of my personal favourites.

Part of the reason for sharing as well, is because I was recently interviewed by a Danish on-line photography magazine and it has just been published on their site:

Site: www.fotograf-fotograf.dk
Interview: http://www.fotograf-fotograf.dk/photographer-noel-clegg

No pressure to read it, but there's a few familiar names mentioned in there.

Lake Tahoe Sunrise This Morning
Well, the moon set behinds some clouds before the sunrise color arrived, but it's good that I went up there looking for the moon, because the clouds turned out really well.

Here's what I caught of the moon before it disappeared: https://picasaweb.google.com/107459220492917008623/Winter201112#5706889744915575954

https://picasaweb.google.com/107459220492917008623/Winter201112#5706889743048539634 #plusphotoextract #WideAngleWednesday curated by +Asif Patel

As a means to introduce myself to the new people who've been mad kind enough to circle me :) And as a way of starting a new portrait specific album that is not defined by place, just the stuff i like to shoot... What better way to start it off with a portrait for #womenwednesday curated by +Niki Aguirre +Athena Carey +Lee Daniels +Christina Lawrie +Teresa Stover and +Kerry Murphy (blimey thats a lot! :))) thank you!
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This is from the same night as my last photo. While we were all staring at the show on the waterfall +Jeremy Cram turned around and spotted the awesome sky in the other direction. So I switched to the 100-400mm lens and caught this through the mist. So thanks again Jeremy!

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Tulips fading, one after the other

#Creative366Project
39/366 February 8th, 2012

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Here is today's installment from my Wild Lands & Wild Life: Alaskan Fine Art Prints catalog.

Today's entry is from the 'Wild Lands' chapter in the catalog.

The Six Mile Creek area offers beautiful photographic settings year round. In the winter, the river freezes almost entirely. With odd rolling and undulating ice forms, you can find small gaps to look through and under, at the still flowing water beneath.
In the Spring and Summer, this area comes alive. The fresh snow melt raises the water level dramatically, and class 5 rapids roar through the canyons. Higher above, on some lesser known trails, I've found large sections of wildflowers and lots of fresh bear scat (although, oddly enough, I've never seen a bear here).
In the fall (when this was taken), the aspen shift the landscape into a painters palette, dotting the canyon floor and mountain sides with splotches of gold amongst the green of Sitka Spruce. The cool blue waters offer a nice contrast to the warmth of the trees.
In this image, I used my 24mm lens to get as much of the river in the frame as possible, using it (the river) to lead your eyes through the frame. This was taken in the early evening, but already the sun was hidden behind mountains and diffused by a beautiful mid-layer fog.
The lighting and aperture (f16) I used (along with an ISO of 100), allowed me to get a long enough exposure (2.5") to blur the water along it's path.
I hope you enjoy:)

Story behind the shot:

Got my first DSLR, joined 500px, instantly discovered long exposure photography, 2 months of experiments followed - finally this one popped up!

It soared to the top spot on 500px's popular section in less than 2 hours! Enjoy!