Summer Recap - Mt. St. Helens
. . . "EXTREME DANGER". Something to do with the drop-off behind the sign, I guess. Not easily daunted, Mrs. L took this shot of the flowers growing on the side of the cliff. This is the woman who claims to be afraid of heights . . .
The grey you see at the bottom (that looks like a dried-up river bed) is actually the ash and pumice flow from the eruption, albeit almost thirty years later.
I did notice that the sky is too close to the ground in this area. See?
On to the actual volcano . . . two shots, the first in 'unpopular, film' mode and the second in 'popular, digital' mode:
Seems to me that the digital photos are always darker but slightly more sharp (if you're lucky). However, I don't know what settings Mrs. L was using on the K-1000, so . . . talk amongst yourselves.
Those last two photos were taken from the area where that guy Johnston made the famous radio call, "Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!" - only to be killed by flying rock a few moments later. FIVE MILES from the mountain. Yikes.
But, hey, they named the ridge after him. Never mind that the Native Americans probably already had a name for it - that's not how we roll here in the US!
posted by Mr. L at 11:59 PM
3 Comments:
I have actually forgotten what film is like. This is a Photoshop house. Thirty years? Where does the time go? But you know, I was only in fifth grade. Right?
after 5 weeks of studying volcanoes, i am burnt out (no pun intended) but those are great shots... film OR digital.
I sense treachery.... the digital is the top one, film the bottom.... or Mr. L used the one that was not properly saved for upload to the web.
~ Mrs. L
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