Places Showcase ⇒ San Gorgonio Mountain and Cucamonga Peak

[Ceropegia]

In my post of San Jacinto Peak, Steve mentioned climbing it as part of the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge in Southern California. These two peaks are part of that challenge. I was on the wrong side of the airplane to catch them in my 2015 trip to Los Angeles, but I also took some aerial photos on a 2014 trip. I had not tried to identify their location, but decided to check to see if any were taken of Southern California mountains. I discovered that I was sitting on the other side of the airplane so these two would probably have been visible to me. After checking Google Earth against my photos, I found that they were indeed among those I captured. I was using a different camera on that trip which only had about half the zoom range of the one I used in 2015. While I was able to get a fairly decent image of San Gorgonio because we passed almost directly over it, Cucamonga Peak was quite a distance away. I had to edit the image significantly but was not able to do a very good job; however, because it is one of the Six-Pack, I wanted to include it here. San Gogonio is the first photo and Cucamonga Peak, the second.

[LindaShorey]

Love the mountain rising out of the clouds. Such size and power.

[minniev]

These are very nice. I think you've figured out something about taking photos from airplanes that has eluded me. I am impressed you could do so much with these given the kind of glass you probably had to shoot through. With the Cucomonga Peak, I'm guessing that you maybe edited on the clouds? I still think it's an impressive shot.

[Ceropegia]

Love the mountain rising out of the clouds. Such size and power.

Thanks, Linda

[Ceropegia]

These are very nice. I think you've figured out something about taking photos from airplanes that has eluded me. I am impressed you could do so much with these given the kind of glass you probably had to shoot through. With the Cucomonga Peak, I'm guessing that you maybe edited on the clouds? I still think it's an impressive shot.

Actually, I was so focused on trying to bring out the mountains, that I paid little attention to the clouds which I can see now I really blew out. So I decided to try again. This time, to separate the mountains from the rest of the image so I could keep the cloud detail, I tried using layers, something I do not understand well and am not at all good at using. Perhaps even more grainy than my first attempt, but I think I did better by the clouds.

[LindaShorey]

Actually, I was so focused on trying to bring out the mountains, that I paid little attention to the clouds which I can see now I really blew out. So I decided to try again. This time, to separate the mountains from the rest of the image so I could keep the cloud detail, I tried using layers, something I do not understand well and am not at all good at using. Perhaps even more grainy than my first attempt, but I think I did better by the clouds.

Wow, a lot of great details you were able to bring out. I found the concept of layers very difficult to grasp at first, but am so glad I stuck with it. Not that I'm particularly proficient with pp, but I do use layers and layer masks a lot now :)

[Didereaux]

Thanks for the permission to do this. Got curious about what that image would look like in BW. I like the old film look, but was curious.

[Ceropegia]

Wow, a lot of great details you were able to bring out. I found the concept of layers very difficult to grasp at first, but am so glad I stuck with it. Not that I'm particularly proficient with pp, but I do use layers and layer masks a lot now

Thank! Maybe someday I'll finally figure it all out

[Ceropegia]

Thanks for the permission to do this. Got curious about what that image would look like in BW. I like the old film look, but was curious.

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In your BW conversion, you really brought out the details. I like it.

[St3v3M]

... I wanted to include it here. San Gogonio is the first photo and Cucamonga Peak, the second.

I'm honored you remembered me and posted these here. Ironically I may have a chance to climb them again soon!

Thank you for posting these here and especially for letting us work with your images. Thank you again! S-