Weekly Gallery Update #6: Panoramas

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Kyle Kuns

My Weekly Gallery Updates are about sharing photos I’ve added to the gallery section of this site. The galleries are my way of creating a visual approach to searching for hikes by having collections of photos that link to information about hiking to where each photo was taken.

This week I’ve added five photos to my new Panoramas Gallery. I’ve just started reading my camera manual to learn more how to use it. Among the things I’ve been trying out recently is the panorama mode function which takes several pictures as I move the camera that are stitched together in the cameras software creating a wide view image. I’ve become fond of this feature as it gives a more comprehensive view of the terrain even though the output is significantly smaller in pixels than a typical photo.

December 2012 (click to enlarge)

Above photo taken from the Mt. Hillyer Trail

December 2012 (click to enlarge)

Above photo taken from the Silver Moccasin Trail

November 2012 (click to enlarge)

Above photo taken from the Valley Forge Trail

November 2012 (click to enlarge)

Above photo taken from Mt. Lowe

November 2012 (click to enlarge)

Above photo taken from San Gabriel Peak

Weekly Gallery Update #5: Trees From Below

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Kyle Kuns

This week I’ve added five photos to my new Trees From Below Gallery. Trees are typically the first image that pops into my mind when someone refers to a forest. They are one of my favorite things to photograph.

December 2011

Above view from the Lower San Gabriel Peak Trail

February 2012

Above view from the Dawson Saddle Trail

November 2012

Above view from the Mt. Hillyer Trail

April 2012

Above view from the Mt. Waterman Trail

May 2012

Above view from the Islip Ridge Trail

Weekly Gallery Update #4: Blue Sky Backgrounds

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Kyle Kuns

This week I’ve added five photos to the Blue Sky Backgrounds Gallery. Having taken well over 15,000 snapshots in Angles Forest in the past two years, I started seeing unintended patterns in my photography. Over time, recognizing these patterns has made me conscious of trying to add more snapshots to the series. It turns out I have a predilection for the simplicity of a subject set against a blue sky.

February 2012

Above photo taken from the Dawson Saddle Trail.

July 2012

Above photo taken from the Icehouse Canyon Trail

June 2012

Above photo taken from the Pacific Crest Trail between Mt. Baden-Powell and the Dawson Saddle Trail.

June 2012

Above photo taken from the Chapman Trail.

April 2012

Above photo taken from Mt. Waterman

Weekly Gallery Update #3: Details, Patterns, and Textures

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Kyle Kuns

This week I’ve added five photos to the Details, Patterns, and Textures Gallery. Perhaps due to my training in architecture, I spend a lot of time looking at my surroundings at different levels of detail. Most of the photos I share on this site are intended to give a broad overview of the terrain and views that a particular hike or hiking experience encompasses. However I also enjoy looking at the elements around me. I might look at the trunk of a tree and see an interesting pattern or texture, or I might see a natural assembly of elements that form a composition I enjoy looking at, or I might just find myself focusing on one part of something–e.g. the charred roots of a tree that is still very much alive.

November 2012

Above photo taken from Valley Forge Campground

April 2012

Above photo taken from the Mt. Waterman Trail.

November 2012

Above photo taken from the Valley Forge Trail.

November 2011

Above photo taken from the South Fork Trail.

August 2011

Above photo taken from the Middle Icehouse Canyon Trail.

Weekly Gallery Update #2: Views From Peaks

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Kyle Kuns

This week I’ve added five photos to the Views from Peaks Gallery. All photos in this gallery were taken from a peak. For me, peaks are typically the main destination I reach on a hike where I take a break, have lunch, enjoy the view, and get ready to hike back down the mountain.