Hoodoo Mountain

On several occasions I traveled to Fairmont Hot Springs in British Columbia with members of the Monochrome Guild.  We always stayed at the family cottage of my friend and Guild member Andy.  This was a most gracious gesture, and it was a welcome opportunity to explore the area with accommodations that were without cost.  We came to know a number of locations that we returned to time and again.  Templeton Falls was one, and Hoodoo Mountain was another.  These recently processed color shots were from Hoodoo Mountain.  This mountain is beside Dutch Creek, just upstream from where it drains into Columbia Lake and the headwaters of the mighty Columbia River.  The mountain is very unique and impressive from down below, and we often hiked up to the summit, from the backside.  Some of the land at the summit is managed by the Nature Conservancy of Canada.  These two images include one taken from down below near the creek, and a second of a Crocus up at the summit.  This was on our final trip to the area... in the spring of 2017.  The family cottage has since been sold so if we ever choose to make another trip to the area, we will need to make alternative arrangements for accommodations.

Its interesting to note how different the color palette of these two images is.  The Shot of Hoodoo Mountain was taken on Fujichrome Velvia 100F that expired in 2006.  The close up shot of the Crocus was taken on newer Fujichrome Velvia 100 that expired in 2010.  I adjusted the color balance, contrast and saturation significantly in Photoshop, yet the differences are pronounced.  As with the previously posted images, both of these sheets of film were developed using chemistry that expired in 2008.