Golden Light on Palouse

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 6, 20091,296 views22 comments

Another from my recent trip to the Palouse with Kevin. This was the same night as the storm, and the storm forming in the BG is the same one that grazed us on Steptoe.

5D
17-40L
3 exposures blended by hand using advanced Photoshop tonality targeting and Tony K's luminosity masks

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22 comments

Comment posted by Murali Santhanam on July 6, 2009 at 2:52 PM

Straight out of heaven. Can't believe that this is a predecessor to a storm. How lovely this looks. The rays of light and the warm colors on beautiful green and yellow fields look fantastic.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on July 6, 2009 at 4:24 PM

Excellent, Zack. I never tire of seeing the Palouse.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on July 6, 2009 at 4:45 PM

Excellent. Any other comment is unnecessary.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on July 6, 2009 at 11:16 PM

Gorgeous, dramatic lighting. Excellent exposure and flare control.

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 7, 2009 at 2:02 AM

Doesn't get much better than this. The sunburst, rays of light, clouds, and light on the landscape itself are all terrific. Excellent processing as well. Nice stuff.

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Comment posted by Aaron Ellingsen on July 7, 2009 at 2:49 AM

Man, you two hit the jackpot on that trip! The light and shadow play is perfect and has a very painting-like quality.

I like your chosen composition, but would also like to see a pano crop, getting rid of the mottled yellow FG hill. Its blotchy-ness doesn't quite fit with the rest of the smooth, rolling hills.

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Comment posted by usha peddamatham on July 7, 2009 at 8:49 AM

Wow. I need to get there some day soon. What a gorgeous scene and you captured it so well. This is what makes us love nature so much.

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Comment posted by David Cobb on July 7, 2009 at 11:29 AM

This was the trip that keeps on giving Zack, absolutely beautiful light on those hills, and those rays are stunning.

David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 7, 2009 at 12:54 PM

Yeah, this is fairly excellent.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 7, 2009 at 1:20 PM

It looked like a green oceans from the thumbnail. Beautiful light and color Zack.

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on July 8, 2009 at 12:40 AM

I love those defined rays of light. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on July 8, 2009 at 3:10 AM

Grand shot, Zack. You've captured some magic light over that beautiful landscape. Lovely golden glow. Nice job of the blend too.

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Comment posted by Sean Bagshaw on July 8, 2009 at 7:07 PM

Hey Zack - really nice job pulling every ounce of drama out of the lighting. Magical!

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 9, 2009 at 2:08 AM

This location seems to be a magnet for incredible light. That's one hell of a show.

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Comment posted by Eric Vaughan on July 10, 2009 at 8:48 PM

A beauty Zach, what wonderful light you caught there and storm in BG is great touch.

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on July 13, 2009 at 6:06 PM

A million dollar picture - absolutely mind blowing stuff

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on July 14, 2009 at 2:07 PM

Wow. Unbelievable shot Zack. I love it. I really have to make it to the Palouse some day.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on July 16, 2009 at 1:13 AM

Fantastic light. Excellent blending job.
Well deserved EP Zack.

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on July 16, 2009 at 4:20 PM

F A N T B U L O U S.

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Comment posted by usha peddamatham on July 16, 2009 at 8:14 PM

How lucky to be gazing at such a Godly scene ! I would perhaps forget about the camera and just absorb the scenery. Thanks for preserving for us.

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Comment posted by Ed Cooley on July 16, 2009 at 9:10 PM

Zack, this is really incredible. Wonderful light and color makes this image magical.

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Comment posted by maggie steele on July 17, 2009 at 6:58 PM

This cant be real! Damn thats fricken beautiful! WOOT!!! Zack your AWESOME! Perfecto mate.

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