St. Mary's Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 29, 2009629 views17 comments

Hi Folks,
Haven't posted in awhile simply due to busy-ness. But have snuck on a few times to admire the continually inspiring postings. I don't do very many landscapes but with this iconic subject it is hard to resist. Glacier National Park is one of my favorite places. On this morning in September it was about 45F and 40 mph winds kicking up 3' waves. The sun only gave a little color for about 20 seconds and at first I thought it wasn't enought to make an interesting shot. But after seeing it larger I decided I like it.

This is also a stitch of 2 horizontal shots - one of my first attempts. Would love your feedback on this shot.

Nikon D2X, 24-70mm Sigma @ 24 mm, f10, 1/3s, ISO 400 (a mistake); levels, curves, cloned 2 dust spots & tiny saturation bump.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Ryan Dyar on November 29, 2009 at 1:32 AM

Really nice. Not sure what your standards are for good light, but this is a lot nicer than any of the sunrises I have gotten in the 15+ times I shot the lake!

Really well done!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 29, 2009 at 1:35 AM

Juat beautiful! Flawless stiching and wonderful comp, colors, nice saturation, the whitecaps are a plus., and the threatening clouds are wonderful .
Glacier is also one of my favorite places and I hope to go back soon.

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on November 29, 2009 at 1:55 AM

Love the comp and light. Hope that ISO setting isn't a deal breaker for you.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on November 29, 2009 at 3:08 AM

Very nice stitch. Must have been tough to keep your camera still. Anytime I have been at this spot it is always blowing. Great light on the peaks and nice wave action. Can't go wrong here.

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on November 29, 2009 at 4:47 AM

I really like the waves on the lake. They had a lot to this wonderful shot.

D&L

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on November 29, 2009 at 10:57 AM

This is simply gorgeous Julie, in every way. Beautiful work.
John

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 29, 2009 at 11:20 AM

This is beautiful, Julie. I like the pano format to capture all the best parts of the scene.

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on November 29, 2009 at 11:23 AM

Julia.. this is wonderful. I love how the light just kisses the bottoms of the clouds and the few spots on the mountains. I also love the dark clouds and the whitetops on the lake. Serenity at the end of a violent day... it a beautiful metaphor... love it!

Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 29, 2009 at 11:42 AM

A real beauty Julia. Gorgeous work.

Pat

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Comment posted by John Kerr on November 29, 2009 at 1:35 PM

Glacier National Park is my favorite place to visit and you captured a fantastic photograph of part of it here. The lighting is remarkable and the clouds add to the grandness of it all. Those 20 seconds of light that you were given on this morning is more than millions of tourists will ever see while driving through the park. Great job and thanks for sharing.

Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 29, 2009 at 3:37 PM

Love the snippets of flaming orange throughout the scene and the drama of the glow on the right side mountain. The whitecaps on the water add a palpable sense of the weather conditions. This is just beautiful, Julia, and so nice to see a post from you.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 29, 2009 at 6:42 PM

Absolutely beautiful Julia - especially the large version. So much color and detail in the clouds, and great light.

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Comment posted by Kelly Black on November 30, 2009 at 5:06 AM

Hi Julia,
This is beautiful! Nice job with the stitching. What a magical area, I've yet to visit. Your image makes me want to be there. I really like the rippling in the water, it adds interest to the image. The light is just gorgeous. Very nicely done.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 14 Posts, 245 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on November 30, 2009 at 8:39 AM

Beautiful scene Julia! I love those color-tipped clouds.

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Comment posted by Enrique F. Ferrá on December 1, 2009 at 6:56 PM

Beautiful, speechless

Registered on March 21, 2007, 38 Posts, 126 Comments

Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on December 6, 2009 at 9:43 AM

Very nice Julia! I may prefer a hair more base and you did well minimizing the chop on the lake......this one is all about the sweet light.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by Jay Levin on June 20, 2018 at 8:25 PM

This is absolutely spectacular. The light is wonderful. I'm delighted that I ran across this.

Registered on April 24, 2009, 21 Posts, 184 Comments