November Sky

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 30, 2009485 views15 comments

Yesterday was my last chance to visit this location for the next little while. This location, in Kananaskis Country, Alberta is inaccessible by car from December 1st to May 15th every year to protect wildlife that spend their winters there. Well, I guess I could do it as a a 16km round trip hike...

Luckily the sunrise didn't disappoint. The colours were really, really intense. Although I had planned to shoot the mountains, I couldn't resist shooting this scene behind me instead. This goes to show you that you need to focus on the light and not on your planned subject. Go with the flow, so to speak.

Tech:
Canon 5D2
Canon 24mm TS-E
2 & 3 Stop ND Grad filters stacked
4 Seconds at f/13

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Jeff Wiebe on November 30, 2009 at 10:42 AM

Really nice, Tom! Is this in the Highwood area then? Or in the closed area past Elbow Falls?

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Comment posted by bill meikle on November 30, 2009 at 10:53 AM

Lovely colours Tom and well executed, looking behind is a key skill, sounds like you learned it well.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on November 30, 2009 at 10:56 AM

Great composition is embellished with lovely light. Well done, Tom.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on November 30, 2009 at 11:03 AM

Amazing light, I love the reflected color in the surface of the water.

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on November 30, 2009 at 11:03 AM

Great light and comp Tom! I might try to dig a little more detail out of the shadows if possible, but I don't think it's a deal breaker in this case as the lines of the mountain are most important for the comp.

I'm going out to K-Country this week and hope to get this lucky with the light!

Wayne

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Comment posted by Wieslaw Poltorak on November 30, 2009 at 11:15 AM

Beautiful capture, Tom. I like the flow of your composition. Wonderful sunrise.

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on November 30, 2009 at 11:30 AM

What's so hard about a 10 mile hike?

Great warm colors here.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 30, 2009 at 11:44 AM

Pretty scene, Tom! Some great drama. Exposure looks good overall. The sky highlites (reds and yellows) look blown/clipped. Check your histogram. Use TKs sat masks or the equivalent. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 30, 2009 at 4:40 PM

Great color and beautiful sky Tom. Nice perspective too. Must be getting real cold up in your neck of the woods.

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Comment posted by Chip Phillips on November 30, 2009 at 5:24 PM

Awesome image Tom. I love the gentle curve of the river, and of course the light. Well done.

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Comment posted by Rick Gomez on November 30, 2009 at 6:31 PM

Nice shot, Tom!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on December 1, 2009 at 4:31 AM

Wonderful light and shutter speed.

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Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on December 1, 2009 at 7:37 AM

a good example of what you say...go with an idea, willing to change it as soon as nature tells you so. If not, images could be done with google earth :)

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on December 1, 2009 at 7:44 AM

Thank you for the comments everyone!

Jeff: This was in the area past Elbow Falls. I love this place and it's only a 45min drive from my house!

Wayne: We should go out shooting again one of these days!

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Comment posted by Rodney Dugmore on December 3, 2009 at 7:59 PM

Wow. Stunning shot Tom.
Great light and good composition

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