Sunrise over del Paine

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 29, 2010351 views18 comments

I was lucky in 2008 to travel to South America (photo tour) for about 30 days with two of the great masters, David Muench and Jack Dykinga. David shot 35mm and digital, while Jack shot 4x5. Great photographers and fantastic people too. We were all on the porch at Lago Gray Lodge, hiding from the winds that were howling 60 mph plus (very brutal). Wow, sunrise came over the peaks above the Valle del Frances, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine. It was a magnificent sunrise.

Comments welcome!

Canon 1DS MK II - Canon 70-200 mm F/2.8 L IS Singh-ray warming polarizer. TK’s Luminosity masks

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18 comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on June 29, 2010 at 8:23 PM

I looks as if the mountain is on fire.

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Comment posted by Nathaniel (Nat) Al on June 29, 2010 at 8:24 PM

I don't need to say that this is a trophy shot. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on June 29, 2010 at 10:00 PM

Epic scene Kyle, beautiful light on the Cuernos. Im enjoying the large view. I dont know if it´s my monitor but the blues looks too cyan, easy to fix.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 29, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Fantastic! The light and color are extraordinary.

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on June 29, 2010 at 10:38 PM

A beautiful moment!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on June 29, 2010 at 10:49 PM

"Trophy Shot", that's a good call! This is extremely beautiful. I might crop off the top mto a pano/semipano. I don't think you need as much of the blue area in the ULC.

Chris

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on June 30, 2010 at 1:00 AM

I see the greenish tinge in the blues too. I could just be a web thing.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 30, 2010 at 1:36 AM

Kyle,

Great drama in the peaks and clouds - the first light gracing the peaks really makes the image for me, including the light on the last peak on the left. Of course it's all ruined knowing you're in the lodge sipping latte's...

JK! What an impressive sight, great capture.

I can see a bit of the green/cyan that is being mentioned in the sky. Not a significant issue, but something you could play with. Regardless, this is an awesome capture!

Lon

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Comment posted by SimonRumford on June 30, 2010 at 2:55 AM

great shot, excellent colour, sharpness and detail....must have been a great site to witness

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Comment posted by Enrique Vizcarra on June 30, 2010 at 3:06 AM

Sharp and fantastic ligths

The blank on FG dont bother me but I think it's irrelevant to this great landscape

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Comment posted by Chris Gin on June 30, 2010 at 6:57 AM

Beautiful dramatic shot!! Love the lighting and colours.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on June 30, 2010 at 8:09 AM

Beautiful moment, great light and colors. The heavy shadowline on the bottom of the frame is a little distracting for me, but nothing major. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Josh Anderson on June 30, 2010 at 9:54 AM

I love the light directly above the mountains. Very nice.

~ja

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on June 30, 2010 at 11:54 AM

Thanks everyone, I will work on the green/cyan. My monitor may need some up dating.

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Comment posted by mark cillo on June 30, 2010 at 6:53 PM

I love the light and the striking peaks. Beautiful work

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on June 30, 2010 at 8:41 PM

Magical light Kyle! I especially like the glow effect on the peaks. The upper left blue portion of the image lacks interest for me, perhaps crop a bit off the top?

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on July 2, 2010 at 10:54 AM

Kyle,

I agree with the crop to a pano to add drama and emphasis to the peaks. I would suggest a curves adjustment pulling back on the cyan and possibly up just a tad on yellow. I think you will find the colors will fall together better. It's an easy fix and well worth the time to perfect this beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on July 2, 2010 at 11:24 AM

Great fiery lighting of the clouds and peaks for a very catching image. The porch must afford great sunsets also. My eyes keep going to the dangling clouds in the upper left. I would crop them off and thus make the peaks and colorful clouds above them more dominant.

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