Alpine Pearl

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 11, 20111,082 views43 comments

Alpine Pearl, Kananaskis Country, Alberta.

This photo was taken the same morning as my last posting “Awaking,” only a few minutes later with a light much warmer.

Thank you for having a look and leaving a comment.

D5 II, 16-35mm at 16mm, three raw files hand blended.

Comments

43 comments

Comment posted by Matt Anderson on January 11, 2011 at 8:28 PM

Wonderful glowing light.

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Comment posted by Chris Martin on January 11, 2011 at 8:32 PM

The light and the clouds are fantastic. Great shot!

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on January 11, 2011 at 8:34 PM

Wow, that is some gorgeous light, not to mention the incredible location. Well done!

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on January 11, 2011 at 8:41 PM

Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Timothy Epp on January 11, 2011 at 8:57 PM

mmm nicely done!

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on January 11, 2011 at 9:00 PM

This is amazing and it almost looks like it is not of this world. I'm speechless.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 11, 2011 at 9:05 PM

Intense light you have captured. The blend looks well done, I wish the camera was a little closer to the edge to peer over the edge a little more. Maybe you had a reason for this camera placement, but i would love to see more over the edge. Very cool shot.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 11, 2011 at 9:11 PM

That's some spectacular light. The web presentation is immaculate. My only slight reservation is that the foreground seems to be the (relative) weak link here in an outstanding scene - I had the same thoughts as Harry in this matter.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 11, 2011 at 9:16 PM

Fantastic colours and view. Beautifully seen!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 11, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Wonderful light, colors, mist and reflection! I agree with wishing you were closer to the edge or to the right, so the lower rocks were not so prominent.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 11, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Incredible light. Incredible image.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on January 11, 2011 at 10:16 PM

Amazing light!! Well done

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 11, 2011 at 10:41 PM

Wow. What a moment to witness. Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on January 11, 2011 at 10:59 PM

once in a lifetime light - incredible

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on January 11, 2011 at 11:09 PM

I've never seen a scene fade in such a glorious way, fantastic view Wieslaw, I like it a lot!

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on January 11, 2011 at 11:28 PM

Bam!!!

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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on January 11, 2011 at 11:54 PM

Beautiful colors of the scene, I especially liked d reflections. Great winter picture.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on January 11, 2011 at 11:58 PM

Lake on fire! What wonderful light you had there. The foreground is picking up just enough of that dazzling to hold it's own against the insane background. Nice one.

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Comment posted by Mark Zemmin on January 12, 2011 at 12:02 AM

Amazing light. So many beautiful elements. Great image.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on January 12, 2011 at 12:23 AM

Amazing display of light at a rarely seen place. It looked like a cold morning. Wonderful processing, excellent work!

Michael

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on January 12, 2011 at 3:48 AM

Beautiful light flooding into the valley of almost biblical quality. Great exposure too.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 12, 2011 at 8:38 AM

Beautiful. Amazing light!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 12, 2011 at 9:34 AM

Spectacular! I see no weakness here. Amazing display to witness I'm sure.

Chris

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on January 12, 2011 at 9:55 AM

Stunning light! You've done a stellar job with the blend. It looks completely natural.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 12, 2011 at 10:55 AM

This glowing light is just awesome......well done.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on January 12, 2011 at 11:07 AM

That is some incredible light!! Must have been an incredible moment to experience. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 12, 2011 at 11:53 AM

Beautiful shot and superb processing job. The foreground doesn't bother me at all . . . I can see why a few of the other commenters called it out as a slight weakeness, but overall the scene is so strong that I don't really give it a second thought.

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on January 12, 2011 at 12:14 PM

Wow, what wonderful glowing light! The thumbnail doesn't begin to do this justice. I'd crop a little of the foreground to place more emphasis in the top half of the image.

Lori

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 12, 2011 at 12:25 PM

Absolutely stunning light! A scene to watch in awe.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on January 12, 2011 at 2:06 PM

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on January 12, 2011 at 2:47 PM

great light

nice comp too

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on January 12, 2011 at 3:07 PM

wow, that is one heck of a light show. I might have preferred a touch less foreground but still a great comp and scene.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on January 12, 2011 at 6:00 PM

superb light and mood!

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on January 12, 2011 at 6:13 PM

Another beautiful image! I liked the comp on the first one a bit more, with the trees in the fg - both are great.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on January 12, 2011 at 6:35 PM

A drop dead beautiful moment you captured here!
Your 'development' of this image is flawless, too. I just love it!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 12, 2011 at 9:26 PM

Wieslaw,

Simply glorious. Reminds me of a shrunken down Crater Lake... Just beautiful light and magical conditions.

Lon

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 12, 2011 at 10:27 PM

Hi Wieslaw

Awesome light and a remarkable scene

a superb capture

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on January 13, 2011 at 4:19 AM

Stunning glowing light! Love it!

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Comment posted by Chip Phillips on January 13, 2011 at 2:50 PM

Awesome light show. The kind of moment most photographers live for. What a beautiful location as well. Well done. Chip

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 13, 2011 at 10:55 PM

Amazing light! Great color. Lots of impact.

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Comment posted by Darren Huski on January 14, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Great image! Fantastic light and you captured it well.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on January 14, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Awesome!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 15, 2011 at 5:56 PM

That is a great shot with some crazy lighting!

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