Rising
by Wayne Jones
Rising Sun, Rising Mist, Rising Bass
This shot for me sums up why I love paddling and camping on Adirondack lakes and ponds. It was made a few minutes after the shot I posted Monday night. As I made that first pre-dawn shot, the colors began fading, so I waded into the water about 20 yards away for a better composition with some pickerel weed in the foreground. At the same time, my fishing buddy launched his kayak and began catching topwater bass and perch. I quickly fired off these two frames for a panorama before he paddled out of the scene. It was my great fortune that the rising Sun created these rays and injected more color into the sky (after it had already lost some of its earlier color). That one last burst of color did not last long, so I am glad that I was already in the right place at the right time.
Please check out the larger image because the narrow panorama doesn't hold much detail at this size.
Canon 50D
Sigma 17-70
1/100 sec. @ f/8; ISO 200
Tripod and 2-sec. timer
Two frames: Each double-processed in ACR to control high dynamic range; then hand-blended and stitched in CS5
Comments
25 commentsPeter
Charlie
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Excellent image! Your photos of this place look very crisp and sharp to me, almost like an etching on glass--simply beautiful. Well Done!
Chrisie Jackson
Denver, Colorado
I love the Adirondacks and think that it's one of the "special places" along with the PNW, where I currently live now.
I grew up on Long Island, and used to visit my cousins upstate in Clifton Park. I used to love going up to the Adirondacks, and regret that I never made it up there more often. Hopefully I can remedy that situation and get up there when I visit my family. This image certainly inspires me to do so!
Joe, I hope you get back to Adirondacks, but right now, many of the most popular places have been hit hard by the heavy rains from Hurrican Irene. (This was shot about 18 hours before the storm.) The rains washed out the ancient dam that created Duck Hole (a popular wilderness lake accessible only by miles of trecking), so the lake no longer exists. All the trails in the Eastern High Peaks and Giant Mountain wilderness area have been closed due to landslides and washed out trails and bridges. Another lake, where I usually spend Labor Day weekend, was drained before the storm as a precaution. Good move, but it will take a while to get back to normal. Just inconveniences -- not as bad as the areas 40-60 miles to the south of here, where entire villages were washed away, along with crops, homes, livestock and a few people. (As I am typing, the TV news just reported that a guy is looking for 22 horses that disappeared in the flood. But the water is startng to go down now, and people are helping each other recover.)
I could gush all day, but I’ll spare you.
Love the colours in the sky, the fog, the kayak, the distant trees, and the dark FG. They all come together perfectly.
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy