Centennial Mountains

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 2, 2011634 views5 comments

This view of the Centennial Mountains is from the Lower Lake campground at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. I have spent a lot of time there the past two years. On this morning there was a low fog just before the rise of the mountains and low hanging clouds just above the fog. I thought the sun light was delightful. This image was taken in August and there was still some snow visible on the mountains even that late in the summer.

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in southern Montana is an amazing place with a wide windswept valley, beautiful lakes, soaring mountains, plenty of birds and other animals and whenever I go there I feel a marvelous sense of peace. I've done several blog posts about it and I just can't seem to get enough of the place.

This is my first time posting in Man & Nature though I often view the other beautiful images posted here.

Taken with a D200, handheld, f11, 1/45, ISO 400, +1.0 EV, 18-200mm VR at 18 mm. Cropped a bit from the top. Larger version provided.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Ryan Marshik on October 3, 2011 at 12:07 AM

Wonderful shot.
I really like the leading line of the road, the framing, and the warmth of the foreground against the cool of the fog.
Thanks for sharing

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 3, 2011 at 12:23 AM

Lovely lighting and I really like the similarity between the lake and the fog bank and how it isolates the peak.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on October 3, 2011 at 1:42 AM

very elegant and that's some lovely light.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 3, 2011 at 10:05 AM

Love the warm light on the grass and road Mia. Also like how the road vanishing in to the fog covered mountains. BTW - welcome to the M&N gallery!

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 3, 2011 at 7:19 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome to the Man & Nature critique gallery.

Mark, the lake isn't visible in this shot, the low lying light area at the base of the mountains is fog then above it a small view of the mountains then the low hanging clouds. Photos I took from the mountains looking back to the lake with the fog/mist over it were interesting too, perhaps I'll have to post one of those in the future.

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