Fading Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 9, 2011394 views23 comments

"Across the Lake #2"

I couldn't stay at work and miss this light. Tests will still be there for grading tomorrow. Thanks for looking and for any critique.

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on October 9, 2011 at 4:15 AM

sounds really cold

love the light

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on October 9, 2011 at 4:22 AM

The light adds magic to the scene!. I don't see any flaw here, a beautiful moment captured with perfection.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 9, 2011 at 7:02 AM

Beautiful light.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on October 9, 2011 at 7:03 AM

Screw the tests - shots like that have to be taken. Just wonderful.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on October 9, 2011 at 7:29 AM

Great light Kent.
Beautiful image!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 9, 2011 at 7:36 AM

Love the warmth of the light on the mountain Kent. The ice in the foreground adds the the scene.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 9, 2011 at 8:30 AM

This is a beautiful picture, Kent. The light and colors are wonderful. I really like the ice in the foreground along with the nice reflections. Excellent work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on October 9, 2011 at 8:59 AM

Nice work Kent. Some cool and interesting light glowing around the mountain. The placement of the ice was key in keeping the balance here.
Great mixture of colors and textures.

Nice job

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 9, 2011 at 9:41 AM

You're right - great light! Well composed too. It's obviously quite chilly, but the light look so warm - a lovely combination.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on October 9, 2011 at 9:45 AM

Gorgeous Kent. I can't help wondering if a sunstar could have been achieved with a shot just seconds prior. Regardless, love the fg ice and the light is spectacular.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on October 9, 2011 at 10:19 AM

Very sweet light. This is a magic scene.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 9, 2011 at 10:52 AM

Simple scene and the light really makes this a special image.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on October 9, 2011 at 11:47 AM

Beautiful landscape and light Kent, certainly worth leaving work for.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on October 9, 2011 at 11:55 AM

Thanks for the positive feedback, everyone.

Bruce - Do you mean a star diffraction effect from reflections off the foreground ice? The sun was behind me as I composed this image, not over the lake. On the ice, I couldn't pull an image off that incorporated f/22 for the stars because the little bergs move too much.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on October 9, 2011 at 2:21 PM

Excellent light, color and composition here, Kent. I really like the foreground ice. Glad you caught this light and thanks for sharing this moment!!

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Comment posted by Jonathan Heywood on October 9, 2011 at 2:39 PM

Spectacular juxtaposition of elements here, Kent; the warmth of the mountains and cool of the ice is entertaining to view. Excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on October 9, 2011 at 4:53 PM

Yeah, I'd want to take a break for that too. Gorgeous light! Isn't this the bay where you saw a unicorn once?

Chris

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on October 9, 2011 at 5:03 PM

Chris - This is the freshwater lake where I just missed photographing a unicorn-orca in a full breach.

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Comment posted by Cory Freeman on October 9, 2011 at 9:17 PM

really nice Kent!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 9, 2011 at 10:05 PM

Nice comp, really beautiful light and color.

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on October 10, 2011 at 3:19 AM

This is outstanding Kent. I love the colors in this shot and your comp is great. You need to get another job, one that lets you photograph more. hint, hint.

Registered on January 19, 2011, 33 Posts, 408 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Mearig on October 10, 2011 at 11:35 AM

Dennis - Thanks for the flattering "hint". Fortunately for me, I do love to teach, and as far as time for photography goes, there aren't many better "day jobs". I also love living here in Juneau, where light like this only shows up a couple times a month through most of the year.

Everyone - Thank you for your time taken in commenting.

PS - Half the tests have still yet to be graded.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on October 10, 2011 at 7:03 PM

Very nice work, Kent. The composition is very well balanced and the low perspective really puts me in the scene . . . I feel like I could reach out and touch the ice. Great shot.

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