Dynamical Evening

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 9, 2011189 views3 comments

Thank you to those who commented on my last, rather unconventional post. This is a shot from a particularly memorable evening in Glacier National Park back in early August. It was rather difficult to get to this location just above the Going to the Sun Road on Haystack Creek not due to any entailed climbing, but due to road construction--we had to walk a fair ways on the road itself to get to this location. While I enjoy climbing, hiking, etc., walking along a mountain road in the dark with impatient drivers speeding by is not my forte, however, I'm glad I endured it to capture this image.

I realize that the upper middle portion of the left side is dark, but I didn't notice this until post capture. All comments, critiques, and opinions appreciated; please view large.

5D MKII
17-40mm @ 17
f/16
ISO 100
Two image blend for dynamic range.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 9, 2011 at 5:05 PM

Nice work indeed :)

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by Russell Colletta on October 9, 2011 at 8:51 PM

I like this one Jon. The dark parts are okay, but you may want to work on the brightest parts of the clouds. All in all - very nice work. This place is on my bucket list and now that we're closer, just might make it.

Registered on October 31, 2009, 114 Posts, 1008 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on October 10, 2011 at 5:55 PM

What a wonderful location. I like the way you composed this, setting up the waterfall as an important but not dominant part of the scene, as the surroundings certainly deserve a role as well. The distant light on the peaks is a nice touch as well. I think some of the darker tones are perhaps too dark and could use a bit of selective dodging.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments