Kiss of light

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 13, 2011143 views7 comments

The full moon was supposed to be low in the dawn sky but decided to hide behind clouds. Fortunately the north sky was better and I waited until the first kiss of light skimmed the scrub. This is in central Florida's rare oak scrub habitat. I tried both a 3-stop GND and an HDR version. This is the GND version, which I preferred. Thanks for looking and for any comments.

Nikon D200, 12-24 mm
ISO 100, f16 @ 0.7 sec

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 13, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Lovely shot Reed. Love that little bit of snow that adds nice contrast to the scene. Nice sky also with the blues and separation in the clouds. Well done.

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on October 13, 2011 at 6:37 PM

thanks Dean, but this is Florida. That hint of snow is actually our white sugar sands that make the scrub such a unique habitat

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 14, 2011 at 2:08 AM

Lol, it looks exactly like snow, Reed--you're gonna have to put a big sticker on this "Warning--this is Florida!"

Interesting shot--looks good!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 14, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Sweet light, it add just the touch of warmth this image needs

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 14, 2011 at 12:53 PM

Very nice Reed. I like the light and the wonderful sky. The greens feel nice with the blue and white colors.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Bruce King on October 14, 2011 at 3:44 PM

Nice shot Reed. Excellent control of the grad line..........there is none.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on October 15, 2011 at 10:51 AM

I thought that was snow until you said Florida...then thought wait a second...I thought this was taken in Utah or Nevada...

Totally fooled me, never seen anything from this area Reed. Very cool!

And congrats on using a GND filter so well.

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