High hopes

Conditions most assuredly were on your side Dorin. Very nice lighting balance displayed here love the hot and cold colours combining so well here.

Beautiful! The foreground, the sunstar, the contrast between cold and warm colors all work very well.

I am wondering what will happen if you brighten the photo a little bit.

One of your best, Dorin. A pleasure to look at.

Gorgeous light Dorin! I really like the warm glow on the cold snow. Stunning work.

Dorin, I agree with Andreas. One of your best. Excellent work

Wow, great shot, comp, capture and processing.
No suggestions.
I like it a lot.

Just beautiful Dorin, incredible job on your processing. A great way to bring the New Year in. I like!

great comp, conditions and execution. I love the warm light on the foreground snow. great job!

Dorin, the warming sunlight trying to overcome the coldness there is a great and exceptional experience for me.

Peter

Stunning Dorin! I agree with the others - definitely one of your finest. The combination of warm & cool is really appealing and your composition is excellent.

Beautiful work Dorin. I love the red glow on the foreground elements.

Saw this on FB I think Dorin! Just a gorgeous shot with stellar light. The sunstar works for me as well. No nits from me!

Beautiful sunrise! What a great way to welcome the new year.

Nice! Great mix of elements, love those little trees especially. The fog in back is just the icing on the cake. The vignette feels a bit too dark to me, otherwise looks great!

great shot love the backlighting on the bushes covered with snow, good job!

The warm glow on those iced bushes is sooo nice. Also like those valley clouds to give some depth. Processing looks great. Grad NDs or a blend? Very natural look to it.

Surely we like it- Fantastic light, excellent composition and a skillful pp on this one- My congrats, Fabio

Woah...crazy light. Might experiment with cropping pano so just the flare comes down and not so much direct sun. Think it becomes more powerful. Great capture

aF

Wow....that snow light is what makes this shot me thinks. Great work Dorin.

Beautiful glow on those stunning tortured trees. What a view and seems like a fun time up there for you. You have a way with sensitive light and emotional impact.
Great work Dorin

Beautiful lighting on the foreground and the sun star is a nice touch. Also good job on the comp.

This is incredible! What a great way to start the year.

I like everything in this shot... Is this a single exposure?

That is quite an amazing location and light show.. I really like the light fringing the snowy bushes.

Hi Dorin,

Award winning material here my friend. I have to rank this at the very top of the list of shots I've seen from you and for that matter just about any shot I've seen in the last year. Incredible work. The light is amazing as is the comp and everything is so fresh and delicate. Your processing is spot on. One small suggestion is to clone out the two small black twigs in the LLC of the image.

Congrats,

Michael

Wow! stunning image Dorin. I love that rimmed backlight on the snowcovered vegetation. Also like the sunstar and comp. Great moment and capture

Dorin, This is beautiful! An awesome view, great comp, and that light is just wonderful! Excellent work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Awesome! That light is exquisite. I think if you cropped some off the left and bottom -- and maybe even a wee bit off the top -- this already strong image would be even stronger.

well done

The golden highlights in the snow incrusted trees/plants are stunning. Love the blues and warm tones and the astounding sun rays. What an amazing experience and image for opening the new year.

Very cool shot--those snow crusted plants almost look alien!

Beautiful sunrise. I like the warm light coming through the snow covered brush.

I love this! What odd/interesting shapes these hunkered down plants make & the lighting is incredible!

Thank you so much for the feedback, guys.
Yiming, Stan I intented a slightly darker presentation with a stronger vignetting. On my website, which has a dark background, the impression is totally different.
Harry, this is a blend of two exposures.
Aaron, yes it looks different with the sky cut off, but I'm losing the feeling of space which basically makes the image in most cases when shooting wide.
Michael, thanks for pointing that out.
Kory, I'll give it a try with the crop.

WOW! Accalades for capturing all the right elements in the right light. A breathtaking image.

The red sun backlighting the snow covered plants in the foreground is outstanding. The sunburst and the peaks fading into the distance really makes this special.

My goodness. Awesome shot.

Saw this on WhyTake. Awesome! Just perfect comp and light.

This is a wonderful image Dorin. I must say that I went to your website after your last post and I was particularly imprest.
Your attitude to photography is one of the best that I have every read. Very refreshing! Now back to your image... I found the little magenta streak or flare? in the middle left a bit distracting and would recommend that you remove it. cheers

Wow Dorin, that's some incredible light! I love how the sun rays seemingly touch the trees!

Unique! Fantastic light! Well done!

Excellent. Spectacular light, and what a view! Well done. I'm surprised by the lack of flare from the Tokina under these conditions. Good for you.

Wow!

Excellent image, Dorin. A stunning composition and some gorgeous light to go with it.

Freakin amazing!!!!!!

Amazing Grace!!! Stunning shot, Dorin!

ooooo, love the reds here Dorin!

Beautiful scenery, Dorin, love the highlights on the snow covered trees!