Orange Glow

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 1, 2012462 views16 comments

Just past sunset, an orange glow slowly illuminated the entire scene over a peaceful section of Great Falls park.

Canon 5dm2, Nikkor 14-24mm/2.8, 2 images blended for focus at f/13, 30 sec, ISO 400

This was shot in the same location a week prior to the Venus, Jupiter, and moon shot I posted a few days ago. This was my first visit to that section of the park, and I'll have to return for more texture in the sky/reflected in the pool. Just thought I'd post this in the meantime for your thoughts.

C&C requested

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Justin Reznick on March 1, 2012 at 11:07 AM

Strong, textured foreground and a killer light show, beautiful image!

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on March 1, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Hi Navin,

I think you've captured the image well and it has an eerie mood to. Your composition is strong, the only thing I notice (on the large version) is the noise in the area of the reflected shadow on the large version maybe you could clean that up a little. Anyways, I think this is a great shot.

Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on March 1, 2012 at 11:56 AM

thanks, justin and michael. hmm i saw the grain in the TIFF and thought I addressed it before posting, but you're right it seems to remain. thanks for that point!!

Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on March 1, 2012 at 1:45 PM

Beautiful light you captured Navin, with great depth. I like how the shapes of the clouds somewhat echo the foreground. Looks like web compression is killing the small version somewhat, but the large version looks great!

Registered on November 24, 2008, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 1, 2012 at 5:10 PM

I love the warm glowing light and reflection. A very nice feel with wonderful colors. Nice work on the comp too, Navin! Beautiful image.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 1, 2012 at 5:19 PM

Wonderful image- Excellent perspective, great quality of light and a pretty warm palette on this one- Great job, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Thomas Young on March 1, 2012 at 6:01 PM

Great comp, with a nice orange glow and sharpness front to back. The top of the left background rocks look a little dark compared to the base, was burning applied here? Not sure what to make of the disconnected rock peeping into the right of the scene.

Registered on February 10, 2011, 7 Posts, 55 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 1, 2012 at 9:02 PM

Lovely, Navin. You really nailed the light.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on March 1, 2012 at 9:33 PM

Thanks again for your comments.

Tom - I didn't apply any burning, but the disconnected rocks you noted also stand out to me. Unfortunately the better light occurred during the worse comp. Lesson learned again.

Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 2, 2012 at 12:12 PM

Beautiful shot. The foreground rocks are a nice lead in and the glow is great. I'm jealous. I've been to this area 3 time is the last month for sunset and each time, the light/clouds fizzled over the last 30 minutes.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 2, 2012 at 11:39 PM

Incredible light and color, and excellent work in finding a really nice composition among the apparent jumble of rock. Beautiful image.

Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments

Comment posted by Anil Rao on March 3, 2012 at 12:46 AM

Very nicely done, Navin. All of the 3 components, sky, land and water, provide so much interest.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on March 3, 2012 at 2:29 PM

amazing Navin

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on March 3, 2012 at 8:28 PM

Some intense gloe you captured here. While the color and clouds are fantastic, I' having a little trouble with the composition. Maybe I'm looking for a focal point that is missing? Had the colors not been this intense, I think the comp might be lacking. I know how hard it can be to get the 2 together. I'm sure as you return, you may find some other comp options, but maybe never a sky as nice as this

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Comment posted by Florian Aubin on March 4, 2012 at 11:28 AM

very nice soft hues here, great work!

Registered on April 8, 2011, 8 Posts, 100 Comments

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on March 4, 2012 at 6:03 PM

hi everyone... thanks again for the comments!! i really appreciate your input.

mark - have you stayed into the twilight? i've found the best light sometimes to be well past the sunset.

harry - thanks for your thoughts on the comp. i hope i can get even better conditions next time, maybe a little more texture in the sky.

Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments