Wildcat Hills Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 16, 2012104 views5 comments

Yesterday morning I went out with a specific image in mind and it did not materialize, but this is what I was given. It was a beautiful sky over the buttes as they receded into the distance. I used a longer lens to compress the distance between the buttes. This is a combination of 3 images for exposure. It was an absolutely gorgeous morning on the prairie. All comments and critiques are very much appreciated.

Canon 40D
Sigma 70-300
All settings on manual
Shutter 1/5, 1/6 and 1/8
Aperture f20
ISO 100
133mm
Tripod and shutter release
All post processing in PSE9

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 16, 2012 at 8:34 PM

That is a glorious sky Richard. Again, simple scenes like this tend to catch my attention. I really like the streaks of light and color in the sky with the barely discernible detail in the shadows.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on May 16, 2012 at 9:58 PM

One of your better images, IMO.
Great skies, and this invokes a feeling of peace and quiet.
But, why f20 aperture?

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 16, 2012 at 10:43 PM

John, thanks for your comments. I was at f20 because of forgetfulness. I had started out with a wide angle lens and some other compositions using a foreground subject using a greater depth of field and was not happy with it. I switched to the 70-300 to focus on the scene and compress it and forgot to reset my f stop.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 17, 2012 at 12:16 AM

Beautiful colors in the sunrise. the dark to light progression of the silhouetted hills is a masterly touch. Very nicely done

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Comment posted by Michael Westerbeck on May 17, 2012 at 10:15 AM

I like this a lot. The variations in tone/contrasts in the foreground are very appealing and the sky is just drop dead gorgeous! Larger version is a must to appreciate this.

Thanks for sharing!!

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