Catching the Last Glow

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 19, 2012127 views5 comments

Looks like I was a bit late for the best light, huh? But I tried to make the best out of it. Manual blend of two exposures (Nikon D90, 16-85 DX VR, tripod). I like the creek and the (small) glacier in the backdrop, but then, the light could obviously be better.

What do you think?

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 19, 2012 at 1:59 PM

I ilke the glow on the mountain peak....the foreground doesn't do much for me. A little bit earlier and you would have seen more of the alpenglow. I would consider cropping a bit of the bottom

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on August 19, 2012 at 4:21 PM

Thanks Bill. I think you have a very valid point there. I've tried 4:5, which I like. Square would probably also work.

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on August 19, 2012 at 4:58 PM

The 4X5 crop works much better. This is a nice photo as is but it is too bad you missed most of the alpenglow.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on August 19, 2012 at 5:32 PM

Nice composition. The little bit of alpenglow pulls my eye right in. The foreground tonal range seems a bit compressed, maybe an S curve applied to just the bottom 1/3?

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 20, 2012 at 4:24 PM

The crop works much better now.

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