Cispus Basin Sunset

Sunset light and a field of summer wildflowers in Cispus Basin, Goat Rocks Wilderness, Washington, August 2012.

This is yet another image from our 4 day backpacking trip in the Goat Rocks. There were just a few moments when the clouds were not obscuring the peaks on this evening. Luckily it coincided with the sunset light hitting the clouds. The sun was setting directly behind me while I was shooting this scene.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 14-24mm G at 14mm, no filters
7 image blend for DOF and dynamic range
- 6 images for the foreground (1/50 sec at f/11, ISO 1000) - blended using the auto blend layers function in CS6. After the auto-blend was done I flattened the image and then manually blended it with the exposure of the sky/mountains
- 1 image for the sky and mountains (1/20 sec at f/8, ISO 100)

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