San Juan Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 26, 2013390 views13 comments

This was taken in the San Juan Mountains - SW Colorado. This was a single image just after sunrise with the color in the sky only lasting about 5 minutes.

The image looks a bit "overcooked" in NPN on my monitor. That was not the intent.

Please view large for more detail.

Canon 5DIII, 16-35mm lens, F18, 3.2 sec, ISO 100

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Michael Cothran on January 26, 2013 at 3:34 PM

The image looks fine to me, and on my calibrated monitor. You have a nice, well balanced composition, and have processed the image well. However, and that said, if anything in your image looks "over-cooked," it may be the clouds. But as is, they're still fine with me.

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Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on January 26, 2013 at 3:44 PM

I love all the colors! I like the sun on the mountain, and just the whole image, It's beautiful!

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on January 26, 2013 at 4:17 PM

Excellent composition with wonderful color throughout.

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on January 26, 2013 at 7:56 PM

This image works very well. For me the colors are very natural and very appealing. Over all I think this is an excellent photo. Great job!!!!!!! Chet

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on January 26, 2013 at 9:54 PM

Stunning light and super comp. I love the detail you captured. You did a great job of capturing this moment.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 27, 2013 at 12:17 AM

Very strong comp and very dramatic light. Really enjoying all the detail even in the smaller version.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 27, 2013 at 2:11 AM

I don't think it looks "cooked" at all, Wick. The only thing I noticed that looks a little odd is that one oval shaped cloud on the far left side in the middle, the outside of the cloud looks fine while the center looks a bit hot. That's certainly some nice light, and I like the little snow patches in the FG as well.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 27, 2013 at 11:33 AM

Very nice Wick! I really like this scene and your excellent comp shows this off so well. Wonderful light!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Kane Engelbert on January 27, 2013 at 11:37 AM

Wick, I really like this image. For starters, its well composed and its a very nice perspective of Gilpin Peak. The small patches of snow in the foreground really adds some nice interest and balance too. You have some really nice even lighting throughout the image as well which makes your claim "one image" believable. A keeper for sure!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 27, 2013 at 8:13 PM

Wonderful explosion of color in the sky Wick which is very well complimented by the glow of color in the foreground. Exquisite mountain scene.

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on January 28, 2013 at 5:28 PM

It's just a tad overcooked IMO but a great image never the less.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 28, 2013 at 5:35 PM

Beautiful scene. Great color and light and a fine comp.

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on January 28, 2013 at 6:28 PM

This doesn't look overcooked at all to me Wick. There is something about the warm color on the rock on the left side, as well as the background peak that gives this image an excellent feeling fo depth. The sky also comes across as very genuine. Often times our work gets a bit tweaked when we save for the web, but this looks just fine for me -- and if the original looks even better, than I can only imagine how that looks on your computer. Please make sure to print this one -- I think it will look downright 3D on paper.

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