Last Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 3, 2013421 views22 comments

I shot this the other evening out on the salt river. There was a good chance the sky would explode with color, but with my luck, the clouds mostly cleared from my desired location. I decided to wait and see if anything would happen, and just like that this pink started to appear in the clouds and reflected onto the water. As always, comments and critiques appreciated.

Canon 7d
Canon 17-40mm @17mm
ISO 100
f14
2 sec
CPL
Tripod.
two exposures for dynamic range.

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on February 3, 2013 at 3:13 PM

Oh good heavens… Pic of the week?

So much to like here, I don’ know where to start. Calm and peaceful comes to mind as I enjoy this beauty. To me the components, lines and subject of this comp are superb and the light raking the trees takes this over the top.

If I could change anything it would be to lighten the upper left of the sky just a bit.

Edit: I would try to recover some detail in the upper right of the river, perhaps by using the sky exposure?

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Comment posted by Martin W. Quinn on February 3, 2013 at 3:20 PM

This is a gorgeous shot, I love the color! Very well done.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on February 3, 2013 at 3:51 PM

Pretty nice find there...looks like you could darken the sky just above the mtn as it looks too hot plus i bet there would be more color there too. Love the light on the trees across the river. Way to wait it out.

af

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 3, 2013 at 3:54 PM

This is beautiful Peter. A wonderful view and the light and color are fantastic!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 3, 2013 at 5:49 PM

Sweet light and a super good image, Peter.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on February 3, 2013 at 6:05 PM

The light and color here are beautiful, Peter. I especially like the surreal glow on the trees. It all comes together in a nice composition as well. Great work!!

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on February 3, 2013 at 6:59 PM

That's awful gorgeous Peter. Love the stones under the pink stained water and the fine backlit twiggery of that brush. It's very beautiful. I might be tempted to push just a smidgeon more light into the reflected shadow area - not much just a wee bit.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 3, 2013 at 8:11 PM

Sweet, sweet light. The light makes the composition come alive. Fine image.

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on February 4, 2013 at 12:15 AM

Thanks for the suggestions.

Aaron, I see what you mean about the brights above the mountain, however I wanted that area to be the bright spot to emphasize the peaks. It isn't blown out but the sun was setting just to the right making that area bright anyways.

Ian, I'll have to look at brightening the reflection a bit.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 4, 2013 at 9:57 AM

Beautiful image, Peter. I love the reflection over the submerged rocks and great light on the back walls. The only suggestion I have is a request for a large image post so I can enjoy it more.

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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on February 4, 2013 at 10:15 AM

Beautifully crafted image. The soft, subtle lighting sets the mood here, and you have brought it to life.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on February 4, 2013 at 10:57 AM

Wonderful light on the trees and mountains. Like the soft light and veiw into the water. Great catch.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 4, 2013 at 11:11 AM

A little too much glow for my tastes, but that is a personal expression. The color and light are wonderful, and a nice comp.

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on February 4, 2013 at 2:51 PM

Thank you everyone.

Morris, believe it or not I did not add much glow here, about 5% over the entire image. The light was already glowing and I used the orton layer just so some of the dark's didn't look too dark.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on February 4, 2013 at 5:50 PM

Stunning!!!!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 4, 2013 at 6:36 PM

This is gorgeous Peter. Love the the visible rocks and pink reflected light. Mountains are beautiful too.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on February 4, 2013 at 8:05 PM

fabulous shot, Peter. I think I would try to bring up exposure on the underwater rocks a little.

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on February 4, 2013 at 8:48 PM

Here is a repost with a brightened foreground as well as the upper left corner.

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on February 4, 2013 at 11:54 PM

Stunning, Peter. Well worth the wait. Just goes to show you should never pack up and leave until it's absolutely evident that the show is over.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on February 5, 2013 at 5:03 AM

nice blending of colors & light

Hamed

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on February 5, 2013 at 7:58 PM

Great stuff, Peter.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on February 6, 2013 at 7:10 PM

That light is very special. I love the submerged cobbles in the foreground too. Great shot!

Chris

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