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Gallery: LandscapePosted April 12, 2013237 views6 comments

A 90 second exposure of fast-moving clouds above Diamond Peak in the Oregon Cascades. This particular shot was the 6th or 7th i'd taken, and I actually thought it wouldn't turn out at there were far fewer clouds moving through the frame, but it turned out far better than the others. A little brightening in post, some darkening of the Seven Sisters constellation which turned out very bright and purple, for some reason. I really love the photo, though I wish Diamond Peak was a larger part of the composition and was more illuminated by the half moon, and am interested in other opinions.

Canon 5d Mark ii, 16-35mm lens, 90 seconds at f/4, ISO 400, Gitzo Tripod

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Scott Fricke on April 12, 2013 at 8:17 PM

I wish there was more of the mountain as you mentioned, as it looks almost like an afterthought here. I first thought it might be better to crop it out altogether, but it gives a great scale to the scene. That's a wicked cool looking sky. Great title too...

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on April 12, 2013 at 8:57 PM

Very cool cloud formatio Thomas. I too would have liked more mtn. but very nice as is. Well done.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on April 12, 2013 at 9:55 PM

Not sure if I prefer this with or without the mountain. I think it works either way. Terrific sky of course.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on April 12, 2013 at 10:55 PM

Weird!

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on April 13, 2013 at 9:35 AM

A very moody and evocative night sky for sure, Thomas. My only suggestion would have been a bit more of the mointain as you already mentioned. Still, nice as is.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on April 15, 2013 at 1:45 PM

Thomas, I'm not finding the small amount of mountain being too big an issue for me personally. The sky is everything here and the mountain just makes a nice anchor at the very bottom as it is seen here. When I first saw this image I thought it made a neat gigantic question mark in the sky with a large dot at the very base of it. Nicely seen and captured overall.

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