Early Morning

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 26, 2013169 views7 comments

Sunrise at Cedar Canyon. The morning was beautiful. Very little wind and enough clouds to add interest. Thanks to some late spring snows and a good rain things here are green again and the wild flowers are blooming. Great spring. This is a blend of two images for exposure and some selective dodging on the lower part of the image.

Canon 40d
Sigma 17-70
manual
Shutter 0.4 and 0.8 secs.
Aperture f20
ISO 100
38mm
Tripod
Curves

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on May 26, 2013 at 3:15 PM

great sunset Richard, amazing colors in the sky

good work

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 26, 2013 at 3:36 PM

Wow! That is a beautiful sunrise, Richard. I'm enjoying your composition here as well. Very nice work on this! I think it would make a wonderful print.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 26, 2013 at 4:16 PM

Pretty sunrise. The silhouetted tree works well.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 26, 2013 at 6:01 PM

I like the graphic quality, the color in the sky, and the moment. Well done.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on May 26, 2013 at 7:16 PM

A very nicely composed sunrise. No suggestions from me at all.
But, why f20? Just curious as image quality can be lessened with apertures set that high.

Registered on September 9, 2005, 62 Posts, 2289 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on May 27, 2013 at 9:35 AM

Very nice sunrise Richard. I like the way you placed the sun between the tree and the hill but slightly off center. Adds just enough tension to the image.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 27, 2013 at 5:10 PM

Richard,

Exquisite sky! And for me, I'm wishing the big pine tree wasn't blocking it! Of course it works very well as a silhouette and you composed this nicely. Just wish I could see more of that sky! ;-)

Lon

edit: the larger version shows much better, allowing some glimpse of the landscape. Oh, and there's a couple of dust bunnies you might want to clone out.

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments