Bears and Gumdrops

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 19, 2013406 views16 comments

My final morning in glacier was spent wandering around logan pass and finally making it to hidden lake. The sunrise seemed to have lasted an hour and there was some pretty nice storm light above hidden lake. This was probably my favorite place out of the whole park that I visited. Everywhere I turned there was something to photograph. I ventured a little past the overlook and came across some wonderful wildflower meadows. I loved how these bright pink/purple flowers contrasted with the mountains and sky. It added a nice rich color to the scene. Anyways, comments and critiques appreciated as always.

Canon 7d
Canon 17-40mm @17mm
f14
2 exposures (ISO 100 1/15 sec &ISO 800 1/30 sec)
Tripod
CPL

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by John Williams on August 19, 2013 at 12:59 AM

I've loved your series from here Peter. Being the "flowers in a landscape" fan that I am, I think this is my favorite so far. They make a lovely setup for the drama behind.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on August 19, 2013 at 4:38 AM

Freakin rad. That fg is super 3 dimentional. And killer light. Wohooo!

aF

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 19, 2013 at 7:26 AM

Just sweet light and the composition is really great. This is a beautiful image. I hope there is a little of this left because I am going there in a couple of days. I never been there and am really looking forward to it and this just really wet my apatite.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 19, 2013 at 10:06 AM

Peter, Fantastic!! Love this shot. The light here is wonderful and what beautiful colors. Your processing looks great and you really captured the mood. Really nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on August 19, 2013 at 11:45 AM

Nice processing, Peter. You're on a roll

Love the light on the peak

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on August 19, 2013 at 12:44 PM

Thanks everyone, this was one of my favorites and a good way to leave Montana on a good note

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 19, 2013 at 1:26 PM

Looks like you made the most of what the park offered. Another nice shot from there. I think you could crop the partial intruding tree on the left, but that's a nit.

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Comment posted by Chris Stenger on August 19, 2013 at 1:34 PM

Great image. I'm not a fan of the portrait format for landscapes, but that's personnal taste. Well done

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on August 19, 2013 at 4:00 PM

Wow! By far your best from Glacier, man. What lighting! Very impressive rendition of this classic view.

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on August 19, 2013 at 5:30 PM

Thank you Marc, that is quite a compliment. I wasn't sure if this was the best image I got during my trip, but it definitely made me feel good coming across this scene on the final morning.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on August 19, 2013 at 6:42 PM

What a fine way to end your visit! Just stellar work from top to bottom, Peter.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 19, 2013 at 7:41 PM

The flowers make a terrific foreground and create a great sense of depth and all that's on top of the fine lighting on the peak in the distance.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on August 19, 2013 at 9:07 PM

Beautiful Image Peter.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 20, 2013 at 4:00 PM

Wow, I love the FG in this! Those flowers are gorgeous. Heck, the whole image is gorgeous!!

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 21, 2013 at 7:38 PM

This is really nice, Peter! I love the light on the mountain. You did a nice job making the breeze stop so that the flowers are nice and sharp.

I think the pink flowers are swamp onion, but I'm not completely certain.

Well done!

--P

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on August 23, 2013 at 2:09 AM

Very nice Peter, I really like the FG flowers and the light on Bearhat is wonderful. One of my favorites from your recent work.

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