Midnight, Walker Lake

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 28, 201596 views5 comments

Summer with the endless days in the arctic is a very special time, the golden hour drags on and on and it may be necessary to be up at 2AM!

Walker Lake is a large lake in the Gates of the Arctic Park, some 14 miles long. Before the park showed up I lived in a small cabin at the far North end of the lake at the foot of the mountain.

This one is a panorama, I think from a Canon 5D II. A great place to camp and fish and prowl with a camera.

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Comment posted by Sandro Bisotti on March 1, 2015 at 4:00 PM

wonderful effect and inspiring image. The composition served the scenario's beauty, and the sky tones and colours are perfect.
IMHO "only" good the shadow zone of the mountain on the left, with a little (but can be natural) lighty halo.
All the best,
sandro

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on March 1, 2015 at 10:03 PM

Incredible light, Tom, nicely rendered and layered. The large version is a must see. Can't believe you got to live there!

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on March 1, 2015 at 10:21 PM

Must be rough to live somewhere where that dreaded golden hour just drags on and on - especially when apparently there's not really much to point a camera at!!

In all seriousness I like the simplicity of the comp. The golden light contrasts nicely with the mostly silhouetted landscape. I also like the effect of the crepuscular rays.

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Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on March 1, 2015 at 11:20 PM

Beautiful light. Very nice composition, I love it. Bravo!

-jc

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 2, 2015 at 2:31 AM

Simple but a lot of impact to your image Tom. I like the gradation of tones in the mountains and rays of light.

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