Fire & Ice

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 22, 2015411 views25 comments

Here's a shot that I took half an hour leter than "Eye Candy" which I posted earlier this year. The sun just came over the horizon and made the limestone wall glow red and orange. One of the most beautiful morning I witnessed this past winter.

Nikon D810, 70-200/f2.8@105mm, Iso64, f13, 1/5sec, polarizer

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on March 22, 2015 at 2:52 PM

It's a bit of an unusual comp, but the light is so sublime that it works. My only nit is the white spots in the ULC. I'd be tempted to clone them out so that the image feels more balanced.

Overall though, the sweet light and mixture of warm and cool tones makes this image compelling.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on March 22, 2015 at 3:24 PM

Wow, amazing light! I agree, the composition is unusual, but well balanced and this cliff has an interesting shape and adds strong lines. I am sure this was a wonderful morning up there!

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on March 22, 2015 at 5:42 PM

What a sweet little scene Bill, no suggestions from me.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 22, 2015 at 6:42 PM

Oh man, what lovely light both on the trees and rocks and in the sky!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 22, 2015 at 6:52 PM

Wow! This is beautiful, Bill. I like this comp a lot and the light and color are wonderful!!!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 22, 2015 at 7:48 PM

Bill: Fabulous light on a fantastic scene. Great capture of a wonderful moment.>=))>

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Comment posted by John Williams on March 22, 2015 at 8:38 PM

Interesting to compare the two Bill. I love the light on the foreground in this one, but slightly prefer the sky of the first. Both are beautiful.

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Comment posted by Ken Henke on March 22, 2015 at 9:41 PM

Gorgeous light and composition!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 22, 2015 at 11:18 PM

WOW. Nothing more than just WOW!!! What gorgeous light!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 23, 2015 at 1:34 AM

Stunning light. The diagonal of the wall marches the eye across the frame so very well. Exquisite image.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 23, 2015 at 7:13 AM

That's some sweet light, I would clone out the bright bits of sky on the left. Wonderful shot.

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on March 23, 2015 at 8:11 AM

Looks like the 'Wall' from Game of Thrones. Well seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 23, 2015 at 10:05 AM

That is some very sweet light. My only thought would be to clone in some clouds in the ULC to get rid of the white from there.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on March 23, 2015 at 12:02 PM

Beautiful light and colors in this Bill and I really like the comp in this. Very nice details in the large version also. Others have mentioned the bright area. A beautiful winter scene that's beautifully processed.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on March 23, 2015 at 12:31 PM

The large image must be seen to truly appreciate the spectacular light in this photograph!!!!!

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on March 23, 2015 at 12:55 PM

That light is nothing short of spectacular! Excellent photo!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 23, 2015 at 5:50 PM

Gorgeous light and scene. I am in with the clone suggestions on the left sky, but minor. A beauty.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on March 23, 2015 at 5:53 PM

Some sick freakin light...woah! Killer shot

aF

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 23, 2015 at 9:35 PM

That is Eye Candy!!!!

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Comment posted by gary phillips on March 24, 2015 at 1:43 AM

I like this a lot, Bill. I'm in the clone the white out camp. Your getting some wonderful mileage from this ridgelines. Super light and color.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Falley on March 24, 2015 at 10:47 AM

Nice Bill! This is in the Jura? I suppose cloning out the white makes a more balanced image but I reside in the nature as it is camp.

Thanks for sharing, wish we could have been there!

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on March 25, 2015 at 12:07 PM

Great light and comp Bill. A nit would be a consideration to clone the ULC to remove the window to the sky (more consistent with the rest of the clouds). Just scrolled down and see that's a popular sentiment (not that that means anything

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 26, 2015 at 5:44 PM

Tom Falley: Yes this is in Jura Mountains of Switzerland
Thanks for your feedbacks and suggestions. I agree with you on the upper left corner. I thought of cloning out the bright spot but then somehow I leave it that way.......the comp would be more balanced.
Thanks a lot, I appreciate your opinions.

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Comment posted by Sandro Bisotti on March 27, 2015 at 9:01 PM

I like more scenario, composition, sharpness than colours (a little oversaturated for my tastes).
Excellent image. all the best,
Sandro

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on March 30, 2015 at 11:23 AM

You have captured some beautiful light and scenery here Bill, very nice indeed.

Gary.

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