Let There Be Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 25, 2016251 views8 comments

Sony A77ii
Sony 70-400G @ 160mm, CPL
ISO 200, 1/500 @ f8
Getting back to my Canadian Rockies shots. Our first week there was moderately wet but most was scattered showers. While driving into Banff on the Bow River Parkway there was a sudden break in the clouds and one of the most intense spectral displays I've seen in a rainbow in a long time. I was lucky to already be set up as this was a very fleeting moment and gone in less than a minute. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 25, 2016 at 4:07 PM

Bill,

Wow! Intense is certainly the right word. How fortunate you were to not only capture this, but to experience it. No words or critiques; simply a spectacular moment in nature.

devil

Lon

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on November 25, 2016 at 5:01 PM

This is really well done, IMO. The trees are just the right size for the canvas and their edges provide enough detail that they form as good a silhouette as you ever see. An there is just enough of the silhouette to add to image yet not dominate it. The mountain has good light on it to provide excellent texture and luminosity. And the clouds add so much atmosphere (pun intended). The colors of the rainbow are a bit funky but I can buy into it as artistic interpretive discretion. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on November 25, 2016 at 5:47 PM

what an experience. Lovely image. I may correct color though.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 25, 2016 at 6:23 PM

Bill, I love the silhouette of the trees here with that amazing background. Great comp with some pretty wild light and colors. Had to be something being there for this one.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 26, 2016 at 7:17 AM

Remarkable capture of the rainbow, Bill. Interesting to see the wide bands of the rainbow captured by your longer lens. I like the sharp details in the rock face, the trees in shadow, and the clouds. Well balanced and otherwise composed. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on November 26, 2016 at 10:07 AM

I really like the composition here, Bill. as Igor said, the trees occupy just the right amount of space. I love the detail in the wall and the clouds. I do agree with Igor that the color is over-saturated. I do think it could be toned down and still have a nice look and feel.
--P

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on November 26, 2016 at 2:01 PM

The rainbow was just where you want it. Excellent job on this. I like your decision to let the fg trees stay dark and create a nice basecamp for the image.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 27, 2016 at 5:34 AM

What great luck to be presented with this image! and the skills to capture it perfectly.
just gorgeous!
sandy

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