Long View

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 28, 2017245 views4 comments

Sony A77II
Sony 70-400G @ 250mm, CPL
ISO 400, 1/100 @ f8
Hidden Lake Overlook, Glacier NP
While I was fighting the wind and cold at the Hidden Lake overlook the clouds to the west broke a little and began spotlighting some of the hillsides. It was really a pretty good show through my long lens and it was fun showing passersby what I was seeing through the viewfinder. I got a ton of shots and this was one of my favorites. I'll probably post another or two cause it was hard to choose which to post. Kind of reminded me of the classic layered mountains in the Smokies. Processed in Lightroom CC with a light touch of Dehaze. All comments welcome. Please view large. >=))>

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4 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 28, 2017 at 8:41 AM

I like the high key view of the hazy mountains. It layers quite nicely. Nicely done to embrace what nature offered you.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on January 28, 2017 at 12:19 PM

I have come back to this a few times. I like the strong triangular shape in the background ridges (although I do wish for a bit more room at the top). I like the spotlighting on that background ridge in the back. The dark foreground ridge tends to pull my eye a bit, but other than shooting wider to include more of it or cropping to a panoramic format I'm not sure what you could do with it.

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Comment posted by Skip Layman on January 28, 2017 at 12:30 PM

I like the layered look. If you hadn't told me, I would never have guessed this was taken in Glacier.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 29, 2017 at 1:36 PM

Bill,

This is a bit unique, which means it's successful for me! I think you've included enough of the foreground corner to tell the viewer you included on purpose; any less or more I think this would be less successful.

More than that, this is about the light! If anything, I'd try and squeeze more warmth out of that light. I could see TK Lights Triple Play working well here. Many directions you could take this, but it's also quite impressive as presented.

Lon

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