This image is from November 2015 along the Merced River in Yosemite. The golden light is actually morning sunlight on the ice reflected from the south face of El Capitan.
Nikon D-7100
Nikkor 70-300mm @ 116mm
TK's Masks and Neat Image NR
Cropped.
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13 commentsYou did a pretty good job with this scene. Lighting and comp are pleasing to the eye. Lots of fun details present on the ice. Well done.......................Jim
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Mattia
Love the ice patterns, detail and texture here. I remember this well and long for being able to find this again.
No nits as presented. But for me, I might play with increasing the "brilliance" and/or color/saturation to reflect more of a gold, rather than the bronze. Of course this is purely personal choice and I recall our discussions on color from the images posted during that time.
Hard to go wrong with whatever you decide to stick with. It's a terrific image.
Lon
1. The gold and deep blue on the left is a particularly attractive combination. A crop that would result in a composition of that area could be really interesting.
2. There is a pale oblong area center left that looks out of place. I would clone that out.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.