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WC #287- Capitol Storm

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 9, 20071,600 views13 comments

One of the great light afternoon/twilights of my my life. I sat in this same spot for 3 hours in the fall, watching a sunny afternoon turn to snowy afternoon. Just at sunset, the snow started to clear off the Capitol Peak, creating a great purple/blue feast of cloudy light. Intentionally underexposed to bring out the blues and purple I so enjoyed in the last moments of the setting sun.

Canon 5D. Canon EF 70-200 f4 L @ 200mm. Image cropped, so probably much closer to an effective focal length of 300mm (too bad I took this shot before I got my 1.4 extender, because that would have been about right on this shot). 1.3 seconds at f/11. Circular Polarizer. 3-stop grad. Tripod. Mirror lock-up, Remote Shutter Release. Levels, curves, channel mixer, usm for local contrast, smart sharpen, web sharpening

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13 comments

Comment posted by David Weber on July 9, 2007 at 10:32 PM

I like the depth and grand feel of this scene Brian! Very nice.

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Comment posted by Brent Doerzman on July 9, 2007 at 10:56 PM

Spectacular Brian! Honestly one of the best images of Capitol Peak I've seen!

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on July 9, 2007 at 11:36 PM

Absolutely stunning image Brian, you really captured the light beautifully!

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Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on July 11, 2007 at 12:12 PM

Beautiful lighting on the mountain, Brian...well done!

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Comment posted by Mike Dawson on July 11, 2007 at 5:46 PM

Flat Gorgeous Brain, nice work!

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on July 12, 2007 at 12:50 PM

Classically beautiful, with an inspirational feel. Must have been a wonderful way to spend 3 hours.

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Comment posted by Pam Colander on July 12, 2007 at 3:25 PM

Spectacular in every way Brian!

Pam

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Comment posted by Leann Greene on July 12, 2007 at 11:51 PM

This is outstanding.

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Comment posted by Scott Borger on July 16, 2007 at 11:37 AM

Fantastic image. Like Brent said, one of the best images of Capitol I've ever seen.

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Comment posted by Curtis Knight on July 16, 2007 at 12:53 PM

Although I'm a little embarrassed that I couldn't come up with a good image to submit for my own WC suggestion, I really enjoyed looking at all the other submissions. Well-deserved EP Brian! Beautiful photo.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 16, 2007 at 8:45 PM

Brian: Congrats on the EP. This is jaw dropping good. Spectacular capture of a spectacular moment. >=))>

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on July 16, 2007 at 9:52 PM

My reaction was "jaw dropping", the phrase that Bill used before me. An apt description. Congratulations on having made a jaw-dropping photo.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on July 23, 2007 at 7:24 AM

Great shot! Very dramatic image. Great colors also.

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