Your timing is excellent with enough light to accumulate on the peaking aspens, while the clouds drag out the longish exposure. A wonderful combination of technical application and artistic vision. What makes it for me is the brilliant focal point of the mountain. Wonderful.
Chaz wrote:
Beautiful! I like the long exposure drama as others have noted.
Since you said they were early morning clearing storm clouds, do you have a view with a shorter exposure? I ask because I'm guessing that clearing storm clouds might also have made for another dramatic "keeper" like the one above.
Thanks Chaz I am really glad you liked it. I don't get many chances to use the 10 stop, so when I saw the fast moving clouds I jumped on the chance to do it.
Jim
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blueshadows wrote:
POV and choice of exposure are great, but...the greens seem over-saturated and there's a sense of HDRishness overall.
I am glad you liked the view. No HDR was harmed in the creation of this shot. I appreciate your thoughts, but I really like the way this turned out.
Jim
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kylebarendrick wrote:
Very nice and unusual take! I like the long exposure in the clouds. I'm not sure what you did with the processing (or if it is just the light) but this has a very painterly feel.
Thanks so much Kyle! I am happy with how this turned out. I didn't really do anything special with the processing, it was just some really sweet light popping in. As for the painterly look, I am glad it has that feel. I have a vertical comp without the 10 stop, and it has an even more painterly look to it that I like.
One thing I learned from a well known and respected landscape photographer who just visited here, is that "It's all about the art." The synthesis of all you've learned, applied as appropriate, up to the point of this photograph.
Hey Craig, thanks so much. I appreciate you sharing that thought. I think there is a process where we grow as photographers and really come to grasp that we are creating art, and not just taking a photograph. And for each of us in our growth when that realization dawns to us, I believe it's a moment where we take a huge step in our growth as photographers and artists.
Jim
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Henry W wrote:
What a COOL different view of the Bells.
Bravo, Jim
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rxgolf wrote:
Jim, as others have said this shot of yours really works!! I REALLY like this!!
Just for an opportunity for some insight, may I ask what lens or focal length you shot this at?
Thank you for sharing!
Greg
Hey Greg,
Glad you like the shot! It was definitely a beautiful morning.
This was shot using my 16-35mm Nikon, so it was shot at 16mm. There was some vignetting from using the 10 stop with the polarizer. Most of that was corrected by using the warp tool at the corners to pull the vignetting out of the shot. By doing that it also allowed me to correct some of the WA distortion that can occur at 16mm. So it was really a win/win solution.
Great shot, I like the symmetry and the complimentary effect the long exposure has on the sky and water making them look similar and almost mirror images of each other. Nicely done!
Great capture Jim. I like the movements of the clouds here. Last time I used a 10 stop ND and a polarizer together it ended up resulting in a significant color shift. Looks like you did fine here.
Harsha
Beautiful shot, and you definitely made this an enticing place despite the stories of a million dollars worth of photographic equipment pointed at the mountains each sunrise (and a hundred grumpy photographers too). Excellent use of slow shutter and giving the photo that extra something. With the amount of time you've spent in Colorado this last year, are you thinking of making it home?
Wow! what a great image. Your use of the filter and shutter, to make "art" out of a wonderful scene, really shows off your skill with a camera; as well as your artistic gifts in processing Jim.
Hi Jim!
This is a great composition. The sky is just wonderful! Now I will nit-pic and say there is some keystoning going on but NOT (forgot that darn word in orig post..sorry)enough to where the image is degraded. The reason I noticed is I was doing it allot in some images! That darn Frd had to sell me his 17mm TS-E to make me stop!!
Well done!
Dan
