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Archive 2015 · First Light at Mt. Tom

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The fall color canyons in the Eastern Sierras didn't seem to offer much in the way of sunrise shots. So, I went scouting on Wednesday afternoon for sunrise potential. I decided on this view across the Round Valley towards Mt Tom. It is just North of Bishop, on U.S. 395. A light snow dusted the tops of the higher peaks overnight, and the sunrise was beautiful.

This is a three shot panorama of Friday morning's sunrise.

Enjoy!

Steve

Oct 10, 2015 at 08:12 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Big fan of this area, used to fish Rock Creek, love the memory. and you have a beautiful shot here.

Oct 10, 2015 at 08:19 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Stunning !

Oct 10, 2015 at 08:42 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · First Light at Mt. Tom

This shot is definitely a wall hanger! Nice catch!

Beautiful...

bob snow

Oct 10, 2015 at 08:56 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · First Light at Mt. Tom

That is absolutely stunning!! Print it and hang it!!

Oct 10, 2015 at 01:04 PM

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ben egbert wrote:
Big fan of this area, used to fish Rock Creek, love the memory. and you have a beautiful shot here.

Thanks for the comments Ben. I am happy the image is appreciated by someone who knows the area.

Steve

Oct 10, 2015 at 02:46 PM

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DougDolde wrote:
Stunning !

Thanks Doug!
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Robert Snow wrote:
This shot is definitely a wall hanger! Nice catch!

Beautiful...

bob snow

Glad you enjoyed the image Robert, thanks!

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CarlG wrote:
That is absolutely stunning!! Print it and hang it!!

Thanks Carl. Plenty of detail for printing in this one. It is about a 68mp file after stitching the pano so should print fairly large. It will get printed at some point.

Steve

Oct 10, 2015 at 02:49 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Amazing light! My only recommendation would be to take another look at the upper left hand corner in the sky. It looks a bit over-polarized/ the highlights being pushed a bit too far. But it could also be my laptop screen calibration. Well done.

Oct 10, 2015 at 04:20 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. A good example of linear form and color theory at play.

Ken

Oct 10, 2015 at 06:18 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Very nice light. Well captured

Oct 10, 2015 at 07:14 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Sweet' I know where that is. Great capture!
Thanks for posting

Dan

Oct 10, 2015 at 10:17 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Really nicely framed. Clean foreground - great sky color and love the way the light plays on the distant mountains. Sweet!
Dave

Oct 10, 2015 at 10:41 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Stunning shot!

Oct 10, 2015 at 10:58 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Hey Steve,

Super cool looking! Mt Tom is a favorite of mine to shoot.

Jim

Oct 10, 2015 at 11:09 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Very cool shot, Steve.
Mt. Tom is such a gargantuan massif, and you have captured it in the sweet morning light, framed with a pastoral scene in FG. Love this area, and you have captured the East Side feeling here.

Oct 10, 2015 at 11:18 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Thanks for all of the kind words everyone. This was my first time photographing the Eastern Sierras. I really enjoyed the experience. Also, this image represents the first time I scouted out a shot the day before. Beginner's luck for sure, but I would like to think I am learning too.

Many of you seem to know the area well. I'm glad you enjoyed the image.

Steve

Oct 11, 2015 at 09:25 AM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · First Light at Mt. Tom

That is some light you've got there Steve!
Amazing capture.

Andrey

Oct 11, 2015 at 11:54 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Beautiful scene and image, Steve. That foreground is fabulous.

Oct 11, 2015 at 01:15 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · First Light at Mt. Tom

Beautiful scenery.
You are not really asking for a feedback, but there is something strange with the processing. Light areas are way too light. If you do half-tone masking and reduce brightness of the highlights, it will become much more natural.

Sasha.

Oct 11, 2015 at 03:36 PM

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lionking wrote:
That is some light you've got there Steve!
Amazing capture.

Andrey

Thanks Andrey, yes wonderful light.

Steve

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Jeffrey wrote:
Beautiful scene and image, Steve. That foreground is fabulous.

I became a big fan of the sagebrush on this trip. Glad you enjoyed the image.

Steve

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alatoo60 wrote:
Beautiful scenery.
You are not really asking for a feedback, but there is something strange with the processing. Light areas are way too light. If you do half-tone masking and reduce brightness of the highlights, it will become much more natural.

Sasha.

Sasha, I am always open to learning, so feedback is definitely welcome. Thanks for taking the time to contribute. I will try to look up half-tone masking and see if I do it, and if it does improve the image.

Thanks, Steve

Oct 11, 2015 at 07:56 PM

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