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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

I made sure I was up early to get this shot of sunrise on Grinnell Peak, Glacier N.P. -- the sky cooperated.

E-M1 OLYMPUS M.9-18mm F4.0-5.6 lens 9mm f/10.0 1/160s 200 ISO -1.7 EV

Sep 10, 2023 at 06:59 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

Lovely symmetry, the pattern of clouds is real nice too.

Sep 10, 2023 at 10:42 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

Paul.K wrote:
Lovely symmetry, the pattern of clouds is real nice too.

Thank you, Paul!

Greg

Sep 11, 2023 at 07:57 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

Great mirror image, both from the reflection in the lake and the symmetry from left to right. Well done!

Sep 11, 2023 at 09:37 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

Yes, the symmetry is striking!

Sep 11, 2023 at 06:58 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

The Rat wrote:
Great mirror image, both from the reflection in the lake and the symmetry from left to right. Well done!

Thank you for the nice comment!

Greg

Sep 11, 2023 at 10:16 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

wlpelzmann wrote:
Yes, the symmetry is striking!

Thanks for taking the time to leave a nice comment! Much appreciated.

Greg

Sep 11, 2023 at 10:17 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

Great conditions but overprocessed. The reflection in the lake should never be brighter than the direct sky.

Sep 11, 2023 at 11:52 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

Orphoto wrote:
Great conditions but overprocessed. The reflection in the lake should never be brighter than the direct sky.

Don't know what you are talking about -- the reflection in the lake is not brighter than the direct sky. I did not brighten the reflection in the lake, nor darken the sky -- it is what it is. The darker area at the top of the image is simply natural vignetting from shooting with at 9mm, and that part of the sky reflection is obscured by the shore in the foreground -- but believe whatever you want.

Sep 12, 2023 at 11:41 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

Gorgeous composition and processing. I guess Orphoto must be referring to the vignetting, which I would work on a bit if it were mine.

Sep 12, 2023 at 11:53 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

Jim Dockery wrote:
Gorgeous composition and processing. I guess Orphoto must be referring to the vignetting, which I would work on a bit if it were mine.

Thanks for the comment, Jim. Your suggestion is appreciated.

If vignetting was what he was referring to, he simply stated it wrong. I looked pretty objectively (I think) at the exposure of the sky vs its reflection in the lake, and the relfection is not brighter than the actual sky that's being reflected. That, plus I learned long ago to be careful with terms like 'never', 'always', etc. -- especially when applied to imaging.

I have a 20X40 metal print of this image hanging in my living room, my only regret is that I did not get a 40X60 -- it looks pretty amazing as a high gloss metal print -- Grinnell looks very 3D in that print.

Thanks again.

Greg

Sep 12, 2023 at 04:21 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake

Love the framing and colors of this photo - stunning!

Aug 16, 2024 at 09:38 AM


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