On my way back home from the Eastern Sierra I tried for a location about half an hour north of Bishop to catch some of the mountains at sunrise. Well, it was a spectacular sunrise, but the clouds were everywhere except where I needed them! Rather than go back to the car empty handed I took some scenes I normally might overlook.. not as dramatic as my last couple, but I thought I'd share them
"Good Morning" - normally I'm not really interested in silhouettes in front of a few pretty clouds, those scenes usually don't have the depth of emotional impact I generally try for. But these were probably the most beautiful clouds and light I've ever seen, so I couldn't just stand by! The sensual curves and predawn glow are what interested me, and I didn't have much to work with other than that stand of trees, so let me know if this works for you. http://florisvanbreugel.smugmug.com/photos/445971545_WYNcQ-XL.jpg
Both with the 5D and 70-200 (a lens I rarely use.. so it was neat to play with that focal length again!)
Love the intensity in the second one. I'd love to see a portrait mode featuring the second and third trees on the right and extending the view up, into the color. In any event, sometimes color is enough.
Thanks everyone for the comments, glad to hear each of these worked for some folks, and I appreciate the feedback
hugh wrote:
Hi Floris,
Love the intensity in the second one. I'd love to see a portrait mode featuring the second and third trees on the right and extending the view up, into the color. In any event, sometimes color is enough.
hugh
Thanks for the suggestion hugh - I can see the appeal. Unfortunately I only had the 70-200 on me, would have been a good time for the 100-400
