Marms Lake Sunset + Repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 24, 2010303 views14 comments

I recently finished a 5 day backpacking trip in the Bridger Wilderness in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. This is an amazing area with beautiful rocks, lakes and light.

Here is the first of a few images from the trip. The thunderstorms built up right at sunset which made for some dramatic light.

Nikon D80, Nikkor 12-24 dx lens.
0.8 sec at f/16, ISO 100, polarizer.

All C&C are appreciated. Thanks.

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14 comments

Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on August 24, 2010 at 2:17 AM

Beautiful sky Scott. I also like the touch of red on the peaks...although it does seem a bit too red.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on August 24, 2010 at 5:24 AM

wow 5 days of backpacking.
wonderful reflection and strong colors

well done

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Comment posted by Greg Maklae on August 24, 2010 at 5:59 AM

Awesome lighting, the reds are fantastic.

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Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on August 24, 2010 at 6:45 AM

Amazing light, got to love that little hot point of cloud mimicking the shape of a mountain top.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on August 24, 2010 at 9:16 AM

A beautiful sunset.

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Comment posted by Matthew Goldsmith on August 24, 2010 at 9:47 AM

Great light on the rocks Scott. I think the 50/50 split works with the reflection. The LRC seems a bit barren, but I'm not sure how it could be improved without changing the overall composition (which I like).

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on August 24, 2010 at 10:51 AM

Beautiful light and colour. I especially like the red on the peak on the right although it does seem a bit too saturated.

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Comment posted by William Vrolyk on August 24, 2010 at 11:45 AM

The glow and the colors in this beautiful symmetrical scene are spectacular. Very dramatic. Very beautiful, Scott.

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

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Comment posted by Martin Bartsch on August 24, 2010 at 1:34 PM

Beautiful sky and scenery. I like the way you composed this one. Thumbs up Scott!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on August 24, 2010 at 4:02 PM

Wonderful light!!! Nice shot!

I would pull out a tad more shadow detail.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on August 24, 2010 at 9:12 PM

Thanks to everyone for all of the feedback. I really appreciate it. Here is the revised version using the some of your suggestions. I lightened up the shadows a bit, darkened the sky slightly and reduced the saturation a bit (mostly in the reds). I also added a border to the photo. Please let me know if these changes are an improvement.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on August 24, 2010 at 10:41 PM

Better! Maybe a hair more!

I would keep the red.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on August 24, 2010 at 11:08 PM

Ha ha Mark! Thanks for the feedback. Here is what I hope will be the final version. I agree it looks better with the reds and I lightened the shadows a little more.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on August 25, 2010 at 11:40 AM

I like the second post. the colors and reflections are such mirror images, it's hard to tell up from down. I like that...Makes me look more closely

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