Arise

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 28, 2010431 views21 comments

Early morning sunlight illuminating the face of Mt Hooker in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. The north face of Mt Hooker is 1800 feet tall and is one of the largest chunks of granite in North America. This was an absolutely beautiful scene to witness. I noticed the clouds were just flying over the summit of the mountain and wanted to try to catch some of that motion in the photo. I used a 4 stop ND filter plus a polarizer to lengthen the exposure.

Nikon D80, 12-24 Nikkor Dx lens.
10 seconds at f/16, ISO 100. Polarizer. 4 stop ND filter.

Please view large. All C&C are appreciated. Thanks.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on August 28, 2010 at 1:28 AM

Beautiful Image, ever since I read about one of Galens climbing adventures on that wall I've wanted to go check it out.

absolutely fantastic.

Registered on September 13, 2007, 36 Posts, 1283 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 28, 2010 at 1:36 AM

Great mountain and water!
Good comp and DOF.
I'm personally not too sure about the off clouds.. they seem to draw my eye away from the goreous alpenglow.
Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on August 28, 2010 at 2:03 AM

Really nice simple, clean comp. I'm also on the fence about the motion in the clouds but a really nice image either way.

Registered on May 10, 2009, 127 Posts, 970 Comments

Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on August 28, 2010 at 2:09 AM

Hah, you beat me to it! I planned on photographing that sometime this year...still might if I can get up there before the weather goes completely poo.

Great shot, The glow on hooker is wicked.

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on August 28, 2010 at 2:27 AM

I really like everything about this shot, from the stunning glow off the mountain to the stillness of the water. The sharpness of the foreground rocks and slight cloud motion, just wonderful.

Registered on July 29, 2010, 26 Posts, 404 Comments

Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on August 28, 2010 at 5:58 AM

Gorgeous light! Van imagine the sheer size of the mountain. I also love the way you have composed this image. Geometry and curve of the mountain is adorable!

Registered on December 4, 2008, 60 Posts, 697 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 28, 2010 at 9:23 AM

This is really pretty. Nice color, reflection and the glow is great. Not a fan of the long exposure with the clouds. They seem to blurred and it makes them hard to look at (just my feeling on the clouds). Still, a very nice picture and nice work.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 28, 2010 at 10:33 AM

Love the symmetry here--the clouds work for me too. Awesome shot, Scott!

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 28, 2010 at 10:46 AM

Wow does that chunk of granite pop in this light! Great color.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on August 28, 2010 at 12:11 PM

You sure came back with some nice stuff Scott! I love the color you captured on the rock, and the subtle foreground works well. I too prefer less cloud blurring, but it's a personal preference thing and I see what you were aiming for.

Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments

Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on August 28, 2010 at 12:28 PM

Not sure I like the blurred clouds here, but the rest is terrific

Registered on January 3, 2007, 313 Posts, 2270 Comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on August 28, 2010 at 1:40 PM

I'm with the "clouds are somewhat distracting" group but I love everything else. Beautifully rendered.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 148 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 28, 2010 at 2:11 PM

Awesome, Scott. Uluru of the Rockies. You really nailed the light.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on August 28, 2010 at 2:16 PM

Wow, awesome scene Scott. The light on the Mt is insanely beautiful!. Cheers

Registered on July 22, 2009, 62 Posts, 730 Comments

Comment posted by Wade Hardy on August 28, 2010 at 4:29 PM

Fantastic light and excellent shot!

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 28, 2010 at 5:01 PM

The light on this image certainly makes it. Very nice. Reflection is great. The clouds don't work for me. They really draw my eyes away from an otherwise wonderfully captivating image.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on August 29, 2010 at 12:18 PM

What a rockin image.... sorry, just couldn't resist! The light on the face is simply amazing. What a great reflection, too.

Registered on July 26, 2007, 244 Posts, 2807 Comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on August 29, 2010 at 1:38 PM

Very nice light and I love the reflection. The large one is very engaging. Great shot Scott!

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on August 29, 2010 at 9:50 PM

This is quite stunning. The rocks strewn everywhere add a LOT of depth to the scene and the reflection is very tranquil and pleasing. But the best part of all is that red color on the rocks-- oh that color. It's just awesome!

I wish there were more clouds in the ULC to help balance the sky out, but that's a fairly minor nit. Hell of a job one this one, overall.

Registered on November 19, 2008, 49 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on August 29, 2010 at 10:34 PM

Fantastic light and very nice detail.I'm not sure about the clouds either but I'd have to see a shot with sharper clouds to make a fair comparison before I'd say they were a negative element. Overall a really nice image, but It looks like there was a nice glow on the peak on the left and I'm curious to see a comp with more of that.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on August 30, 2010 at 8:49 PM

Thanks to everyone for the comments. Seems like the group is divided about the cloud motion. I have another version with the clouds more static. I will post that one for comparison soon.

Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments