The Last Light + Repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 30, 2010383 views17 comments

Sunset light, Wind River Range, Wyoming. This was another amazing sunset in the Winds. Initially it didn't look like there was going to be much color at sunset, but just before the light faded away the sun made its way through the clouds to create these brilliant colors.

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

Please view large. As always, your C&C are appreciated.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on August 30, 2010 at 8:40 AM

Perfect composition and excellent light
Love this work

Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments

Comment posted by Michael R Reynolds on August 30, 2010 at 10:07 AM

Scott,
Amazing image indeed. You've got a winner here IMHO. You's done a great job maintaining detail in the shadows and the river adds nice interest, but the sky is the major attraction. Well done. Best Regards.

Registered on February 26, 2008, 54 Posts, 812 Comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on August 30, 2010 at 10:08 AM

Lovely sky and nice compostion make a compelling image!

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Richins on August 30, 2010 at 11:32 AM

Very nice image. Love the light you've captured here.

Registered on March 6, 2008, 113 Posts, 1009 Comments

Comment posted by R Arvind on August 30, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Very moody. Lovely colours.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 29 Posts, 389 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 30, 2010 at 1:06 PM

Beautifully captured. Colors are great. I like the detail you were able to keep in the water.

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

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 30, 2010 at 3:07 PM

The sky is incredible. The image overall feels a bit dark on my monitor, but I'm learning this may be the result of the calibration

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Comment posted by John Williams on August 30, 2010 at 6:27 PM

Beautiful colors Scott, and the comp sets it all up nicely.

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

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on August 30, 2010 at 8:55 PM

Thanks to everyone for the feedback. Tony, the web version seems to be a bit darker than the original. I will have to take a look and repost a slightly brighter version.

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

Comment posted by Luis Argerich on August 30, 2010 at 9:55 PM

Beautiful light Scott, I like the color of the scene and the level of detail you captured in the rocks.

Registered on December 22, 2009, 91 Posts, 1349 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on August 30, 2010 at 10:55 PM

Here is version 2.0. I brightened the image up a bit and dodged the foreground water. Please let me know if you think this improves the image. Thanks.

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

Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on August 30, 2010 at 11:49 PM

Surprised this hasn't received more comments. You've posted some wonderful images from the winds, have me looking forward to my trips down there next year already.

forgot to mention, I like the repost much more.

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

Comment posted by Art Escobado on August 31, 2010 at 12:08 AM

Sweet light and nice comp!

Registered on January 7, 2007, 0 Posts, 775 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on August 31, 2010 at 7:08 PM

Strong comp and wonderful color captured here. I particularly enjoy how the fg whitewater lines slope roughly the same as the bg ridgeline... that gives a nice harmony top to bottom. I might prefer blending in the brighter portion of the second post over the original middle ground using the reflected gradient tool with a mask. I like the darker top and fg in the original for the mood. Nice work!

Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on September 1, 2010 at 1:26 AM

Great shots form the Winds Scott. Nice color in the sky then reflected in the river. Well done.

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

Comment posted by Paul Duval on September 1, 2010 at 7:14 PM

Scott,
Never count the sun out, there's been several times I thought the show wasn't going to happen or it was over and had to redeploy the equipment in a hurry to catch mother nature thumbing her nose at me. The softness of the motion blur in the fg is not to my taste personally but the exposure control and the sky are fantastic as others have noted and I agree. On the question of the second image I like the mood of the first and better detail of the second so I guess it's a tie.

Paul

Registered on June 30, 2009, 508 Posts, 1907 Comments

Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on September 1, 2010 at 11:23 PM

Sweet! I love the colors and the dark mood of the first image, but the reworked image is a tad better.

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