Sapphire Lake Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 30, 2010156 views9 comments

A beautiful sunrise at Sapphire Lake, White Clouds Wilderness, Idaho. September 2010. For just a few moments the high clouds lit up with some amazing light. I've posted a few other shots from this same stream, but I think I like this one the best. All C&C are appreciated.

Nikon D80, 12-24 Nikkor dx, polarizer.
2 exposure blend, 4 sec and 1/3 sec at f/16, ISO 200.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on September 30, 2010 at 12:53 AM

A beautiful scene Scott. You've managed to include a lot of elements into this comp and it works very well. Nice processing too.

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

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on September 30, 2010 at 12:59 AM

Your processing/blending looks great here Scott, especially for image with such extreme dynamic range. I don't think the top of the sky adds a lot to the image and I'd like to see the mountains a little bigger, so I think a crop down off the top will really work well here. Awesome work of incorpating numerous elements into the scene: stream, lake, mountains, and sky color.

Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on September 30, 2010 at 2:54 AM

A beautifully peaceful backcountry scene, Scott. I want to stick my toes in that water!

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Comment posted by Cam Held on September 30, 2010 at 10:14 AM

Beautiful light! From the thumbnail and the title I figured this was a shot of just a lake at sunrise, so the stream was a pleasant surprise! Shutter speed seems perfect. No nits from me!

-Cam

Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on September 30, 2010 at 10:27 AM

I like the inclusion of the stream in the foreground. The sun peaking over the horizon really sets the mood for the rest of the image.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 30, 2010 at 10:29 AM

A lovely and peaceful scene Scott with beautiful sky color. Nice comp too.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on September 30, 2010 at 12:04 PM

Well composed. Great sunrise mood. I'm not sure if I agree about cropping from the top since it sort of isolates the deep blue to the left.

Registered on September 9, 2009, 294 Posts, 2006 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 30, 2010 at 11:28 PM

Nice image, good blend. Could almost go for dodging the water near the bottom of the frame to lighten it a bit to look more like water.

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Comment posted by Aaron Cowan on October 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM

Scott: I like the gradient of colors in the sky along with the clouds. This inlet stream is a very nice lead in to the scene. Did you camp at this lake? I ask because I camped a couple nights at Island Lake last summer and day hiked to Cove, Sapphire and Cirque Lakes...those lakes are very beautiful!

Registered on September 22, 2010, 8 Posts, 165 Comments