Lake Martin Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 16, 2010184 views11 comments

Beautiful sunrise over cypress trees in Lake Martin, Louisiana.

Canon 5DMKII
Canon 24-105 @ 24 MM
8 seconds @ F18
ISO 100
5 stop ND filter to extend exposure in order to smooth out water, add a little motion to the clouds and to saturate colors.

Comments and critiques always welcome and appreciated.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 16, 2010 at 10:43 PM

Beautiful colors and nice silhouetted trees.

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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on December 17, 2010 at 1:03 AM

Those are some seriously dramatic clouds, and your choice of shutter speed gave enough motion to provide even more character.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on December 17, 2010 at 5:27 AM

Very well done, Randy. Hard to find anything wrong here.

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Comment posted by Robert Stough on December 17, 2010 at 7:27 AM

Superb shot. Great idea to use a heavy ND filter on this scene. Those clouds are amazing. Excellent work.

Registered on November 20, 2010, 26 Posts, 273 Comments

Comment posted by Wade Hardy on December 17, 2010 at 9:58 AM

Beautiful scene and the sky is amazing. Good job on the SS to smooth out the water - it really adds alot to the scene.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on December 17, 2010 at 3:18 PM

A very nice scene, and the sky is just beautiful!

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Comment posted by James Fougère on December 17, 2010 at 3:28 PM

Crazy sky Randy! Great color and nice reflection. I sent you an email

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 17, 2010 at 3:38 PM

Wow, not only is that sky colorful, it seems alive!

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on December 17, 2010 at 5:48 PM

Hey Randy. What a fantastic show of light you captured here! The silhouettes really add a sense of place to the beautiful colors. Simple but very strong image.

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Comment posted by Bruce Omori on December 17, 2010 at 5:52 PM

Gorgeous sky and reflections! Well executed with the ND, Randy.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 18, 2010 at 6:10 PM

Randy,

What a beautiful sky and sunrise. The only suggestion I can offer would be a slight crop from the left to reduce the heaviness of the clump of trees on that side - throws the comp every so slightly out of balance. Otherwise, great silhouette and gorgeous sky.

Lon

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