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Woke Up

by John Fan

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 3, 2011217 views13 comments
Rocky Mountain sunset is always breath taken.

Sony A900
24-70mm

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Art Escobado on January 3, 2011 at 7:16 PM
Nice shot John-however this looks like sunset. I believe myself and quite a few NPNers witnessed this spectacular scene just off the highway in Ridgeway, CO. :toast:
Registered on January 7, 2007, 0 Posts, 775 Comments
Comment posted by Ben Horne on January 3, 2011 at 7:28 PM
Beautiful light! It almost looks like a miniature model. My only suggestion would be to consider cropping the mountain peak on the far right side.
Registered on August 27, 2009, 51 Posts, 959 Comments
Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on January 3, 2011 at 7:35 PM
Stunning. :toast:
Registered on September 13, 2007, 36 Posts, 1283 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 3, 2011 at 8:36 PM
Beautiful light.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on January 3, 2011 at 9:16 PM
Amazing! I know this spot well.
This looks like sunrise, by the light on the back of the left mountains, but it looks like sunset by the light on the orange foreground sky. How did you do this?
Registered on January 15, 2009, 13 Posts, 772 Comments
Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 3, 2011 at 9:29 PM
The gold on the hillside is killer. Great light. Feel you could crop off the right side a bit to pull the focus more to the center as it feels a bit extraneous over there. Nice catch!

aF
Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 3, 2011 at 9:39 PM
Phenomenal! Truly once-in-a-lifetime light.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by John Fan on January 3, 2011 at 9:58 PM
Art was right. I went back to look at the time stamp. It was indeed taken at sunset, right after a down pour. He was also right about the location. It is called Dallas Divide. Thanks for the correction.
Registered on August 24, 2010, 135 Posts, 489 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on January 4, 2011 at 12:44 AM
I keep coming back to this beautiful photo. It looks like light from three different times of the day.

I especially like the hard afternoon light on the hills, combined with orange sunset colors in the clouds.
Registered on January 15, 2009, 13 Posts, 772 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Wong on January 4, 2011 at 2:05 AM
Nice idea though I'd decrease the saturation a bit and try to open up some more shadow detail.
Registered on February 2, 2006, 79 Posts, 2629 Comments
Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on January 4, 2011 at 3:13 AM
Stunning light!
Registered on October 13, 2010, 27 Posts, 378 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 4, 2011 at 10:06 AM
Wonderful storm light John!
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Kent Mearig on January 5, 2011 at 12:07 AM
I love the colors in the air and on the land. It's an awesome warmth with just enough of the cool blue to anchor it.
Registered on September 4, 2006, 237 Posts, 4748 Comments