Winter's Warmth

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 4, 2011344 views20 comments

A sunburst captured through aspens, Boulder Mountain, Utah. Single exposure at f/22 for the sunburst, ISO 50, Canon 5D and Nkon 14-24. Minimal processing in Lightroom and levels adjustment in PS. Thanks for looking.

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20 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 4, 2011 at 10:26 PM

Beautiful Chris! Outstanding composition and execution. Would love to see it larger.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 4, 2011 at 11:31 PM

Pretty amazing exposure, imo! Really nice! Good comp too.

Chris

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on April 5, 2011 at 1:02 AM

You nailed it here! Excellent!

The only question i would have is why ISO 50? From my understanding DSLR's ISO 50 is not really 50 and you lose dynamic range substantially. I remember blowing out a lot of work beyond repair with the 1DS's so I never do 50 anymore for low ISO, always 100 for the lowest...

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on April 5, 2011 at 2:17 AM

Chris,

Excellent exposure and composition. I am amazed this all fit in the dynamic range of a single shot. Pretty impressive.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on April 5, 2011 at 5:51 AM

Chris,
I really like the excellent exposure and the way you locate the sun
Well done

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on April 5, 2011 at 7:08 AM

Mark, for this shot I had no particular reason for using ISO 50. I was not aware about losing dynamic range at that setting, will definitely look into it more.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 5, 2011 at 11:49 AM

Excellent execution, Chris. I also heard about the ISO50 and since try to avoid it. There really is less contrast in these images.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 5, 2011 at 1:00 PM

Beautiful comp, some real nice lines here and nice wintry mood! To be picky, i would have preferred more 'burst' and less 'sun', but i know that aint easy to control. (a thicker tree in front might have worked)

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on April 5, 2011 at 1:06 PM

I agree, Stan. I did shift position a bit to get the sun behind the tree a little more and while that did give more burst and less sun, the lines didn't end up where I wanted them, so I chose this comp as the keeper. Thanks for the critique.

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Comment posted by Bruce Omori on April 5, 2011 at 4:52 PM

Well done, Chris! Love those aspens against the wispy clouds and blue sky.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 5, 2011 at 5:08 PM

This is a very appealing image, Chris. I like it alot! Very nice work, indeed!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on April 5, 2011 at 5:14 PM

Great capture and presentation Chris.The shadows,composition and overall light is fabulous. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on April 5, 2011 at 6:21 PM

Very cool comp, Chris.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on April 5, 2011 at 11:37 PM

Well done, I really like the comp with the lead in lines. This is being extremely picky but I might remove that rainbow colored flare spot at the top of the sunstar. Really minor though.

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on April 5, 2011 at 11:48 PM

Thanks, Zack. I cloned out two or three rainbow flare spots on the snow where I felt they were detracting from the image. Dunno why, but I just wasn't compelled to mess with that one. Will probably go back and do it, though.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on April 6, 2011 at 9:49 AM

Chris, I know how tough this shot is to manage, that is, the intensity of the light and DR. You've done a stand up job.
What I appreciate even more, is how low you got to get this compelling composition. A neat POV.
Great eye.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on April 6, 2011 at 5:33 PM

excellent work here Chris - I like how the shadows of the trees are acting as lead-in lines to the scene.
that burst could only have been from the Nikkor 14-24...there seem to be quite a few people who use it on Canon cameras

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Comment posted by Lars Lentz on April 6, 2011 at 6:42 PM

Great dynamic range and composition. I really like the rays of the sun and dark blue of the sky. Nice work!