appalachian stormlight

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 22, 2011237 views7 comments

This comes from North Fork mountain in the West Virginia highlands, and was taken not long after an early spring thunderstorm had roared through with wild winds and heavy rain. Spring came late to the appalachians this year and so here in mid-april the mountain crest was still dressed in it's winter browns but the sunrays at least brought a nice glow to the new grass in the high meadows.

50D, 10-22, 3-shot combo

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7 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on May 22, 2011 at 6:19 PM

Very, very nice Robert I think your comp is fantastic and those rays clothe the WV mountains beautifully.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on May 22, 2011 at 8:56 PM

Great composition here Robert. I really like the sun rays coming down from above.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 22, 2011 at 9:29 PM

This is very nice Robert. The rays and light in the valley look wonderful.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Richard Siggins on May 22, 2011 at 10:29 PM

Looks like you were in the right place at the right time. Luck favors the prepared! The sunbeams are very nice. I like the way they light the green valley. Too bad there wasn't more green.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 22, 2011 at 11:38 PM

Wonderful depth and lots of drama. I'm wondering about burning down the cloud a bit as it seems a little overexposed.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 23, 2011 at 7:07 AM

Wonderful rays Robert. I like the dappled light on mountains as well.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 25, 2011 at 1:04 AM

Robert,

What a magnificent view and event to witness. One could even say, Glorious. The only thing I can suggest is to address the blown out clouds and overall brightness there, as others have mentioned. Of course it is the sun, so I understand not much you can do. If not familiar with Tony Kuyper's tutorials, masks and actions, this one is a perfect candidate for his new Triple Play. It should work nicely on those blown highlights. Even still, considering it's the sun, the highlights are kind of expected anyway.

The large view is great.

Lon

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