Noctilucent Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 4, 2011266 views5 comments

I took a trip to the southern flat tops to shoot some waterfalls but a snowdrift across the road put an end to those plans. God provided me with another subject. I always look forward to feed back.

Canon Xti
ISO-100
15 sec. exposure
f/3.5
18mm

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 4, 2011 at 12:58 PM

I like this subject better!

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on July 4, 2011 at 9:59 PM

Very moody image, Michael. This is being very picky, but what do you think of cropping off that bit of intruding land from the right side?

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Comment posted by Michael Hackett on July 5, 2011 at 1:53 AM

Thank you Stan, After reading about these type of clouds I think I was extremely lucky to capture this. Ed, thank you for your feedback, it's greatly appreciated. However, I think for now I'll leave that small piece of land in unless I can clone it out rather than crop that side of the image.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 7, 2011 at 5:27 PM

This sure breaks all the rules!!! Works well. I have always loved dark images but also know they sell way less. I think the darkness has such a powerful effect on us in person that is hard to convey in print.

Nice job Michael.

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Comment posted by Michael Hackett on July 7, 2011 at 9:48 PM

Thanks Mark, I have to say it was quite a sight to behold in person. this is one of my favorite images that I've made in a long time.

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