Golden Morning

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 17, 2011300 views17 comments

In August I scouted out the area around “Chilchzimmersattel”. I really fell in love with this landscape. It’s located in the northwestern part of Switzerland in the canton of Solothurn and Basel. Especially in the fall and winter it’s very exciting to photograph this area since there’s fog in the valley below and above 900 meters there’s sunny weather. So early one morning in late September I climbed“Belchenflue” the second highest peak in this area. Actually it was rather hiking than climbing. Theree’s a small trail leading all the way to the top. Unfortunatley the sunrise wasn’t so promising but about a couple of minutes later fog made some interesting light situation. I’m not quite happy about the composition since there’s not enough room at the top between the mountain peak and the frame…but this light situation lasted not long enough to compose another one.

Techs: Nikon D700, 70-200 lens (@135mm), ISO 200, 1/250 sec, f11
Thanks for any comments and thoughts

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 17, 2011 at 1:00 PM

Wonderful light and mood. I would agree that a little room at the top would be a bonus on this one. Should you be so inclined, you might be able to clone in a little room without too much difficulty. That solution may or may not appeal. I like the image.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 17, 2011 at 1:07 PM

I like the warm golden light Bill. I agree with your comment about room on the top but the light is indeed gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on November 17, 2011 at 2:59 PM

Wonderful mood with the extensive fog and think you know well the slight shortcoming of the top space.

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Comment posted by Hillary Younger on November 17, 2011 at 3:04 PM

That's some magic light and tones....agree re the room at the top, but it's a fine shot regardless.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on November 17, 2011 at 3:27 PM

Great conditions and I bet it was stunning to be up there witnessing this. Maybe you could crop the top part.

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Comment posted by Keith Tate on November 17, 2011 at 3:42 PM

Wow, some really nice light Bill!

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on November 17, 2011 at 3:48 PM

Bill, congrats on capturing this unique moment! This is an exceptional beauty to my eye.

I think a crop of the top with both summits at the right (including the "v" between them) might help me to concentrate on the lower part, which would also make for a stunning composition in my opinion. Thanks for sharing!

Peter

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 17, 2011 at 5:11 PM

That is some amazing light and color with the fog, Bill. Wonderful conditions you caught in the short time you had. I see what you mean about the top, but still a beautiful shot. The layers are fantastic! I also think Peter's crop suggestion might work quite well since the peaks are that close to the edge.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on November 17, 2011 at 6:03 PM

You just don't witness that everyday. Gorgeous light and I can feel the warmth from here.
Great job

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 17, 2011 at 8:14 PM

The golden light is stunning and your use of receding layers works very well. Agree that a bit more room at the top would be nice but a gorgeous image either way.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on November 17, 2011 at 9:24 PM

Like everyone has mentioned, more room at the top would have been good Bill, but this is fantastic otherwise! That golden light is magical!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 17, 2011 at 9:33 PM

The light is really tremendous, Bill, and certainly holds a lot of interest. I'm having a bit of a difficult time getting the scale of things here, but it all looks pretty big.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on November 18, 2011 at 12:44 AM

That's indeed some great light Bill. I'm with you about wanting more room up top. A scroll crop down to the "v" of those peaks seems to enhance this quite a bit.

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Comment posted by John Williams on November 18, 2011 at 9:33 AM

Quite a show of gold! The hint of beams is sweet.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 18, 2011 at 12:00 PM

Sweet!

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on November 18, 2011 at 1:08 PM

I agree about the tightness at the top - not ideal. But the scene as such is fantastic, the light diffusing through the fog makes everything glow magically.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 19, 2011 at 2:04 AM

Amazing light and fog, Bill! More room at the top would really be nice but it still works very well.

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