Glacier Milk

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 4, 2012595 views4 comments

Late fall and early winter the Carbon River turns a milky turquoise when it's not blown out. This was the case early morning last November. The frost-encrusted moss on the bedrock in the fg added some nice contrasting texture I thought.
Selective dodging and burning done with Levels adjustment layers. A method I picked up from Ellen and Josh Anon's excellent book, "PS CS5 for Nature Photograhers." Please check out the larger version.
Thanks for looking.

Nikon D5000
Tokina 12-24 f4 @ 17mm w/cp
f/16
1 sec
ISO 100

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on February 4, 2012 at 6:18 PM

Wow, beautiful colors and textures, and your comp is really nicely chosen! If anything, I might crop a bit off the top forest part. Either way, I love it!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 5, 2012 at 3:11 PM

Absolutely lovely light and color. Well done.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 5, 2012 at 4:28 PM

Love your composition, Bruce; the rock and frost covered moss in the foreground creates an outstanding pattern, nicely leading the eye back across that milky water and to the forest beyond. The soft light is exquisite. A beautiful image that would make a great print.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 5, 2012 at 9:13 PM

Fantastic!

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