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WC522 Wind Storm
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WC522 Wind Storm

by Gary Minish

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 24, 2012109 views2 comments
I posted this once before in a different category (backlight challenge). But it fit this challenge very nicely so I'm re-posting it.

This is a 4 exposure blend (not a tone mapped HDR)because the sun was directly behind the mountain and the backlit blowing snow was pretty intense.

Sony DSC-R1, ISO-160, f11.0, 1/1250, 1/500, 1/200 & 1/80

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 24, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Love the backlighting of the blowing snow in this image, Gary! It certainly is the focus of this picture. In light of that I think I would have cropped up from the bottom to just below the tree line to make this a pano. I don't feel the foreground really doesn't add much to the photo and a pano would give the beautiful lighting and moutains the empasis they deserve. :smile:
Great exposure control on this tricky lighting situation.
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Comment posted by Rob Graham on February 24, 2012 at 1:24 PM
Beautiful light behind the mountain. The foreground water has a nice glow, and does add a little to the foreground.
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