Porcelain Sunset

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 15, 2012269 views8 comments

I was exploring Yellowstone's Porcelain Basin yesterday near sunset and got this before the heavy clouds (on the horizon here) rolled in, blocking any sunset. (5D3, 24-70 f2.8 @ 43mm, f/10, 1/80 s, iso 100, polarizer, tripod)

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on October 15, 2012 at 12:36 PM

nice shine to this one, mark -- and i like how the sun accentuates the mist

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Comment posted by Brad Strong on October 15, 2012 at 3:22 PM

Interesting and colorful. The lighting on the steam is a nice highlight. There is a bridge in the background, so this should be in man and nature I think.

Registered on October 1, 2012, 43 Posts, 302 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Hilton on October 15, 2012 at 4:49 PM

A unique place, well captured.
Great light color and comp.

Registered on September 19, 2011, 68 Posts, 668 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 15, 2012 at 9:23 PM

Great light to show off all that steam, Mark. My only nit is that I want to see more; the most vivid steam is on the right side, and gets cut off before we get to see much of it. I keep wondering what the rest of this would look like if it were a panorama. Of course, that does not keep me from enjoying what I see here!

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on October 15, 2012 at 9:30 PM

Very nice image Mark. I really like how the side light is illuminating the steam. I wish I could see a bit more of the steam on the right hand side, but this is a minor nit.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 15, 2012 at 10:13 PM

Beautiful light on the thermal steam. Lovely color, also. Nice work

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 16, 2012 at 3:45 PM

What an interesting scene, really nice light and color,your exposure on the whites is spot on. Well done Mark.
John

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 16, 2012 at 4:40 PM

The glass like surface, steam, and reflection create an interesting scene with wonderful abstract qualities Mark. I would be tempted to crop the background to emphasize that.

BTW -I do notice the bridge as well so I do need to move this to M&N Gallery. Hope you understand. If you have any questions, please e-mail me or one of the other ESS / M&N mods.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments