Saint Mary Lake Sunrise, Glacier NP

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 16, 20044,213 views27 comments

Sunset didn't work out, but I'm glad I went back for sunrise. First light was blocked by clouds on the horizon, but it wasn't till later that the puffys in the sky really got beautiful. Not in the shot of course, but there was a moose poking around about 200 feet away!

Comments welcome and appreciated.

Pentax 67II, 55mm lens
Fuji Velvia Classic

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Steven Bein on December 16, 2004 at 2:51 AM

WOW, this is an exceptional image. Well done, great sky, stunning

Registered on November 12, 2003, 230 Posts, 209 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hutchison on December 16, 2004 at 3:22 AM

Incredible composition. A VERY striking photograph. 10/10.

Registered on August 3, 2004, 20 Posts, 170 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Curtis on December 16, 2004 at 6:26 AM

Isn't that the moose swimming across the middle of the lake? If so, then I think you should crop out the sky and the mountains.....if not, then my critique of this image is really going to take a hit. There's just far too few engaging elements without it. You wouldn't see this on anyone's wall.

Registered on August 31, 2004, 82 Posts, 368 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Greer on December 16, 2004 at 7:20 AM

SWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! Love that sky and the rest is not bad either!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 404 Posts, 1977 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Garber on December 16, 2004 at 7:25 AM

Outstanding!

Registered on November 17, 2003, 704 Posts, 3535 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on December 16, 2004 at 7:25 AM

Wow, Slavomir I am in love with this image...everything in it. From the perfect clouds, the sun-washed mountains, and silhouetted trees at the bottom of the frame. Its perfect.

I have had nothing but bad luck with Glacier NP. If I spent a week, it was a week of low clouds. This was spectacular conditions and you nailed a beautiful shot. A common perspective here, but very uncommon results!

Registered on November 24, 2004, 180 Posts, 1545 Comments

Comment posted by John Zinn on December 16, 2004 at 8:44 AM

Great clouds and nice warm light. My experience with Glacier has been no clouds on the dryer eastern side. They all just seemed to disappear at the Continental Divide.

John Zinn

Registered on November 1, 2003, 41 Posts, 1743 Comments

Comment posted by Matthew Cromer on December 16, 2004 at 9:53 AM

Excellent image! Love those clouds, and the expansive sky comp here.

Registered on November 8, 2003, 42 Posts, 657 Comments

Comment posted by Brent Stovall on December 16, 2004 at 9:53 AM

Top notch!

b.

Registered on December 6, 2004, 54 Posts, 568 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Helms on December 16, 2004 at 9:58 AM

Excellent.I prefer a little less sky,but still love it.The popcorn clouds are what really make this one.I'm glad you went back for sunrise as well.

Thanks for sharing

Registered on November 28, 2003, 37 Posts, 1005 Comments

Comment posted by George Hall, Jr on December 16, 2004 at 10:01 AM

Incredible image Slavomir. Great detail and color. Love it.

Registered on July 11, 2004, 283 Posts, 2395 Comments

Comment posted by Todd Caudle on December 16, 2004 at 11:03 AM

Note to MC: Clean your glasses! A moose? How 'bout an island!

This is beautiful. I love a dominant sky when there's this much good stuff going on in it. There seems to be a slight CCW tilt to this, but that could just be a shoreline thing.

Registered on November 9, 2003, 472 Posts, 3705 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 16, 2004 at 11:18 AM

The clouds set this one apart fomr other images I have seen of St. Mary Lake. I was there for a couple of consecutive mornings on my last trip but the light would not cooperate. The second morning, standing with 4-5 other photographers, someone drove in and told us a large grizzly was poking around a short distance up the road. A couple of folks went to look for it, and the others went to sit in their cars :) I had the place to myself.

Guy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Hudon on December 16, 2004 at 11:22 AM

I don't know, I had taken this photo I might just hang up my camera for good figuring I'd never be able to take anything better!
Jeez louise, Holey Moley and Gimme a Break!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 315 Posts, 2246 Comments

Comment posted by Dane Glueck on December 16, 2004 at 12:03 PM

Beauty. You must have been elated to see those clouds. Well done.

Registered on November 10, 2003, 193 Posts, 1748 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on December 16, 2004 at 12:28 PM

This is about as good as it gets. The clouds, warm light on the mtns, silhouetted foreground, all excellent.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 176 Posts, 2302 Comments

Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on December 16, 2004 at 1:00 PM

Very cool, Slavomir. The clouds for me are really the icing on the cake.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 168 Posts, 870 Comments

Comment posted by Eric A. Rosen on December 16, 2004 at 4:28 PM

This one packs a punch WOW!! Factor..

I was up there a few years ago and had nothing but those clear blue cloudless skies and high winds...

Registered on November 1, 2003, 139 Posts, 264 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Bates on December 16, 2004 at 7:59 PM

I LOVE THIS IMAGE!!!!!!!!! The clouds really make this one for me... coupled with the "almost fish-eye" appearance - this is top notch, top shelf, top gun - material!!

Michael

Registered on November 1, 2003, 149 Posts, 2381 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Curtis on December 16, 2004 at 9:09 PM

Note to TC: I will try to answer with the cyber tongue that I recently pulled back out of my proverbial cheek while I was critiquing Slavomir's beautiful image (a point I thought I made painfully obvious with the outrageous bookends of sarcasm and winkage

)...if you remember George W. in the debate, here's a paraphrase -

"Of course I know that's an island. I know that!"

Registered on August 31, 2004, 82 Posts, 368 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 16, 2004 at 9:50 PM

Those clouds make this very surreal. Very beautiful.

- Dan.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Niebrugge on December 16, 2004 at 10:16 PM

Great clouds! Well done!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 12 Posts, 250 Comments

Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on December 18, 2004 at 11:48 AM

Just here adding my "WOW"! and "AWESOME"! along with everyone else. Amazing.

Registered on June 23, 2004, 453 Posts, 5551 Comments

Comment posted by Duke Coonrad on January 12, 2005 at 3:50 PM

Slavomir - This is a frequently photographed scene in Glacier....but your shot is definitely one of the finest I have ever seen of this scene...no pun intended. It may be my monitor...buit it appears slightly oversaturated for my taste only. It's nice to see you on NPN to even set the bar higher for some more spectacular nature images.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 36 Posts, 28 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Guffey on January 15, 2005 at 12:22 PM

Slavomir,
This is the best shot of St. Mary's Ive ever seen. SUPERB!