Robed in Red

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 27, 2013147 views7 comments

Matanuska Glacier, lined by the deep, vibrant colors of fall. Being the first one we passed by on our trip, I was surprised at the scale of these ice monsters!

(This is the second image from the Alaska Trip series. I'll try to keep them in sequence, as we flew from Anchorage to Colorado.)

Our position here is northeast of Anchorage, just south of the North Glenn Highway. This massive ice river was the first of many to decorate our route eastwards into Canada. My last post showed some higher peaks, and not a ton of color, but as we progressed farther on our track the colors gradually got more and more saturated. It really is an amazing landscape out there!

Edited in RAW. Not a lot of processing except for adding contrast/color that was detracted by the airplane window. I am thinking that I actually could add more color (it was unbelievably vibrant), but am paranoid about over-processing images, so I want to hear your thoughts on it. More saturation?

Canon 60d 10-22mm @ 22mm
ISO 400 --- f/4.5 --- 1/640 sec. --- handheld --- as someone pointed out earlier, I did have a filter...the airplane window :/

Comments/Critiques more than welcome!

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Russell Colletta on September 27, 2013 at 5:46 PM

Amazing scene Nathan. I think you could add some saturation and still keep it real. Looks like a bucket list experience for sure.

Registered on October 31, 2009, 114 Posts, 1008 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on September 27, 2013 at 6:54 PM

Wonderful scene Nathan with a great view of the glacier. The large version looks much better and I agree you could add some saturation but great as is.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on September 27, 2013 at 7:38 PM

Wow, what a location and shot!

I'm ok with the current saturation. I would like to see a hair more detail in the highlights at the top. A bit more detail there if that is possible. Just my 2 cents. Great as is though.

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 27, 2013 at 10:24 PM

Matanuska is approachable by car and footpath almost to the foot of it, just off the Glenn Highway. This is impressive, if at a distance. On the ground it is awesome!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on September 28, 2013 at 2:18 AM

Saturation looks ok to me, but maybe a bit more wouldn't harm the image. I don't think it will look over-processed. I do agree with Mark with maybe a wee bit more detail in the highlights at the top?

Registered on September 30, 2012, 116 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 28, 2013 at 4:14 AM

I like this alot Nathan, beautiful comp, and the saturation looks fine to me. Well done.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on September 28, 2013 at 6:31 PM

Thanks for the feedback. Here's a repost with a bit more color, and a touch more detail up top. There was some falling precipitation out in the distance, and low clouds obscuring the terrain, so there really isn't much detail out there...

Registered on November 16, 2011, 67 Posts, 1127 Comments