Sierra Autumn Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 8, 2013380 views14 comments

Thank you for your comments on my recent image postings. They are always appreciated.

This image of the Mount Whitney Sierra was made in 2006 on a chilly, but thankfully calm, October morning. The light on Lone Pine Peak and Mount Whitney was very nice, and, like any sunrise, it was changing by the minute. This was the best of three exposures.

Tachihara 4x5
Fujinon 135mm w/ 3-stop soft ND Grad
Astia 100F
2006

Please see large version.

Your comments/critiques are always welcomed.

--P

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on October 8, 2013 at 6:55 PM

Very nice image, Preston. I sure do like it there. I'll bet this scene looks exactly the same today.

Registered on February 17, 2004, 236 Posts, 1197 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 8, 2013 at 8:25 PM

Preston, Very nice! I have enjoyed just sitting back and looking at this for awhile (Large Version). I appreciate the wonderful and natural feel this image has.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 8, 2013 at 8:27 PM

Nice understated scene, Preston. It is one of those images that just kind of puts me there, hanging out in comfortable chair, enjoying the scenery. Fine relaxing mood.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 8, 2013 at 11:09 PM

The light on the peaks is especially sweet but my favorite part is the fg with it's great mix of plants and rocks. Wonderful composition! The cool/warm tones are very nicely balanced. Lovely.

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

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on October 8, 2013 at 11:17 PM

Preston -- spectacular. A recent favorite from you. I would have to agree only slightly with Harley that it is an understated scene. While it is a peaceful and thoughtful composition with elements placed delicately throughout the scene and it also has very natural colors, the image gets noticeably epic when you climb up the frame. Really love this one

Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Nievaart on October 9, 2013 at 2:51 AM

I really like the division of plants, rocks, and mountains as well as the light on the mountain peaks. At first, I was wondering why you used astia 100F, but then I realized it helps in communicating the mood that you must have felt when you saw the scene. Thanks for triggering that insight.

Registered on June 21, 2013, 8 Posts, 75 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 9, 2013 at 5:32 AM

Delicate lighting you captured Preston. The lighting is great but I especially like the mix of textures - stark mnts, round boulders and the grasses. The big hole in the FG gets me thinking that a pano crop from the bottom might work with the mnts along the top setting the tone for a pano. Really nice.

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 9, 2013 at 5:59 AM

Preston, I especially like this scene for the natural color, warm light on the peaks, and the wonderful mood it conveys, to be able to stir feelings or moods with your photography is truly what it is all about. Beautifully presented.
John

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

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 9, 2013 at 10:04 AM

Beautiful Preston! The clarity is amazing (the humidity in the south prevents much clarity so much of the time) and I'm really glad you left so much FG space for my eyes to explore.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on October 9, 2013 at 10:50 AM

Beautiful scene Preston with such great colors and textures. Really enjoying the fore ground plants and rocks and the natural colors. Well done.

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

Comment posted by Scott Fricke on October 9, 2013 at 12:17 PM

Wonderful comp and such a beautiful tone to the image, that soft pink light on the peaks is gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 9, 2013 at 11:35 PM

Preston,

I knew this was a PB image when I first saw it! Wait, was that Paul B. or Preston B...

This is a wonderful Eastern Sierra and Alabama Hills landscape. Others have described it well, but two things stand out for me. One, is the subtle pink on the range and the second is the somewhat open foreground - just enough opening and space for viewers eye to wander in the scene. No nits or suggestions from me. A great one from the archives.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on October 12, 2013 at 11:47 AM

Wonderful stack of elements Preston. Very nice shot! I like that it is not overstated.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on October 12, 2013 at 9:15 PM

Lovely composition Preston. Gives me a sense of serenity and a longing to be there.

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