Bonsai Rock Twilight

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 7, 2014467 views11 comments

A recent photo after a stormy day from this iconic location at Lake Tahoe (Nevada side). I had high hopes for a colorful sunset, but it didn't materialize. I stuck around for a while and took some additional shots as the light faded. I greatly appreciate your thoughts about whether this "blue hour" take on the location works.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on May 7, 2014 at 9:39 PM

I like the cool mood to this Phil.Also very nice positioning of the rocks in the scene.Nice depth to the scene also. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on May 7, 2014 at 11:49 PM

It works for me. The far mountains have a lot of detail and add a lot of depth.
I might add contrast and make the FG lake bed "pop" a bit more.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on May 8, 2014 at 3:29 AM

I think this works. NIcely composed with interest throughout the frame. The subdued light is also nice and gives this a peaceful mood.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on May 8, 2014 at 4:53 AM

Beautiful shot of Bonsai Rock...I think it works very well, even without colorful skies. I like the silky water, I assume it was a long exposure. The composition is very pleasing, also.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on May 8, 2014 at 5:25 AM

Thanks for the feedback so far. Kathy, the exposure time was 20 seconds.

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on May 8, 2014 at 3:06 PM

Very cool and nice mood to this Phil! Very well seen! I think it works great!

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on May 9, 2014 at 2:36 AM

This is beautiful, Phil. I had one evening in Tahoe last year and was pretty impressed. I think the color and shape balance well.

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 9, 2014 at 4:15 AM

This works superbly Phil. I really like the cool tones, and the distant view to the mountains with the boulders in the foreground are sweet.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 11, 2014 at 4:11 AM

I like the placement of the elements and the cool tones. It does feel just a little cramped compositionally but that may be the size of the image at 720px.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 14, 2014 at 12:15 AM

This is wonderful! I'm just enjoying the look and mood of this shot so I think the "Blue Hour" take worked great. Looks like one of those images that would be at it's best large. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on May 14, 2014 at 3:13 AM

This works!

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