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Winter Light on 450-8

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted January 7, 201681 views5 comments

An Oil Spill Barge (#450-8) in the foreground with the sunlit mountains on the opposite end of the Valdez Bay in the background. The mountains are approximately 10 miles away and the water is warmer than the air so you get a lot of atmospheric distortion just above the water (at the horizon in this case). Being zoomed in at 200mm (300mm equiv.) helped compress the view which makes the mountains even more imposing.

Sony ILCE-6000, FE 70-200 F4 G @ 200mm, ISO-100, f/6.3, 1/320

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5 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 7, 2016 at 9:02 AM

Love the warm, low angle light here, Gary. It's really letting the mountains glow. The barge and foreground elements add well in the larger view. I like the subtle reflections and distortions in the water. This does a fine job of putting me there, enjoying the view.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 7, 2016 at 4:56 PM

Very nice late sun. Appears to be misty over the water which further implies winter. I like all the contrasts here.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 7, 2016 at 10:45 PM

Ok, Gary, this one takes the cake in my opinion. I love those huge mountains behind the ship and the light on them is terrific. The low angle really worked well here. Very well done.

devil

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on January 9, 2016 at 7:45 PM

Warm light or not, this image looks cold, brrr. I like the compression and the low angle across the water.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 11, 2016 at 11:20 AM

HI Gary

Dennis comment echoed my thoughts perfectly cool

Albert Darmo
Canada

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