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Dawn of a New Day
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Dawn of a New Day

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 7, 2016362 views6 comments
Trinity National forest, N. California
2016:11:04 08:28:06
D800
18-200mm @ 36mm
Digital zoom: 1.5x
1/40 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
AF mode: MANUAL
White balance: AUTO2+2
Flash: Off

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 7, 2016 at 4:48 PM
Sandy, Nice composition on this! The light beams look great and I like the cool blue and green tones. Pretty cool shot.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on November 7, 2016 at 11:32 PM
Oh yeah, that's really catching some rays. ;-)
In addition to the rays in the mist, I enjoy all those tiny light stars in the large version.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 8, 2016 at 1:57 PM
Outstanding sunbeams through this forest, Sandy.  Nice that you were able to retain some detail in the trees as well.  Well done.
Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on November 10, 2016 at 12:21 PM
Real pretty sunbeams and forest scene.  Nicely handled light situation.
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on November 11, 2016 at 11:43 AM
One of the best "sunbeam" mages I've seen in awhile.
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on November 13, 2016 at 5:26 PM
Your timing and arrangement of the trees looks right on for maximal interest.  My only suggestion might be to adjust the cyan in the greens for a slightly less cyan cast.  This might help define the light rays a bit more, if that works what you saw for the image.  I might also crop slightly off the bottom, as there is an area visible on the right boarder that breaks from the other foliage around it.  Might just keep the bottom consistent.  Really nice shot overall.
Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments