Shining on the Edge

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 6, 20172,200 views9 comments

Record high temperatures a week ago got me thinking about spring, so this image from last May came to mind. On our annual island camping trip on Lake George, I usually shoot from my canoe, so last year I left my tripod home and just packed a GorillaPod with my smaller camera (7D Mark II). After a long day of paddling, we raced back to camp as the wind blew in these ominous clouds. I ran to the shore on the cliff side of the island and tried to set up a hand-held composition before the Sun sank down to that narrow space below the clouds on the horizon. But I soon realized the camera needed to be inches from the ground, and I needed multiple exposures for both HDR and a wide enough shot. The GorillaPod was pretty wobbly, but it allowed me to keep the camera just steady enough for a two-frame stitched pano; each frame with 3 exposures for HDR.

Canon 7D Mark II; Canon 18-135mm.
Three exposures X two images @ f/16; ISO 320
Two horizontal frames, each with three exposures, HDR and stitching in PSCC

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 7, 2017 at 7:32 AM

Love this! There are s many different elements to feast on.
Wonderful sky, great water and reflections, stark rock, a bit of greenery, and that sun-star.
I'm wondering if a shadow adjustment might bring out more detail in the rocks.
A very sweet image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 7, 2017 at 8:33 AM

Beautiful, Wayne! Love the light on the wall and you have done a great job with the composition. No nits here, it is sweet.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on March 7, 2017 at 12:49 PM

Wow, beautiful image, Wayne. Love the detail and taken with the aid of a gorilla pod, crazy. Love that you got the six frames in rapid order to avoid the wind. Great work, both technically and aesthetically. Love it.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on March 7, 2017 at 2:06 PM

Beautiful image, Wayne. The storm clouds are dripping with drama and the sunstar is simply gorgeous as is the light on the rock face. You caught that sunstar at just the right moment. great job on this scene.

Ed

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 7, 2017 at 7:06 PM

Woks for me, Wayne. I agree with Sandy regarding pulling more detail in the darks on the rocks. The composition is very nice, and I love the light.
--P

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on March 7, 2017 at 8:04 PM

I love this image. Mostly because I've been on the water at moments like this and understand what a special time this is. The light on the rocks on the right is just how it is before the sun goes down. The stormy clouds are great as well. It's one of those special times at the end of a stormy day when the sun dips just below the cloud cover. Good job.

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Comment posted by John Williams on March 7, 2017 at 8:53 PM

Nice catch of that setting sun peeking through. I love the light splashing through the scene, and the foreboding clouds above top it all off.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 7, 2017 at 9:52 PM

Wayne,

I get the distinct feeling of being in a little private cove with my own private view. The sun star is excellent and the clouds are quite dramatic and really add to the scene. I'm a little torn about the blocked up shadows in the rock on the right. While I'm no HDR expert by any stretch, I'm surprised the process didn't give more shadow detail (not that I need more detail there, but the lack there of makes me think, Velvia.) ;-)

The inclusion of the bush/tree on the left is what contributes to the cove look and feel; but I'm also wishing for a more open view. I guess we can't have it all.

Lon

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 8, 2017 at 10:52 AM

This is a wonderfully moody view, Wayne. The larger view really lets the details show and provides a great sense of presence. The brightness of the sunstar is a great counterpoint to the overall moodiness of the dark sky and dimly lit near shore. This looks like a wall hanger to me.

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