Denali Aloft

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 13, 2017210 views6 comments

Sony A77II
Sony 70-400G @ 105mm
ISO 800, 1/400 @ f9

One of the highlights of our trip to Alaska was a flight over Denali. We were able to take the doors off the plane for unobstructed views. It was cold and I had to hand hold the lens thus the high ISO to get some shutter speed. I was also wearing glove liners which made operating the controls a bit imprecise and with some of the jostling around in the plane I ended up with some weird settings. So it goes. We did get a view of Denali which I'll post later but I really liked the fall colors, textures and land forms of the mountains encountered on the outbound ride. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 14, 2017 at 9:49 AM

You've got a fine mix of colors and shapes here, Bill. I like the transition to snow and the emphasis on the single ridge.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 14, 2017 at 6:44 PM

Ariel shots can be very cool, and this no exception. I like the transition from timberline to alpine, and the fall color. I really like the strata in the central ridge, but I wish there was more of it. Nice color and lots of interesting textures.
--P

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 14, 2017 at 10:25 PM

A great abstract look at a grand scene. And under tough conditions. Real nicely done.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 15, 2017 at 10:33 AM

Bill,

The large view is simply awesome! Aside from colors, shapes and comments so far, I find the light to be fascinating. I can't tell if it's direct sun, highly diffused and with very few shadows to give us clues. But there's a soft, warm glow to the entire mountain side. Very cool.

Minor suggestion for me might be to reduce the cyan in the mid tones - specifically in the "green" forest. Also, there's a small white-ish patch in the LLC I would clone out. The same near the LRC, a longer streak, but that's less of an issue. Can't tell if that's snow, or creek and run-off.

Sounds like great fun flying around the mountains and getting photo ops like this one. Great job.

Lon

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Comment posted by John Williams on September 15, 2017 at 11:21 AM

I think this is lovely Bill!! What a wonderful mix of colors, and the "grand" abstract is perfect. No nits.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on September 17, 2017 at 7:18 PM

I sure do like the color tones and the contrast you chose.The only nit from me, and very very tiny, might be the small grey spot in the LLC.

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