Morning Light, Catalinas

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 27, 20182,597 views7 comments

Nearly missed this sleeping in one morning. I was still in my boxers when I looked out and saw it. No way was I going to bother getting dressed and risk losing the light. (Yes, it's probably best at this point to just focus on the image on your monitor and not try to imagine anything else.) The Catalinas aren't a very big set of mountains, and it's quite unusual to get this separation between the "peaks" as light rain travels up one of the canyons. I liked the way it set off the mountain shapes a bit more.

Nikon D7200, Nikkor 18-300 @ 31mm, ISO 100, f/16, 1/13 sec

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7 comments

Comment posted by Dan Kearl on July 28, 2018 at 3:46 PM

The highlights are a bit blown but otherwise excellent processing, no halos on the sharp ridge and attractive realistic color.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 29, 2018 at 5:38 PM

Tony, What a beautiful sky and a very nice touch with just mountain tops across the bottom. It is really quite beautiful and wonderful to look at. I like the colors and processing in this. Not really seeing any blown highlights and it all looks so realistic. The light in those clouds is fantastic. Nice capture even if you weren't dressed for it... enlightened

I would not have wanted to miss it either!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on July 29, 2018 at 9:55 PM

Great light for sure and I love the story that went along with it, Tony. I would have done the same thing. cool

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 30, 2018 at 11:23 AM

Beautiful sky (unlike the mental picture projected). :) Highlights look just fine to my eye. Real sweet, Tony.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on July 30, 2018 at 6:27 PM

A splendid looking sky here, Tony. The color array was worth the time spent getting this take. The bright areas look intense, but can't say I'm seeing any areas blown out.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 2, 2018 at 5:09 PM

It's a great sky, Tony, especially with the sunrise glow on the clouds along the horizon. The separation between the mountain ranges helps anchor the view nicely.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on August 4, 2018 at 10:55 AM

This has turned out so well. While the main drama is obviously provided by the clouds, I love the inclusion of the mountains at the bottom. They not only provide context but nicely balance the composition. The proportion of land to sky is perfect.

The light is fantastic, as are the colors. I am also thoroughly enjoying the wide range of tones that you have included.

Fantastic photo Tony.

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