Posted by Rick Dunn on December 5, 2006 at 11:36 PM
I stopped to shoot sunrise this morning on the way to work. The wind was IN-SANE . There was practically no wind at the house, but a few miles away at the top of McCaslin and Hwy 128, it was absolutely howling. Reminded me of every winter hike I've ever done in Rocky Mountain NP.... Most of the shots came out soft due to the wind, but this one came out okay.
Processed on a laptop due to no space left on my PC, so if the image quality is a little squirrely, please forgive...
Posted by Todd Caudle on December 5, 2006 at 11:45 PM
but this one came out okay
Okay? OKAY??? Sheesh, this is stunning! I love the converging shadow lines in the sky. Everything else I love about it is fairly obvious: the moon, awesome clouds, pink sky, distant snow mountains. This is just inSANE!
Posted by Tony Bouchard on December 6, 2006 at 12:44 AM
Rick, this one is awesome. It almost looks like the sun is behind the Flatirons with the 'rays' coming up from behind the mountains. I'll have to figure out how to get to this vantage point - I've only ever shot the Flatirons from Chataqua.
Posted by Grant Collier on December 6, 2006 at 2:31 AM
Sweet shot! Tony, I'm not positive, but I think this crummy vantage point may be from Rick's backyard.
Posted by Michael Renner on December 6, 2006 at 11:26 AM
Wow! Absolutely tremendous image! I love the way the shadows created by the clouds directs the viewer to a place on the mountins immedicately below the moon. Oh yeah, the colors don't suck either.
Fantastic shot Rick!
Posted by Rene Pirolt on December 6, 2006 at 12:06 PM
Sweet s shot, Rick! Great colors! You seem to have a knack for shooting the Flatirons.
Posted by Rick Dunn on December 6, 2006 at 2:52 PM
Thanks, everyone. My "okay" comment was in reference to the sharpness - I'm not that humble.
Tony - this is a pretty easy one to find. I shoot from a dirt turnout situated just off the west-bound lane of Hwy 128, between Indiana and McCaslin. The view from my front porch is very similar, but driving up the road eliminates some foreground clutter.
Posted by Jack Brauer on December 6, 2006 at 4:29 PM
Wow this is sweet!!! I like how the line of the clouds amplifies the line of the mountains. And the cloud shadow is awesome!
Posted by Paul Beiser on December 6, 2006 at 6:33 PM
Rick,
Great shot! So many nice elements come together, even the placement of the peaks on the right with the cloud above. AWESOME!
Posted by Brian Jackson on December 6, 2006 at 10:17 PM
WOW nice shot Rick. I love the colors.
Brian
Posted by Ken Wyatt on December 7, 2006 at 12:12 AM
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11 repliesProcessed on a laptop due to no space left on my PC, so if the image quality is a little squirrely, please forgive...
Okay? OKAY??? Sheesh, this is stunning! I love the converging shadow lines in the sky. Everything else I love about it is fairly obvious: the moon, awesome clouds, pink sky, distant snow mountains. This is just inSANE!
Another sweet shot Rick. Well done!!!
Fantastic shot Rick!
Tony - this is a pretty easy one to find. I shoot from a dirt turnout situated just off the west-bound lane of Hwy 128, between Indiana and McCaslin. The view from my front porch is very similar, but driving up the road eliminates some foreground clutter.
Great shot! So many nice elements come together, even the placement of the peaks on the right with the cloud above. AWESOME!
Brian
Ken