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Sunset on Hurricane Ridge

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Posted by Rick Lamb on January 4, 2007 at 11:26 PM
Canon 1D Mk II
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L @ 48mm
Tripod/Remote Release
1/13 Sec @ f/14 ISO 100

Hey folks,

Here is a sunset we captured on Hurricane Ridge snowshoeing with the Watson's. It was almost a washout but the sun poked through the cloud layer and lit up the peaks.

Lemme know what yall think of this one please.

Posted by Ryan DesJardins on January 5, 2007 at 3:14 AM
Rick, this one lacks a little depth, or something for me. I see the wonderful mountains out there, but they don't quite grab my attention. My eye gets lost a bit in the lower dark area, but I do like the detail that is in the dark portion of the photo. A little more of a pano by cropping from the bottom seems like it might put the mountains more in the spotlight. It's a good scene, nice light on the mountains, but I just feel like there's something not quite right.
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on January 5, 2007 at 3:16 AM
Seems very dark and not much detail in the bottom 60% of the image. A GND would have helped a lot to balance this one... ??? I love the top part.
Posted by Mark Hudon on January 5, 2007 at 9:28 PM
I think you could crop out half way to the peaks from the bottom and not really lose anything, Rick.