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Saved - Holy Cross Wilderness

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Posted by Rick Dunn on May 5, 2007 at 6:26 PM
Saved - Holy Cross Wilderness
It's great to see so many pics being posted; thought I'd join in! :smile:

I have always liked this photo - taken on a backpacking trip to Missouri Lakes a couple of years ago - but could never get it quite right, the main issue being a not-too-carefully placed GND. I spent some time reworking it this past week and think I managed to mitigate that grad effect.

Nikon D70; 17-35mm/2.8; f/16 @ 1/2 sec
Posted by Mel Ladewig on May 5, 2007 at 6:39 PM
That is some nice looking light Rick. I've been wanting to run the Holy Cross 4WD trail for the last few summers and hadn't worked it out. Its one I shouldn't do alone. One of these days I'll get in there though. I think the top of the foreground peak still looks a little dark, but otherwise is looks very well balanced. The only other thing is that the frame is 50-50 and the sky doesn't appear to have alot going on. Maybe cropping 1/3 or so of the sky off would help with the composition. There are alot of nice triangular lines in the frame.

Mel-
Posted by Dan Walters on May 5, 2007 at 8:42 PM
Beautiful image!
Posted by Momo Vuyisich on May 5, 2007 at 9:32 PM
The light is very nice, and the exposure is good as well. I agree with Mel about the sky. Maybe including more FG would have been better. Thanks for sharing. :smile:
Posted by Joshua Hardin on May 5, 2007 at 9:38 PM
I agree a little dodging on the top of the peak on the left would do it. Nice shot!
Posted by Steve Bunn on May 5, 2007 at 9:54 PM
Rick, thanks for sharing. I have to agree with what was said before.
Posted by Rick Dunn on May 7, 2007 at 2:26 PM
Thanks for the comments and suggestions! I agree with taking some time to address that top edge of the foreground mountain. On the crop, I like that cloud that is working its way in from the right, but agree that it doesn't have the impact necessary to justify so much sky. Cropping it gives a funky aspect ratio that I'm not very fond of - not quite standard, not quite pano. I think I'll try to increase the contrast there and see I can make the cloud stand out more.

Thanks again!